Playstation 4

[BadMoon]

I must say I was liking the PS4 more than the One anyways, but now I think I might just get a PS4 for a family Xmas present. What burns me most is the lack of backward compatibility. I mean the damn things won't be able to play GTA V! I've only got so much space in my av rack. And I'm running out of HDMI ports too, and my receiver isn't even 3 years old yet.

I will have room to leave my old PS3 hooked up when I remove my Xbox. I'm not giving anymore money to Microsoft.

I speak with my wallet as much as I can. Just ask the people in the NHL thread. I haven't been in there all year and didn't watch a game this season. I wasn't paying for them because I didn't believe in their lockout. It's important to vote with your wallet. Its really the only power we have as consumers.

 

[Kamandi]

Sony presentation was full of win last night. Went to bed with a smile on my face. At this point, I would really want a XBONE for Gears of War and Halo, but two series doesn't make me want to drop $500 on a system aimed at totally benefiting EA

A typo that describes it so perfectly.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Just seen the design of PS4. Reminds me of PS2's shell for some reason. Not that it's a bad thing. Not because I am getting it, but I prefer PS4's design to Xbox.

 

[Jen]

Jen I'm glad to see most of us are on the same page.

I will be going to pre-order mine this afternoon. I will NOT be telling my wife.

Yep...there are too many things I don't like that MS is doing with the Xbox...they will get no money from me. Fitting..I started off with PS and I shall end with a PS.

 

[ToastedFred]

Spent today catching up with the Sony conference. I'm going to have to echo everyone else, they really knocked it out of the park here. I'm actually contemplating whether or not to try and grab one on launch day. Never picked up a console on launch but this has tempted me quite a bit.

 

[Snake Plissken]

It's always safer to wait a few months.

 

[ToastedFred]

Oh I know that's generally the consensus and it is probably the rush of excitement, or whatever it's called, from the announcement that is making me want to pre-order one. My friend bought the PS3 on launch day and never had issues.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Thank god this isn't 600$ like the last one. 400$ is pretty reasonable considering.

 

[Matt S]

$400 is really excellent, considering what's in it. I am sure they are taking a big loss on each console sold

 

[Snake Plissken]

Yeah but we that price, they make more in the long run. 600$ was ridiculous, I can't believe I even spent that much.

 

[ToastedFred]

Exactly yeah, £349 isn't that bad of a price when you consider it's a new generation and it has more features than the PS3, not just upgraded graphics and whatnot. I'm actually interested in giving the share functions a go to see what they're like.

I do agree with what someone said either on here or Reddit though. With both PS4 and Xbox One having the ability to easily record your playthrough, there are going to be a lot more gaming channels on YouTube.

 

[Snake Plissken]

I was unaware you could do that on PS4. The first game I came across with that had that feature was Just Cause 2 and I immediately loved it.

Can you use your mic to dub in commentary?

 

[Matt S]

Yeah but we that price, they make more in the long run. 600$ was ridiculous, I can't believe I even spent that much.

Yeah, that was way too much. I got the MSG4 bundle for, what? $500. Still felt like a lot, so in comparison $400 feels like a steal to me

 

[Snake Plissken]

With the price comparison, I don't know how anyone can justify getting an Xbox when it is so damn restrictive.

 

[ToastedFred]

I was unaware you could do that on PS4. The first game I came across with that had that feature was Just Cause 2 and I immediately loved it.

Can you use your mic to dub in commentary?

I'm not too sure actually. Then again, rethinking I know for a fact that you can record the screen on Xbox One, but not entirely 100% on PS4. There is a "share" button on the new controller though if it's not that then it's something similar.

 

[Dylan]

Not sure if this has been mentioned yet but with all of the news its getting swept under the rug so I thought it worth mentioning. PS4 comes stock with 500GB and it IS upgrade-able and wait for it........ its region free!!!

 

[Snake Plissken]

Having full control over sharing videos or not isn't a deal breaker for me. But it's a nice addition. PS4 is about core gaming, that's all that matters.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Not sure if this has been mentioned yet but with all of the news its getting swept under the rug so I thought it worth mentioning. PS4 comes stock with 500GB and it IS upgrade-able and wait for it........ its region free!!!

That has been touched on, but I was unaware that it was upgradeable. Sony is really pulling out all the stops.

Now we just need backwards compatibility

 

[Shropt]

So if the PS3 is region-free, then why are UK peeps *****ing about the price? They can just buy a US system and save a buttload.

 

[ToastedFred]

So if the PS3 is region-free, then why are UK peeps *****ing about the price? They can just buy a US system and save a buttload.

Because unfortunately if we were to buy a US system, the customs import fee that we'd get would highly likely have us paying more then the UK retail price.