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How the PlayStation Eye connects your hands and voice to the PlayStation 4 HD

When the PlayStation 4 launches this November, the PlayStation Eye camera will enable you to sign into the console using just your face. Unlike its Microsoft counterpart, Kinect, the Eye won't allow much more control of the system. At least not initially. "At the time of launch, first the face recognition is for the purpose of logging in," SVP and Division President of Business Division 1 at Sony Computer Entertainment Masayasu Ito told Engadget in an interview this afternoon.

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Rageanitus3869d ago

I am actually glad they did not include the PSEYE as a manditory peripheral. I know I will not be using it just like the original PS2 EYE, PS3 EYE, or kinect.

JoGam3869d ago (Edited 3869d ago )

Honestly I use the eye toy and had the PlayStation eye day one. For those who don't remember that was before kinect. Anywho, I welcome those features with open arms because they was fun to use. I always felt MS just took the idea and ran with it and birth kinect. I also love the fact that it's not and never was mandatory by Sony. I'm grabing the PS4 Eye day one because I'm constantly on video chat with friends and family around the world and we all are upgrading to PS4 day one. Our Friday night parties via vchat are crazy. Everyone has a house full with people and it just amazing to see everyone coming together.

PoSTedUP3869d ago

thats what i mainly use it for, videochat, and a mic, itwas good with that poker game but thats about it. the games were bad, fun at first, but they didnt really support it. i couldnt Wait to see what more they had for the eyetoy... nothing... i gave up waiting after a couple of years and crowned it a webcam. i showed my lil cousin a game and he was thrilled, i was like "yep, that's about all youre gonna get outta That thing.." and unplugged it, never to be played with again.

ps4 eye camera games look really great tho. ill be getting it for web chat and a mic mainly. glad its not manditory, cuz i dont want it right away.

Eonjay3869d ago

Those controllers are beautiful

Ittoryu3869d ago

I thought the Kinects was cool at first then it just got old screaming at it and re calibrating it every two days. The only thing I find cool about Kinects now is what hackers are doing with it outside of gaming like Skin touch etc.

Aery3868d ago

@JoGam:

Sounds like you got a lot of fun!
That's the spirit !

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KwietStorm_BLM3869d ago

I'm glad they didn't include it so that the price wouldn't be unnecessarily inflated, and so more people would find the purchase easier to make, but I will be using it just like I did with the PS3 camera. Video chat, live streaming, homegrown porn on the big screen, and the chance that motion implementations are actually worthwhile. It could actually work well in horror games like Outlast or Slender.

JRH77833869d ago

Homegrown porn huh?????? Thought I was the only one. LOL... The new camera should capture video better.

insomnium23868d ago

LOL I never used the PS camera with my wifey. I enjoy pov better with traditional camera. Pov with 2 vacant hands spreading all kinds of interesting places wide open is the way to go.

eplusr3869d ago

To be honest I actually ended up preordering the new eye for the PS4 whether I end up using it or not is another story entirely.

However I like knowing I've got options be it video chat or the controller functionality that is said to be coming with it.

Developers of the third party variety may or may not support it since the install base won't be as high as say the Kinect. Still I can see Sony first party studios making use of it but I guess only time will tell.

theXtReMe13868d ago

I bought Kinect day one and used it for about two weeks with the bowling game, which my wife and I really enjoyed. Once we played in a while, it became more hassle to start it up and use it then it was worth and it went right in the closet where it has stayed since two weeks after we bought it.

Sony made the right decision in not including it and raising the price for no reason. Microsoft last generation brought it out and as they do with all of their add ons, supported it very little. The wheel, flight stick, Kinect, Retro Arcade, etc...

Microsoft never follows through with their ideas. I had 100 friends with the retro arcade, buying everything they released... Then, they simply stopped supporting it, or when they did... It was with games nobody ever heard or cared about. Just one of many great ideas they had that died on delivery. Im shocked they even brought Kinect to the next gen. I guess they feel that they still have a lot of investment to make up for, in buying and marketing the technology. I guarantee that very little third party support will bless Kinect... And when it does, it will be nonsensical and unimportant to the experience.

As you can tell, Im not a huge fan of motion controls and Microsofts lazy approach to their brilliant ideas. I am actually switching from Microsofts brand to Sonys this gen, because I like Sonys dedication to games and gamers. I feel Microsoft is totally dismissing the core gamers who made the Xbox brand, to chase after the neon rainbow, that is Apples multimedia empire. I want to play the best version of the best games and the extra power in the PS4 will ensure that. Not to mention Sonys unbelievable first party offerings.

