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Next-Gen PlayStation Network Features

The next PlayStation is almost here; with rumors putting it being revealed at 2013’s E3 and a possible Q4 2013/Q1 2014 release and with that a brand new list of features for PlayStation Network. The PSN has gone through some major changes since its initially launch on the PlayStation 3; to bringing itself on par with, if not above, the competition. Yet, we want more. Just packaging the same features of the current PSN and bringing them over to the next console won’t be enough.

Let’s take a look at three of the biggest features should be added to the PSN to make it truly the premier online gaming network in the industry.

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CalvinKlein4168d ago

Allow me to control the PS3 videos,xmb, and stuff with the cross control app while I am playing on my vita.

Would have been awesome the other day while I was watching sunday ticket and playing uncharted on my VITA. But instead I had to get up and walk over to my controller trhat was charging on that 3 foot cord.

FACTUAL evidence4167d ago (Edited 4167d ago )

Hopefully they revamp the psn, so we could change our psn ID's. It's only one of the most wanted features on psn.

r214167d ago

Background downloads for game patches,I hate waiting for a patch to download when I could be playing another different game. Next gen consoles better have this feature.

NukaCola4167d ago

No actually PS+ does auto downloads at night.

I think PS4 will do background patches like the Vita does. It's awesome! The Vita does a lot right that shows how PSN is going. I do think the PS4 will be more integrated and less compartmentalized. It's looking very good.

JoGam4167d ago

Exactly. VITA is a glimmer into the future. It shows which direction Sony is headed. Vita is a very powerful machine and it gets me excited cause I know the PS4 has something in store for next generation.

mochachino4167d ago

Two tiered system with both costing money, PSN plus will still have free games and discounts. Sony cant afford to give online away for free anymore, their losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues annually.

They can't start charging now as existing customers would be pissed but a new console sort of resets expectations. I'm guessing basic PSN will be half the price of live and PSN plus around the same price.

People can go to PC but on consoles you'll have to pay to play next gen IMO.

Hicken4167d ago

Your opinion is wrong. Free online is a huge draw for Sony. They could never get away with charging for it now.

Already, Nintendo has decided against charging for online play. With Sony already doing the same thing this generation, they're most likely to keep that model for the online next gen.

In fact, we're most likely to see Microsoft implement a free tier to their online to keep up with what the other two are offering.

But Sony charging for online? Not a chance.

mochachino4167d ago

Time will tell.

With no free online next gen console option Sony doesn't really risk losing customers. As long as PSN is notably cheaper, Sony will maintain an online price advantage.

black9114167d ago

Alot features will be implemented in psplus trust me.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing695h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker4h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing694h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos10h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto9h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger889h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).