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Japanese newspaper claims PS4 will cost over 40,000 yen, releasing this year

GE: "Asahi, a well-known newspaper in Japan, is reporting that the next PlayStation will cost more than 40,000 yen. The publication also adds to previous speculation that the console will be made available this year."

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matgrowcott4093d ago

That's around $430/£300, although obviously different taxes and local laws will make the price wildly different. I can't imagine it being less than £399 here in the UK.

Which isn't TOO bad a price, considering that the Wii U was £350 for the ZombiU pack. If this turns out to be true and the machine can do a quarter of the things it's supposed to be able to do, this might do surprisingly well.

With that said - people will STILL want a price cut with the first fortnight...

thorstein4093d ago

That is the exchange rate, but if we look at history, the Japanese price is not often the same. I wouldn't be surprised at $349/£299.

matgrowcott4093d ago

There's no way it'l be that cheap in the UK. Sony will pull a Nintendo and let the stores pick their own price.

We'd be selling children to get a PS4 if Amazon had their damn way...

TheGamerDood4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

have the cash and am ready to buy on day 1, lets do this Sony!

$399 would be the perfect price point. They also need to work on pricing for other territories they need to stop gouging these poor people, it's not fair.

@knight_crawler

because it's a rumor?

HammadTheBeast4093d ago

Remember also though, that the Wii U is ridiculously expensive because of the controller with the screen. Basically a mini-tablet.

pixelsword4093d ago

The only way they can keep the price really low is if they use faster, leaner, meaner, and hopefully more than one Cell processor in the PS4; but this time, hopefully more support for the developers.

That would be good in that by now they should have a sizable library if they use functions from developers under their wings.

KwietStorm_BLM4093d ago

lol surprised isn't the word I would be if it was 349

Divine4093d ago

thats about $430 u.s. but i would want it to be around $4500,600 . because that way you know sony has done everything they can to make sure it is next gen and im pretty sure they will either way. . . its sony. unlike the wii u which was a sorry attempt at a next gen system. next gen starts when ps4 is here.

1upgamer994093d ago

LOL, Not going to happen for $349 US dollars. Hell how much was PS3 a year ago?

Yi-Long4093d ago

... depending on backwards compatibility, launch-games, and some other stuff ('always online' crap and game-activation codes meaning only 1 account can play a game would mean I wouldn't be buying it)

MaxXAttaxX4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

@ $400? Definitely.

Gaming1014093d ago

PS3 in North America will likely be 500 just like before, maybe a 450 option with less perks, maybe smaller hard drive. Sounds like a bargain to me.

Sarcasm4093d ago

If the PS4 is $399, I'll buy it in a heart beat. $499, would have some convincing to do with the wife. $599, no way.

zeee4093d ago

@Sarcasm: LOL! I am in the same boat man! :)

TheLyonKing4093d ago

HAve to remember UK income tax is at such a high level that it makes electronic purchases quite expensive,

Red_Orange_Juice4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

Sony claiming 400USD=400EUR is coming

sackboyhappy4092d ago (Edited 4092d ago )

@HammadTheOne i read the wii Us controller is old tech and was cheaply made
i hope the ps4 isn't underpowered

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Knight_Crawler4093d ago

"of course, Asahi’s report should only be treated as speculation for now."

How does this crap get approved? No sources just someone making some BS up about the PS4.

Sony and MS please announce your next gen consoles like pronto because this is getting lubricious.

Orokana4093d ago

The Asashi Shinbun is a very well known, reliable newspaper in Japan. Think of it as the Japanese Wall Street Journal.

DarthJay4093d ago

You do realize that when the info is under a non-disclosure agreement and someone leaks you the info, a journalist is probably not going to tell you where they got the info? Since clearly you don't know this, do you need me to tell you why?

It's up to the journalist to figure out if their source is legit, and their reputation lives and dies by whether they run with a story and it turns out to be legit more often then not.

Assumed that was common knowledge, but apparently not.

BitbyDeath4093d ago

Coming from Japan i'd say this rumour is a bit more credible than most. You know how they are over there.

