Maybe PS4 games won't need 8GB today - but in a couple of years devs will be more than happy they have 8GB to play with as they learn the hardware.
Also as it's unusual to have the faster GDDR servicing CPU and GPU we don't know how devs will utilise it. They may use more for caching etc.
It was the same with BluRay. Games didn't initially need all that space - but devs soon started adding uncompressed audio, and using the space to speed up... #21.1.2
In most cases 4GB is fine for PC gaming. But that's probably more to do with the fact that publishers want games that are playable for the largest number of gamers.
If you check out the Steam hardware stats they collect, it shows about 24% of gamers have 8GB and 69% have less than 8GB. So it makes sense to aim for less than 8GB.
PS4 / XBOne devs don't have this limitation. They kn... #13.1
I think MS are more than happy to let the misinformation spread that the 'Cloud' is going to somehow magically turbo charge games on the XBOne.
Even if MS can offload some processing to the cloud, it's highly dependant on the individual users internet bandwidth, and ensuring the right info is processed and returned to the player in time.
I don't think we'll be in a position where Gamer A with a 100Mbit connection is going to see a game tha... #7.1
I think most people are assuming that those exclusives will be heavily weighted towards casuals and / or Kinect 2. Add in that 4 of those exclusives will likely also be the usual XBox fallbacks (Halo, Gears, Forza, Fable) they've been relying on for years and I see (at the moment) very little to get excited about. #10.2
MS should definitely be proud of the market share they have gained.
And even more so that they are profitable almost every Quarter too (if you ignore the 5 billion hole from the original Xbox and 360 R&D and launches, and the 1 billion from Warranty write off)! #30.1
I don't think this takes hype away from MS - it just ensures the PS4 is still at the forefront of people's minds.
If MS don't show the Next Xbox hardware design tomorrow - or show a rendering or something, then I think Sony will grab a few column inches from MS based on this video still being fresh in journalists minds. It's a smart move by Sony.
If Sony decide to go for the throat, then maybe they will launch another teaser tomorrow showing... #4.1.2
1. Low install base... Why launch one of the biggest selling IP in gaming history when the install base is going to be low 2. Driveclub - it needs time to embed itself in the Sony range of IP. Even if people knew GT6 on PS4 was launching in 2014 they may skip Driveclub 3. Sony still supports PS3. As others have said, an E3 announcement of a PS3 price drop + GT6 = HUGE sales #17
Wow! A F2P game making money from micro transactions!! Whatever next!!
People have the option of buying cartel coins, or if you're a subscriber then save up. If a complete character makeover is 1500 cartel coins - that's 3 months of saving up the 'FREE' coins given every month.
None of these cosmetic changes are required to win the game Are people really going to leave because they are being charged to change eye colour!
Edge lost relevance years ago. I used to subscribe to the magazine, and respect their hard but fair scoring. I didn't always agree with it, but at least they justified why and made for interesting reading.
But at some point a few years ago they started disappearing up their own backsides, possibly in an effort to try and be viewed as a more serious, high brow, publication.
It just seemed like pretentious wankery to me, so I dropped my sub. Their review... #2.3
Interesting post you wrote. Considering how often news now relies on smartphone video clips, how major cities have ridiculous numbers of surveillance cameras, how Governments are trying (succeeding) to erode peoples right to privacy, it's certainly true that we are all being monitored somehow in some way already.
There's a cool game in there somewhere... Isn't it called Watch Dogs! :)
Yeah, those investors and shareholders are really abandoning ship like CRAZY!! /s
What this is telling us is that Sony's plans to reshape the company are working. They made a tiny profit, that was almost exclusively generated from the sale of buildings they don't need - and yet their share price is going UP. Confidence is rising in Sony. #4.3
1. If a console doesn't get enough 1st party support it can impact hardware sales and therefore 3rd party titles don't sell as the install base it too small
2. If a console has loads of 1st party support then Activision are up against titles that are (usually) of much higher quality, so it can also hurt their sales.
XBox fanboys seem to have forgotten that the PS4 is likely to be a very capable media box too. #27.1.1
And since when was this the OS wars...Seems people are really reaching... B-b-b-but my XBone has THREE OS's, so it must be teh winz!! #23.1
Also as it's unusual to have the faster GDDR servicing CPU and GPU we don't know how devs will utilise it. They may use more for caching etc.
It was the same with BluRay. Games didn't initially need all that space - but devs soon started adding uncompressed audio, and using the space to speed up... #21.1.2
In most cases 4GB is fine for PC gaming. But that's probably more to do with the fact that publishers want games that are playable for the largest number of gamers.
If you check out the Steam hardware stats they collect, it shows about 24% of gamers have 8GB and 69% have less than 8GB. So it makes sense to aim for less than 8GB.
PS4 / XBOne devs don't have this limitation. They kn... #13.1
Even if MS can offload some processing to the cloud, it's highly dependant on the individual users internet bandwidth, and ensuring the right info is processed and returned to the player in time.
I don't think we'll be in a position where Gamer A with a 100Mbit connection is going to see a game tha... #7.1
Most of the TV stuff, especially the stuff focused on sports is very US-centric. #9
XBox One : PlayStation 4 #29
And even more so that they are profitable almost every Quarter too (if you ignore the 5 billion hole from the original Xbox and 360 R&D and launches, and the 1 billion from Warranty write off)! #30.1
If MS don't show the Next Xbox hardware design tomorrow - or show a rendering or something, then I think Sony will grab a few column inches from MS based on this video still being fresh in journalists minds. It's a smart move by Sony.
If Sony decide to go for the throat, then maybe they will launch another teaser tomorrow showing... #4.1.2
I'm not interested in services.. I can get Netflix, Facebook and all that other junk from my tablet, TV or PC.
What I am interested in is the games. MS have a big hill to climb to win me over.
Fingers crossed they deliver tomorrow and at E3. #4
1. Low install base... Why launch one of the biggest selling IP in gaming history when the install base is going to be low
2. Driveclub - it needs time to embed itself in the Sony range of IP. Even if people knew GT6 on PS4 was launching in 2014 they may skip Driveclub
3. Sony still supports PS3. As others have said, an E3 announcement of a PS3 price drop + GT6 = HUGE sales #17
People have the option of buying cartel coins, or if you're a subscriber then save up. If a complete character makeover is 1500 cartel coins - that's 3 months of saving up the 'FREE' coins given every month.
None of these cosmetic changes are required to win the game Are people really going to leave because they are being charged to change eye colour!
W... #2
But at some point a few years ago they started disappearing up their own backsides, possibly in an effort to try and be viewed as a more serious, high brow, publication.
It just seemed like pretentious wankery to me, so I dropped my sub. Their review... #2.3
Interesting post you wrote. Considering how often news now relies on smartphone video clips, how major cities have ridiculous numbers of surveillance cameras, how Governments are trying (succeeding) to erode peoples right to privacy, it's certainly true that we are all being monitored somehow in some way already.
There's a cool game in there somewhere... Isn't it called Watch Dogs! :)
... #3.1.1
Yeah, those investors and shareholders are really abandoning ship like CRAZY!! /s
What this is telling us is that Sony's plans to reshape the company are working. They made a tiny profit, that was almost exclusively generated from the sale of buildings they don't need - and yet their share price is going UP. Confidence is rising in Sony. #4.3
But I can see it two ways...
1. If a console doesn't get enough 1st party support it can impact hardware sales and therefore 3rd party titles don't sell as the install base it too small
2. If a console has loads of 1st party support then Activision are up against titles that are (usually) of much higher quality, so it can also hurt their sales.
In some ways, as the XBox ha... #3.1