Just a few things to remember Sony---don't over price the system on launch like the PS3, include backwards compatability and I hope the rumors of not being able to play second hand games isn't true...
Sony inviting gamers to 'see the future' February 20
By
Eddie Makuch, News Editor
PlayStation maker releases teaser video for event next month.
Sony is inviting gamers to "see the future" next month. The PlayStation maker has released a 45-second teaser video (embedded below) suggesting the company will make a significant announcement on February 20 at 6 p.m. EDT. The "PlayStation Meeting" will be taking place in New York, according to an invite sent to GameSpot by Sony.
The teaser video does not share any concrete information as to what may be divulged at the event. A previous report suggested Sony would hold an Apple-style press event in March to unveil the PlayStation 4. It is not clear if this is the same event.
Analyst consensus is that the PS4, along with the Xbox 720, will be announced in the coming months and released during the back half of this year.
Speculation about the PS4 has run rampant. Previous and unconfirmed reports suggest the system may block, or in some way inhibit, users from playing secondhand games. Still other speculation suggests the console will introduce a new controller that could feature a rear touchpad and a Share button.
By
Eddie Makuch, News Editor
Eddie Makuch (Mack-ooh) is a News Editor at GameSpot. He works out of the company's Boston office in Somerville, Mass., and loves extra chunky peanut butter.
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@DarkSaber2k how do you know that since the specs for it hasn't even been announced all that we have seen are rumors and leaks from people that are claiming be part of a dev team
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Well then, here is to the future Dark Souls, Dragon Dogmas's, Final Fantasys, God of Wars, Uncharted and Metal Gears...... so what was the reason that the Xbox exists again?
@Napalm_354 Must have been a good reason because Xbox brand not only survived against the 'best' of the 'best' it also outsold most of them in the process.
Gamers who play - play games - not consoles or pc's... games.
Btw where is Last Guardian?... anyone?
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@digi-demon Oh, I agree on both counts, its a free market out there. My comment was a more personal prespective, there isn't much in xbox library that interests me, and a few things that do I can get on pc. Simply more stuff on PS that I like.
@digi-demon @Napalm_354 On the console itself, XBOX & PS3 are the same, they just have different makeovers. But PS3 physically has more exclusives
@Napalm_354 Maybe the best thing Sony can do is start over and get rid of the tired PlayStation brand....
No one says 'im on playstation' these days its all 'i'm on xbox'
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waiting makes no sense, MicroBRIBE will just bribe the industry as they do with everything on the planet. So Sony has nothing to lose by announcing and releasing their system first.
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I don't know whether I'm ready for the PS4 yet. I'm kind of hoping it will get released next year, maybe March time. That way, we'll be able to get the most out of the PS3 games being released this year. I would hope for backwards compatibility but with the rumoured specifications for the next PlayStation being AMD-based as opposed to Nvidia, it's highly unlikely..
I hope its something like a new controller, I'm not ready for the PS4 yet, having just FINALLY obtained a PS3 barely a year ago... :/
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I wouldnt worry, as im sure Sony will contineu to support the PS3 for quite a while, especially if the PS2 lifespan is anything to go by.
@Spritekzk or you could wait until the game goes platinum, i know its not the same thing but its close enough lol
@griver_heart @Spritekzk or better yet you could not be a cheapskate and support the devs by buying the games new
This makes it sound like after all Sony will unveil their PS4 before the next Xbox... Interesting
I'm hearing Ultra-HD blu ray for the PS4, that will mean having to purchase an Ultra-HD TV capable for resolutions higher than 1080p. That's not going to be cheap.
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We didnt have to buy an hdtv this gen to play on the ps3, so even if the ps4 is capable of going higher than 1080p it can surely go under.
At least it's what im hoping for lol
@griver_heart @stewarty77 Its definately not going to play games in 4K format - the PS3 still struggles to get a decent 1080p output so theres no chance of gameplay in 4K for the next gen.
4K Movies yes...
Proper 4K games (not weak demo's) no chance.
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Im simply gonna wait to see what both MS & Sony pull out of their respective 'Hats' before chosing my next platform (as always).
If niether hit the mark (Ads, Intrusion, Monitoring, pre owned game restrictions, etc), then its back to PC for me.
Although currently owning a 360, i gotta say i adore both Sony & MS platforms, its just that i feel that the Landscape of 'Gaming' is dramatically different from what it once was.
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After doing some thinking, it's either going to be for the PS4 or for Vita Slim. Doesn't make sense for anything else if it's being directed at gamers.
It would be nice if they release the PS4 on Sep 17 with GTA V as launching title. That would kill Xbox launch.
@ClaudiusCaesar If it's a launch title for the PS4, it will be a launch title for the Next Xbox as well.
So, are Sony going to quit and leave MS to clean up? because thats the future i forsee....
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@digi-demon Is that your professional guesstimation? Because you would have to be mentally handicapped to make that sort of remark, as if it held any weight.
Obvious troll is obvious, especially an MS fanboy.
@Devils-DIVISION Wtf! - Face facts you blinkered noob.
As a multiplatform gamer I hold no real bias.
Not one of Sonys consoles since PS1 have lived up to the pre-release hype machine - end.
@Devils-DIVISION @digi-demon Although I do agree with you for the most part Devils-DIVISION remember that Sony are having a bad time of things of late what with their TV's not selling and PS3 not doing as well as they had hoped. Vita is expensive to make and not doing so well either.
They don't have lots of money. They are in big debt. Only a few months ago we had a report about Sony and Panasonics stock being called 'Junk'.
That's actually quiet serious!
I do like Sony and M$ but I fear for Sony at the minute.
What fanboys don't seem to understand is that we need both M$ and Sony in the business. Imagine what the consequences of Sony going under would mean? Not good if you think about it.
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@PlatinumPaladin How so? You were informed of a very important date. For free. Don't knock free information.
so what happened to 'we're not interested in going first! Who wants to go first anyways. it just let the competiors see your specs and make something better.' And yet they reveal thier's first!
@anik786 They might have meant between them and M$. Let's be honest.. nintendo doesn't really have any competitors but it's always M$ vs Sony so quite often they don't really count Nintendo because even thought it holds a large amount of the peoples interest it doesn't really fit in with the Sony vs M$ even if it's first.
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@anik786 For starters, they're not the first. Secondly, if they're ready to reveal it then they're ready to reveal it. No point keeping the thing under wraps longer than they need to.
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