PS4: Too Little, Too Early

Gi - What is up with Sony jumping the gun on their next-gen console? Well, it is not necessarily jumping the gun… The timing is just about right. Late 2013 is a very appropriate time for the next generation of gaming consoles to come out. But, it has been a month now since Sony announced the PS4 and gave its “details” about how it’s going to change the future of gaming, and the “details” were sparse and pretty unsatisfying.

[dadeisvenm]

Isn't that the point of being "early"? The "vague details" give developers enough to know what they are working with and puts pressure on the other platform holders to one up or follow suit.

[SynGamer]

The "author" of the article clearly doesn't understand journalism, nor the gaming industry. The fact that he's still writing about the PS4 essentially negates any points he brings up.

If it was too early/too little, no one would be talking about it ;)

[bad naruto]

it's either "Too Little Too Early" or "Too Little Too Late".

PS4 will prevail.

[Britainz-Fin3st]

That would happen regardless, id imagine the devs have had their kits for some time now.

I dont think it is early either. Its been a long generation and they're second to announce the next console.

By saying ps4 announcment is early what does that say for the Wii u ?

[pangitkqb]

SynGamer, you said it beautifully. Not only is this "article" silly, it's very existence is laughably ironic. Apparently the "too little" Sony has revealed was more than enough for this and COUNTLESS other articles, discussions, and coverage.

[Fil101]

lol, in a nutshell... "yes". Stupid article.

[Mounce]

Pretty much, it's like, oh hey....Author..

Tell that to the fucking gigantic HYPE TRAIN that's everywhere -_-

[HammadTheBeast]

Wtf. This guy is just begging for hits. He twisted this phrase to make it double negative, which doesn't even make sense.

[MariaHelFutura]

After 7 years is not too early.

[Saigon]

I honestly think Sony gave enough information overall in Feb. For GDC, they gave even more information, which is plenty to suite my taste buds. If you noticed, the content given is more structural, which is very understandable. Sony seems to want people to know what the system is capable of doing. This information is more for developers and enthusiast interested in this content. If this info does not at least wet your taste buds than you only care about the gaming system; and there is nothing wrong with that.

In the article the author should have made this clear from the door. I say this because later he says, 'where is the physical system', and I stopped reading after that.

[The_Infected]

"Sony announced the PS4 and gave its “details” about how it’s going to change the future of gaming, and the “details” were sparse and pretty unsatisfying."

After that I quit reading.

[Mr_cheese]

its time to down vote the website quality and a bubble for you ;)

[Mr_Writer85]

Same here.

[MYSTERIO360]

I think Sony were a bit to hasty, as awesome as they're event was a bit to much info was shown especially to the prying eyes of their competitors. Now MS have enough time to implement the same features as them and unlikely as it is add more.

If Sony announced all this at E3 it would of blown everyone away and hijacked MS launch if indeed they intended to stay with same pay subscription model with minimal improvements. As much as im excited about the new PS4 features i cant help but think MS are taking detailed notes.

[T2]

In business you dont sit around and wait to see how your competitors are going to do something ... Ask blackberry how it works

[MYSTERIO360]

@joecanada Im not saying Sony should of waited for MS, im simply saying if they had waited for E3 along with MS they could of delivered a much more damaging blow(especially if MS barely changed their service). With all the leaked features and specs MS are bound to try and copy.

I'm sure the mobile market is different as companies usually show their specs and features within max 1 months of launch. Sony are waiting until the fall which gives MS enough time. Im just voicing concern that's all.

[Navick]

@Mysterio

I'm not sure if you noticed but Sonys Press Video was the most watched video that month. There are even some 360 owners talking about purchasing a PS4. Whether their minds will change when Microsoft reveal their system, we'll have to wait and see. Sony has created a hype train of great magnitude and it is smashing the sh*t out of the Internet right now. I have friends who are die hard Microsoft fans and they have been to gamespot and added their names to the PS4 first to know list. Another thing you don't realize is that it wasn't set in stone when Microsoft were going to announce their console. Sony decided one thing and that was that they were taking the first shot (I truly and honestly do not consider WiiU as next gen). Now I can only see great things coming from this. If like you said Microsoft took notes then it will just make it a much more competitive next gen and that's exactly what we need. We need the big 3 to stay competitive and we will always have great games to play.