I cannot wait for this next generation and a fresh new start, with fresh new ideas from Sony and the PS4.

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abzdine3869d ago (Edited 3869d ago )

PSeye will bring a + to the gaming immersion, FOR THOSE INTERESTED!
i am gonna get one because i am a Move fan as well.. i also love good experiences like wonderbook, EyePet and any other augmented reality games.

scott1823869d ago

I love how good the move conrtollers work with sports games, there is so much control it's great. Knowing that my move controllers I have will still work with the PS4 is a huge plus for me also. Definitely getting the camera.

PoSTedUP3869d ago

i like how they implemented AR into vita games. look around the map, play tennis in first person view. just kinda proves VR is on its way. i think its gonna happen this gen. i really do. and im talking from sony, better than the OC rift.

shoddy3869d ago

Cool more hidden features Sony didn't even brag about

ALLWRONG3869d ago

Why would Sony brag about the things they copy?

Mr_cheese3868d ago

Your username says it all

ALLWRONG3868d ago

Yeah because Sony has an infrared 3D camera with voice control... Oh! they do now.

That = copy

Try again

sigfredod3869d ago

no gestures or voice commands for me, i will use my DS4 thx

Deadpoolio3869d ago

Thats the nice thing it's optional, they would like you to use it but are not forcing you to use it....Unlike some other company that wants to cram it down your throat.....I'm getting the camera just because I ran out of PS4 launch things to pay off and liked the move on PS3 hopefully it gets more support for those of us that choose to either try it out and take advantage or try it out and move on

Mr_Luke3869d ago

Always been interested in those kind of peripherals, but since i don't use them so much i don't know if i'm going to get the camera. Glad they didn't insert it in the console, it would be a waste in my case (and camera included would mean bigger price too). Mabe later, if they make a particular bundle camera + game with good price i could think about it.

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Days Gone, 5 Years Later

Almost unbelievably, Days Gone has just turned 5 years old after launching on April 26th, 2019. What's changed in that time?

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mkis0071h ago

Such a good game to me. Crazy how different peoples opinions can get.

Crows901h ago(Edited 1h ago)

For me it wasn't that surprising. There was some bad press before. There's also the matter and element of a person's disposition when trying out a certain game. Sometimes you're just not really into the type of game that you're playing so you put it down because you don't like it. Not necessarily because it's a bad game but because you're just not up for something like this. Reviewers have a tough because no matter what they feel like playing they've got to play what's releasing.

I have many times gone back to games that I put down only to thoroughly enjoy them the second time around because either there wasn't another exciting game coming out around the same time or I just had no other games to play and haven't played that type of game in a while. I'm not the type of person that can just play a souls game through all this iterations one after the other without getting burnt out on the formula.

In my opinion this game was great from the start. Some bugs here and there but nothing worse than the most AAA releases during the same time after and before. All I did was wait one week and I had a phenomenal time with the game. No other zombie survival game comes close to how I thoroughly enjoyed this one

Leeroyw1h ago

Second act of that game far surpassed the first. Which is why people felt it didn't live up to the hype of the trailers. Personally I loved it. But it was a slog to get your bike and weapons up to skill.

Inverno49m ago

Was gonna post a brick wall of text but I'll keep it short. Pardon my French but f**k the media for the hate they gave this game. If you have a PC to play it on you can get it as low as 10 bucks, and if you have a PS then it's a no brainer. Totally worth a play.

phatak32m ago(Edited 23m ago)

I don't even comment here often but had to for this game, I still stand by my opinion that this was one of the top 10 games of the ps4 generation, I preferred days gone over god of war, horizon and last of us 2, the launch version was definitely piss poor and that messed up the reviews for this game, honestly some games deserve a re-review or post patch review as the metacritic score stays forever but the reality is its not even the same game anymore, the ps5 patch is amazing and the pc version which I play on nowadays is one of the best looking games ever, complete shame that we wont get a sequel, god of war got one, horizon got one, last of us got one, spider man got one,ghosts of tshushima about to get one but this game wont get one, sucks to be honest.

Ps3/360 era had some hidden underated games for me it was shadows of the damned, alice madness returns that deserved more sales and a sequel/ higher scores, and similarly for the ps4 era it was days gone, and dying light 1 that deserved much more love, dying light atleast got a sequel, everyone needs to play this game once and judge for themselves, for me its officially the most underrated game of the ps4 era, go play it if you haven't.

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Whether it's entering a zen state during DPS or the rush of dopamine on its completion, Destiny 2's Raids excels in multiplayer teamwork.