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The seven big little details we love about the PlayStation 4

Having spent the last year using the PlayStation 4 at trade shows and press events, we've got a fairly good idea of how games look and play on the parallelogram-shaped game box. The questions that remain largely revolve around living with the device: can it quickly switch between apps and games? how stable is online play? is voice chat clear? That kinda thing.

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allformats3830d ago (Edited 3830d ago )

My personal favorite is DualShock 4's share button. Second personal favorite is being able to watch my friends play their games, and jump in on the action if they need help.

Sony overdid themselves this time around.

#BasedCerny

OlgerO3830d ago

I really like that you will be able to see what percentage of people actually got a trophy.

captain_slow823830d ago

^^^

this said it perfect on how i see it :D

Conzul3830d ago

When the SHARE button can save a copy locally or to a local network, **then** I'll agree that Sony outdid themselves this time :)

Lwhit63830d ago (Edited 3830d ago )

My personal favorite is the DS4's touch pad. I don't care if some people think it's "gimmicky" I'm still very intrigued by it and cant wait to see it implemented into more games.

jeffgoldwin3828d ago

Touch pad will inevitably turn out to be a gimmick like all other touch/movement controls. However the larger ds4 controller a welcome change.

IcicleTrepan3829d ago

what, they renamed the select button and you got all worked up? :P

G20WLY3829d ago

Please don't belittle this excellent new feature. Innovation should be championed and enjoyed.

Also, Health Warning: Too much salt is bad for you, friend... ;P

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TheGreatAndPowerful3830d ago (Edited 3830d ago )

>Party Chat works across entire system and all apps, 8 people per lobby, but you can make MORE THAN ONE LOBBY!

They just took party chat to a whole other level. :O Wonder how many active lobbies you can have going on at the same time and can people chat with people in the different lobbies?

Kayant3830d ago

Man the amount of times I wished something like this was on my X360.... Great to see Sony has improved on that concept.

Sadist33830d ago

And Sony is still keeping quiet on their online stability. Talk to us about the stuff that matters, not trophies, not vita, what's up with the online infrastructure? In the end, that's the make or break point in determining which games I'll get for which system.

Battlefieldlover3830d ago

The battlefield multiplayer videos are on PSN. Looks pretty "stable" to me.

Kakashi Hatake3830d ago

Because current PS3 PSN is just so buggy for multiplayer, right?

TomahawkX3830d ago

If you watch the original PS4 reveal Dave Perry talked about building the fastest global network ever made. Right now they are focused on streaming games everywhere with Gaikai but who knows, that infrastructure might be used to improve online gaming as well. Just because they aren't talking about it 24/7 doesn't mean they aren't working on it.

Kayant3830d ago

Especially considering how they have talked about things like play as you download.

Their network simply can't be slow or inadequate or things like these won't work & there will be a big shitstorm.

iceman063829d ago

Stability, as you termed it, has really never been an issue for ME on PSN. The only real issue, IMO, is that it wasn't as integrated as the XBLN. Devs often "struggled" to get games running smoothly. But, that was because they actually had to program it all.
Of course, speed is relative to your connection (as I have friends that had variable speeds when we were waiting for patches). Other than that, it's been a nice ride. I definitely wouldn't mind them beefing up stuff. But, even as is, simply playing on the network is not a problem.

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BABY-JEDI3830d ago

I'm sort of disappointed that it isn't making my breakfast aswell.
: (
Though I must admit these features are pretty KOol

SpiralTear3830d ago

You can charge USB devices and controllers with the PS4 when it's not on.

That's such a small inclusion, but yes, it's really important. Thank you, Sony!

Lwhit63830d ago

USB 3.0 too! It'll charge my Note 3 blazing fast!

jeffgoldwin3828d ago

I wouldn't recommend doing that all the time from a console or pc. If you want a real fast charge, they sell faster chargers now. They have higher amps. Just bought one at the sprint store last month.

http://www.ventev.com/

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Diablo IV is Available on PlayStation Cloud Gaming - Beats Xbox to the Punch

Diablo IV is now available to play via PlayStation Cloud Gaming! Still not available to Play on Xbox Cloud Gaming.

We ran our script again and found 15 other PS5 games (a lot of popular ones!) that got PS5 Cloud Gaming support within the last month as well.

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Hugodastrevas1d 2h ago

Not for me, I'm 100% physical media all of the time.

jwillj2k419h ago

I hate that I have to keep calling this out, but your physical disks mean nothing if the game code attempts to connect to a server prior to playing.

