Thursday, February 21, 2013

NewNews - Run down of Last Night's PS4 reveal

Source: Youtube Channel VideoGamerTV

Here's a quick run-down of last night's presentation of Sony's new Playstation 4:

Featured Information
-Releases during the Holidays of 2013
-New PS4 Eye incorporates motion sensing in 3D space
-PS4 Controller has better Six-Axis motion sensing
-Improved analog stick grip design
-Curved shoulder button for smoother interaction
-Touch sensor plate on the front of the controller
-Share button makes live streaming more accessible
-New chip allows play of a game while downloading it
-Stream games through use of Gaikai

Misc. Info
-PS4 doesn't support DualShock 3, but will support PS Move
-PSOne, PS2, PS3 games are playable, but through Streaming
-PS4 supports 4K resolution output, but not the games
-PS4 cannot play PSN purchased games natively
-Possible that Used games might get blocked
-Video Capture capabilities
-Entertainment media streaming supported (Netflix, Hulu, etc.)
-Capcom reveals their new engine Panta Rhei
-Remote play with mobile devices (PS Vita)

Games planned for release
-Diablo 3 (Blizzard Entertainment)
-Killzone: Shadow Fall (Guerrilla Games)
-Destiny (Bungie)
-Unnamed Final Fantasy Game (Square-Enix)
-InFamous: Second Son (Sucker Punch)
-Deep Down (working title - Capcom)
-The Witness (Jonathan Blow)
-Unnamed game (Media Molecule)
-Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)


No price has been announced and speculation of increase in retail games have been passed around but not confirmed.  For me, I'm most interested in hearing more about Square-Enix and Capcom's new games for the system as well as seeing more of Bungie's new shooter "Destiny".  We'll probably get a chance to learn more about the Playstation 4 at GDC or E3 this year.

Sources:
-Joystiq
-Kotaku
-PlayStation Blog - DUALSHOCK 4 Revealed: Pushing the Boundaries of Play
-Engadget - PlayStation 4 games revealed: a preview of what's to come
-Cnet - Making sense of the PS4 game lineup

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