GribbleGrunger4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

Knight_Crawler, you really should check definitions before trying to look smart...

Lubricious:

'Offensively displaying or intended to arouse sexual desire.'

If this is giving you a hard on then Sony MUST be doing something right!

It can also mean 'Smooth and slippery' but that wouldn't have been so funny. Check out words in the future mate :)

LOL. Someone's disagreed with a dictionary definition ... incredible. Oh wait, is that you?

G20WLY4092d ago

lmao way to awkwardly shoehorn 'lubricious' into a sentence! Shame it was in the wrong context *facepalm*

The article is listed as a rumor, so maybe just chill out and be patient like the rest of us... :)

Divine4092d ago

to my comment above i did not mean to put that insane number

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araman4093d ago

$400-$450 for a powerful new console is pretty much perfect, that seriously is the sweet spot. Hell, they could sweeten it even more by adding a LTE receiver to the unit and letting people subsidize with a cell plan. People are USED to that and are willing to enter in to those contracts in the blink of an eye.

Kur04093d ago

wait what??? LTE?? So it comes with a battery pack and a built in monitor for on the go play? C'mon man be realistic.

torchic4093d ago

yup, so true. not sure about the LTE thing.

for about 2 years I've been saying the sweet spot for a new PS4 will be $450.

not too cheap to be debated if the console is really powerful, and not too expensive to be considered "another $599"

$450 is the absolute sweet spot.

MasterCornholio4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

Im predicting about the same.

399€ for the standard model with a small harddrive or 499€ for the premium model with a large harddrive.

I expect that the console is going to be subsidized but not as heavily as the PS3 at launch.

araman4092d ago

You guys are thinking in a little box when it comes to LTE. LTE is a viable gaming internet source you can have right in your home, it doesn't have to be relegated to mobile only applications.

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showtimefolks4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

i know most expect these systems to be quite expensive, i see both ms and sony going the safer way.

release a system with 2 SKU's one priced at $399 other at $349. also since both companies have seen better days expect both to try to make a profit from day one.

I don't see KAZ as head of sony okaying a system that will loose money, sony just turned its 1st profit in a long time so expect them to make a profit from day one.

people say ps4 will be expensive, well wasn't everyone saying the same about Vita and how the tech will make the system at $399? than price was $249, i think sony understands not to shoot itself in the foot again like they did with ps3.

also from the gen instead of going for 10 years cycle, how about 5-6 than a new system. they can still support the systems after those 5-6 years but new ones should be on the shelf in 5-6 years.

juandren4093d ago

Agree with all, except for the last point. The PS2 still being on the shelves after the PS3's release kept Sony from losing a butt load of money with the PS3

showtimefolks4093d ago

juandren

but that's what i also said, they can release a new system to move the tech forward and help the industry stay strong while still supporting their old console for 2-3 more years.

PS2 was just a special system, i mean will we ever see a home console sell 150 million units again? i know DS has done that too i think but that's handheld while still impressive

i myself may not buy any new system till 2014, just because i have a big enough backlog and 2013 has a lot of awesome games coming out. now if sony can deliver few big games at launch than i will have no choice but to buy the system

GT6

new game from evolution studios, who also hired a lot of devs who work on PGR series for MS and games like Blur

Killzone 4 or the new Ip from GG

also could it be that beyond 2 souls is actually a next gen title? it has no release date as of now and most think it will be a fall 2013 title. so we will see, i know QD have said its a ps3 game

Root4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

I think it would be more roughly £275/£280 for the UK however knowing what it's like for us who live in the UK we'll probably have to pay £300 because we always pay more.

Anyway since I work at Asda I'll get a nice 10% discount on it either way, plus the money I'll get selling my PS3 and some of the games I don't want anymore :)

Should work out cheap for me this time

plaZeHD4093d ago

You're selling your PlayStation 3 right away? Damn, I thought you liked the PlayStation 3.

JoGam4093d ago

Im never selling my ps3. Its a bluray player.

