Comments on: PlayStation 4: what do we know?

By: dean

dean — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:50:17 +0000

in all honesty the only console the ps3 has to worry about is the xbox. i disliked the fact that everyone is jumping on the wii bandwagon. the wii is the most over-rated console and has alienated its hardcore games by trying to re-capture its glory days and just aiming at families. By the way the Nintendo adverts are vomit-inducing.

I’m a hard core gamer myself and you’d find decent games on the xbox like: mass effect, halo, gears of war et al and on the PS3 you have kill-zone, uncharted and god of war et al. we do not see these calibre of games on the wii and if ps3 does decide to go for the mas audience then i think we Will see more wii fit and wii sports games then the ones mentioned above. i think if research was performed on how many hours was played on each console the wii would be some way behind, with the ps3 and xbox up there respectively.

regarding the pad it will be a big mistake to get rid of the dualshock as its by far the best out of the three. the wii pad/stick is just horrid to use and look at.
rant over!!!!!!!

By: michael

michael — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:21:22 +0000

why do we need ps4 its not like we r against the xbox creators. besides if you do lauch ps4 “I WILL BY IT ROCk on ps4″.

By: symbiosis

symbiosis — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:17:26 +0000

1: sony needs to advance the ps4, but not by that much. Just like a ps3 on steroids. ecpecially since the cell broadband engine cost $3 billion to develope!

2: sony needs to release the ps4 before or on the same day as microsoft! win back all their customers.

3: sony needs to cut the price to 299 ON RELEASE! people will be soo shocked they will go check it out just to see if it is true!

By: john doe

john doe — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:15:30 +0000

True gamers who have a thirst for realism,graphics,action and excitement get a ps3.they understand it, theyve grown with it, they know it produces the best graphics and games of this time. it’s the best form of immersing yourself into another world and forgetting about the woes of reality, for atleast a few hours anyway.but the same buzz always comes back when you reload your favourite game.there will always be the casual gamer,the bit of fun after christmas dinner player,the let’s get the family together and play guitars or tennis player, simply put, the wii and xbox users.there will always be cheap fun forms of what all first essentially grew from the psone.but true gamers have a ps3, i didnt mind shelling out 300quid, why? because you always get your introductory games which give you a taste of the play and graphics,but, in time, you get your big companies throwing out MGS4,GTA4,FIFA 10,Assassin’s Creed etc. the list is endless, because the developers are dedicated.so let’s enjoy it now,and not worry about the ps4.let’s just play now!

By: James

James — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:34:01 +0000

i love dualshock too, but motion control would be good too, so i think that in the ps4 box there should be both.B ut sony should only add motion control on shooting games and stuff like that. anyway wooooooooooo! cant wait til ps4 comes out im gonna get it by selling ma ps3, so it wont cost as much. YAY DUALSHOCK!

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:31:15 +0000

I think it’s a great idea to bring out a ps4 but taking away the controller (possibly) is sooo bad. I love the duelshock controller. Please dont take it away! And if they do take the duelshock away then they better make something better because i love it and i will poo my self if it goes. And by the way I own a ps3!!

By: Nick Jones

Nick Jones — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:06:21 +0000

Just wanted to clear something up about the DualShock thing. I never meant that the DualShock design would be completely abandoned, just it would, in some way, have to be incorporated into a controller that would also be able to be used for motion control. In this way the PS4’s main controller (ie the one that came in the box) would be guaranteed to be owned by every PS4 owner. This way developers would be able to design their games safe in the knowledge that everyone would be able to play them with all the features they incorporate.

By: Patrick Honeyman

Patrick Honeyman — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:29:54 +0000

Interesting read indeed. I would like to think that SONY wont sever their ties with the current machine and move onto the 4th iteration before they’re done getting the best out of the PS3. Microsoft did that with the original X-Box which was a shame because there were some really great looking games being brought out towards the end of its days. That plus the PS2 shows that 5,6,7,8,9 and 10 years down the line companies were really pulling the best from the machine (Shadow of the Collosus, Devil May Cry 3, Metal Gear Solid 3, God of War I & II to name a few) as well as really enjoyable releasing more niche titles too (a multitude of decent 2D fighters and RPGs such as Persona 3:FES & 4, Yakuza 1 & 2, far too many scrolling shooters and so on). If SONY keep on pushing to get the developers to get their wares out they will gain speed as although Microsoft have the Western developers in their pocket they still seem to have to work hard to keep the Eastrn ones interested. SONY are still in the fortunate position of catering for and having good relationships with both that were established at the height of the PS1/PS2 days.

I’d like to think this doesn’t just come down to corperations throwing money around and being like the Premier League of football where money talks over passion and the output but you do wonder. As long as games like Uncharted, Valkyria Chronicles, Killzone, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid and Tekken continue to be made I feel SONY still has some weight in the market yet and although they may appear to be the underdog right now (I feel strange typing that after what happened with SEGA’s Dreamcast) they have the most to prove and the most ground to gain. SONY will bare its fangs soon and they will be impressive to see, I am sure (or the alternative is that they leave the console market altogether). I don’t imagine SONY will allow that to happen to their most profitable division anytime soon, plus we need someone there to prevent Microsoft from turning upgrading consoles into an affair of Windows prortions with yearly updates (just for the record I own a 360, a PS3 and used to have a Wii too.)

P.S SONY should get that price cut out there this year to gain back some ground. They need it.

By: Sam (chopsueywarlord)

Sam (chopsueywarlord) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:49:49 +0000

Getting rid of DS is a truly awful idea, i hope tht this author is wrong, and as tht is only his opinion with no actual facts there is a very good chance we will keep the DS, maybe a new version, but fundamentally a handheld controller. All other ideas are fine and cool, AS EXTRAS, but i personally like lying on my bed shooting on COD and Killzone, and as for driving games – pretending to hold a steering wheel? No thanks. Sony should keep the good, simple stuff, dont fix whats not broken.

By: samurai

samurai — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:09:24 +0000

xbox live is the best thing to happen to gaming ,ever, psn needs a good kick in the arse .its so far behind live its a joke . ps4 wont survive without an awsome online experience . wots the point of online gaming if you can’t talk.