Sony points users to PS4 video on 'slow news day'

Just hours before Microsoft will unveil its next-generation Xbox, Sony has directed its Twitter followers to watch the new PlayStation 4 teaser video because "it's a slow news day."

[Kanzes]

Sony's trolling Microsoft again.. haha, this console wars is getting interesting

[Maddens Raiders]

I hope Sony doesn't troll the nextbox "too hard" though. We remember what they did to Toshiba.

#dealwithit

[aCasualGamer]

Still, this will never touch the battles between Blu-ray and HD-DVD. Those days were hilarious and epic at the same time.

For those saying "stop with the console wars!!!", think about this... If there never was a competition between Sony and Microsoft you wouldn't get some of the great exclusives that we got this gen. Without competitive counterparts in this industry, there would be no incentive to create exclusive titles.

I say bring on the console war, and end the real wars.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

WELCOME TO THE CONSOLE WARZ!!!!!

seriously though... good to see it's all in good fun.

[Army_of_Darkness]

Hahaha! Luv this, Sony is not messing around next Gen. They are going full throttle on this Biatch!
Gets me very exited to see what the PS4 will offer :-D

[Godmars290]

@aCasualGamer:

There was no "war" between HD-DVD and Blu-ray, just a delaying action. More so because even though BR always had more space while MS supported HD-DVD, the 360 only indirectly supported the format where the PS3 was BR's flagship.

Really hope things don't get that convoluted this time around. Exist on their own merits rather than empty hype.

@Army_of_Darkness:

Just so long as there are no crying baby doll commercials, thank you very much.

[kabala]

I love this!!! Reminds me of the
days when Intellivision was trolling Atari. For those that don't know youtube Intellivision major league baseball commercial. Ah the good old days!

[blackbeld]

PS4 is hitting the next xbox hard.

PS4 crushes xbox like a step on an ant.

[PigPen]

Something that they can't do to Microsoft.

[sjaakiejj]

Haha Maddens, thanks for making me laugh uncontrollably! Bubbles for that one.

[indysurfn]

ummmm I kept saying if Microsoft requires online to play or start a game I'm out! Or if they blocked used games I'm out! Well looks like they will not require a online connection to play a game. BUT Acording to articles I've read they will block used games. Meaning I'm stock with what ever price they decide and there will be way less incentive for publishers to drop prices! Plus once I have bought a game I'm just renting it! Who will buy a game that requires a fee to activate? So my point is, is there room in the PS4 camp for me? And is there room for me in the wiiu camp for me to have a second console? (PS at the least with all they money m$ you should have made it better I hope you crash and burn!) Nintendo's stock should also go up!

[Aghashie]

That was mean... but you make laught my @ss all over! Bubble for you.

[GribbleGrunger]

It got better:

http://i.imgur.com/dqPebA8l...

Clearly this a response to MS claiming that no one in the UK would even know about the Playstation event or the PS4.

[g4me_he4d]

lol

[LOL_WUT]

;)

[THamm]

Really a teazer video, c'mon. What are they waiting for??

[stuntman_mike]

lol nice.

[NeverEnding1989]

Lmao I'm loving the butthurt from SONY. This is the BIGGEST day of the year for gaming. Can't wait for N4G post reveal :D

Edit: One company is bantering, the other is whining. "Dunno much about flowers, but I'll have some blooming good news for you at about 6pm." hahaha

[raWfodog]

Obviously, both companies are just having friendly competive banter with each other but you got to turn it into some kind of lowest common denominator fanboy battle. So sad...

"Edit: It's only one company that's bantering haha :D"

Graeme Boyd works for Xbox so i think that qualifies as 'two' companies within that banter. It's all friendly though, for some.

[cyberninja]

You are the only who's butthurt all the time.

[Root]

I'm pretty sure Microsoft have done worser things

Someone posted something in another article about Microsofts Xbox "Love Boat" when the PS3 had it's launch party in France.

[RyuCloudStrife]

I believe your the one butthurt LoL

[raWfodog]

I'll say its ONE of the biggest days of the year for gaming. There are plenty of them to go around. I hope they do bring good news though as I plan on getting both consoles anyway.

[windblowsagain]

Biggest day of the year for gaming?

ROFL.

I will watch the show, it's all fun.

You might get to see an avatars toe.

BAM

[PSVita]

Can some call falcor to pick up neverending1989 and bring him to the real world. Greenpowerz might need a ride too.

[TotalHitman]

You must be feeling pretty stupid right about now, after watching that live stream. That live stream was boring.

[kenshiro100]

Try harder. :)

[GrizzliS1987]

i wonder how your tears taste right about now, oh mannnn

[LakerGamerEnthusiast]

I guess you're right if you think the reveal is going to have a bigger impact than the Launch day itself.....

