Gadget Mill: So it is that time again folks; we are ready for the new wave of next generation consoles! With this excitement also comes many rumors, some true, some not so true and some being darn right stupid!
The PlayStation 4 has been the talk of the internet; with constant details popping up all over the internet. You should all know the scenario by now: “My friend has a friend who works for Sony and those infamous anonymous tips!”. Let me go through the rumors with you and tell you what we should all expect!
So lets jump straight into the rumors:
A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.
I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.
I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons
I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.
Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.
At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath
I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.
Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.
Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.
This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.
cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me
Sony has recruited Bungie's head of revenue Jaremy Rich to head up its live-service gaming division, Rich has announced on social media.
Please do not put Destiny’s monetization into Sony’s first party games. The monetization is what’s driving players away from Destiny.
I mean, this person made some pretty bad decisions at Bungie. I hope they've learned from them because I definitely don't see those type of ideas as good for PlaySation in general.
Ps5 gamers in 2023 seemed to play more live service types of games, so regardless to how people feel about them, numbers don’t lie and Sony is going where the money is. I mean look at the excitement around Helldivers2, people are showing that they want live service games.
How do you kill a franchise that already been killed?
Destiny’s grind, cash-in-on-playbass-cha-Ching, and pop-culture-insertion mainstream-me-too bs totally killed any rep Bungie had. Sony/Bungie, if you are doing this to ward-off players, it’s already working.
what we should expect is the best console in the history of console gaming.
what we should expect is nothing until we get an official announcement from sony.
A 160gb hard drive is not that great. I know consumers will most likely be able to swap them out but consider this; a lot of people want something to be complete when they purchase it. Buying a 32 gb card, screen protector, etc. for my Vita was a bit of a hassle because of going to different stores and hunting it all down launch week.
160gb will NOT last a 10 year cycle for core gamers. Probably not even the first 2-3 years. I expect the first iterations of PS4 and 720 will probably have some issues like ylod and rrod but I know of people whose original PS3s are still going strong. So if that's the case and you expect your launch PS4 to last the next 7-10 years then how is 160gb anywhere near enough? I just got my PS3 and have almost filled the 250gb hard drive with a fraction of the content that has been released this gen.
Kaz Hirai himself has said that next gen blu ray discs (which are rumored to be used) hold 150gbs. If the first games coming out maybe fill 50-100 of that then once developers learn the ropes of PS4 they will start developing games closer to 150gb thanks to better graphics, AI, etc.
Mandatory installs could be 50+ gbs and what if you wanna go all digital next gen? At least give consumers the illusion of having enough space with a 500gb hard drive. I think most core gamers will have to replace theirs with at LEAST 1 - 2 terabytes.
Just MY opinion. I love Sony. And hopefully 8gb of ram will be enough. Okay, I'm done now lol.
every day its rumors and articles about ps4 and xbox720. i can't wait for this madness to end. we know next to nothing since both companies have kept a tight lip about their new machines
my only hope is both console makers don't make 2 systems than no games for first 12 months after launch. on sony's end things have been quite with some of their studios so one has to wonder if sony already has atleast few AAA titles in process to launch with console
also MS has registered some new Domain name in last years or 2 so maybe they also have few games that they can not only show at e3 but release with their new systems
people are so excited that Nintendo announced a lot of stuff but why are people over looking the fact none of the games they announced had a trailer,screen shot or a release date so at the earliest maybe 2014 for most of those titles.
i hope sony/ms are better prepared to give incentive to those who buy their machines day one at full price
4-8GB ram
atleast 500GB hard drive
a lot more focus on cloud saving/could based games
systems can do 60 frames per second
full 1080P with locked 60FPS
and a good graphics card, also make the systems easy to develop for
simple way for success
As much as I'm looking forward to all the official announcements I can wait and not get caught up in the hype.