with anynet+, pressing the ps button on the controller does the same thing in terms of turning on console/tv and switching inputs. since you need the controller anyway, i don't see how that is any less convienant. also, the ps camera isn't even needed to do the few voice commands the PS4 does have. you simply need a headset with a mic, if voice commands are your thing. i have the camera with no regrets, but i still think its dumb to pay $160 dollars for one when there's little support for it at the moment.

i was referring to the need to buy a DS3 controller as a non-issue, which it isn't. as for PS Now, you are not paying for backwards compatibility. you are paying for a service. backwards compatibility allows you to play the games YOU own, not potentially an entire libraries of games. if you have no interest in playing games other than the ones you own, then don't get the service and continue to play your games. Sony isn't forcing you to pay for PS Now nor are they stopping you from exercising other methods for playing the games you own. and why are you worried about the trade in value of games, when your whole argument is about being able to play the games you own, smh.

it is a non-issue or at least not a very big one. Even if all 4.2 million PS4 sales came from previous PS3 owners (who somehow all decided to sell their consoles/controllers), that's still 96% of the PS3 userbase (who will also have access to Playstation Now) that will not have to purchase a DS3 controller.

hopefully the subscription will be included in the PS+ price, with a separate cost for those who don't have playstation hardware.

speak for yourself.

what makes this one of the PS4's biggest announcements? this a Sony announcement regarding a service they've been working on, which in my opinion, will allow them to leverage their games into the phone/tablet market, in the event that one day consoles do actually become obsolete. to me, that's forward thinking. and that's why announcing this at CES seems like perfect timing to me. PS4 and PS3 owners will have this service, so it shouldn't be viewed as some sort of insight into where the PS4 is headed, specifically.

I'm cautiously, optimistic myself, but i don't view the service as a bad thing.

^^ this. also, claiming a price drop as a secret weapon, less than two months after the console's release, is an admittance that it is currently overpriced.

hmm, i'll probably keep my same routine then and just use standby sparingly or for charging a controller. thanks for the input.

i just discovered that turning my tv off automatically puts my ps4 into standby mode. usually i turn my ps4 off at night, but i can see myself going long stretches without ever turning it off completely, if start just turning off my tv instead. just curious as to how often people turn off their ps4 versus putting it in standby mode. are you mainly influenced by energy costs or it just better overall for the console (in terms of turning it off).