PS4 selling point new play options, not specs - Report

If the PS4 is to be the "nerve centre" of my home entertainment then I shouldn't have to unplug it to play PS3, PS2, and even PSone games (yes I still play some PS2 and PSone games on my backwards compatible PS3).

This is stupid as ****. PlayStation already confirmed that PS4 is far superior to PS3 on the specs department. Seriously, 8 GB of ram and A RX1000 series GPU is not enough? 2.2 GB of VRAM? 4 times of 2CORE BULLDOZER? It's already as good as my PC.

Actually you know what...f*** Sony. Im going to open a kick-starter account and get the world to help me build a true games console and not a s**ty half assed updated ps3.

Now let me see,I'm going to need about 16 million quid to start.. Runs off to open a kickstart account.

The only reason I would even want to buy a new generation console would to be smacked in the face with awe inspiring gfx,heck if I wanted gameplay and gadgets I would get a Nintendo nes and a f""""" glove! Sony either make a new gen console with better gfx or just bring us a f**** tennis racket for the plastic ps3 you just dumped onto us this year.

if i cant play second hand games i dont care im not going to start paying full price for a game i might not even finish

They (SONY) wanted a media device for PS3 and it lowered sales. They wanted a split hard drive (destroyed games like Skyrim and certain peoples PS3s when trying to play call of duty, it would shut the system off when trying to play). They wanted to give a good "appearance". We (GAMERS) want a game system not something we have to go and buy a $400 system and a $300 phone just to play something They want us to play. We want a PS2 like PS4 when gaming was gaming. When you promise something you try and keep it ("Remote Play" and "HTML 5" for PS Vita) then They change it to the developer has to update the game. I guess being lazy is addicting.

Sony has gone bust due to no sales of its gimmick station 4

trying to gain new fans could easily alienate the 150million people who own the ps3 and could result in them buying the nextbox and the thought of that makes me cry after owning every ps that has come out

Makes me sick thinking Sony are going down this road of play options rather than better games and better hardware. Who has ever bought the ps move ??????? I don't know anyone lol that's coz it's crap we don't want more of this gimmick stuff

One entertainment system to rule them all has always been a dream of mine. Something that goes on the web, stream movies, plays console games, social networking, AND the ability to carry it with you when you leave the house all under one system. I think if any of the Big Three were to ever do that, it would be something.

I swear if it's something stupid like a super version of the xbox smartglass or being able to play playstation Home on the PS vita or smartphones, I'm personally going to send Sony a picture of my middle finger and will not be purchasing a PS4 if they are just going to brag about how we can play Playstation Home or use Playstaion Move with our smart Devices. Even thinking about this disappointing launch is making me upset right now.

What a joke casual gamers have there mobiles to play on and tabs the 150mil people who bought your ps3 want no new toys just better hardware and lots of games that people actually want to play and some mmos like the PC have

I hope the next-gen consoles are a massive upgrade so then we can get some PC games that use their available GPU power properly.

As long as they can keep the gaming as important as that to say the least. Let it be bluetooth enabled please...no big deal. Stick to the gaming strengthening..

I think the 'mobile device connectivity' will be mainly to do with the Playstation Mobile platform.

The real question on everyone's mind...WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE!!!

Next Gen consoles had better have backwards compatibility

oh goody gumdrops!! how about do what gamers want, seeing as its a GAMES machine, if i wanted a entertainment center id buy an ipad.

Sounds lame, looks I'll be keeping my PS3 for many years to come.

Im forking down my money for a gaming system, not features that are basically on every smartTV sold today. Microsoft and Sony are going to need to focus much more on their exclusives, cause it seems more and more that thats what will separate each from eachother

Hopefully it will have beefed up specs AND new play options, that way when the new play options fall flat Sony will still have something to fall back on.

That was obvious and even players know that...

The question is : Are they good at it ? I guess that we'll see it soon enough.

Good for them. There get's to be a point when the graphics can't go anywhere, and do little/nothing to improve the gaming experience. I think very few people would be willing to fork over another $400-$500 in order to "Improve their gaming experience" A.K.A see the little strands of hair on the characters. Please tell me you wouldn't do that.

@kljhkll Sexy Robot Voice ... FFS... LMFAO

@kljhkll PS4=Skynet2013 LOL (heard it will swear at you in an alien tongue)

Oh Oh... PS4 sounds like its going down the shiny new gimmick track LOL

I'd prefer a beefy gaming monster over something that does EVERYTHING, and probably does them fairly mediocre. I went for the PS3 in last Gen's console war because I wanted the sheer power and to be able to take comfort in the fact that my fps wouldn't randomly drop during most games, and when I heard originally they were taking that path again; I was very excited.

