The PlayStation 4 event earlier this week threw up as many questions as it answered, notably pertaining to what it looks like, how much it will cost, and when it will be available. We have no real idea of what form the console will take, its price, or any real details on ETA except "in time for the holidays," yet many retailers have deemed this information enough to begin taking pre-orders and running competitions as they try and take advantage of the PS4 Mania.
Sony finally ended the speculation pertaining to the future of the PlayStation by announcing the PS4 late on Wednesday, and now, the replay of the event can be viewed - in its entirety - on YouTube. The event was, compared to the vast majority of such launch conferences, quite late in the day, so if you missed it, now's your chance to relive the announcement as it unfolded.
The announcement of the PlayStation 4 may have passed, but plenty of questions pertaining to the upcoming console remain unanswered. New details are emerging by the hour, and Joystiq has learned that while the PS4 will offer 4K output for video, the same cannot be said for games. This has its pros and cons, of course, notably that while you're not going to be forced to spend big bucks on a gleaming new 4K TV, it also means you're not going to be seeing games run at that incredibly high resolution, at least not yet.
During the big announcement of the PlayStation 4 yesterday, game developer Evolution Studios mentioned that companion app for Android tablets to its Drive Club title would allow gamers to communicate with others from a tablet running Google's software. At the time, it wasn't clear how far compatibility would go with other mobile devices, but Sony has just announced a new version of its ”PlayStation App”, which in turn offers a little more information on the matter. As well as being available to both the Android and iOS-using faithful, it will turn tablets and smartphones into 'second screen' controllers.
Finally, after all the fanfare, Sony put all of the PS4 rumors to rest with the official announcement a short while ago, and if you're looking for the when, where, and what, we'll be clarifying all of the available key details in the following post. With so many new features and implementations, it is a lot to digest, but stay tuned for the full round-up after the break.
Sony just took to the stage to announce their much-awaited next-gen console; the PlayStation 4 and its accompanying new controller; the DualShock 4.
If there's one downside to picking up a shiny new game console, it's throwing out all of your old games because you've just not got the room to keep everything set up. That's where backwards compatibility comes in - letting gamers play the previous generation of games on the latest tech. The problem is that if the new machine's different enough to the old one, that may not be possible.
Following on from a report yesterday, in which Destructoid offered a supposed first look at what it claimed was the controller for Sony's PlayStation 4, a second photo has today emerged depicting the same peripheral. Today's image is a lot closer, and taken at a different angle - one which also reveals a 3.5mm jack on the underside of the controller, and from this perspective, the handles also look a certain degree longer.
Blake Jorgensen, CFO of Electronic Arts, has given his take on the next-generation consoles of Microsoft and Sony, noting that he believes neither the Xbox 720 or PlayStation 4 will offer backwards-compatibility. Although this has long since been presumed to be the case among gaming circles, this is the first time a genuine insider has stepped out with all-but confirmation that neither of the hotly-anticipated next-gen consoles will offer any kind of support for pre-existing titles.
Two weeks are left until executives from Sony Computer Entertainment take to the stage and lift the lid on the what we can expect from the next-generation PlayStation console, but reports emerging prior to the event are suggesting that Sony will be relying on a new set of features to dictate the success of the new hardware.
