The Official PS4 Thread - Part 1

[TX85]

Giantbomb interview dumptruck: Sony's Scott Rohde Answers Your Burning PS4 Questions

Any highlights?

 

[StrainedEyes]

Any highlights?

The two that caught my attention were:
Whether F2P games require Plus is on a game by game basis.
Plus extends to other accounts on the console.

No answer for changing your PSN name.

There were a lot of smaller questions, it's a good short listen.

 

[TX85]

What does game by game basis mean?,Changing names may be possible?

 

[StrainedEyes]

What does game by game basis mean?,Changing names may be possible?

Whether a free 2 play (like DCUO) game is behind the Plus multiplayer pay wall is going to be determined on a game by game basis. So some may be and some may not be.

He didn't have an answer to the name change question.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Has likely next to no relevance for my game life, but some might find it neat.

Engadget: PlayStation 4 -- hands-on with The Playroom (tech demo)

 

[StrainedEyes]

Has likely next to no relevance for my game life, but some might find it neat.

Engadget: PlayStation 4 -- hands-on with The Playroom (tech demo)

PSEye and Move demos always look way more interesting/fun than Kinect demos.

 

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PS4 User Interface
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The ability to pause the game, and switch to a youtube playthrough vid looked pretty fast, and responsive. It's something PC's have done for awhile. It's nice to see both next gen consoles will feature it though.

looks like there may be a silver version

At first I thought this was just the outer casing removed. With the phat PS3 you could slide off the whole outside if I remember right. The silver/grey looks like it's evenly lined up with the top. Even if this is an alternate color though, I'd still go for the black.

Wow! An HD porduct that actually comes with an HDMI cable?!?!
Love that it packs a headset, too!

I already have 2 HDMI cables, but I was happy to see that as well. As for the headset, I'm liking that it can plug into the controller (which also has a speaker). I don't use headsets too often, but some of the better quality ones are wired. I'd have to plug that into one of my surround sound speakers, which is a bit akwardly placed to have a cord going from it to me atm. So being able to plug it into my controller is a nice plus, if I ever go that route.

from bloomberg:

GameStop Corp. (GME), the world’s largest video-game retailer, rose the most in more than 10 months after Sony Corp. (6758) said its coming PlayStation 4 will allow unlimited used-game sales.
The shares advanced (GME) 8 percent to $37.78 at 10:53 a.m. in New York and earlier traded as high as $38.68 for the biggest intraday move since Aug. 1. Through yesterday, the Grapevine, Texas-based company’s shares had advanced 39 percent this year, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 15 percent.

I'm with Havok on this one. Gamestop needs to be thanking Sony. I get that Microsoft might allow Gamestop to be one of the few places that allow used games sales. However MS's anti-used games policy in the long run could lead to GS going out of business if it succeeds, and it leads to a loss of consumer confidence in the company (leading to lower stock prices). A small moneyhat from MS now to promote their stuff isn't worth it compared to what MS's strategies mean to Gamestop, and it's longevity as a company as a whole.

 

[SpideyVille]

Is it just a coincidence that Sony announces an exclusive PS3/GTA V bundle only sold at Gamestop?

 

[Nathan]

Introducing 『The PlayRoom』
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[TX85]

Is there a video taking a closer look at the hardware yet?

 

[Superhero 101]

There was a three minute video that showcased how gamers can jump in and out of games and share videos it was nice but the actors in that video were terrible

 

[X-Ray]

Question for those who have PS+.

Is it available for all accounts on your console or just the primary who subscribed to it?

 

[Doc Ock]

Question for those who have PS+.

Is it available for all accounts on your console or just the primary who subscribed to it?

On the PS3 it's just for the primary but the free games I get and other content I've downloaded can be accessed by other accounts on the console. My cousins love to come over just to play Little Big Planet and Ratchet and sometimes play online.

 

[UnionJack]

Any word on IF we can change our PSN name after transferring over to PS4 from PS3?,I don't want to be LuisTX85 forever!

From the presentation in Feb they said you will have your "user name" but it will also show your real name to friends.

 

[SpideyVille]

From the presentation in Feb they said you will have your "user name" but it will also show your real name to friends.

I wonder if that was just for presentation purposes to use a real name as opposed to something like ZombieHunter219739. Or, they could be adopting the same model of things like Twitter where you have a user name, but your real name is also displayed.

 

[StrainedEyes]

I wonder if that was just for presentation purposes to use a real name as opposed to something like ZombieHunter219739. Or, they could be adopting the same model of things like Twitter where you have a user name, but your real name is also displayed.

They said you have the option to display your real name or your psn name.

 

[Iceman]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-profitable-than-PS3/articleshow/20557012.cms

How Sony aims to make PS4 more profitable than PS3

 

[Havok83]

I wonder if that was just for presentation purposes to use a real name as opposed to something like ZombieHunter219739. Or, they could be adopting the same model of things like Twitter where you have a user name, but your real name is also displayed.

if you tie your PSN name through social media it will display your real name, but if you dont, it will default to the username

On the PS3 it's just for the primary but the free games I get and other content I've downloaded can be accessed by other accounts on the console. My cousins love to come over just to play Little Big Planet and Ratchet and sometimes play online.

also you can share it with one other console. No word on if this will be the case for the PS4

 

[bigdaddy313]

if you tie your PSN name through social media it will display your real name, but if you dont, it will default to the username

Which show is that from your avatar?

 

[Havok83]

Anyone preorder from Amazon? You may want to check the PS4 page to see if you got a launch console. Theres two versions listed now, Launch and Standard. Both the same but what differs is that launch is guaranteed to release day delivery and standard wont be delivered until later. Clicking on the standard or launch button should tell you which one you preordered

Which show is that from your avatar?

Its not a show. Its CL, a south korean rapper/singer and taken from her video "The Baddest Female"

 

[The Squirrel]

If we can't change our usernames, then I'm just going to create a new account.

 

[Nathan]

I will probably have to. I will need to decide what region account to stick with, now that I have to pay for online gaming.

 

[UnionJack]

Anyone preorder from Amazon? You may want to check the PS4 page to see if you got a launch console. Theres two versions listed now, Launch and Standard. Both the same but what differs is that launch is guaranteed to release day delivery and standard wont be delivered until later. Clicking on the standard or launch button should tell you which one you preordered

Hmm the UK Amazon has nothing like that.

 

[UnionJack]

If we can't change our usernames, then I'm just going to create a new account.

I had to change mine when the PSN got hacked a few years back so lost a good amount of trophies along with my one and only platinum. It sucked.

 

[Havok83]

I have too many trophies on my account to make a new one. My PSN name is a record of my history. Not only the games I played but all my purchases. I can't abandon it bc if that