Root4093d ago

Woah Woah Woah

Where did I say I was selling my PS3 like NOW

I just meant when the PS4 comes out then I can sell it

1upgamer994093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

I don't think I would count on selling your PS3 just yet. There is a chance PS4 may not be backward compatible. Here is the Sony discussion board for that
http://community.us.playsta...
I for one would not to lose ALL of my PS3 games. Also when PS4 comes out you wont get nearly as much for your PS3 as you would right now let alone the games. The games will go for next to nothing UNLESS you do it on like craigslist or something like that you would get some extra cash that way. Check and see what your local Gamestop is buying PS3s for right now and subtract 35-45% off what you will get around PS4 launch.
For those of you who think it is going to be less than $399 U.S. dollars I am pretty sure your wrong. I mean I could be wrong too, but I very much so doubt it.

sourav934092d ago

It'd be brilliant if it did come priced at £300, but I don't think we'll be that luck. £350 to £400 is more likely.

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zeddy4093d ago

ive put away a few quid in anticipation for the ps4 and a few extra for some product replacement. i dont trust these new consoles, there always seems to be a fault with them.

Conzul4092d ago

I bought a PS2 and spilled coffee on it by accident and it still kept going. I've had my PhatPS3 for years and it's still going.

Come to think of it, I've never owned a Sony device that conked out unless I brutalized it ( my Vita wouldn't turn on at first after I put it through the wash)

BrunoM4093d ago

Nice not bad but I'd say the day one price will be 2 sku one at 449 and one at 499 ... Sony wont go losing money on these system and at that price I imagine they would be making a small profit on the system ...

Well when te system for get revel I will go for the higher end sku if that is under 600 lol

GraveLord4093d ago

I'd say more like $399.
$430 is an unusual price and $30 could make all the difference between someone buying a PS4 or not. $399 is marketable, $430 is not

xursz4093d ago

Ahem, the WiiU is 399. If they match Nintendo in price and blow them out the water in games, then... wow.

I don't see this happening, though.

BrunoM4093d ago

Don't see a 399 if anything 2 skus one at 449 and one at 499 .. With Sony making a small profit on the system from day 1 ..

If those are the process il get mine day one 549 is as far as I would go for day one ..

Can't wait for fev20

ahronith4093d ago

Ahem, the Wii U is $299 and $349 , not $399...i dont know where in the hell you people get your info from. Also, Gravelord, shut it already, everyone is sick of you trying so hard to sound intelligent, you have had 1 bubble for 12 years now...Your whole lifespan.

shutUpAndTakeMyMoney4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

Sony wins me over!! Xbox 720 buyers have to add $60 (Online) + $60 for game if xbox is same price. I will be spending my $60 on infamous 3 hopefully.

At $399 nintendo would have a price drop and everyone wins!

I am so happy as a sony and pc gamer that the next console will be more like pc! That means less bad ports for all three platforms and maybe faster more streamlined development! Nice..

hazardman4092d ago

I'm pretty sure your gold account will transfer over.

Conzul4092d ago

The future is bright =D

yeahokchief4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

There's no point in worrying about this. Sony learned from the PS3 that they probably shouldn't have released the PS3 for $600. That was like double the price a lot of people were expecting. Although I think they'll finally pass Xbox with their sales this year looking at all the awesome titles they have lined up.

And I really hope the online is free again. That's why I used to love Battlenet. That's why i love PS3. Free online. No required subscription, but an Optional subscription is totally cool.

I hope it's powerful and has the staying power of the PS3 so I won't complain about a price. Whatever they need to do. Just make sure it is reliable and powerful enough to last a long time if it will be expensive so you get value over time. What i mean is please no RROD issues next gen please. Build them to last again like the PS3.

I am wondering if they will tie the VITA to the PS4 and if they will connect the PS3, VITA and PS4 trophy list.

I hope the Feb 20th announcement announces the PS4 for 2014, announces the linkage of PS3/Vita/PS4 trophies, and focuses on new games for the Vita.