LOL nothing to look forward to then I see?

[FlunkinMonkey]

ha wow.. and i just bet you thought the MS conference was amazing? haha, atrocious..

[GenericNameHere]

THE BIGGEST day of the year for gaming? The BIGGEST?? So this is one of the effects of being an Xbot, huh? I think the release of the console would be bigger than the reveal of it...

[NumOnePS3FanBoy]

It's quite sad the level of delusion that xbox gamers have to create in order to ease their pain

[ShinMaster]

Oh how foolish you sound in retrospective. Then again, you always seem delusional.

* Pay to play used/rented/borrowed games otherwise blocked.
* Still pay to play online and access features free elsewhere.
* No bundled headset.
* No backwards compatibility with 360 games.
* Online DRM checks every 24hrs.
* Mandatory installs.
* Always-on Kinect.
* Less focus on core gaming and more focus on TV, sports and entertainment apps.
* Only 5Gbs of RAM allotted for games, whereas PS4 has 8GBs all unified towards games.

[Boody-Bandit]

And so it begins! *evil-grin*
Less than an hour to go. We "hopefully" will know more than.

[I_LOVE_MYSELF]

Nothing wrong with a little banter. Don't look too deep in to this.

[THE-COMMANDER]

Indeed xD

[TheTwelve]

Every industry that matters has good competition like this. =)

[shutUpAndTakeMyMoney]

This is what I like in the ps1 era!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Come at them bro!!!

No need to be nice!!

[TBONEJF]

I'm still curious bout the PRICE POINT on the PS4

[GraveLord]

Just relevant advertising. You see it all the time with the Samsung Galaxy S4 coming up when you search for iPhone...

[kenshiro100]

It sure will be.

[mcnablejr]

so far

we have seen no controller, no console, NOTHING new, apart from some cruddy controller pad thing and xbox has already announced 15 exclusives year one.

gf.

[showtimefolks]

sony lol

this is now yours to loose the battle of gens

keep psn free
let the system play offline
let the system play used games without ripping off consumers

very simple ms is shooting itself on the foot

[CEOSteveBallmer]

Man I can't get enough of this even after 3 months http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Retroman]

by MS horrible conference today no new exciting ip's to help xbox 1 SONY got this gen. in the bag reign supreme again. how long halo,gears,forza will draw gamer to old format game??? not much longer.
SONY : play beyond 3 games
ps4 has EVERYTHING!!

[Fixay]

lmao it's like the school play ground

[-Gespenst-]

This is less a war and just good natured ribbing. People should stop interpreting this stuff as "war".

[greenpowerz]

Really? Sony is acting like a caged animal IMO Starting with that premature & strange PS4 reveal.

[DoesUs]

You STILL keeping this vendetta up against Sony after all these years? Your emotional state must be hanging by a thread! So much hatred.

On topic:

Good friendly banter between two corporations.

[Snookies12]

Dude, let your Sony hate go lol. Be at peace as a gamer and just enjoy games, not companies.

Also, Microsoft had that boat outside for Sony's reveal. So they're just taking small shots at each other. Both are doing it, it's not like it's "only" Sony or "only" Microsoft.

[MasterCornholio]

Or Microsoft went into panic mode and delayed their reveal to today.

Seriously its all just rumors and we will never know the answer to most of them.

[Pillsbury1]

Go enjoy your cable box one and watch some nfl on smart glass, we will be playing games.

[ziggurcat]

keep spinning that web, greenpowerz... you're sure doing a lot of damage control, now that the new xbox has proven itself to be a piece of garbage.

[kenshiro100]

You don't give up, do you Green?

THERE IS NO REAL WAR. GIVE IT A REST.

[Walker]

Sony is funny

[from the beach]

-Slow news day
-Oklahoma

yikes..

[chikane]

What Goes Around Comes Around

M$ did the same thing to sony back in feb. so its sonys turn ..

[SephirothX21]

Next gen battle has already begun. Oh its on mothafukas!

[imahustla19]

It's good to see Sony and Microsoft having some fun with each other today. Maybe this is a sign that fanboyism is dying! Prolly not tho.

[-SIXAXIS-]

Look at this thread. Do you really think fanboyism is dying?

[zerocrossing]

Both these companies are acting incredibly juvenile, I know it's supposed to be "all in good fun" but it's honestly not, there is genuine bitter rivalry going on between Sony and MS.

If both the majority of their core fanbase weren't comprised of ADD afflicted howler monkeys they'd get called out for it and maybe then leave the trolling to 'gamers'...

