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“By Game Creators... For Game Creators”— Mark Cerny, That sounds familiar somehow...
Hi Folks,
As promsied a special roundup of the PS4 announcement
“Expect the best franchises even better, expect opportunities to connect and okay even when apart from the primary console”— Andrew House, No Relation I presume
The Guts
One of the big points Sony seems to be pushing is the gaming part of the console was built for developers, based on their feedback and comments... This is good as the easier time they have, the better games they can make (The PS3 was of course famous for being a difficult platform.
The Highlights
- AMD x86 Compatible 8 Core CPU (Just like in your PC)
- AMD "Enhanced PC" GPU, customised to allow it to run some of the more basic functions of the box
- Dedicated chipset for downloading and uploading content - allows for background downloading of content without interrupting all the other things you were doing.
- 8GB Ram
- "Massive" local storage
- Dualshock 4 has Move capability, Touchpad, Headphone socket, and Share button, otherwise keeps the classic design evolved from the SNES over the years.
- Stereo Camera (like the Kinect) for tracking controllers.
- Suspend and resume feature - Turn off, and back on into the game
Online
- Share button allows you to upload gameplay footage instantly, and watch you play live. People can watch you in real time.
- Remote control - stuck on a level? Get a buddy to take over control and beat it for you
- Download games, you only need a portion to start, and can play as it completes
- Why Download? You can stream play anything in the store (no light versions, the full thing) and only pay for what you love. (Gaikai Technology)
- Use your PS Vita as a second screen, or play the game on your PS4, but on the Vita screen. Also some interactability with tablets and smartphones
- System knows your likes and dislikes, downloads content automatically
- TV Unlimited and Music unlimited including. They are talking to Amazon and other video providers for video content.
Fun Stuff
- PS1/2/3 titles available through Playstation Cloud
- Indie games seem to be also pushed
- Titles shown: "Knack" "Killzone: Shadowfall" "DriveClub: Team Based Driving" "InFamous Second Son" "The Witness" (Indie Exclusive), "Deep Down" (Capcom, Fantasy), Final Fantasy (at E3), Watchdogs (Ubisoft).
- Use the Move Controller to Sculpt, Coreograph/animate, Play instruments, and make other art.
- Virtually every 3rd party publisher to support the console
- Launch is still in progress, stay tuned