When Will Playstation 4
be Launched To The Public?
So when will the Playstation 4 be launched? It's been rumoured that the
PS4 will be released in 2010 varied to 2014.... The official launch date
has not been announced by Sony but the launch of a new PS4 is innevitable.
The focus is still on the PS3 sorting out the flaws with the blue ray disc
as Sony still have the best games available so the slow sales will rise
again to it's original popularity levels.
It seems there are many upgrades to come for the Playstation 3 to turn it
into a home media centre with the ability to download 3rd party operating
systems. Added to this a keyboard and mouse. So let's see now, PC's
already do this and are capable of much more processing power so why not
buy a Sony PC instead? So by the time the PS4 is released will it actually
be just another PC? If Sony are to compete in two years time with the PS4
the will need to work on the software a bit more as at the moment it's
about as popular as Vista with all the bugs in it.
"We have even looked at a Sony home server based on Playstation
technology. This would allow consumers to connect home automation devices
to the Sony server while also delivering online gaming and access to an
extensive movie and music library" said one Sony source. There is also
mention of the PS4 not using discs, sounds a bit mad but think about it,
by the time it's released internet connection bandwidth will be much
higher than now so downloading games will take no time at all. So what the
PS4 will inevitably be is a home server based on Playstation technology -
think it should be re-branded though as it will no longer be just a games
console - this may help ease the burden of rushing out at release time to
purchase yet another games console! plus this would co-incide with Sony
Playstation switching from hardware to software allowing more time to be
spent developing the Playstation technology.
There was some rumours floating about that the PS4 would be released in
2008 - don't believe the hype, wait for Sony to announce it. As for me I
stuck at the PS2 as there was too much talk about the PS4 being in
development long before the PS3 was released, maybe I'll see what PC
technology is available in 2010 and beyond.
PlayStation 4 Compatibility Insanity
Exclusive: A girl with her PlayStation 4 today.The Internet is ablaze with
rumours that the Sony PlayStation 4 will be backwardly compatible. Not
only that, but the PlayStation 3 will be backwardly compatible once again
even though it used to be... but now isn't...
German site, Gamefront has done some good work by finding and translating
a Sony Japan job advert. Our Google translation shows the key lines:
"PLAYSTATION ® 3 features compatible development engineers." and "PS3 and
next-generation systems, aimed PS/PS2/PS3/PSP implementation and improved
emulator."
The job on offer is for 'PCS' staff - with PCS standing for 'Professional
Career Staff', e.g. management and support rather than the game-creating
Product Development Staff (PDS).
Not that the rumour mill is that interested in that; the words that are
being extracted by the Internet are, "...and next-generation systems".
These are being slammed together with 'PS/PS2/PS3/PSP' and 'emulator' to
prove that not only is PlayStation 4 going to be backwardly compatible,
but PS3 is going to return to what should be its natural state of
backwards compatibility - remember like the 60Gb versions were in the UK?
Is it only us, or is there a vague possibility that the job in question
maybe to create legacy (e.g. 'classic' or 'old') games to a format that
could be played in Sony's upcoming Home? Or that could be playable via
PlayStation store downloads with some emulation encoded?
We would be steaming, spewing mad if we'd bought a 40Gb, £299, not
backwardly-compatible PS3, got rid of our previous games, settled back in
to acceptance only then to be offered a firmware upgrade in a year's time.
We would ask, "Why did you get rid of the 60Gb that had a version of the
PS2's GS GPU on the motherboard (but not in the 40Gb) in the first place?"
(Sony would respond, "cost" and walk away quickly.)
Equally if we were Sony shareholders, we'd be saying, "Why not, like
Nintendo Virtual Console and Microsoft Originals, make classic PSOne and
PS2 games available as downloads? That will get people to come to Home?!!
We've got thousands of those classic bloody games!"
As for the PS4 'in the works' stories. Well, of course it is... that's no
big secret. The insanity is to think that Sony is recruiting people to
build emulation software for a set of chips that haven't been bloody well
finalised yet.
PlayStation 4 to have voice recognition?
Discovered patents hint at future of Sony gaming hardware
Despite recent speculation that Sony might scrap plans for a PS4, these
newly discovered Sony patents hint at bright things to come Whilst having
a poke around the US trademark office, Games Radar has discovered a list
of noteworthy Sony games patents. All relate to future gaming hardware,
with interesting features including voice-activated controls and
pressure-sensitive buttons.
Registered this time last year, Sony has patented gaming hardware with
voice recognition integrated into it. Could the PlayStation 4 have
voice-activated menus? Will you be able to play games without the need for
a controller?
Future of Sony gaming
Ben Richardson on our sister site Games Radar says: "The intention seems
to be to use microphones housed on a console with voice-recognition
software, for actions like analysing your voice to match you with a game's
character, or recalling your personal config settings at the sound of your
voice.
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