PS4 to launch in Europe in 2014, controller has built-in touchpad - Rumour
Integrated video capture functionality allegedly revealed, as latest rumours claim PlayStation 4 "outperforms Microsoft's next Xbox".
PlayStation 4 will launch in Japan and North America this Christmas, with a European release following in early 2014, according to the latest industry chatter.
EDGE reports that the next-generation console will be revealed at Sony's 'See The Future' event on February 20, and will see a staggered global release due to "to the complexities involved in European distribution".
PlayStation 4 will also feature a "redesigned controller" of a similar size to the PlayStation 3's DualShock 3, EDGE's sources claim, but with a "small touchpad in place of the existing Select, Start and PS buttons".
EDGE claims that the technology is similar to the PlayStation Vita's rear touchpad, and is "similarly responsive in use".
As well as a touchpad, the controller will also feature a new "Share" button, EDGE alleges, which lets players easily upload screenshots and recorded video online. According to the site, "the PS4 hardware will continually record the most recent 15 minutes of onscreen action (with no processing penalty, claims our source), which users will then be able to edit and broadcast via the Internet."
As for specs, EDGE claims that PlayStation 4 "on paper, outperforms Microsoft’s next Xbox", and will feature the eight-core 1.6GHz CPU and 4GB DDR5 RAM solution rumoured previously.
The console is also said to be more developer-friendly than the PlayStation 3, "notably because the hardware is much more PC-like in its makeup" than Sony's existing console.
A "new, improved iteration of its PlayStation Eye peripheral" is in development, too, EDGE claims, and PlayStation 4 will continue to support PlayStation Move.
Sony teased the imminent announcement of its next-generation PlayStation last night.
Source: EDGE
User Comments
rbevanx@ MJTH
It's hard enough to find anything good consistenly now, but if everyone can create video content there is gonna be thousnads of hours of rubbish for me to go through if I want to find a decent video subscription.
End of "This could posibly be the end" rant :D
MJTH
It's hard for us to imagine the use of a feature like this now, since none of us use recording equipment (I'm assuming) like capture cards on a regular basis. It's expensive and takes to much time. However, if this feature was simple to use and quick. I could see a lot of use for it. It may not be something the majority of users use consistently. But I can see the use from time to time. Uploading screenshots on miiverse is surprisingly useful, so could this also be.
Woffls@ pblive
rbevanx@ pblive
I wonder if 10% of their incomings is now to just pay the interest off, nevermind the debt itself.
I also don't think their HQ isn't even gonna cover the interest for the year personally on the current debt.
They are not in a position to make investments that are for 5-10 years time for the business. If the PS4 fails to sell or be in the top 2 consoles in the market then I can see Sony going out of business.
pblive
But companies tend to make decisions on what they see as being profitable in the future, so if they see streaming as part of that it'll wind up in the PS4.
I can see it being part of the PS+ service, or maybe having another tier of PS+ for streaming.
rbevanx@ FantasyMeister
But like Woffls I care very little about the social network aspect of games, if anything it will make website forums like this one even more redundant which I think will be a very sad thing.
I really don't care about watching all those COD trolling videos and will just make online gameplay even worse in the future if all these idiots can just upload a video nevermind play online unlike previous generations.
FantasyMeister@ Woffls
What's interesting is that I've only seen this kind of functionality from a streaming service, so whether Sony are going to start making massive use of Gaikai or whether they've figured out a way to implement this without their Gaikai's tech will be interesting, but my impression is that streaming will be a big part of the PS4.
Woffls
I worry that the idea came from a boardroom session titled "how can we reflect the rise of social media and sharing in PlayStation?" and some engineers saying they can record everything you play.
Who wants this functionality? Who is going to use it after the first few weeks? There's a sizable Call of Duty community that will make very good use of it, but most people just won't get anything from it.
Personally, I don't see why anyone would want to see recordings of me playing a game, and I've no interest in seeing recordings of others play games.
I think the social value of video games is in direct shared experience, and the emptiness of just sharing video is going to be realised pretty quickly.
tvr77@ Neon-Soldier32
If your a ps+ member you can already do this. Mine switches itself on every 24hrs at 2:00am. Which is a time i chose. It syncs the trophies as well.(EDIT: Sorry, i noticed after that your aware of it already and that you were just saying you think they should focus on it more).
I'm not bothered about the controller as long as it works and does everything a controller needs to do ill be happy, any add ons are a bonus so long as they don't screw up the functionality. The backward compatibility is a big one for me as i don't really want more consoles around if it can be helped.
BC_Animus
Oh and update the PSN+ service so that subbers will get a number of additional random abusive kids screaming in your ear for free - Xbox Livers will love that.
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Call me old fashioned, but I'm not looking forward to back-side-front-underwater-touchpads or whatever weird gimmick they've got dreamed up. Those are almost never used by the devs, and are never implemented properly when they are.
What I'm more interested in what what types of backward compatibility it has, what type of media/files it supports, DVR features, cup holder availablity, et cetera.
Neon-Soldier32
Allowing people to instantly cut up and enhance their Call of Duty kills and upload them straight to the web would be very appealing to the core crowd.
I just hope that it comes with a large hard disc and future proofed BD drive and a 5.1 output card. I hope Sony don't put too much emphasis on the GPU: More RAM and a quicker processor would suffice.
I think they need to focus more on the in-built software than the hardware:
- Automatic, background patching
- Background downloads where you can choose when they're downloaded
- The PS+ functionality i.e. overnight patching, cloud storage etc.
- A better store
- Cross-game chat
And so on.
Marink
Wido
MJTH@ Endless
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