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Sony Worked On PS4 On PS Vita 'Simultaneously'

The cross-compatibility with the PS4 and the PS Vita are going to be more important than you might have first thought.

Though Sony has already released the PS Vita, both the handheld console and the upcoming PS4 were developed simultaneously according to Sony's president of Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida.

In the latest issue of Edge, Yoshida explained that work on the PS4 started as soon as the PS3 was released.

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iGAM3R-VIII4067d ago

Smart, so this means that they knew that the Vita would be able to link to the PS4 way back in 2008. Good read.

Gazondaily4067d ago

A while back I suggested that compatibility between the PS4 and VITA was probably what Sony planned from the outset but my opinion was dismissed.

We haven't even scratched the surface of what the VITA can do and early signs seem very promising for the handheld. I really do think that, if Sony approach this correctly, they can make the VITA an essential peripheral that compliments the PS4. Already, the VITA is a far cry from the original PSP.

Felonycarclub84067d ago

Yeah I can't wait to see what they will e able to accomplish withy the ps4/vita combo

Bathyj4067d ago

Well they need to bundle them at an attractive price to really push that connection. In my opinion if you buy a PS4, a Vita should be half price.

Sony might take a bit of a bath (no pun intended, ok it was) on that, but it will be worth it as it will sell more PS4's, more Vitas and drive that combo into the psyche of gamers. Getting the userbase up early is more important than the short term profit loss of half a Vita.

nukeitall4067d ago

Early signs for the PS Vita is good?

All the signs so far has pointed to lackluster demand. Many spin-offs from major games are just that, hastened development, and low quality games.

Nintendo turned around the 3DS, so there is still time, but if anything all signs are pointing to it performing worse than the PSP.

I hope I'm wrong though!

Gazondaily4067d ago

@nukeitall (all this time I read your username is nuketail)

I'm talking about early signs as far as the VITA and PS4 combo is concerned. It really is an impressive bit of kit and with the PS4 comoplimenting it, I'm confident that you will really see the VITA come into its own.

Mark my words; the VITA is something to watch out for.

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DA_SHREDDER4067d ago

Not smart. The only way they can fix the vita is by making another model that has L3 R3 buttons. Otherwise Ill just use the regular controller. Im not sold on the vita cross ps4 crap

DOMination-4066d ago

And L2/R2. As i assume the backpad will mimic the ds4 touchpad. These missing buttons do concern me.

badkolo4067d ago

i said this too months back, vita was designed for ps4 and not ps3. the vita will also be much cheaper in a year so they released it early, smart and risky move

MasterCornholio4067d ago

Just to back you up.

"To wrap up, Norden discussed the extra PS4 chip that allows for a constant storage of the last few minutes of video of your gameplay, without taking away power from the core CPU or GPU. This allows for easy sharing of awesome moments without advance planning, Norden said. It also allows for live streaming and spectating of every PS4 game without extra developer support, and for Remote Play on the PlayStation Vita, with a mirrored display that makes use of the system's full 960×554 resolution. That Remote Play will be possible over either a home network or the Internet, but the latter will obviously be highly dependent on bandwidth and latency, Norden said."

http://arstechnica.com/gami...

The ability for the PS4 to stream to the Vita is built into the hardware with the incorporation of an Arm chip thats dedicated to the share and streaming functions of the PS4.

XXXL4067d ago

Here's hoping for a PS4/Vita bundle. Just take my $

vigilante_man4067d ago (Edited 4067d ago )

Let's hope so.

Remote play using PSP or PS Vita sucks. There is too much lag and the screen looks very blurry.

I always liked the idea but have never been impressed. Watching trailers was pretty cool but gaming wise - no way.

If all PS4 games can be played on the PS Vita it needs to use better tech than on the PS3. I have heard that a dedicated chip is on the PS4 for the Vita connection. We live in hope...

Tultras4067d ago (Edited 4067d ago )

Have you even tried remote play, it's crystal clear.

It also depends on your LAN speed, try getting a better router.

Tei7774067d ago

"crystal clear"..... LIE

vigilante_man4067d ago (Edited 4067d ago )

I tried remote play on my PSP when I got my PS3 in 2009. The menus displayed but not brilliantly. Games played but not very clear. The only thing that really impressed me about remote play was when watching HD trailers from the PS3.

