10 burning questions we have about PlayStation 4
- Posted February 27th, 2013 at 00:01 EDT by Kyle Prahl
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(continued from previous page) ...style="font-size: larger;">6. How big will the hard drive(s) be?
This question walks hand-in-hand with the console's price. Charging more for bigger hard drives was commonplace this generation, and will likely continue to be, as downloadable games and multimedia content grab larger shares of storage space. Sony should aim high with the launch model and offer between 500 GB and 1 TB of space. Any less would seem like too small a jump up from PS3 standards; indeed, 500 GB PS3s have become the retail norm.
7. What other PS3 accessories, aside from the PS Move Wand and Navigation Controller, will be compatible?
Not many, I'd wager. Sony has spent time and money developing truly exceptional Bluetooth accessories, so it's a safe bet that your Pulse Wireless Headset will work with PS4. The same probably goes for Blu-Ray remotes and stereoscopic 3D glasses. There aren't many other official accessories to speak of (and you certainly won't be using your DualShock 3 with PS4), but the addition of a headset jack to every DualShock 4 will open up new options for listening and communicating while playing.
8. Will the PlayStation Camera's dual 1080p lenses enable full body motion tracking, like the Xbox Kinect's sensor?
This remains to be seen, for as much as we know about the PlayStation Camera (two 1080p cameras that can sense environmental depth and track the location of the DualShock 4), Sony has yet to explicitly state that it will accurately track body movements. If the Kinect sensor is capable of doing so, we can't imagine it would be difficult for the PlayStation Camera; the question is whether Sony cares. Kinect hasn't exactly been critically praised for its application to gaming, and in the wake of poor reception and sales for PlayStation Move, we imagine that Sony is hesitant to simply jump on motion-gaming bandwagons just because it can.
9. What will streaming services cost? Will we have to pay for PS3 games we already own?
Sony hasn't defined how PlayStation Plus will factor into PS4 moving forward, but I imagine that access to streaming will be somewhat tied to the premium service. It seems bearish to assume that Sony will charge you a service fee to stream PS4 and PS3 games to PS Vita, and the monthly addition of free PS3 games to the PS Plus Instant Game Collection opens the door for streaming to make Plus subscribers' lives easier. It's also perfectly reasonable to think that PSN games you already own--from PS1 and PS2 Classics to downloadable PS3 titles--might be streamed for free down the line. Still, I'd be shocked if a system is in place at launch to recognize any disc-based game you own and credit you for wanton streaming. The game in question would presumably need an associated digital version; besides, Sony hasn't exactly earned Western gamers' good will by failing to bring the UMD Passport program for the PlayStation Portable over from Japan.
10. And more streaming questions!
Can disc-based PS4 games be streamed to PS Vita, or will streaming only handle digital titles? Can we surf, browse, and play PS4 demos and games from the PS Vita browser, or will a Remote Play connection to PS4 be required? Will the PlayStation App on smartphones and tablets allow us to stream PS4 games anywhere, with the DualShock 4 serving as a Bluetooth accessory? Man, I hope so. Streaming is so new to console gaming, and, combined with Sony's mantra of social gaming and shared experiences, it makes for very nebulous territory. Here's hoping that Sony continues to offer specifics in the coming months, so the PS4 launch is plagued with as little confusion as possible.
Do you have other burning questions about PlayStation 4 not covered here? Did Sony's next-generation reveal impress you, or leave you wanting more? Sound off with your own questions in the comments below, and keep it here at PSU in the coming days, weeks, and months for everything PS4.
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Alpha2
- 3:05am EST - February 27th, 2013
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I have to assume the PS4 will continue the tradition of having verticle and horizontal position choices. Because if they're going to force us to keep our PS3s they better have ways of minimizing the space PS4 takes up.
The price so far has been rumored from anywhere between 400 and 500, so while it's still pretty expensive there's room for sony to either win on this issues or shoot themselves in the foot again, because if it's on the high side and they ask you to pay yearly fees for all the fancy streaming and stuff it's just going to be another 600 dollar system again.
I can't imagine tropies will change any aside from how well they're displayed or how quickly yout updates can be attached to your account. They say there will be a lot of customization in the system so I suspect there will be an option to vainly display a video in your profile, much like Youtube lets you put afeatured video on your YT page.
Okay for the billionth time. PSN is NOT slow. What's slow is your ISP period. PSN has to deel with millions of people so on Store update days it might be slow at first while millions of people check for up dates but that's how every site on the internet is. Youtube has been laggy all weekend because of traffic randomly stalling all over the place but you complain about it once or twice and then start letting it buffer when move on to the next video. If you down load something in the middle of the day when no one is trying to ravage the store for new content the downloads go as fast as any large scale download service. That said the complainers will NEVER be saticfied even with Sony claiming the new PS4 brand of the network will be the fastest thing ever, there are going to be slow moments still. Will it make streaming not suck? If Sony wants to charge people for it, then it better.
