The official confirmation of the PlayStation 4 from Sony was something that many people had long awaited since rumblings first surfaced on the internet. The event held in New York City by Sony provided some great insight into the direction the company is moving, with a lot of promising ideas at the forefront. Yet one statement that constantly resonated throughout the entire conference was the concept of PlayStation 4 being a saving grace for game developers. And while this is very appealing and something that will lead to some great titles down the line, it is also the seeds of what could possibly be a problem for Sony in the years to come. Shouldn’t the PS4 be a great system for gamers as much as it is for developers? Aren’t those who buy the games in the end supposed to be the first priority for a company like Sony? This is where aspects of the presentation in New York City start to take a very interesting turn.
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I think the general idea is that a better console "for developers" is a prerequisite to a better console "for gamers." That's the IDEA I think...time will tell!
So last generation, PS3 gamers got shoddy ports, lost exclusive games, missed out on "exclusive DLC" to the 360, waited too long for certain titles like GT5 etc. all because developers had a hard time coming to gripes with the console. Who really lost? The consumers. (Not to say we didn't end up with good stuff.) The 360 fanboys were on this like flies on crap.
But this time around, Sony designs as console to remove any burdens to let the developers have freedom of creativity, now stupid sites like this is spinning it into a negative thing.
What in the world is wrong with you people?
If developers get the right tools and the right platform, they will make better games, and the consumers will benefit.
Also it will improve the quality of pc ports so that as a playstation+pc gamer makes me very happy.
Now if a developer cant program for ps4 they cant blame the system but only their own skill(Looking at you bugthesda).
I was really enjoying the differnt developers they got on
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...well except Tameem Antoniades
A happy developer can churn out AAA games and make the gamer's experience that much better. It's not rocket science.
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dirt: that's relevant because...?
While it wasn't stated explicitly (perhaps it should have been) was that you have no idea what happens behind closed doors.
Happy or not, if something is hard to use it's hard to use.
Bethesda isn't the best developer, but it's not all their fault.
i don't want to see or here about development difficulties otherwise i'll take legal action.
this gen was an exception. next gen is a requirement!
As if a console that's good for developers wouldn't be good for gamers. Also, let's just ignore all the social aspects of the PS4 like they were never discussed, or the games shown like they never were.
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Which is the most ironic, idiotic, and ignorant thought process I've ever seen.
Note to self: Avoid "thekoalition" like the plague.
Reclaim your glory as console king.
As a consequence, the gamer gets an even greater menu of games being brought to the table. Variety is the Sony way.
So what if they can no longer claim 'It only does everything'. What it does promise to do has more than whetted my appetite for what's to come, as a gamer.
Then when they heard GDDR5. They Collaborated with the Russians to develop a robot that looks exactly like Megan Fox and had her do a crab walk backwards completely naked.
That's how excited they were. Yes. Russians.
It's also a great console to new players to the PS franchise and those willing to start fresh. However those who have been with PS for a little while now will have to keep their PS3's rather than replace it with the PS4's to play their old games... which is a shame because there's still so much I want to play on my PS3 and would of loved to play it on my PS4.
Don't get me wrong, i'm still getting the PS4. This is just a downer.
I welcome Sonys new architecture with open arms since game development will be a lot easier for developers this time around.
"8GB GDDR5"
Yep which is why the 720 if it sticks with DDR3 will probably be more difficult to make games on than the PS4. From what i read the EDram will only serve to make game development more complicated.
Developers make the games, we play the games, so in turn making the system great for developers essentially makes it great for gamers. This is common sense.
I look forward to the PS4 being the lead platform for next-gen titles.