[T2]

@ mysterio - I know what you are saying but you dont just pop components and tech in and out of a machine like ps4 ... The developers need it to start ... Therefore Sony really cant wait and wouldnt ... They have e3 to trumpet games , show console , run demos ,etc ... If ms wants to start at square one in June go ahead ... Are developers raving about their system ? No
Ms is smart but they are losing ground at an astonishing pace. How many games will they actually have if they launched November ?

And finally , rumours are bad . Sony pretty much confirmed every GOOD rumour about their system. Ms now must do at least the same and thats a lot of pressure

[MrBeatdown]

My threshold for stupidity tolerance must be higher than yours. I managed to make it to this gem before giving up...

"Will you have to throw away your PS3 games?"

[HammadTheBeast]

Every time you buy a PS4, the self destruct chip they packaged into every Ps3 model starts a countdown sequence....

[Why o why]

thank god this guy isnt a developer ..... the ones who had even earlier access. . my opinion on his is that he's a miserable guy that thinks he's entitled to more of everything. We all undoubtedly want more but this is the tech and marketing world we're in.

[Godmars290]

If the system is coming out this year how is it too early?

[rezzah]

The information is considered to be revealed too early because not everything was said on stage.

He expects everything to be revealed at once, like what MS is probably going to do.

Brings up BC, the actual PS4 case, and some other info not being revealed.

A really pointless opinion piece.

[Rhythmattic]

"Too Little, Too Early"

Bet thats what his partner said in bed.....

[HarryMasonHerpderp]

I think Sony played it perfectly.
They announced the console, showed us the specs then showed us some exclusive games and multiplats. Then they have shown us their support for indie developers at GDC and some more info with the system
http://www.techradar.com/ne...
http://blog.us.playstation....
I imagine they will show the console and price and also have a full blowout of exclusive and third party games at E3. What's there to complain about really?

[clintagious650]

And to top it off every ps4 game that has been shown will be playable at e3. Wish I could go.

[Vithar]

xbox fanboy trying to rain on Ps4's parade. Sony's doing everything RIGHT so far

[rezzah]

The opinion is based on when we make a decision.

If it was meant to convince, the best this piece can do is affect only cult like-minded people. Otherwise it is useless.

[hesido]

I'd almost go for a cheap shot likening the title to author's "love life", but I'm not that kind of person.

[PS4isKing_82]

Jumping the gun? It's been close to a decade since ps3 was first unveiled back in 2005! How is waiting that long jumping the gun????? I think this is just a typical Xbox fanboy who's butthurt Microsoft won't be having a head start this time and currently all the talk is on Sony and the ps4.

Don't worry, good or bad, very soon I'm sure much of the talk will switch over to Microsoft once their new console is finally revealed. Just be patient. :D

[Talamak]

The gripe in these articles, trolling by the XBox Allegiance, and pedantic behavior of PC Zealots is getting out of control...my biggest pet peeve is blatant ignorance and disinformation in order to spark partisanship amongst people and in this case "gamers"...it's really annoying and immature...If You Do Not Like A Product Or it's Manufacturer Don't Take the Time To Comment or Write Articles About It Because Quite Honestly Your Opinion Sould Not Matter...at the very least practice a little indifference instead of fucking flame-baiting and trolling

[T2]

I know its pathetic and blatant insecurity ..". Noone should buy a product I dont like ! ' f off

[pete007]

Before E3 2005 we saw killzone 2, motorstorm, etc,etc, pshome.,bla bla bla.
Than, a sudden delay, and guess what? Those games didnt match the hype,
In fact Sony s history is full of crap. I dont believe them till i see it running live and colour

[KwietStorm]

Lmao.. are you the author?

[CGI-Quality]

I would argue that your post is "full of crap", but I'm sure you know that already. ;)

OT: More like, just enough, great timing! Silly article is silly (the 10% I read of it).

[greedybear88]

Motorstorm was a disappointment? Really? I thought that game was awesome, only thing bad was the long load times but great game. I think you might be a Xbox fanboy...

