PS4: Info, News e Rumors

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UFFICIALE: Sony ha annunciato oggi che i titoli mostrati durante l'evento di presentazione della PlayStation 4 giravano su dei devkit dotati di solo 2.2 GB di RAM segnalandoci di conseguenza che la resa grafica di ogni gioco è destinata ad aumentare drasticamente in quanto la versione finale della console avrà 8 GB di RAM.

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Not all PlayStation 4 cloud features will be available on launch day
posted on Feb 28th 2013 at 9:45pm by James
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PS4-gaikai-300Sony revealed a ton of features of the upcoming PlayStation 4. Among those are streaming of older PS1, PS2, and PS3 games, a plethora of sharing options, and much more. However, Sony has confirmed that those online and cloud features will be rolled out gradually after launch.

Here are the features we know PlayStation 4 will launch with:

“Share button” — instantly share your gameplay feed with friends.
Twitter/Facebook integration
All games will be available digitally
PlayStation Vita cross play is supported (games may or may not ship with it)
Trophy system will be available on day one
Streaming media (Hulu, Netflx)

What might not be available on day one:

Streaming of PS1, PS2 and PS3 games might be limited since older games need to be prepared for the service
Not all “Share” features might be online.
Features such as other players guiding someone through the game or taking over the controls.
Playing PS4 games remotely on the PlayStation Vita.

Sony has confirmed that not all cloud features will be available on day one, and we expect them to clarify what will be available during E3. The console will launch this holiday season.
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Sony precisa: PlayStation 4 non è un PC

Nonostante le somiglianze, PS4 sarà ancora una console da gioco.

di Paolo Sirio Pubblicato lunedì, 11 marzo 2013

Nonostante le somiglianze in termini di architettura, PlayStation 4 non è un PC.

Sony ci tiene a precisarlo e lo fa per bocca di Michael Denny, VP dei Worldwide Studios.

"Questa è ancora una console fatta per il gaming, che mette il gaming al centro. Penso che l'abbiamo imparato da tutte le piattaforme che abbiamo lanciato e dai sistemi che abbiamo sviluppato".

Quanto alla somiglianza col PC, è "la community degli sviluppatori che l'ha voluta" per facilitare il proprio lavoro e "realizzare i migliori giochi che possano fare".

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So, New PS4 infos so i figured a comprehensive thread should be created. The guys at Gaming Everything have compiled a crap ton of infos from GDC from IGN's Gregg.

Link

Info:
Targeted to be the “central device in the living room”
“Core gamers are our primary audience
PS4 build around them, salable to the outsiders
5 core PS4 principles: Simple, Immediate, Social, Integrated, Personalized
PS4 CPU: 64-bit x86 arch, low power consumption, low heat, 8 cores, 8 HW threads, 2MiB L2 cache per 4 core group, 32kib l1 I/D-cache
PlayStation Shader Language, very similar to HLSL, allows featured BEYOND Direct X 11 and OpenGL 4.0
“GPU – Tessellation – adding geometric detail to smooth edges or create more organic shapes”
PS4 RAM – 8GB 256 bit GDDR5 (GDDR5 is very high end graphics memory only found on PC graphics cards)
Will come with “very large hard drive in every console”
PS4 Dev Environment – Windows 7 64-bit, tools are fully integrated into Visual Studio 2010 and 2012
“Debug your PS4 code as you would your PC code”
PS4 Controller: Start/Select buttons are now “Options.” New System button is “Share.”
Speaker, headset jack and “extension port” on the PS4 controller
PS4 controller buttons are going back to digital over analog because no one used it on PS3
PS4 controller L2/R2 – Curved design to get rid of the accidental netflix fast forwarding
PS4 controller: 1920×900 resolution on the analog touchpad
PS4 controller colors are the Player Numbers: 1-Blue, 2-Red, 3-Green, 4-Pink (Like the buttons)
PS4 will charge controllers when it’s off. Unlike the PS3.
PS4 controller light bar can be used for muzzle flashes, health bars, etc
“The #PS4 Eye will enhance the PS4 user experience.” High sensitivity dual color cameras
1280×800, 12 bits/pixel, 60Hz
Dedicated port for the #PS4 camera, exclusive SCE Connector. Means it won’t use a USB port on the console, but won’t plug into your PC.
Cam suggested uses: walkthrough vids, taunting in killcam, login, speech recognition, etc; possible PS4 Camera Magic – Sees the controller, you guys move, splitscreen moves to be on the right side
The above is what devs could do (not mandatory)
Video example shown of PS4 combining the camera and the controller. “AR Menu”
Zoom into the controller, tilt to shake little dudes inside, push into our world like EyePet
2004: XMB, 2011: LiveArea, 2013: New #PS4 one based on the five principles from earlier
UI is meant to give you at a glance info without loading the game. See what new DLC is out and whatnot. What friends are saying.
Have to enable people seeing your real name on the #PS4. Auto-enabled if you import from another social network. (Can be turned off)
PSN friend limit raised
PS4 Mock-up: Heavy Rain choice with the number of your friends that chose each option.
All the PS4 streaming and sharing: that’s on the hardware. Devs don’t have to do anything special to their game.
PS4 Remote Play: Screens are mirrored on PS4/Vita (Both on at same time). Hardware does it/not on devs. Start at any time; no special mode. Talking about the PlayStation App. Login, buy game, PS4 starts downloading at home, you get home and start playing the part that’s DWLD.

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La PlayStation 4 apre al pubblico femminile secondo le parole di Andrew House
Secondo quanto riportato da NowGamer, il CEO di Sony Andrew House ha dichiarato al tabloid inglese The Sun che la PlayStation 4 arriverà nel mese di ottobre ad un prezzo di £300 (circa €349). Il dirigente ha poi riferito che la nuova piattaforma strizzerà l'occhio al pubblico femminile offrendo anche giochi diversi dai soliti sparatutto, nonostante questo House ha ironicamente specificato di non "voler iniziare a fare console rosa".

Sebbene la notizia arrivi da un prestigioso giornale, è giusto sottolineare che, non essendoci virgolettati delle parole di House, è meglio attendere comunicazioni e annunci ufficiali.

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PC Magazine rumor: PS4 event in April-May #1
Might as well make a thread about this. Thanks to junior member electro.
Quote:

Expect a big announcement from Sony about its next-gen PlayStation 4 console this month or possibly in early May, a source familiar with the company's marketing strategy told PCMag this week.
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GDC was probably the last big stage for the company to talk up the successor to the PlayStation 3 before the E3 gaming conference in June, unless Sony manufactures its own event. That's precisely what Sony plans to do, according to the source, who said late April/early May will be the likeliest timeframe for a full-blown launch of the PS4.

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