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How the PS4 Can End the Console War with the Xbox One Before it Even Starts

StickSkills said, "Sony should take advantage of the current stink around the Xbox One and hit Microsoft right where it hurts."

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shutUpAndTakeMyMoney3983d ago (Edited 3983d ago )

My friend ask if I will get then new xbox and I said no!

I can't afford it I will get xbox 1!

Fool!

WillM173983d ago (Edited 3983d ago )

PS4 ON MY MIND, PS4 ON MY HEART

BadboyCivic3983d ago

Day ONE cable box purchase for me. I can't wait to get more ridiculous overdraft fees from paying for XBL.

urwifeminder3983d ago

I know nothing about ps4 but I only have room for pc ,xbox and wii u that's already over doing it will get a wii u after xboxone but pc has won me over.

akaFullMetal3983d ago

How is it that you don't know anything about the ps4, when you're in every other ps4 article???

Pintheshadows3983d ago

It is due to the fact that he is a horrific troll with nothing noteworthy to say.

LOGICWINS3983d ago

Its not even about the games(an area that SONY is currently "winning" in). Its simply about the fact that I don't see why the new PS camera can't do every voice related function we saw with Kinect 2.

claudionmc3983d ago

Its not even about the games... in a game console?

LOGICWINS3983d ago

....

I'm talking about in relation to this argument as far as why the Xbox One may not be able to compete with the PS4 for the simple fact that it may have all the SAME features of the Xbox One...AND THEN some.

I don't see why you wouldn't be able to hook up your PS4 to your cable box and have everything voice controlled.

claudionmc3983d ago

@logicwins In my personal opinion, I don't see the advantage of speaking to Xbone when you can do the same thing with your controller and it will take 5 seconds more... same as changing to TV mode instead of press the "source" button... I really don't see the advantage of 5 extra seconds every 2 or 3 hours of entertainment

LOGICWINS3983d ago (Edited 3983d ago )

^^Say you want to access the Internet Browser while on Skype or playing a game. Accessing the Internet Browser MAY take a few button presses. You'd need to pause your game, go to the home screen, scroll to the Internet Browser etc.

With voice control, you just turned a 5-6 second process into a 2 second process without having to stop your game or Skype convo.

And we aren't even factoring in gesture controls which have been proven to save time(Swype on Android phones, gesture controls on Dolphin browser).

I'm sure ull also be able to assign unique gestures to different apps.

".. same as changing to TV mode instead of press the "source" button..."

Taking 1 second to say "TV" is faster/more convenient than reaching for your tv remote and switching back to your tv input. The point is to keep the gaming controller in your hands at ALL times while your enjoying any type of entertainment.

I don't think people understand how revolutionary this is. Gaming consoles have always been separated from your tv. Now your gaming console will subsume your tv, always making your gaming console the center of all your media. Starting your day with "Xbox On" or "PS4 On" is exciting to say the last.

claudionmc3983d ago

I don't use internet in my TV, and less Internet Explorer and Bing (seriously, who uses Bing?)

Instead that, I use my cellphone or laptop to search something while I'm playing and I don't think that I'm going to use skype while playing

Second, I won't pay US$400 for saving 5 sec to 2 sec in a process...

And finally, you don't need to say "ps4 on", because PS4 doesn't go off, but goes to sleep instead... so you just grab your control and continue playing

MysticStrummer3983d ago

@Logic - I'd rather not be able to do those things if it impacts how much memory is available to the game I'm playing.

As far as I've seen, and this could be wrong, One will have 3 of 8GB reserved for the OS, while PS4 will have 1 of 8GB reserved for the OS. PS4's memory is better for gaming in the first place. This difference alone would make me not buy a One, regardless of all the other issues people have with the console.

http://gimmegimmegames.com/...

hesido3983d ago

@logicwins.

I don't think saving 3 seconds on a 5 second task you do 10 times a day is important. It could be important if you did this 100 times maybe.

Also, responding to gesture control means a gesture recognition software running ALL the time. Same for voice commands. I'm glad we don't have these features always on on the PS4, not only because of security, but because of the unnecessary strain on the system, those transistors is better off working on my game code.

rainslacker3983d ago (Edited 3983d ago )

@logic

It's not revolutionary. Voice is just another input control. The actual functions shown is what they call multi-tasking, which has been done on PC for over 30 years. In fact I have voice control available on my notebook from 6 years ago. I used it a few times, and what I found is that it is very limiting, and prone to mistakes. MS may have better voice recognition by now though. Until I either use it, or see something not PR related in a video, I can't judge it's quality.

This whole thing is just existing tech wrapped up with a nice new bow on it.

It brings nothing to gaming. It brings something to the ecosystem of XBL. It's an interesting and cool way to do things on the Xbox given the technology that it has. But it does nothing, I repeat nothing whatsoever for games. It is purely a UI function. This isn't to say that the Kinect itself can't and won't be used for gaming, just that the features shown were not gaming related.

Gaming consoles and TV's are intrinsically linked. They were never separated. I think instead of TV, you meant to say cable. It's a remote control for that, and all the other functions exist along side with that. It turns cable into an App service. Nothing more, nothing less.

PiTCHBLaCK3983d ago (Edited 3983d ago )

As I've said before, late at night in my house you can't be talking n stuff, So I'd be like "Xbox go home!" And I hear from another room "Shuuut up!!" LOL.

I'm glad the PS4 don't have all that voice stuff, I Love a controller in my hand.

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Gildarts3983d ago (Edited 3983d ago )

NOP. I don't think the PS camera has a Microphone.

Even if it does. The one in Kinect 2 is built for it. It will recognize your voice even with loud music on.

