Sony Announces the PS4 587
As many expected, Sony has officially announced the PS4 at the Sony PlayStation Meeting today. The new PlayStation will have an X86 processor, "state of the art" GPU, 8 GB of high-speed unified memory, and a hard drive for local storage. The PS4 will allow gamers to share their gameplay stream and even remotely take control of friend's games. Along with the PS4, Sony has unveiled a new DualShock 4 controller which features a built-in touchpad at the center of the controller, and a built-in microphone jack.
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Cue the usual litany of complaints: Rootkits, OtherOS, proprietary this and that.
Hint: If you're in that boat, PS4 probably isn't for you. You don't have to buy it. You don't have to buy the new Xbox either, which will be equally restrictive.
Re:"Uses an X86 Processor" (Score:2, Funny)
> So what exactly is gonna differentiate this from a mid-level to high-end gaming rig?
It's completely different: Before "the uses of living room consoles were in flux" but now "The living room is no longer the center of the PlayStation ecosystem; the player is.". Duh! Do try and keep up!
Re:"Uses an X86 Processor" (Score:5, Funny)
So what exactly is gonna differentiate this from a mid-level to high-end gaming rig?
Well for one it will protect you from accidentally installing Steam and being burdened with a huge library of inexpensive games!
Re:"Uses an X86 Processor" (Score:5, Funny)
Which would make for a console with mid-level to high-end gaming rig frame rates at resolutions PC gamers expect which we haven't had up till now.
Yeah! Decent framerates at 1080p! Wooo! The future was a few years ago!
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Re:Obvious question (Score:5, Funny)
Looks roughly the same as a general-purpose PC, but scoped down to fewer purposes. It should be compatible with Sony's x86 rootkits however.
Re:Except I bought the original XBOX... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's not all about power....differentiators are (Score:0, Funny)
Excuse me, but a similarly equiped Windows PC would cost $600. Of course, that would be a Linux PC after the 10 minutes it takes me to install Ubuntu from the USB stick.
And think of all the wonderful games you'll be able to play, like TuxRacer!
Re:It's not all about power....differentiators are (Score:5, Funny)
Excuse me, but a similarly equiped Windows PC would cost $600. Of course, that would be a Linux PC after the 10 minutes it takes me to install Ubuntu from the USB stick.
And think of all the wonderful games you'll be able to play, like TuxRacer!
I don't think you can get TuxRacer from Steam...
Re:It's not all about power....differentiators are (Score:4, Funny)
I don't think you can get TuxRacer from Steam...
So it can't even play TuxRacer? lame.
Re:Controller still bluetooth ? (Score:5, Funny)
Now don't take me too seriously here:
Bah! Only oversized, ham-fisted goatteed johnny-come-lately-to-gaming-because-of-halo dudebro-gamers prefer the oversized Xbox controller or it's layout. Us real gamers who have been playing since the PSone prefer the Holy Dual Shock.
All friendly taunting aside, I have seen that larger guys do seem to prefer the Xbox controller, personally I can't stand it.
Re:Excellent (Score:5, Funny)
Imagine a Beowolf cluster of these, then Sony unilaterally revoking advertised support for Beowulf clusters through a required firmware update.