Have any of you contributed to the twitter campaigns through the hash tags aimed at getting the message to Sony that people don't want blocked used games and always online? I love it when geeks rise up and let the companies know what they will stand for. Pretty sure that Sony is listening and will at the very least package any implementations of these "features" properly to sell it to the public. I am hoping that they see the backlash and decide not to implement any of these things

Scottie said ...

Xbox is big in the US and UK - it's two main markets. Sky TV tie in is guaranteed. The 360 is already set up like that in the UK.

well no wonder the 360 is consistently outsold every week by the PS3. Having the UK as a major market is not saying much considering how small it is.

Magius said ...

Have any of you contributed to the twitter campaigns through the hash tags aimed at getting the message to Sony that people don't want blocked used games and always online?

personally no but Sony execs have already replied.
http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/14952/article/sony-employees-respond-to-ps4-no-drm-campaign/

Lurch said ...

@Sinncross - Not only Asia, but also Europe where Sony brand loyalty still holds strong and European nations are much more stringent on consumer rights. I think the massive cable TV push is only going to isolate users outside of North America. I just wonder if they'll be able to replicate the cable deals?

Cable TV is not even the in thing any more in America with people moving to online pay services. And it doesnt matter since the X1 itself doesnt do any of the TV stuff anyways, the cable does: the X1 just acts as an interface overlay.

Industry chatter suggests that Sony does indeed plan to implement similar pre-owned restrictions to those expected to be unveiled for Xbox One. Or should that be ‘did’?

The chance for a very public PR victory for Sony may prove too hard a proposition to turn down. With PS4 already attracting tremendous goodwill online, confirmation that Sony has resisted demands from some publishers to implement pre-owned controls on PS4 could conceivably wrap up the next-gen race months ahead of its arrival.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/sony-embraces-ps4nodrm-campaign/0116236

A trusted PlayStation 4 developer source with a proven track record for accuracy has told Digital Foundry that Sony has mandated Vita Remote Play for all upcoming PS4 games - except those that require the use of its bundled stereoscopic camera, the PS4 Eye.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-sony-mandates-vita-remote-play-for-ps4-games

Scottie said ...

A trusted PlayStation 4 developer source with a proven track record for accuracy has told Digital Foundry that Sony has mandated Vita Remote Play for all upcoming PS4 games - except those that require the use of its bundled stereoscopic camera, the PS4 Eye.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-sony-mandates-vita-remote-play-for-ps4-games

Old news, Yoshida confirmed this back in February.

^internet is a buzz this morning with what you knew 3 months ago. Say hi to Yoshida for us;-)

Did he confirm back then that it was MANDATORY that all games support it with the exception of those that require special peripherals?

http://www.gamespot.com/knack/videos/gs-news-ps4-games-to-require-vita-remote-play-6409022/

Scottie said ...

^internet is a buzz this morning with what you knew 3 months ago. Say hi to Yoshida for us;-)

Did he confirm back then that it was MANDATORY that all games support it with the exception of those that require special peripherals?

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/02/21/interview-shu.aspx

You showed us how you could use the Vita as a second screen in your living room. Is that local only, or is there any ambition with Gaikai to use that as a server and get further away in the living room?

Technically speaking, it works from anywhere, as far as you have a wi-fi connection from your Vita to the PlayStation 4. It needs to be wi-fi. However, for some games, when you play or connect from far away, it accumulates latency. Some games may not be playable, like fighting games or shooting games. But some other slower paced games will be playable. As long as you have home routers anywhere in your home, you can play every PlayStation 4 game. We ask developers when they finish the PlayStation 4 product and submit a master to make sure that they have the appropriate controller mapping to work on PS Vita. All games will work – unless it is a dance game [laughs].

February 21

So yes, he did say it was mandatory unless the game could not be played with a controller.
He merely confirmed what he had already confirmed because journalists don`t know how to do their job.

http://www.videogamer.com/ps3/sports_champions_2/news/sony_san_diego_is_developing_a_ps4_title.html

Sony San Diego are working on a PS4 game, since March 2013.

Santa Monica Sony:
Have a relaxing weekend, soothe your senses, next week is going to be madness with #E3 craziness

https://twitter.com/SonySantaMonica/status/343241091442700288

http://uk.playstation.com/srp/69603711/language/en_GB/content/index.html

Link for PS4 reveal Countdown

SOOOOOOO EXCITED!!! two more sleeps!

Might miss the first 30 minutes. Have a class then I am free.

Someone pieced together all of the pictures from the preview video. It is a little goofy, but I thought that it would be worth it to post.

I think it looks not quite too my liking tbqh
But good effort nonetheless.

FatalGlory said ...

Someone pieced together all of the pictures from the preview video. It is a little goofy, but I thought that it would be worth it to post.

as long as its the same size or smaller than the ps3, i'd be okay with this

Looked way more square to me, but that's pretty cool looking.

Sinncross said ...

I think it looks not quite too my liking tbqh

+ 1

I'll just hide it behind my tv if it looks like this lol

I dont care what it LOOKS like, just the SIZE! I dont want another Phat console, i want something like the Super Slimline!

KnightFall500 said ...

I dont want another Phat console

Phat always comes 1st