It was the PSPGo that started the ball rolling with only allowing gamers to download content to their handhelds by completely dropping the UMD drive that was prevalent on Sony’s first portable outing. Even rumors about the PSP 2 still going to be in keeping with digital downloads only are popping up all over the place.
Well now another rumor has poked its head from amidst the mess of unconfirmed news currently doing the rounds. This one in particular speaks of Sony’s PS4 possibly opting for DLC only. [click to continue…]
Though Sony has done pretty well for itself as far as their PlayStation Move is concerned, you’re still tied to a controller of sorts. Where as Microsoft’s Kinect has well sold over a million units and thus outshining Sony’s version of the Nintendo Wii.
What’s interesting though is right out of an interview with former SCEE (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe) boss and now head of Capcom Europe David Reeves has said that motion control gaming is more than just a ‘passing fad’. He also believes that motion control will be a focal point for the PlayStation 4 though in a more evolved form than what is currently on offer at present. [click to continue…]
I first bought my PSX using the savings from my paper round and that was the first games console I had ever purchased and with games such as Tekken 3 and Metal Gear Solid, I couldn’t be happier… That is, until Sony released their PlayStation 2 and still, I thought I couldn’t be happier but then came the PS3. Though if I’m honest it took me a while to cough up the courage (and the cash for that matter) to purchase this console as Microsoft’s Xbox 360 had already been out a year by this time and promised a whole bunch of capabilities for both present and future and I was an early adopter with thanks to a disposable income due to still being in school. But eventually I was home, PS3 console in hand and setting it down with pride of place in the bedroom. [click to continue…]
We have mentioned in the past that Sony could consider dropping optical drives on their next generation Sony Playstation 4 when launched, although Sony have more recently indicated that they are not yet ready to abandon physical medium just yet. Also the poll we ran also indicated that 74% of our readers would want an optical drive.
This leads us on to another thing to discuss that we have also mentioned before, and that is if Sony will continue to use Blu-ray optical discs, or if they will move on to something else as they traditionally do between generations of consoles. One idea is that they could make use of Holography on their optical discs to cram even more data on to them. A while back GE were apparently testing HVD for storage with theoretical capacities of up to 3.9TB per disk that would provide plenty of space for a game or even a good number of games. [click to continue…]
Over a year ago we first heard of a technology referred to as both Super Hi-Vision or UHDTV as it was also known as. At the time the resolutions it was expected to show were a very high 7680 x 4320 making it the equivalent of 16 HDTV’s.
We spotted a TV built by LG recently that claims to show a UHDTV resolution although this particular screen has a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. What it allows you to do is get real close up to the TV and still see a clear image.
The main problem is that it is expected that the higher 7680 x 4320 resolution screens could be seen in around 2020 along with content created at that resolution. The question has to be asked if an in-between resolution that LG have made would be worth aiming for. Currently no content is created at that resolution, so is it worth switching equipment over to something that wont be around for much longer after that? [click to continue…]
Some speculation about the Sony PS4 has been doing the rounds on the web today with some supposed inside information saying that Sony are looking at using a multi-core processor for the next generation console.
Reasons stated for this are that the PS3 used Cell architecture which was challenging to work with for some developers. Other processors have also been reviewed which included Intel’s Larrabee although more power was wanted by Sony. [click to continue…]
Although I think Sony will stick with the regular design for the next-gen Playstation 4 controller I thought I’d still show this concept controller called Project Cobra.
The Cobra was designed by Jiang Qian and looks a little different from the usual PS4 controller shape we commonly see. The controller has a d-pad to the left, 4 buttons to the right along with 2 analogue sticks and a number of function buttons in between the mentioned buttons. 2 left and 2 right shoulder buttons can also be found. One of the unique features (although unconfirmed) is that the whole controller seems to be vented through out on both sides which looks to take in air from the top to keep your hands cool while holding it. [click to continue…]
We haven’t seen too many PS4 design concepts just yet apart from a few silly ideas and a few PS3 concept ideas with a scribbled out logo saying PS4. These images represent a rather cool looking PS4 games console and are the work of Tai Chiel.
The PS4 3D model was created to show that gamers already have an interest in what the future console will look like. Looking at this concept it is partly transparent and the transparent section also houses what appears to be an OLED style screen that shows the various menus, picture, saved games etc… [click to continue…]
Upon reading more about the new improved slim PS3 it became apparent to us that Sony appear to have “overcooked” the PS3. When the PS3 was released it had full backwards compatibility, 4 USB Ports, Linux Capabilities, fancy touch sensitive on/off and eject buttons (clutching at straws here with that one), a 60GB HDD and a Card Reader. This has steadily all been removed. So, the PS3 price has dropped which is great news, but so has the feature list, and quite extensively. Sure the Slim PS3 HDD is 120GB, but it did temporarily drop to 40GB, which sucked. I don’t seem to remember any features being dropped from either the PS1 or PS2, even with the slim-line models they released.
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A few days ago NVIDIA launced a new interactive ray tracing engine called OptiX. This also happens to be a worlds first which caught my attention.
The NVIDIA OptiX engine can be programmed by engineers to bring a new level of realism to applications by using the C programming language. By using the engine more photo realistic images and rendering can be achieved. If Sony want to improve the level of graphics for the PS4 then OptiX could be the way forwards. [click to continue…]
We’ve spoken in the past about different screens that the PS4 will use such as will the PS4 use 3D or will the PS4 be ready for Super High Vision. One we haven’t touched on yet is the possibility of virtual reality which would allow the games player to completely be immersed in to the PS4 with both sound and audio. By tracking the users head movements, a head mounted display could allow the user to freely look around any 3D world which would cover many types of games from car racing to first person shooting.
With technology advancing and the Playstation 4 being more powerful than the Playstation 3 it could bring VR technology closer to realism allowing those who play the games to almost be immersed fully in the virtual world. [click to continue…]
While a good number of people have made the switch to high def (HDTV), a surprising statistic was recently mentioned which claims that “Over half the users who played Gears of War 2 so far do not have HDTVs…My point is, of the systems that are out there now, the majority of them aren’t plugged into HDTVs. So there’s no way we’re ready for the PlayStation 4 or the Xbox Whatever.”
Certainly an interesting thought as surely Sony want a HUGE push to move everybody to HDTV and until the majority of PS3′s are plugged in to HD then they quite possibly wont bother launching the PS4 until this happens. [click to continue…]