[Maldread]

The CGI-stuff they did with Motorstorm and Killzone 2 wasn`t the smartest thing to do, even though K2 got pretty close to matching the video.

I would say they delivered a lot more than Microsoft did with it`s fake Kinect videos, which wasn`t anything close to what they showed first with Milo etc. So many companies does it unfortunately.

But you do know Killzone Shadow Fall was running live on the presentation right? I`mean they even played the same demo on Jimmy Fallon:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

The same was said for the new Infamous game, so they definately showed the goods this time around.

I would also say the PS4 is looking a lot better than the next Xbox so far, with great graphics, 8gigs ram, developer friendly etc. The Xbox has a lot of negative rumours going around and will have to deliver a great show when it`s shown for the first time and putting those rumours to rest.

[pete007]

thanks for the reply, and no, im not an xbot, im a hardcore pc gamer,
first i was suggesting the fact that they anounced fullhd 60 fps on all games, back on 2005, second, im hapy with ps4 new direction, just a bit disapointed for the AMD route, to me, a console should be a console, the milions invested on cell, they should been invested on a gpu, not a crap AMD lowspec budget line gpu.
were talking of moving milions of thing on screen several times a second, the more the best, dont tell me they cant, cause they own cinema studios and AMD does not produce cinema quality render gpus like other dedicated companies, they just looked for a near free console just to publicite a new proprietary hardware of a near broke company. period

[Maldread]

Sure man, no worries. Sorry for a late reply here, but better late than never i expect ;)

Well, most probably if not Microsoft surprise us, they`re going to have the best console graphics wise again, which is enough for me.

I`m really glad they went with 8 gigs of ram at least. Just seeing what their own studios does with The Last of Us, GOW:A and Beyond makes me confident they`ll deliver fantastic games for PS4 too.

And they never said all games was going to be in 1080p and 60 fps. Just that it was possible with some games.

[KwietStorm]

Well there's gotta be a devil's advocate. WTF? NO. Moving on.

[eferreira]

Not early at all. Look at n4g and ign. It's all articles about playstation.

[strickers]

Vague details to the ignorant. I doubt devs find all those info vague and they are getting much more behind closed doors.
Everything announced has pleased me. I have plenty to go on. E3 will be all about games and detailed services. Good news.

[babis1974]

what is this article talks about?

[josephayal]

I hope sooner rather than later

[strickers]

Poorly researched too. Xbox 360 apparently has higher "active" users ? Not true . Ps3 is selling more worldwide AND selling more software but a large margin.

[blackyeti]

You need to wake up from the dreams you're in.

[Saleem101]

Wow haterz out in full force there is nothing wrong coming out letting people know and new system is coming soon, it gives me time to save my money in advance....

[jagstatboy]

what a stupid article.

[clintagious650]

I noticed the few devs who talked about both sony & ms is approach to the nextbox & ps4 they all said they like the approach sony is taking and it starts with the gamers and the ps4 is dev friendly so that devs are happy at the same time. To me thats already a great start to hype your next gen system. Again lets "Hope" ms can bring it to e3, something they havent done for years. Dont disappoint us ms.

[cryymoar]

If Sony waited for Microsoft to go first, these editors would be bitching about how Sony is repeating the same mistakes as last time and are doomed blah blah blah.

[valormeer]

Looks like the Xbox Fanboys are here with the sword and the shield.

[Supermax]

Sony was right on time it came at a time when gaming news needed some fresh air.

[Felonycarclub8]

Okay can't anybody just say something good about Sony. If Sony would have announced at e3 it will be saying too little too late.

[sly-Famous]

WTF! No gun was jumped, it was just a reveal and seriously, no one believes that Sony showed us everything. The best is yet to come.

[lovegames718]

Ahhahahahahahah epic failllll

Boy i tell you there is alot of hate towards Ps4 because its looking to do alot more than said persons console of choice!!!

Vague details my #ss they showed and talked more than most bs reveals do. Most reveals talk about crap, show tech demos that never get realized and steer clear from any hardware aspects. Ps4 did quite the contrary even showing live demos and gameplay of games already in production for ps4. Beyond that they gave some good info on specs.....

