Game

[mjemirzian]

It's going to run like a 660 Ti at best, right? That's already a $250 card so that's being pretty generous for a $400 console imo. Not sure what the AMD equivalent would be.

[maxy]

Starting to see posts like this

"Already PS+ here. No problem for me."

ha

[Positive Touch]

just realized why im not as tired of current gen as everyone else: i just joined like four years ago

judging by these prices its gonna be another loooong wait

[magus]

does this mean i can finaly buy a ps3 for less than 200$ and fullfill my destiny?

[maxy]

just realized why im not as tired of current gen as everyone else: i just joined like four years ago

judging by these prices its gonna be another loooong wait

What if you could get next xbawks for free if you tie yourself into few years contract(not necessarily tied to MS)?
You have to pay for online(services) anyway.

[Don Flamenco]

Orbis is also following the path first set by Xbox Live: our source says "most" of the PS4's online features will require a premium subscription to use. Sony's new online service will be called PlayStation World, our source says, replacing PlayStation Plus.

(Image removed from quote.)

My free years of Plus better carry over or I'm gonna raise hell about getting cheated out of my free thing I cheated IGN out of. 

[Damian79]

thekevindent ‏@TheKevinDent
Source: PS4 will retail for around $350-$430 depending on SKU

thekevindent ‏@TheKevinDent
@SteveStreza everything that I have heard is that pricing will be announced tomorrow.

thekevindent ‏@TheKevinDent
.@evildeadron yep, but expect to pay a LOT more for services like MP and voice.

hekevindent ‏@TheKevinDent
The new console war won't be a war for dollars, but for penny's. The jam is in mapping services over games and hardware. Penny's mean more!

thekevindent ‏@TheKevinDent
Expect Sony's announcement tomorrow to center around tiered services.

I cant wait till we find out he is wrong.

The times has said it will cost 300 pounds, so i bet it will cost $450.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/technology/article3691304.ece

[maxy]

Scared?
See history(Vita vs 3DS)

[Cormacaroni]

next-gen doesn't start til maxy gets a space bar

[Joe Molotov]

Orbis is also following the path first set by Xbox Live: our source says "most" of the PS4's online features will require a premium subscription to use. Sony's new online service will be called PlayStation World, our source says, replacing PlayStation Plus.

My free years of Plus better carry over or I'm gonna raise hell about getting cheated out of my free thing I cheated IGN out of. 

PS+ will probably be like the Xbox Live Silver or something, you gotta have PS++ if you want the REALLY good stuff.

[Damian79]

Scared?
See history(Vita vs 3DS)

Nah, just hate this guy.  He said the Wii U bombed harder than the Virtual Boy.  Anyone who writes about gaming should know about how badly the Virtual Boy has bombed.

[Joe Molotov]

Well the Wii U does have about the same amount of killer apps: 0

Virtual Boy had Mario Tennis and Wario Land.

[Great Rumbler]

I really wanted to get a Virtual Boy at one point.

[maxy]

Amazing

[fistfulofmetal]

I really wanted to get a Virtual Boy at one point.

i owned a virtual boy at one point!

[cool breeze]

I got a virtual boy when they were dirt cheap and became the fruit cake for youngsters.  Talking about exchanging gifts only to learn you both gifted each other a virtual boy; effectively meant you were tricked into buying one for yourself.

[maxy]

just a gut-reaction - there is no fucking WAY i am subscribing to TWO of these services even if i end up buying both consoles

Somebody gets pushed out then.

[Cormacaroni]

it does polarize things further, if true...especially if the gfx are on par between 'em

[Cormacaroni]

8 years of $50/yr is the price of a new console

[Trent Dole]

What time is this stupid thing going down? 8 p.m. est?

[The Sceneman]

Amazing
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shitbox confirmed, Orbis pre-order placed

[ferrarimanf355]

Amazing
(Image removed from quote.)

shitbox confirmed, Orbis pre-order placed

Anybody who can drop an Airplane! reference is good in my book.

[Momo]

What time is this stupid thing going down? 8 p.m. est?

thats 2am GMT

Please grief any europenis you catch staying up for and posting RE this

[Trent Dole]

Ah, some Google-fu finds it's at 6 p.m. est. 

[mjemirzian]

What kind of console exclusive games are you guys excited for?

If it's available on PC I'll usually get the PC version so only exclusive titles are of interest.

[Purple Filth]

Kotaku with the dousing

This is gonna be hilarious 

[The Sceneman]

thats 12 noon in NZ, I'm ready

you buttholes doing a live chat

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

How long after the event will Iwata commit seppuku? 

[Great Rumbler]

The new Playstation T:

[The Sceneman]

Space for drink and ashtray is good. I normally just use coffee table for those

[Human Snorenado]

there gonna be an irc chat or some shit like that?  i want to make fun of you idiots in real time for believing any of this (the good shit anyway)

[The Sceneman]

yes irc is a must.

Playstation Master Borys is responsible for setting it up

[Cormacaroni]

gonna be 8am Japan time apparently, looking forward to it

[bachikarn]

Bah, going to be at work

[Phoenix Dark]

RIP WiiU

[Purple Filth]

Giantbomb will be on it

Meet the Future of PlayStation With Us

might watch this over the real thing.