I have a feeling if Rockstar makes some Vita games, i'll end up buying one. Soul sacrifice also has me interested now too but i'm very careful how i spend money and have limited time to enjoy stuff. What if Agent was a VITA game or crossplay game all along?! Idk. Excited to see what they will have in store for us.

linkofrs4093d ago

It would be really nice if it was 399$ However it probably would only be 30-50% more powerful then the wiiu at most. That is still a good bit more powerful but it might disappoint a lot of people. Honestly software makes the console so we'll see what comes of this =].

kaozgamer4093d ago

...and in australia they will sell it for like $900 even though our dollar is on parity with the usd

-Superman-4093d ago

Converting between currencies, that would be about $428 in USD and roughly 317 Euros.
So, they wont sell it under 400, it would mean loss.
Its more like 450 us dollars

DeadlyFire4093d ago

$400/$500 retail.

$400 is starting price. Why would second price be less?

Still just a rumor though. I expect no less than $400/$500 at launch.

matgrowcott4093d ago

$400/£300

Two currencies.

tayz4092d ago (Edited 4092d ago )

$430 USA? I would say no thank you. Didnt they learn from their past mistakes? this should be be no more then $299 and thats a lot too.

kudakadere4092d ago (Edited 4092d ago )

That is correct here in the EU Ps3's bundles only a few months ago where priced at £250 to £280 on average , new console's usually hit £350 to £399 until about a year for bundle's and £299 and up for the console by it's self . Most people here don't buy console's straight away because the initial high prices are there to capitalize on Christmas pre-order generating more revenue .

IAmLee4092d ago

JUST TAKE MY MONEY ALREADY.

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smashcrashbash4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

Ah ha!!!! More evidence.Come Watson.The next gen system mystery is a foot!!!!! But seriously, too many people are talking about this. It is too coincidental that this kind of stuff is being confirmed by reliable sources so close to 'The future of the PlayStation' thing that Sony is inviting the press, investors and steaming live.If it is not a PS4 I will be very surprised.Not disappointed but surprised.

shackdaddy4093d ago

So $400 to $450? That's about my price range so this is good.

Shadow Flare4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

My gut feeling was that Sony had learnt their mistake with the $600 price point, hence the vita's reasonable price. So $400 - $450 would be welcome

nevin14093d ago

But a 32GB memory card cost a $100. And it can only be used on the Vita.

G20WLY4092d ago

nevin1 you would be a fool to pay $100 for one, you should look online and save a bunch of cash :)

LOGICWINS4093d ago

$400-$450 is MORE than acceptable if its backwards compatible. I can sell my PS3 and knock that price down to 280 or 300.

RTheRebel4093d ago

why sell ps3 keep for collection =)

joab7774093d ago

Why sell it. Its like an entertainment box u can put on any tv. Anyway, it wil probably be $450 but $499 wouldnt surprise me at all. So, figure around $600 for a system, controller and a game, about what i paid for the ps3.

PurpHerbison4093d ago

Great idea. Sell the PS3 most definitely if the PS4 is backwards compatible.

Adva4093d ago

My best guess is $399 and $449 as well. I think $499 is out of the question.

LOGICWINS4093d ago

I wouldn't be surprised if Sony not only announced a Vita price drop, but also a PS4/Vita bundle for $499. If they did that, I'd get a PS4 Day 1.

smashman984093d ago

If the system by itself is in the 400-450 range I just really can't see them doing a vita bundle for that low

DivineAssault 4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

im in.. $400-$500 is my limit so bring it!

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Tomb Raider Remastered just quietly censored one in-game detail

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered players are ticked off by the game’s most recent patch, which censors in-game pin-up posters of Lara Croft.

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rlow16h ago

This is why gaming is screwed. When people change things to fit someone’s agenda, it’s a slippery slope downhill.

Christopher5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Even if that agenda is of the developer? Way to remove developer rights.

***One player called it a “huge problem with modern games,” saying they can now be “ruined AFTER people buy them”.***

The level of drama. Yes, I recall sitting there for more hours than I did anything else in the game. These two pinups are the core of the game, after all!

coolbeans3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

rlow1's cringe catastrophizing aside, I do think developers *ought* to strive to maintain an original work to the best of their ability. The language of a "remaster" tacitly implies that - for good or ill - what's being resold is what fans remember but better.

