NowGamer spoke to Naughty Dog's Christophe Balestra, and asked him what he'd like to see from PlayStation 4.
(Christophe Balestra, E3, Naughty Dog, PS3)
I actually think that they won't name it PS4. They didn't go with PSP 2 and that was the most logical name to go with. I guess they will start to name each console differently (PS will always be there though) every time
It's going to be PS4, just because NGP is called PSV now, they're not going to change the name of all their stuff, PSV name may "suit" better cos it's handheld and the 3G version is in the cell-phone market as-well (odd names like Vivaz), so put a name that differ from the typical # but always keeping PS, or just they wanted to try something New :P
@grzajabarkus: do u realize that u've just disrespected the other culture? You don't know jack; and bashing people who believe in something by saying they're insane only shows how ignorant you are.
However, i do think that they should stick with the number i.e: PS4. Since the PS brand is worldwide, there's no reason to change the pattern just because of 1 culture. It also shows the development of the brand.
Don't forget that there is 2 ways to say the number '4' in Japanese; you are thinking of 'shi' which is one way of saying the number 4 and famously also means 'death' but as any first year Japanese student can tell you, 4 can also be said as 'yon'. Problem solved.
Also, you have to remember that even in Japan they use English when referring to Playstation.
Playstation 2 was 'puresuteshion tsu' and Playstation 3 is said as 'puresuteshion suri'.
HERE "I expect it to be more of a social experience, it’ll be a machine that will let you connect to all things, it will be like the centre of the house, so you can watch TV, listen to music, see pictures… I don’t know."
since we are pretty sure it won't come out till 2014 any chance it completely ditches the middle man being game-stores and just go ALL DIGITAL?
sony has the 1st/2nd party studios and maybe they can come to an agreement with valve and work out something that will connect psn/steam?
one thing we can be sure of after the new psp pricing that sony will make sure it will be under 400 at all costs and it would be ideal if its 349-299 price point
but right now they need to concentrate on this gen i believe that sony's best days are ahead of them with ps3 selling well and software being really strong
yeah pcs are that powerful compared to ps3 with a renderfarm
note: that would be a 40 teraflop high end pc a little higher, there is no gaming pc set up that comes near that, and 10000 mb ram yeah that pc doesnt exist not to mention with cell and rsx combined its specs are completely rewritten
not to mention cell is actually part of a supercomputer or a supercomputer on a chip
He mentioned a tiny little peep about what he wishes PS4 was and it's big E3 news? This industries idea of journalism is like giving a 12 year old girl the job to do a hard hitting interview with Justin Beiber.
Well I hope they don't make it $600 at launch like they did with the PS3, that was their biggest mistake and the main reason why they are in 3rd place as of right now! I think they know that As we saw when they introduced the Vita yesterday at a surprising $249 entry competing directly with the 3ds. next time around Sony will be on their A game and will no doubt have some stiff competition from Microsoft as we all would expect and the next race shall be a very interesting one to say the least.
when your competitor has sold say I don't know a few more then that means well they sold more then you, thus you are behind them in #'s sold and as of right now Sony has sold fewer units then Nintendo and Microsoft and that my friend puts them in third place unless you can't count or your fanboyism has blinded you!
This was a pretty pathetic "article" and what he said was not really surprising. I think it would have been more surprising if he said that he thinks the PS4 will be a jelly doughnut.
LOL how about Playstation Gia, Japanese fantasy games are usually heavy in their tree hugging themes.
Naw, it'll never work. Gaming tech and green or medi-physical none sense doesn't mix. More than likely it'll be something aggressive or hi-tech sounding.
How about Playstation HD: Now With Real 1080p. I think PHDNWR 1080p has a nice ring to it.
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If its not PS4 it will sound a bit like PS3.5
The same way Wii U doesn't really sound as evolved as the Wii 2...
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I just wish that Sony would make more color choices after their next launch.
Also please produce custom bundled limited edition consoles for AAA games with color/graphic design make overs.
I get bored with the same old black especially while owning 3 ps3s.
I've been living in China for 5 years almost and I know in this aspect (the number 4) It's very similar between China and Japan.
You can rarely find a 4th floor on any building. It will just say 1, 2, 3, 5 and so on. 11, 12, 13, 15.
So yes, the PS4 might not be called the PS4.
That's so dumb...it makes them, look insane for thinking the number 4 is bad luck.
You know what else looks dumb?
Randomly inserting commas where they don't belong.
However, i do think that they should stick with the number i.e: PS4. Since the PS brand is worldwide, there's no reason to change the pattern just because of 1 culture. It also shows the development of the brand.
Also, you have to remember that even in Japan they use English when referring to Playstation.
Playstation 2 was 'puresuteshion tsu' and Playstation 3 is said as 'puresuteshion suri'.
No idea how to romanize 'four' haha... 'fuowa'?!
Anyway don't give the site hits
HERE
"I expect it to be more of a social experience, it’ll be a machine that will let you connect to all things, it will be like the centre of the house, so you can watch TV, listen to music, see pictures… I don’t know."
I want my PS9 damn it!
i actually want Playstation 30.
PS XXX
xDDDDDDD
any chance it completely ditches the middle man being game-stores and just go ALL DIGITAL?
sony has the 1st/2nd party studios and maybe they can come to an agreement with valve and work out something that will connect psn/steam?
one thing we can be sure of after the new psp pricing that sony will make sure it will be under 400 at all costs and it would be ideal if its 349-299 price point
but right now they need to concentrate on this gen i believe that sony's best days are ahead of them with ps3 selling well and software being really strong
note: that would be a 40 teraflop high end pc a little higher, there is no gaming pc set up that comes near that, and 10000 mb ram yeah that pc doesnt exist not to mention with cell and rsx combined its specs are completely rewritten
not to mention cell is actually part of a supercomputer or a supercomputer on a chip
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PSV would be cool, but maybe just call it NGP: Next-Gen-Playstation.
GET REAL
COD EXCLUSIVE MAPS ARE NOTHING TO BRAG ABOUT.
PS I like the 360 too.
Since the wii is based on a ps2 hardware comparable specs I consider last gen.
Soon Nintendo will be in last place just joining the hd club 6 years late.
So yea no matter how you word it, ps3 is in 3rd....
Anyway, no.. I consider 1st 2nd and 3rd by the number of total consoles sold for it's life cycle.
But I suppose you can always twist numbers to best reflect your own belief.
and what he said was not really surprising. I think it would have been more surprising if he said that he thinks the PS4 will be a jelly doughnut.
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And its obvious it will happen.
and you have to admit, sony has done a decent job with PSN being their first time creating a network. it just has to be more social.
PLAYSTATION ZEN!
since japanese ppl like zen
The phrase will be "become one with your zen"
ZEN
think about it, it can work
Naw, it'll never work. Gaming tech and green or medi-physical none sense doesn't mix. More than likely it'll be something aggressive or hi-tech sounding.
How about Playstation HD: Now With Real 1080p. I think PHDNWR 1080p has a nice ring to it.
because the emphasis is on connectivity, together they will make, playstation vita zen or
PSVZ- how bad ass is that?
And together when connected, vita and zen make harmony with one another
ya i think i just made sense of that... sort of
i know they have those prototypes already *hints* *hints*
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get your $500 ready
the xbox720 will be there too for $450
"Naughty dog talks dirty"
Me and my fantasies...sigh