Also not every PS4 will come with a Camera so it's not beneficial for developers to build a game from the ground up with it.

Kinect 2(bundled) is one of the killer features and advantage that microsoft has over the PS4.

Imagine a game that supports Oculus Rift and Kinect 2. With this we are ever closer to that virtual reality dream. Something we are sure to get in the near future. And it will be an Exclusive experience to the Xbox One. and maybe PC.

LOGICWINS3983d ago

The hell? If the old PS Eye has a microphone, I'd be shocked if the new one didn't.

MysticStrummer3983d ago (Edited 3983d ago )

The new PS camera has four microphones.

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

garos823983d ago

Here we go again logic.
You are a master of verbal diarrhea.Sony is indeed winning (no need for quotation marks) on the gaming front as they are the only ones to have shown games.
Just because you will be able to watch ps4 games via your "tv box " doesn't make it on par with Sony's showing so far

Ps you have way too many bubbles for such a terrible troll

sigfredod3983d ago

Yeah the PR from Sony this console generation has been way more aggressive and i love it
http://s1081.photobucket.co...

VTKC3983d ago

just concentrate on the games and Do not use DRM.

LOGICWINS3983d ago (Edited 3983d ago )

Games should be the focus, but if I'm spending upwards $400 for a new console, I want it to have the features a next-gen machine should have. Featurewise, the Xbox One feels like something new. The PS4 conference focused on cloud gaming as the "new" next-gen feature....something thats been around for a while. Its a nice idea, but its not anything that we haven't heard of before.

With the Xbox One, the fact that I can seamlessly transition between different forms of entertainment using only my voice is something entirely new that we haven't seen before.

The PS4 is winning on the games front, but the Xbox One still has that "wow factor" of a completely voice controlled media hub. E3 will be very interesting to say the least. Both consoles have things that I would like to own for the next 5-7 years.

Again, I don't see why the new PS camera can't make the entire UI voice controlled as well. This would make my decision of which console to buy first a very easy one(DRM issues aside).

Gildarts3983d ago

They won't be able to do voice controlled UI.

The reason why it works so well with the Xbox One is that it has 3 Operating systems running simultaneously. And Microsoft built it from the ground up. True multitasking simply can't be done as an afterthought without sacrificing a lot of performance. The architecture needs to be build for it.

T23983d ago (Edited 3983d ago )

yeah its a fine feature that's full of ... meh. Sony obviously realized that voice controlling your TV is relatively minor in the grand scheme of things when you are making, I don't know, a GAME console.
and as others have pointed out time and time again, voice control is not new or exciting technology it is a gimmick.
I have this thing called a logitech harmony remote, perhaps you have heard of it? Why would I care about using my voice when I can push one button and get whatever I want? Is the xbox going to set up my surround sound system the way I want it too? will it switch to my ps4? even if it did, I could still do it with a push of a button.

Edit - and saying the ps4 conference "focused on cloud gaming" is a lie. They focused on multiple aspects of their vision for next gen.

KingMe423983d ago

I'm a mute. What are voice commands to me? Nothing.

LOGICWINS3983d ago

^^It's not about "you"...its about people in general. Sony and Microsoft want the biggest market possible for their products. No ones forcing you to buy into this if you don't want to. No one product on the planet will appeal to everyone.

Voice commands won't appeal to the mute, movies won't appeal to the blind, and music won't appeal to deaf. But guess what? There are billions of non-mute, non-blind, and non-deaf people out there that these forms of entertainment/features WILL appeal to. You being a mute doesn't negate this.

grassyknoll3983d ago

You're assuming choice control works perfectly for everybody, which it really doesn't. The Xbox One concept is trying to solve a problem that doesn't really exist.

KingKelloggTheWH3983d ago

NOTHING the XBox-one is doing is new,it just like cloud gaming have been on PC forever.

PiTCHBLaCK3983d ago

I think the Xbox one just complicates things and the games may suffer for it. I Have a panasonic remote, Once I hit the Input button I can go to PC, Cable, PS3 just like that, no lag, no delay...just BAM!.

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How to recruit Lam in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

Lam is among the 120 characters available for recruitment in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. While she is one of the many straightforward recruits, a known bug may prevent players from recruiting her if certain conditions are met. Despite developers’ assurances of fixing the bug, some early access players still encounter issues with recruiting Lam despite attempting the standard method.

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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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rlow19h ago

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

Christopher9h ago(Edited 9h 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!

coolbeans7h ago(Edited 7h 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.

Profchaos7h 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.

DedicatedDark6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

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

Barlos5h ago

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

Way to support censorship...

victorMaje5h 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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Eidolon5h 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_Scum8h 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.

Barlos5h ago(Edited 5h 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_Scum4h 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.

jambola2h ago

I wasn't aware censorship was based on what made sense to you

Rebel_Scum2h ago

Likewise, what a stupid comment.

jambola2h ago

I agree
Your comment was pretty stupid

Rebel_Scum1h ago

I never said censorship is based on what I say dumbass. Just because I dont see this as censorship doesnt mean I’m saying others cant.

How about you come at me with your opinion rather than snarky comments with no thought on the matter.

SimpleDad4h 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.

jambola2h ago

Those shorts are a little revealing
Should probably make them snow pants

Barlos2h ago

They'll probably make her trans

CobraKai4h 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.

Killer2020UK4h 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.

maykhausonninh4h 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 evidence9h ago(Edited 9h 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.

MrBaskerville27m ago

The game being an accurate represantation of the original was not a slap in the face to the fans. The 3D remasters looked like ass (visually) tbh.