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How the PS4 Will Put an End to Some of the PS3's Biggest Issues

Push Square: "We love our good old pal the PlayStation 3, but even we can acknowledge that the console is not without fault. Its complex architecture has proved a headache for developers ever since its release almost seven years ago – and it's resulted in some less than desirable ports being published for our favourite machine. But with the more accommodating PlayStation 4 lurking on the horizon, the gripes that we've become accustomed to over the years are on their way out."

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JoGam4034d ago

This is why I am so excited. One issue in my book that frustrated me was pushing the PS button while in game and having the PS3 lock up on me. Also when you compare trophies with someone who has a ton of them would lock the PS3 up also.

thechosenone4034d ago (Edited 4034d ago )

it wouldn't lockup the hardware to the point that you needed to reboot the machine, lets make that clear but there would be a temporary delay of a few seconds while trying to load XMB info while being in-game, yes.

I found that freeing up space on the hard-drive helps with this problem, try deleting old data files of games that you no longer play.

LOGICWINS4034d ago

"it wouldn't lockup the hardware to the point that you needed to reboot the machine"

You can't speak for over 70 million PS3 owners. I'm sure it has happened to some people. I have a PS3 FAT and if I attempt to play two videos simultaneously in the web browser, the system crashes. So excited I'm trading it in towards a PS4. I can't wait to get rid of it.

crzyjackbauer4033d ago

Dat PSN store
seriously every time they update it it gets slower

b163o14034d ago

Agreed, my biggest problem I had with the PS3 was the inability to download games, patches, and/or dlc while I was playing games online. This was already confirmed for the PS4 so anything things else that it improves on is just a plus IMO. Day 1 purchaser right here…

T24033d ago

Agreed that is a major plus

gamefreak11984033d ago (Edited 4033d ago )

Yeah I hate that you cant do such task in the background. But I believe there was no other console that could do so either so it was okay for me more than it would have been if say another console could do so.

miyamoto4034d ago (Edited 4034d ago )

Like I said, Sony has made the right decision to stop this PS3 BC problem once and for all, so it can start on a clean slate for future BC on future PlayStation platforms.

Question:

Is PS4 using Native OpenGL API?

because if it is... then

Valve: OpenGL is faster than DirectX — even on Windows
http://www.extremetech.com/...

Canary4034d ago

It really depends on what you think the PS3's biggest issues were.

For me, the biggest issues with the PS3 was backwards compatibility. So, to me, the PS4 is starting out with much more, much bigger problems than the PS3.

Monkeysmarts4034d ago

It may be a big problem to you and some others, but I hope you realize you are in the extreme minority. Cost outweighs usefulness.

Just finish your PS3 games before you get a PS4... seems like a simple solution to all the BC butthurt going on.

BitbyDeath4034d ago

Think you are just trolling, when PS3 launched it had full compatibilty so it could not have been an issue.

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MysticStrummer4033d ago

It really depends on how many people are bothered by the same things you are. In your case with BC, it's not very many people at all.

Xof4033d ago

Gotta love Sony fanboy logic.

Attack gamers who criticize lack of b/c and claim it's a non issue on when it comes to the PS4, then turn around and declare the Vita the greatest gaming device ever due to its PSP and PS1 library.

You can't have it both ways.

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MariaHelFutura4034d ago

Learning from your mistakes is a key part of life.

Donnieboi4034d ago (Edited 4034d ago )

Agreed. Sony made the biggest comeback I ever seen. Sadly, of the big 3, Sony seems to be the only one learning from past mistakes. Hopefully Valve will bring some competition to keep Sony on their toes, because Nintendo and M$ are asleep.

lizard812884034d ago

I do hope the Steambox does well. This gen will be interesting with 5 consoles out there. I hope they learn from one another to improve their own, rather than mud slinging each other.

PS4
Durango
Wiiu
Steambox
OoYa

jivah4033d ago

@lizard81288

Ouya isnt really a console. Its a box to play android games yes. But its def not a console to be considered upon the big 3 plus Valve. Its more along the lines or maybe pandora or the jungle. Steambox deserves to be up there cause it directly competes with the big 3

iGAM3R-VIII4034d ago

When a company does things wrog the first time they improve the second, same goes for MS, Nintendo, EA (actually change that thought about EA) lol

Typical-Guy4034d ago

The best thing about the PS4 so far is that the features are built in. No more "up to the developers"... I CAN"T FREAKING WAIT!

flyingmunky4034d ago

Yeah that was a really bad decision on Sony's part. What dev is going to go out of their way to put in custom music or remote play? 3rd party developers are lazy, they don't want to add expense to development. Sony needs to standardize these things. The ps4 is going in the right direction.

unchartedxplorer4034d ago

I hope they go all out on their first party titles.

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Bethesda Needs to Reduce the Gaps Between New Fallout and Elder Scrolls Releases

Waiting a decade for new instalments in franchises as massive as Fallout and Elder Scrolls feels like a waste.

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-Foxtrot5h ago

Microsoft have Obsidian but I feel it's Bethesda who just don't want to play ball as they've always said they want to do it themselves.

Once MS bought Zenimax in 2020 they should have put the Outer Worlds 2 on the back burner, allow Bethesda to finish off its own Space RPG with Starfield (despite totally different tone why have two in your first party portfolio with two developers who's gameplay is a tad similar) and got Obsidian for one of their projects to make a spiritual successor to New Vegas.

When the Elder Scrolls VI is finished Bethesda can then onto the main numbered Fallout 5 themselves.

The Outer Worlds 2 started development in 2019 so putting it on the back burner wouldn't have been the end of the world, they'd have always come back to it once Fallout was done and it would have been nicely spaced out from Starfields release once they had most likely stopped supporting it and all the expansions were released.

If they did this back in 2020 when they bought Zenimax and the game had a good, steady 4 - 5 years development, you might have seen it release in 2025.

We are literally going to be waiting until 2030 at the very earliest for Fallout 5 and all they seem bothered about is pushing Fallout 76.

RaidenBlack3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

Its not just only Todd not playing ball.
Obsidian have made a name for themselves in delivering stellar RPGs, but most famous once have always been sequels/spin-offs to borrowed IPs like KOTOR 2, Neverwinter Nights 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Stick of Truth etc.
Obsidian wants to invest more in their own original IPs like Outer Worlds or Pillars of Eternity with Avowed.
Similar to what Bluepoint & inXile wants to do or Kojima is doing (i.e not involving anymore in Konami's IPs).
So yea, even if New Vegas has the most votes from 3D Fallout fans, Obsidian just wants to do their own thing, like any aspiring dev studio and MS is likely currently respecting that.
But a future Fallout game from Obsidian will surely happen. Founder Feargus Urquhart has already stated an year ago that they're eager to make a new Fallout game with Bethesda, New Vegas 2 or otherwise. Urquhart was the director of the very first 1995's Fallout game after all.
And don't forget Brian Fargo and his studio inXile, as Brian Fargo was the director of Fallout's 1988 predecessor: Wasteland

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Athenian Rhapsody Throws WarioWare into a JRPG

Athenian Rhapsody is a JRPG with a difference: alongside turn-based combat & exploration, you'll need to complete WarioWare-style microgames.

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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Coming Back for a New Generation

Originally launched in 2011, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch, so It's time to look back at the original.

jznrpg1h ago

Still have my ps3 copies. Bought it at launch and another one when I found it cheap and in perfect condition about 10 years ago. I wouldn’t buy it on Switch but if they made a PS5 version I would. I still have one of my PS3 Fats hooked up so good to go either way.

darthv7247m ago

Id play it again on the switch. I wished my 360 version was bc but this is still a good way to play.