[Don Flamenco]

15 hours 20 mins

[Sho Nuff]

STRONGTH

[Vizzys]

battlefield 4 moneyhats

[Purple Filth]

battlefield 4 moneyhats

Gustav Halling (lead gameplay designer at DICE) just tweeted this:
"@gustavhalling: Good morning! So tonight we can finally officially kick off the gen4 console year with Sony's press conference, going to be a fun year!"

https://twitter.com/gustavhalling/st...28241898246144

hmmmmm

[pilonv1]

Bah, going to be at work

join the club

Wondering if I can avoid everything and watch the replay later

[Cerveza mas fina]

   

[maxy]

No European time in thread title

shm @ Borys

[Damian79]

So how many hours from now?

[archnemesis]

13.5 hours from now. 6 PM EST, midnight CET.

[Damian79]

13.5 hours from now. 6 PM EST, midnight CET.

Thank You.

[Cerveza mas fina]

I want greenwich time too in title

[Vertigo]

Gotta say there is some unhealthy and unrealistic hype going on about this unveiling. I don't know if Sony can upheld it... they are not Apple. But then it's been 8 years since the last Playstation home console. People are fucking STARVED of next-gen.

At this point anything will do.

It sounds like we might be getting a few companies showing off their engines running on the PS4.

That should serve the forum dwellers and gif makers up until E3.

[maxy]

While we’re all anxiously awaiting the conference later today, Sony is rewarding “loyal” PSN members with a voucher for $10 dollars. You can find a picture of the message above, which strongly implies we will see something huge at the conference later today. This will most likely come in the form of the PlayStation 4, but it could also be something else I suppose.

In any case, you might want to check your messages to see if you’ve been “loyal” enough to earn the voucher. Going off what I’ve heard from others, it seems to have nothing to do with when your account was created or trophy total, so it might just be for playing on the PlayStation 3 an absurd amount of time. Whatever the case might be, it’s nice to see Sony rewarding their “loyal” fans with a small bonus.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Sony going all out.

[mjemirzian]

It would be cool if we got a high res up-port of MGR, Vanquish, and Bayonetta. Or other action games that would be much better at a solid 60fps. Dreaming, I know.

[maxy]

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/392092/features/the-cult-of-kaz-hirai/
GAF members interviewed

His worship is nowhere more obvious than on the gaming forum NeoGAF and its PlayStation Meeting thread, which currently carries over 13,000 posts. Initially filled with the habitual declarations of enthusiasm and animated 'hype' GIFs of people in various states of intense excitement, over time the thread has slowly become something of a Hirai shrine.

"Unlike some other public faces of gaming companies that are either clumsy or insincere, Kaz feels like he's completely genuine," said Tusken77, another of the thread's regulars who created a series of movie images with Hirai superimposed.

"Of course, being there from the early days and every step of the way with the PlayStation brand only strengthens his credibility. A man in a very powerful position, but also 'one of us'. He's grown alongside PlayStation. He's passionate and understands the hardcore gamer."

Juancho9, another NeoGAF member, added: "We really know nothing about the guy, but I think he's been smart in being vocal and active in at the very least looking like he's interested in what gamers actually want in their video game systems."
"He stood his ground during the infamous PSN hacking, when I think a lesser man would have quit," NeoGAF member Farrow told CVG.

Fellow forumite Tusken77 added: "His journey with PlayStation, the connection to the core gamer, his fun personality, and the respect shown with the deep bow during the PSN hack apology press conference are some of the reasons why his popularity continues to grow".

 

[pilonv1]

"Unlike some other public faces of gaming companies that are either clumsy or insincere, Kaz feels like he's completely genuine," said Tusken77, another of the thread's regulars who created a series of movie images with Hirai superimposed."Of course, being there from the early days and every step of the way with the PlayStation brand only strengthens his credibility. A man in a very powerful position, but also 'one of us'. He's grown alongside PlayStation. He's passionate and understands the hardcore gamer."

This person cannot be more than 14 years old

[The Sceneman]

these guys are SICK

[Huff]

I hate gamers so much

[Don Flamenco]

I don't know if this is a joke post or not, but man this Kaz stuff is really getting tedious and I'm kind of agreeing. It's like PS3 owners constantly have to give justice to their purchase by worshipping the shit out of a multi-million dollar company thinking it is some kind of warm, caring charity. PS3 didn't sell 120 million plus consoles like PS2, that was a different era, get over it and focus on great games (regardless of what console their spinning in) and not just brand names and fanboy hyping to prove something.

I can "fanboy" a person, family member, a friend, a partner, but not a company and a damn product.

[Cerveza mas fina]

I always assume they post these things half jokingly.

I have a leak Borys

spoiler (click to show/hide)

[close]

[Diunx]

Who usually make the best live blogs for us work slaves that can't watch the stream?

[Joe Molotov]

(Image removed from quote.)

While we’re all anxiously awaiting the conference later today, Sony is rewarding “loyal” PSN members with a voucher for $10 dollars. You can find a picture of the message above, which strongly implies we will see something huge at the conference later today. This will most likely come in the form of the PlayStation 4, but it could also be something else I suppose.

In any case, you might want to check your messages to see if you’ve been “loyal” enough to earn the voucher. Going off what I’ve heard from others, it seems to have nothing to do with when your account was created or trophy total, so it might just be for playing on the PlayStation 3 an absurd amount of time. Whatever the case might be, it’s nice to see Sony rewarding their “loyal” fans with a small bonus.

Sweet, I'm a loyal member of PSN.

[Powerslave]

It's disgusting that some taco goes and decides to write an article about the Kaz gifs. What a massive dumb taco. Turning it into a sensational and over the top thing. This kinda thing paves the way for forum inside jokes into a business.  It promotos that people will race to create the next best thing and turn these types of things into a competition or a self-aware process. Like those pitiful forced photoshop threads where people make forced photoshops of pictures with a hope of it turning out funny.