Clubul PlayStation 4

[OlBlueEyes]

Round Up: Here's Everything You Need to Know About PlayStation at GamesCom - Push Square


PlayStation 4 adds Twitch as livestreaming partner, service 'likely' available at launch

I share, you share, we all share video game video -- or, at least, that's the promise of the rapidly encroaching next generation of consoles. With Twitch now officially joining Sony's PS4 as an additional livestreaming partner, gamers will have one more option (the other being Ustream) to broadcast gameplay when they press that Share button. The announcement, made at this year's Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, positions Twitch advantageously on both Sony and Microsoft's warring black boxes as an inbuilt app, although the similarities may end there. As Matthew DiPietro, Twitch's VP of Marketing, explained to us, "The product itself and the feature set that will actually be available on both of the consoles is still a little bit up in the air because they're actively being produced right now... but the key sort of feature set is clear." So crucial elements like video broadcast and viewing, picture-in-picture and audio capture -- all basic functions currently enjoyed by the service's 600,000-strong user base -- will be de facto at launch.

But does that mean Day One or when the app launches? "Most likely for PS4 that's Day One and we're working on that for Xbox One," DiPietro said, so there's no guarantee. But he was able to elaborate a little more on how search will work when the service goes live, adding that "[Discovery] will be a very similar experience to the Twitch website and Twitch mobile applications. You can browse by game, by channel [and] we're exploring ways to explore by genre." You'd think, then, that the ability to filter video via your friends list would also make the cut, but that sorting feature's not something users can expect initially. Rather, it's something DiPietro said could come at a later date.

It's clear that Twitch's UI across both PS4 and Xbox One is still a work in progress, or "squishy" as DiPietro obliquely put it. But what's not clear is how users will select and launch the app, or if they'll even be able to set Twitch sharing as default -- he couldn't say more. And while Twitch is essentially free to use, it remains to be seen whether or not console access to its video sharing service will be put behind a pay wall à la PS Plus or Xbox Gold. "That's entirely up to Sony," he said, and by Sony's own very public E3 promise, a remote possibility. Although, as Microsoft's recently proven again and again, you can never say never.

Forget About Cross-Game Chat, PS4 Will Feature Cross-Platform Chat - Push Square

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After several years of complaints, cross-game chat will finally make its debut on the PlayStation 4. The feature will allow you to communicate with your friends at any time, enabling you to chat about the weather even if you’re enjoying completely different games. This functionality, however, will expand to the PlayStation Vita, too.
Responding to fan queries on Twitter, likeable Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida confirmed that the Party Chat feature will work across systems, meaning that you’ll be able to keep in touch with your buddies even if you’re playing on completely different consoles. The next generation is going to be glorious, isn’t it?

Sony's DualShock 4 coming in 'Magma Red' and 'Wave Blue' at launch in Europe, North America to follow later

[Dant3]

Guild Wars 2 on PS4?

[Tudoran]

^ ar fi unul dintre cele mai tari jocuri. E incredibil pe PC dar de multe ori nu am chef sa stau ore in sir la birou sa ma joc. Da cand stau in pat sau pe un fotoliu comod, alta e treaba. Pentru mine Guild Wars 2 pe ps4 ar fi mai important decat Diablo 3.

[poiuyt]

[iPaul]

Cerny: PS4 devs will get more out of the hardware in 'year three or four' | Polygon

"We set our target at 10 times the PlayStation 3's performance, because that's what we felt we needed to achieve in order to differentiate the titles," Cerny said. "When I did pitches to developers about the hardware, I talked about what I call the Akihabara test. Akihabara is a electronics district in Tokyo, it's just full of stores where you can buy just about anything you plug into a wall socket. I knew that at some point, there'd be out on the sidewalk a PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, and they might even be showing the same game, and the PlayStation 4 had to be powerful enough that when people walked by, they had to look at the PlayStation 4 and say, 'Wow, I have to have that.'

"Believe it or not, at the PlayStation 3 launch, I was hearing a lot about how PlayStation 3 graphics aren't really different from PlayStation 2," Cerny said. "I think that speaks to both how large people's expectations are, and also how launch titles are not fully exploiting the hardware."

Cerny clarified that developers aren't having any trouble grokking the architecture of the PS4 — being easily understandable to devs is one of the console's core philosophies. But it may take time for them to learn how to fully utilize the tweaks Sony made to the architecture they're already familiar with.

"It's a supercharged PC architecture, so you can use it as if it were a PC with unified memory," Cerny said. "Much of what we're seeing with the launch titles is that usage; it's very, very quick to get up to speed if that's how you use it. But at the same time, then you're not taking advantage of all the customization that we did in the GPU. I think that really will play into the graphical quality and the level of interaction in the worlds in, say, year three or year four of the console."

[claudiutk]

Nu înțeleg cum poate să zică cerny ăsta cu o față serioasă că nu era diferență ps2-ps3 și e ps3-ps4

[OlBlueEyes]

This Is What the PlayStation 4 Will Look Like in Shops - Push Square

Feeling blue
Retail presence may be the unsung element of video game marketing, but it’s massively important. Any system that occupies the dusty corner of your local electronics store is unlikely to make the best first impression – just talk to the PlayStation Vita about that. Fortunately, platform holder Sony has bigger plans for the PlayStation 4, revealing these incredible display stands.
The fittings – which are more likely to pop up in specialist retailers than supermarkets – include space for consoles, chart games, and digital download vouchers. There’s even room for a television running the latest trailers – we recommend that shops just play footage of inFAMOUS: Second Son on loop to stir up consumer interest.