[Pro_TactX]

"Anyway I think it would be interesting to see either Sony or MS trying to appear to be "the bigger man" one of these days."

^^^

You mean like at the end there where PlayStation Europe says "Best of luck!"?

People really need to stop imagining a war that doesn't exist. Dark Witness is right. The "war" is between the fans, not the companies. The companies are just competitors, not mortal enemies. This exchange is just a little friendly ribbing.

[zerocrossing]

"You mean like at the end there where PlayStation Europe says "Best of luck!"?"

Yeah, but you know there is such a thing as being disingenuous, right?.

Also, it mite be easier to forget about the fanboy wars if Sony and MS weren't constantly fanning the flames.

[Pro_TactX]

Yes I am fully aware that people can be disingenuous. You can either interpret the exchange as friendly ribbing, or you can interpret it as hostility, but ultimately what you see in the world is a reflection of yourself.

[mshope10]

they sound scared.

[TheFallenAngel]

So MS was scared when they were shooting at Sony in February?

[zebramocha]

Scared on how successful they'll be with the ps4.

[FunkMacNasty]

My console can beat up your console

[Jek_Porkins]

But it's not a slow news day, there is going to be a console reveal in a short amount of time, I'd constitute that as a HUGE news day in gaming.

#XboxReveal

[Ron_Danger]

That was yesterday when Sony showed the PS4 in their teaser vid. Why? Is something else happening today??

Just kidding bud. We got our event in feb, hopefully your show is just as good for you guys.

Edit: and just to clarify, I'm saying "your show" to Microsoft fans, not you Jek.

[TheFirstClassic]

That's the joke...

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Are you being serious, Jek?

[-SIXAXIS-]

Obviously you don't understand sarcasm. Typical XBOX fanboy.

[CommonSenseGamer]

And how many times have Sony fans proclaimed Sony to be above all of this nonsense and its the kind of crap only MS would pull.

Honestly, I support both consoles but Sony must be concerned if this is their tactic.

[BabyTownFrolics]

shhh

this is just N4G BS, outside of this nuthouse real gamers are excited for what both consoles have to offer. The only war is the one fabricated on this site to bring hits to fake gaming journalists and free advertising to console makers and game devs.

We are all pawns here fighting over nothing.

[testerg35]

I was about to say the same thing.

[kenshiro100]

Give me a freakin' break...

[Root]

People wanted better advertising....they bloody got it

[DivineAssault]

lol Thats some trolling right there.. Good one sony.. But what if theyre right? What if sony already knows what MS has to show & they know its nothing special that core gamers want so theyre just saying "its gonna be slow news day" cuz they know ppl will be disappointed?? Never know

[PLAYER5095]

woah!

[kB0]

Let's see what Nintendo tweets;) LOL!

[LordHiggens]

Nintendo doesn't talk when grown consoles are talking. That's rude.

[kB0]

Bubble for u

[Rattlehead20]

Only on N4G can people read too far into this and say they are "scared" or they hate each other.

It doesn't take a genius to see they are having a laugh and sharing some friendly banter...The smileys they have posted show this.

Geez..

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Lol it's like the two kids running for class president in high-school

[i3eyond the Circle]

And the moment the countdown ends the troll effort ends...because everyone will be glued on Xbox Reveal. So...yeah good job.

[coolmast3r]

Lol at you now =D

[Ethereal]

Love it. lmao.

[RandomDude655]

I'm about to go to that ps4 video. This Microsoft event is terrible

[Rai]

Sony trolling...then MS comes and proves Sony right. It was a slow news day...what kind of bullshit conference was that?

[ZodTheRipper]

This teaser is more exciting than the whole Xbox event was.

[AO1JMM]

Boring

[a_bro]

its funny.. Cause it really was a slow news day for the gamer.

[PigPen]

Sony is holding out on showing it's behemoth of a console. Make no mistake, it will be big. Looking at this picture it just might be the biggest. Sony is jumping at every chance to keep PS4 hype.

[Sanhlami]

That blurry box in the pic is a sexier design than the XBOX One.

[PigPen]

You know (lol), I have to agree.

[DivineAssault]

sony was right about the slow news day today & showed a more exciting pic than the full reveal lol

[SonyAddict]

Looks like MS are dipping out!.
I say bring back Dreamcast 2 to compete with Sony!..

[iliimaster]

honestly the war was over after this news event this is a nightmare for gamers

[_FantasmA_]

I love the console wars, as long as people realize that my console of choice is the true winner for gamers. Sorry but thats not you xbox.

[PiTCHBLaCK]

I Bet the PS4 can fly!, Using your mind!...ok Just kidding LOL. This is just Banter anyways, people are so serious sometimes!.