I could watch a HD trailer from my PSP - cool. But actual XMB menus and games - no!

I have just bought a PS Vita and am sorry to say the remote play looks just as bad. That's why I am excited by the PS4 - PS Vita relationship.

One more thing - I have always had the fastest and latest Broadband from Virgin (currently 120Mbps). I can only go on my experiences.

Tultras4067d ago

Do you use remoteplay via the Internet, or via private network, I can stream through everything just fine and my router isn't all that.

Never had a PSP, so woudnt know anything about that.

sherimae24134067d ago

now this is what i wanted to hear ^_^

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Sony CEO says although AI "has been used for creation," it's "not a substitute for human creativity"

"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.

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1nsomniac4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!

..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.

isarai4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

They used to be 😞 sure it was always a business, and money's always the priority, but they used to have a very strong stance on supporting artists and creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" was a phrase they touted a few times back in the ps1-ps3 era, a philosophy carried over from their music branch PlayStation was created from. It's not COMPLETELY gone, but it's barely there compared to what it was back then, i just want them to return to that.

Eonjay3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

I am highly encouraged by their statement about human creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" is exactly what they are saying. But at the same time, I don't think people understand that Sony is a corporation. If they don't realize growth, they don't get to exist. When you say 'Sony', you are talking about a bunch of investors. To speak about them any other way is a illogical and incorrect. They haven't changed. They have been a group of investors since they became a public business.

isarai4d ago

Ugh, i really wish people would stop gambling people's livelihoods by turning a project/game into their political soapbox. Im all for statements and having your own opinion, but there's more people working on this than just druckman, ham fisting your political beliefs onto just seems inconsiderate for everyone elses job security when it can result in a failure due to people avoiding it for that reason.

I play games for escape, im so tired of nearly every AAA game blatantly dragging real world issues to shove in my face when I'm trying to take a break from it all. They don't even bother to be subtle about it, quite the opposite, it's blasted and force fed to you and it's just getting exhausting

Einhander19724d ago

People are taking a whole interview and cutting it down to clips that make him look bad and take what he actually was saying out of context. For example he also said things like this AI has "ethical issues we need to address"

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@Einhander

Why defend him at this point?

It’s not taking things out of context, he said what he said.

Old ND would never talk about soulless AI taking over so many creative things they are well known for. The whole “ethical issues” is just a good PR spin people who push this crap fall back on to make their statements not seem as bad. So many AI lovers do this.

AI has no place is so many creative based things.

Einhander19724d ago

Well yeah, because everyone else is using it so they need to stay competitive. It's the same as paid online, they didn't want to go that route but their competition was making so much money they needed to add paid online just to keep up.

RaiderNation3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

AI will never replace humans in game development in terms of conceptualizing new games. Humans still need to come up with the ideas and what they want to implement. However much of the day to day menial coding could be AI driven to reduce production time and team size. I could also see AI being used for bug testing/optimization that could lead to better quality games at launch. I'm actually very optimistic about how AI can positively impact game development.

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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz3d ago

People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.

It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.

Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.

15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.

Eonjay3d ago

AI in and of itself is not a 'bad'. Money is bad. Money is evil, and corporations will do whatever they can to get more of it. They will find ways to implement AI to replace as may jobs as possible. This isn't even up for debate. It is the charge of the corporation to maximize returns for the investors. They have no choice. I'm a developer and I know that my job will absolutely be replaced. Therefore, I have decided to become an AI dev. AI has a lot of potential to help us solve problem on a scale most can't even imagine. The issue, as ever is that our monetary system only ever allows us to focus on greed and fiscal growth.

But I am a pragmatist. Perhaps an AI model can be built to help protect us from our most dangerous instincts and habits. And perhaps Congress can pass laws to protect us from people who would use AI to manipulate and control us (spoiler: they wont).

RaiderNation3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Progress is inevitable. Nobody driving cars today is complaining that the horse and buggy is no longer around. Yes, some jobs will be lost but guess what? With innovation comes new job opportunities. It's how the cycle of the job market works.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

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.

exputers33d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos32d ago (Edited 32d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken32d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g32d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing32d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H932d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola32d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66932d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle32d ago

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.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg33d ago

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.

Profchaos33d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola33d ago

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

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