Hugodastrevas19h ago

And that happens when? I'm playing completely offline here, stellar Blade to be more precise.
I'm sorry but I've never run into that imaginary problem you're talking about, I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it has never happened to me.

jwillj2k418h ago

You not running into the problem yet has no bearing on my argument. You’re acting like the medium is the shield for you being able to always play your games when it effectively is not. The game code itself can try to connect to a server or the console you’re playing on may receive an update that requires that game to connect to a server. Just because you haven’t ran into it doesn’t mean anything lol you don’t own your games no matter how you try.

Hugodastrevas17h ago

So I have never run into the problem you're talking about and your answer is an hypothetical? Look I can play any game of my library offline right now without issue.
That issue is in your mouth and alone.

Crows9013h ago

Actually...there's an easy way...don't connect. If it doesn't require a connection and you don't connect...the code can't update...obviously....confused why you don't get what he's saying.

outsider162413h ago

Hold on..lets say i dnt have an online connection, can i atleast play the game offline though. Was thinking of getting this

jwillj2k48h ago

None of you use your brains.

OK, let’s explore this playing offline. not talking about Diablo specifically just gaming in general.

Are you going to buy two PlayStations? One offline one online? If not, moment you want to play something that requires a connection you’re cooked.

Does game experience you love so much stay the same offline?

Is the game even playable offline?

The whole point of my argument is that we don’t hold the keys anymore. The gatekeepers are the developers and console makers regardless of whether it’s digital or physical. You altering your play style for a lesser experience is not a workaround, it doesn’t solve the overall problem.

None of this matters since the move to the cloud is inevitable.

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spicelicka22h ago

So you have to buy the game and can only stream to the PS5 devices using PS plus premium? What is the point of that. Much more useful when you can stream to other devices.

MrNinosan22h ago

Works great on my Portal while at work 👍

spicelicka19h ago

That's streaming off your PS5, not from the cloud. This is specifically referring to cloud gaming.

CrimsonWing6921h ago

Can’t you, uh, do this on your phone?

Tacoboto20h ago

Sony doesn't yet have a web or app-based solution to stream games off their cloud service, the closest you may be able to get would be Remote Play if they allow cloud streaming during a Remote session.

And yes this applies to the Portal too.

Einhander19722h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Tacoboto

Please stop talking about PlayStation Streaming, you don't know what you're talking about.

I just explained this to you the other day where you were telling people that remote play was their only cloud solution, because apparently you didn't understand how PlayStation Premium works even though PS Now was a thing since shortly after the launch PS4..

You can stream to PC and Mac, and they had mobile clients for it in the past but probably for the same reason Microsoft is fighting Apple and Google PS Now wasn't allowed on App stores. Which is why it's not on iPhone and Android still.

And to be honest, I am glad they are trying to keep it on the console, all their moves away from the console seem like a step in the wrong direction, which isn't working so great for Microsoft...

anast20h ago

Blizzard is shoving this game everywhere. Diablo 4 is going to take an even bigger hit soon. Path of exile 2 is coming out and it looks insane.

Crows9013h ago

Well they're about to release the next season...I think that might be way they're pushing the game again.

anast4m ago

I mean I get what you are saying, but D4 isn't doing that well either.

UnbreakableAlex19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

I completed it on gamepass. Thanks God I dint pay it full price. It plays like a lazy mobile game. I am not a pro diablo gamer (Diablo 1 was the only one I completed) but D4 has no atmosphere, no creepy feeling and soundtrack like the first one and its so easy, I managed to not buy any weapon and had 4 Million Credits on level 55. I always used the same 4 attacks from the beginning and died maybe 10-15 times. It's so easy, wtf. I remember D1 to be pretty hard.
WTF happened? Is Diablo 3 also that bad?

jwillj2k419h ago

Diablo 3 was my first Diablo game. I had to use the mailbox cheats to keep it interesting.

Crows9013h ago(Edited 13h ago)

Diablo 3 was really hard at launch....then they made it easy.

They love scaling difficulty though.

anast2m ago

D2 is the pinnacle. I still fire it up from time to time.

GrmpyolGamer 11h ago

Considering that the PS cloud steaming is garbage compared to XCloud and is limited to certain devices this isn't something to brag about. Wake me up when Diablo is on PS plus

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers12d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken11d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g12d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing12d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H912d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola11d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66912d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle12d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg12d ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos12d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola12d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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