[Rasko]

Nu înțeleg cum poate să zică cerny ăsta cu o față serioasă că nu era diferență ps2-ps3 și e ps3-ps4

Tu asta ai inteles?

[poiuyt]

Deci cam despre asta este vorba la lansare, cu noile console, games..

PS4 vs Xbox One: ALL the Launch Games - Computer and video games.com

[Quasivasi]

Nu înțeleg cum poate să zică cerny ăsta cu o față serioasă că nu era diferență ps2-ps3 și e ps3-ps4

Poate asa iti e mai clar:

I was hearing a lot about how PlayStation 3 graphics aren't really different from PlayStation 2

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We set our target at 10 times the PlayStation 3's performance

I knew that at some point, there'd be out on the sidewalk a PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, and they might even be showing the same game, and the PlayStation 4 had to be powerful enough that when people walked by, they had to look at the PlayStation 4 and say, 'Wow, I have to have that.'

[theSrN]

"Superior"

[iPaul]

https://twitter.com/yosp/status/3724...reen_name=yosp

@SyriasSerj When you buy a PS4 game on smartphone, it will wake your PS4 up to start downloading the game. PS4 goes back to sleep after that

[storm89shadow]

https://twitter.com/yosp/status/3724...reen_name=yosp

Ce feature belea! Chiar imi place ideea asta. Se pare ca vor si cei de la Sony sa ne obisnuiasca cu digital games usor-usor.

[solaru]

Ce feature belea! Chiar imi place ideea asta. Se pare ca vor si cei de la Sony sa ne obisnuiasca cu digital games usor-usor.

Serios!?
N-as fi crezut asa ceva...si ca sa vezi si PS este tot always-on, ma rog... in stare de sleep cu posibilitate de Wake-on... ma intreb unde oare am mai auzit asta...

[MSlv]

eu nu vreau decat sa mi se ofere posibilitatea de a revinde licentele pentru jocurile downloadate. Nici nu ma intereseaza cat as obtine pe ele. singura mea problema cu jocurile "digitale" este ca raman legat de ele. la jocuri precum gta, uncharted, god of war, journey nu ar fi problema dar acele titluri care ies an de an... cine naiba mai joaca fifa 2010 sau 2011 acum cand iese 2014?

nu suport ideea de a detine ceva inutil, prefer sa obtin orice suma (chiar si 10-20 lei) si sa scap de el decat sa stiu ca-l am pe viata si ca nu il voi mai juca niciodata.

daca acest viitor digital care ni se pregateste ar veni si cu asa ceva (posibilitatea de a revinde o licenta de joc) atunci sa vina!

While nothing has been confirmed--and the source, known mole, user "crazy buttocks on a train" (better known to the website’s community as CBOAT) acknowledges that the details are simply potential scenarios--if implemented, the concept could allow console owners to purchase and sell new and pre-owned digital games. According to the report, users may be offered virtual goods at a range of prices and with differing features, though no specifics were detailed. An undisclosed service fee may also be charged to the seller following a successful transaction through the system.

The survey the information supposedly comes from makes note that the service could be available through the console’s premium subscription service, and makes mention of both Xbox Live Gold and Sony’s PlayStation Plus service. The inclusion of the latter has prompted some users to conclude that the survey may have originated with a third-party publisher, retailer, or a contracted external marketing company rather than Microsoft itself.

Microsoft considering allowing users to resell digital games? - GameSpot.com

[eagle-eye]

Unul din avantajele jocurilor digitale (pentru producator) e ca nu pot fi vandute. Eu sunt de parere ca n-ai sa vezi niciodata joc digital vandut la 2nd hand.

[MSlv]

Se pare ca UE are si parti bune, desi rare:
European Court of Justice Ruling: Digital Games Can Be Resold | GamePolitics

[iPaul]

Serios!?
N-as fi crezut asa ceva...si ca sa vezi si PS este tot always-on, ma rog... in stare de sleep cu posibilitate de Wake-on... ma intreb unde oare am mai auzit asta...

Din cate stiam,toata aceasta tevatura in ceea ce priveste always on-ul xbox-ului a pornit de la faptul ca Xbone vine insotit de un accesoriu care este susceptibil folosirii in alte scopuri decat cel care a fost destinat,respectiv Kinect-ul.Aceasta reticenta fata de kinect are un fundament in realitate,iar cazuri in care guvernul SUA recurge la diverse metode pentru a spiona activitatile cotidiene ale cetatenilor sunt deja arhicunoscute.In consecinta,mi se pare legitima reactia negativa fata de kinect.
Personal,nu cred ca voi achizitiona camera pentru PS4,nefiind un fan al jocurilor move.

[eagle-eye]

Se pare ca UE are si parti bune, desi rare:
European Court of Justice Ruling: Digital Games Can Be Resold | GamePolitics

Nu stiam asta. Oricum, n-am auzit pe nimeni pana acum sa vanda un joc digital pe consola

[MSlv]

de-asta am zis ca pe viitor, cand accentul va fi pe digital downloads (presupunand ca va suporta si infrastructura asa ceva). Inca nu stim ce ne rezerva viitorul.