You take this article and your bs somewhere else. And please carry with you tissue during E3 because Sony is going to tear the house down!!!!!

[Clarence]

I like how the pic they use is a small man in front off a huge screen, with the title too little too early.

The 360 came out a year before any other console. No problem with that.
Sony has provided a lot of information about the PS4 and they are saving some more announcements for later.

Meanwhile M$ has not announced anything. That's what the this guy should be talking about.
People love to hate.

[Bumpmapping]

Yep too little too early hence all the developers jumping on PS4.He must be mad all the love PS4 been getting perfect move
by Sony get be people hyped,get as many developers aboard as they can E3 gonna be one for the record books.

[Bathyj]

Too jaded, too cynical?

[greenpowerz]

LOL media just now figuring this out?

I've said this the day MSFT launched the countdown clock back on JAN 2 2013. I mean come on, leaked 720 docs floating around then Sony suddenly reveals the PS4 in the most incomplete way in the history of gaming. Sony gathered what they had ready for the reveal and filled in the blanks with hyperbole(No hardware, boasting gaiki features but admitting it's no where near ready and they don't know how it will work)

Sony purchased Gaiki as an desperate shortcut to stay in the same league as MSFT's cloud vision etc. Copied Kinect every legally way possible.

[Karpetburnz]

You sound Butthurt.

[Mikeyy]

Greenpowerz must be a troll if he's being serious about kinect.

The PS2 eye toy and even the Wii beat you too it.

[Karpetburnz]

LOL, Xbox fanboys.

[Mikeyy]

What is this drivel? We already know a ton about the ps4 and E3 isn't even here yet...

What do we know about the 720? Yeah...

[2pacalypsenow]

if xbox announced it first it would read Ps4:too little too late

[jjb1981]

So little that there are about a million posts about it. Didn't even read this trash article. Just another Trollasaurus Rex.

[StreetsofRage]

Lol. Sony fanboys are way too sensitive. Life is to be enjoyed. Stop all the aggression and insecurity.

[tiffac008]

The early PS4 reveal is really doing its job.

-It got the industry excited and focus on it (maybe for now till MS reveals their console).
-It got the community talking about it (you can feel the detractors cringing & wincing and the supporters cheering & celebrating).

Overall, all this free press is actually doing more good than harm. The lack of complete info just keeps the watchers tuned in for the next announcement.

[Max-Zorin]

Too early? No next gen needs to start ASAP. Dumb articles don't start until N4G say so.

[smashcrashbash]

Does it matter? It would be too little or too late or too early no matter what they did? They announced before Microsoft it is too early. If they had announced after Microsoft it would be too late.If they said nothing it would be bad business. They reveal a little it isn't enough.They reveal a lot they reveal too much and people think Microsoft will be able to one up them.If they revealed too many first parties everyone would be wondering where is the third party support.They reveal third party support and it's not enough first party support.And I am sure if they announced before Nintendo people would find something wrong with that too.What do you really want?

Sony got all the information about the PS4 out of the way early.They now more then enough time in E3 to talk about sales,price,games and other consoles.If they had waited for E3 they would have to take up most of their time introducing the PS4 and people would be on their @$$ about 'What about the VITA and the PS3.How come Sony didn't make time for them?' Now they freed up at least a whole hour that would have been taken up talking about the PS4.

[KillrateOmega]

No, it wasn't. If what this guy said was true, then people wouldn't talking about it and the PS4 hype train wouldn't be as big as it is...

The amount of information that they revealed at the time was perfect. They didn't reveal their entire hand, but gave away enough so that people will get excited, while still leaving out enough in order to make a splash at E3. On top of all of this, they were able to come out with their next-gen reveal before their competition. I must say that it was a very good marketing move on their part and they have been doing a good job of keeping it up since then.

"...and gave its “details” about how it’s going to change the future of gaming, and the “details” were sparse and pretty unsatisfying."

I didn't read much farther past this statement. It's easy to see that this is just another jaded, anti-PS4 article by someone who obviously doesn't have a firm grasp of marketing strategy. Not worth the time necessary to read to completion.