Upon hearing it will be a "nerve center" I'm slightly disappointed. I want a console that can rival the gaming power of my PC or I will simply continue to game on that almost exclusively. I will definitely buy the PS4 regardless, as I'm fond of most PS exclusives and the perspective of new RPGS; which we all know have an overwhelming possibility of being on PS4 instead of the 720.

I mainly hope this new wave of console does away with EVERY game being an RPGFPS. I'm so tired of every game playing like Skyrim and Borderlands. Just shoot me now if there's more of that to come.

I want dem specs.

Only because that'll push the requirements for those lazy PC ports a bit further and upgrading my PC may finally be worth it.

So the one thing that made PS3 enticing, is now gone for this gen? The PS3 had the dominant specs of the consoles (though it didn't put it to use, is another thing), so if they are on par with Xbox, what does Sony have? A free internet play option? Paying £40 is enticing when you're paying for extras (quite massive extras) with a fairly lower performance online (to the Xbox).

I can't really see a reason to continue with consoles, if you aren't into the battle of the gimmicks. It's all about "the next big thing", which evidently has no value to the gamer or anyone with any sense. Gimmicks like 3D, Kinect, Move, Wii Controllers, Nunchucks, Touch Screens, Cloud Gaming, Streaming, and Tablets do absolutely nothing.

If 3D is not possible without glasses, then it's ruining any enjoyment when you have to wear stupid ass Green Lantern glasses with the dull red and blue lenses. And why would anyone want to play a game on a small screen, in 3D whilst on the move?

Kinect is nice, but's it's BROKEN. It does NOT work for games, so stop wasting time. It's better, WITHOUT Kinect. It's a waste of resources and time. And Kinect is not the future. No one wants to act out the character's movement, because the point of video games is to escape the realism.

Move, aka Wii motes, are just as bad. No one wants to swing their arms around in the comfort of their own home, just to play a game. Are kids these days so "hip" that they wouldn't be able to enjoy the classic games on the PS1/Dreamcast so they need gimmicks to motivate them?

Nunckucks...

Touch Screens. Meh. Now considering I'm talking consoles, so this only applies to the Wii U Pad. They are more or less useless to a gamer that is watching that 32" screen, as opposed to that mounted waste of space. The Touch Screen, outside of Nintendo's own games, is just a storage space for your virtual gear. Because pressing start is so demanding these days?

Cloud Gaming is NOT the future. Straight off the bat, it's slower. No one wants to play a lesser version. Second, so not only do we have to download the game, but we're downloading the data online? For example; downloading assets for BF3, then downloading the data processed in the matches. So unless everywhere in the world becomes a hot spot, this is not the future. And never will be.

Did I forget to mention, people like collecting psychical items. Believe it or not, but people do realise that when you can't get internet access or a server has shut down (so common these days), that the option of Cloud Gaming is not viable.

Again, streaming. No one wants to see that buffer symbol during a video/game. We're annoyed enough by long loading screens as it is.

Tablets are not the future of gaming. Unless that tablet can unfold into a 32" TV, with 4 controllers and can run off the mains, it's just another portable device that is of convience. Not a gaming platform. Tablets do not offer the luxury that gaming in your household does, and the price tag for such a thing is beyond a joke.

I wish more developers would work with the PC platform, so that we may see some progress in the gaming market. Instead of catering to the swarm of half wits of the world.

I'd love it so much if Sony made alot more cross platform games with PC(or even the next xbox if that'll ever happen =P) like Portal 2 and that Dust game, it's such a nice option to be able to do that in my opinion.

Ive always been a fan of how straightforward Sony consoles are, or were. Sony wants that mainstream or casual audience the wii captured. They have been trying to make their hardware more appealing by giving their consoles extra features that make the hardware its self more appealing. Rather than making a more straight forward console that would rely on good games as a selling point. This tactic is losing them sales. I have a Vita and love it, but its eye catching features like the back touch pad i have not seen put to any good use yet. Worse i have a feeling that Sony might require the developer to use a certain amount of these extra controls in games, which results in some half ass touch screen stuff usually. I Feel that the ps3 appealed to a more "hardcore" or possibly just "gamer" audience. More serious gamers generally less interested on new control options or having a home media hub than they are on good games. Sony is loosing their audience with this one.

There's a reason for that. Experts are saying that hardware will not evolve much the next 20 years or so. We will not see huge leaps in future generations, unless someone comes up with a breakthrough, like quantic processors. What is growing exponentially is miniaturization. Handhelds will be closer and closer to consoles. In a way, Playstation 5 and PS Vita 2 could be the very same machine.

Who Knows? Maybe Developers Stop with those stupid interactive films and begin to make Games..........

i was playing rayman on wiiu today its a fun game but the touch screen control is stupid it gets in the way