Region free works, Look if I import a game these days it's because I really want it and it probably isn't comming out here. Or I want the Physical copy and the US branch has decided they only want to sell the Digital version. So either I don't buy the game or I get an overseas copy, either way I still bought the game. They did try to block people from downloading the JP version of the Metal Gear Rising demo which sucked for me after downloading a 3GB file but hey fine what ever I was still getting the game so it didn't matter but I really don't want to find out I cant even demo japanese games they way I have aside from that one. My Japanese account is just as valid as anyone elses and I don't bother theh Japanese in their games with that account so why punish people?
The drive has to be at least 750GB - 1TB especially if they're pushing digital distribution, not to mention video recording and sharing? It has to be a meaty drive... of course if they want to knock a c-note off the price and just hit me up with a 350GB drive I'll happily put a larger one in later by myself as long as that's the only thing different about the two SKUs.
Move controllers... and yeah, there really arent many things left. Maybe they can let you use the old PSeye for face cam rather than using the big all seeing Eye of Sauron 720p 3D camera all the time... Motion gaming is all but dead (thanks kinect) that doesnt mean they might not still release a few games that let you wave your hand or controllers around to do stuff, it's easy to implement and still offeres casual gameplay options. Dance games are still kinda popular so I dont see them not alloing full body scanning unless MS has a patent on it that would make difficult the ability to do it, much like they've done on the 360 with certain custom music options.
Streaming will cost you. They might offer a cheap tier price for connecting you to PSN games and titles you "own" already, but everything else I expect to be straight up PSN plus subscriber features. They're not going to just hand out that kind of bandwidth for free, there's not way when they can charge you for it knowing more people will probably pay just because it's all "future-y" and stuff.
Streaming was allowed with on disc PS3 titles, I dont see why you wouldnt be allowed to do the same with the PS4, especially since they wanted to tought the low power mode that the system can exist in and still maintain internet functionality, which means you should be able to access your PS4 from any available wifi source... but you'll probably have to go through PSN and if that's the case it's goign to cost you to access their streaming servers. If the apps are cooded properly there will likely be support for actual controllers but I suspect the support will be spotty and unreliable because bluetooth on tablets and phones all have widely varying degrees of consistency. -
yevon
- 4:07am EST - February 27th, 2013
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I don't agree, Ps3 has a slow connection, Ps3 is limited itself. I don't know if it is a lack of memory, a bandwith reservation or a bad implementation of tcp/ip.It's a fact that ps3 has some optional tcp/ip options that shoudn't be enabled that consumes unnecessary bandwith.In many countries is impossible to download more than 50% of your real speed. It doesn't matter if you open ports, activate Upnp. Speed tests through ps3 browser gives exactly that, 50% of your real speed.I'm from Spain with a 30 Mbps connection.Through my PC I always download at 30 Mb/s at any serious service.I expect that Gaikai guys help sony developing a fast network and helping developing ps4 network configurations.They could also enable some p2p transfers between consoles for saving bandwith -
Corvette-Steve
- 6:47am EST - February 27th, 2013
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Here's my burning question, what about the 3D capabilities? of the PS4 And why wasn't this shown ?
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hairymaraca
- 12:36pm EST - February 27th, 2013
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#3_I had read on a different article that 3D was not going to be a main focus of SONY. They said that 2 years ago that was the thing to do, but since it's not really catching on it won't be a focus. It will support 3D playback though.
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FrEaKin_GaMeR
- 2:15pm EST - February 27th, 2013
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I hope to see white version of the PS4 so it will give a wider color selection for those who will buy it at release date,black or white both are cool,but many want the white color including my self,specialy the white version of PSP Vita is already released so it will be a nice match,as we know the PSP VIta will play PS4 games which i have to say this,if sony creates new PSP which has mini triggers,L3,R3,bigger battery size with anti-ageing technology battery cells to prevent it from decaying within years so we don't have to buy new battery for it in future,also a new concept of touchscreen type which has 3D free glasses with solar panel clear layer combined technology which allow the PSP to absorb light as energy and trasfer it to the battery while gaming thus extending the gameplay.
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acecombat2011
- 3:06pm EST - February 27th, 2013
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T500RS? Is this driving wheel going to be compatible ? It's pretty expensive so I would want to know before upgrading. I don't want to buy it just fo ps3 at this point but I do want to get one one day.
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Alpha2
- 11:47pm EST - February 27th, 2013
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Playstation plus will likely be folded into what ever new service they announce. All the easier to keep you buying it if they dont have to convince you to buy ANOTHER premium service. As for 3D, It still plays Bluray so I dont see why it wouldnt still be 3D bluray capable. It's not a focus for them this generation but I don't think that means they're taking it out I think they're just not pushing it as much as they are 4K video playback.
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