Profchaos3h ago

Games can be ruined after purchasing them yeah we know this not from this but from GTA IV which had half it's radio content patched out due to licensing expirations and to me that was a huge deal.

This pin up poster is a bit of nonsense but the whole argument of modern games can be ruined post launch is Absol true.

DedicatedDark2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

It's not their work to censor. They are incharge of restoration & remastering the work, not overwriting it.

Barlos1h ago

It's not the agenda of the developer though, they're pandering and trying to increase their ESG score.

Way to support censorship...

victorMaje1h ago

It’s not the end of the world for sure, but I understand the hate towards this kind of change. I believe it’s also a matter of principle.

Imagine a Picasso painting being restored & the restorer deciding there aren’t enough strokes, or some lines aren’t straight enough or curved enough…not sure it would/should sit well with people.

Have all original devs signed off on this change? Even if it’s the case, are we saying older gamers are better mentally equipped to process what was there than current gamers, hence the change?

Enough time ago the case was made that games are an art form. We’re supposed to have won that case.
So which is it? Are games art or not?

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Eidolon2h ago

Hasn't this been happened for over a decade since remasters? I can't see that it's any worse now. Maybe if Sweet Baby starts getting their hands on remasters we will definitely have a problem.

Rebel_Scum4h ago

tbh I dont see something like this as censorship. Does anyone else not find it strange for someone to stick pin ups of themsleves in a locker room?

Now of it was a pin up of some half naked firefighters it might make sense as Lara might like that, and if they removed that I would cry censorship. But removing pin ups of the main character, yeah I get it.

Barlos1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

It's a game, and they were placed there for the audience. It's not real life. If it was, she wouldn't have fought a T-Rex now would she?

Yes, it's censorship but it's a bit less in your face. If they were in the original game, then they should have been in the remasters. It's bad enough that they have that ridiculous unnecessary warning at the start, but then they start removing things post launch. I don't care how small the change, they shouldn't be doing it. It's nothing but ESG pandering but in a subtle way.

Rebel_Scum24m ago

Look bro, if you have pictures of yourself naked on a bear skin rug up in your house let me tell you, its not normal.

SimpleDad1h ago

By the year 2030, this remaster collection will totally be changed and censored. Probably will remove Lara as a playable character. It's ridiculous. Glad that my family didn't buy this.
I still have Tomb Raider 2 PS1 as a memory.

CobraKai46m ago

It’s mentioned in the article, and it’s a point i 100% agree with, it’s the fact that they can censor a game after you buy it. That’s total bullshit.

Killer2020UK29m ago

Whilst it's an overreaction to say this has "ruined" the game, it's still problematic that this has happened post launch and for many, post-purchase.

I don't want someone to change a product for the worse after I've bought it. The same goes for implementing micro transactions after reviews.

I wonder why they did this? Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

maykhausonninh21m ago

Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

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Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster Review – You Are Your Job, Apparently

Gary Green said: In a time where an enhanced, 3D remake of Final Fantasy III already exists, it’s hard to argue that Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster is the definitive version we were expecting. With Final Fantasy III already being the last in the series to be translated and make its way west, this is something of a slap in the face for the fans. Still, let’s not be disheartened. There may be many shortfalls in this edition of Final Fantasy III, however there’s no denying that this classic JRPG still holds some nostalgic value, even if it struggles to break away from its original hardware limitations.

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FACTUAL evidence5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

It’s funny I’m seeing these articles about pixel remaster, and I just platinumed 1-4 within 8 days lol. I’ve been on FF5 for about a week now. Let’s just say 5 was the start of FF having content like crazy. I should have the plat within 2-3 days.

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Warframe's Protea Prime Access launches on all platforms on May 1st, 2024

"Digital Extremes are today very happy and proud to announce that Warframe’s next highlightly anticipated Prime form launches soon with Protea Prime Access arriving on all platforms on May 1st, 2024." - Digital Extremes.