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Video Footage of PS4 Test Kit User Interface Leaks Out

"During the live stream of Zombie Studios' Blacklight Retribution, the developers showed off bits of PlayStation 4's user interface. The video was uploaded by YoutTube user MoejoeWins and he notes that this is apparently a very early build and is one of the first kits that came out. However this video lets us hear the sound affects and animation effects that we can expect in the retail version of the PS4."

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SillyYou3912d ago ShowReplies(5)
ps3vita4life3912d ago

Yeah, plus if it's a very early build then it probably looks miles better now. But imo it looks pretty good so far.

3-4-53911d ago

I don't make games, but I can appreciate things like this.

How don't people understand that games don't just instantly become made the way they play them when they buy them.

There isn't like step 1, step2 , step 3 , profit.

There are so many things in between I don't even know about.

The comments on pre-alpha videos like this, are kind of weird. Not so much on this one but few other videos like this where people say it's "ugly" or whatever.

That is like looking at a houses foundation of only cement and maybe Main room flooring is in, and call it unfinished and ugly.

Well duh! It's not done yet.

Mansions don't always look beautiful. It takes time.

Autodidactdystopia3911d ago

I always like ps interfaces and bios'

ps3s falloff wave in the xmb
ps2's clock and orbs, and ps1's visualizers, all inspired me to create what I do today.

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

I make shtuff :D cause I love these visualizations and the one in this test kit looks sweet. kinda like the ps3 one but the shading on the wave is solid like Fresnel as opposed to falloff from ps3 NEAT!

HammadTheBeast3912d ago

Yeah, it seems to be a pre-alpha of both the game and the UI as the dev says.

MWong3911d ago

Blacklight Retribution looks pretty damn good so far.

Blaze9293911d ago

Sony released a video trailer of the PS4's UI already and it looks similar to this - so I doubt the UI will change much. I may be alone here but really, do people really think that PS4 UI is amazing?

I'll constantly give Sony the benefit of the doubt when it comes to hardware but my gawd dat software!

aceitman3911d ago

don't these free to play games count as exclusive games toward sony too. warframes,superfun,planetside 2,Blacklight Retribution.. and dc uninverse.

Jeff2573911d ago

No because they can also be played on the PC. Or in the case of DCU it is also on the PS3 and PC. Anytime a game is on a console and PC it is multiplatform. It doesn't matter if it is F2P or a game you have to buy. The whole "Console Exclusive" thing is just stupid.

extermin8or3911d ago

Over the xbox-yeah seeing as titles like titanfall apparently count as exclusive to xbox, and various 360 games that were on pc always seemed to count when it suited.

LonDonE3911d ago

@jef257
funny though titan fall is on pc,360 and xbox1, and yet the xbox fanboys call it a exclusive, strange that isn't it? for me they all are exclusives, because when it comes to consoles, you can only play these games on a Playstation platform, be it ps3 or ps4, and its the same with titan fall, you can only play it on xbox platforms so it is exclusive.

But how much you willing to bet titan fall will come to Playstation after 1 year? i would bet my life on it!! this is just a timed exclusive, which is sad for xbots, because allot of their systems exclusives end up on Playstation, but Playstation exclusives HARDLY EVER GO TO XBOX!

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saggysack793912d ago

so you dont need ps plus to play free to play games online is this right?

awesomeperson3912d ago

Correct - free to play games are free to play, not requiring PS+.

FamilyGuy3912d ago

Correct, but it's actually the developers choice. Not sure why they'd choose to restrict it to PS+ members though, not unless Sony charges them for making it that way or something. Doubt it though s yeah, Free-to-play = FREE-to-play on the PS4.

Buzz7S3912d ago (Edited 3912d ago )

Because of the build. It isn't even at an alpha stage and if you ever got to experience the Battlefield 3 beta back in 2011, you'll know that alpha/beta previews tend to be buggy as shit!

TI_213912d ago

Huh? It crashes once, the second time he closes the game before it loads properly.

pixelsword3911d ago

It's not a finished game, so yeah; unfinished games tend to do that.

bub163911d ago

the GAME crashed not PS4, thats down to the game makers to fix, he even explains in the video lol

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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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rlow111h ago

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

Christopher10h ago(Edited 10h 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!

coolbeans9h ago(Edited 9h 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.

Profchaos9h 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.

DedicatedDark8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

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

Barlos7h ago

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

Way to support censorship...

victorMaje7h 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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Eidolon7h 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_Scum10h 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.

Barlos7h ago(Edited 7h 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_Scum5h 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.

jambola4h ago

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

Rebel_Scum4h ago

Likewise, what a stupid comment.

jambola4h ago

I agree
Your comment was pretty stupid

Rebel_Scum3h 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.

SimpleDad6h 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.

jambola4h ago

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

Barlos4h ago

They'll probably make her trans

CobraKai6h 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.

Killer2020UK5h 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.

maykhausonninh5h 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 evidence11h ago(Edited 11h 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.

MrBaskerville2h 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.