PS4 confirmed

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Nov 22, 2014 15:16

TsaraBlue is me.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

myp · **Posted:** Sat Nov 22, 2014 17:47

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

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YESSSSSSS

krazywookie · **Posted:** Sat Nov 22, 2014 18:02

Nice. Have you already done gtav? Wish I could play it for the first time again...

myp · **Posted:** Sat Nov 22, 2014 18:05

krazywookie wrote:

Nice. Have you already done gtav? Wish I could play it for the first time again...

Yeah, I can't justify picking it up again until it's sub-£20. Would do just for the online.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14358

Can someone who is not me check whether you can do that trade for the PS3/360 version of GTAV to the upgraded PS4/XB1 version for £15?

I read it on Reddit somewhere but it might have been just for the USA.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Sat Nov 22, 2014 18:52

If there were multiplayer hijinks, I couls certainly be persuaded to get GTA5.

myp · **Posted:** Sat Nov 22, 2014 22:06

Mr Dave wrote:

If there were multiplayer hijinks, I couls certainly be persuaded to get GTA5.

It is really good fun.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

krazywookie wrote:

Nice. Have you already done gtav? Wish I could play it for the first time again...

I have; well, I completed the main missions but only did a fraction of the side stuff and didn't try the online. Unsure how much more play I'll get out of it, but the Argos deal was pretty good (console and both games for £360) so I didnt effectively pay much money for it.

In other news FC4 is fucking great.

krazywookie · **Posted:** Sat Nov 22, 2014 23:37

Yeah fc4 is next on the list, should get that for my birthday treat.....

The gtav mp is properly good too.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

I have some thoughts which I will now share with you, despite them being mostly the same thoughts everyone else expressed a year ago!

The good:
- it's really nice.
- omg so many pixels. I feel like maybe my last-gen eyes just can't track all the pixels. I had to move closer to my TV, sitting on a cushion in the middle of my room.
- General UI is snappy and seems logically laid out. 'Library' view in PSN Store doesn't have a million incompatible PS3 games in it, a trick the Vita hasn't yet fathomed.
- haven't tried Remote Play to the Vita yet, but I did set it up.
- I'm sure Master Race pixel peepers can decry it for insufficient hertz but it looks graphically ace to me in everything I tried. The ageing PC I have plugged into the same TV is generally only running at 720p so the PS4 has the graphical edge in my house.
- I love pretty much everything about the pad. It just feels great. Battery life could be better, although it didn't run out on me and I played quite a lot today. I have concerns about longevity and intend to buy a second pad from somewhere with flawless returns procedures.
- so many pixels

The bad:
- omg the setup process took me through about 15 screenfuls of PSN setup even though I already had a fully functioning PSN account. Wtf Sony?
- the controller light bar thing is weird. On anything other than "dim" the reflection in the TV screen is diabolical, and on "dim" it's still annoying. I really like how GTAV changes the colour to match your character and pulses blue/red when you have a wanted level -- but the shape of my controller means I can't see the light so what does that achieve? I don't even have the camera, so there's certainly no 3d tracking going on.
- GTAV and FC4 have been out for a combined span of about eight minutes yet required around 2 GB of patch downloads. And then GTAV did its "installing" thing for about twenty minutes. And I had to type in three codes across the two games for pre-order tat. This is actually more hassle than Steam, which is backwards and stuff.
- the in-dash music sounds, as my wife put it, "like background muzak in a third-rate aromatherapist." She's not wrong. The "bonk" noise when you select something sounds the same at GT5, though, which is cool.

The ugly:
- God damned honey badgers.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2014 0:38

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

the controller light bar thing is weird. On anything other than "dim" the reflection in the TV screen is diabolical, and on "dim" it's still annoying. I really like how GTAV changes the colour to match your character and pulses blue/red when you have a wanted level -- but the shape of my controller means I can't see the light so what does that achieve? I don't even have the camera, so there's certainly no 3d tracking going on.

Aye, when using it for PC, I turn that sucker off. I believe they've by now sorted the bug that setting it to dim also kills vibration.
But as I typically have it set to full, doesn't bother me. I hold the controller in such a way that it doesn't reflect, although I do see it without the aid of reflection. (That's just the way I tend to hold it, not adapted for the lightbar. It does occasionally mean touching the touchpad with my lip mind)

Don't know why there isn't just an option to turn it off though.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

The ugly:
- God damned honey badgers.

A shotgun is pretty much necessary for dealing with surprise wildlife, I've found.

(And in the game!)

The 87 is wonderful once you've unlocked it. (4 Mohan Ghale journals) It's a sawn off lever action shotgun that also is a sidearm, so you can shoot it while driving, and it sits in the rubbish 'Sidearm Only' slot. (And you spin-cock it while firing it one handed!)

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

WANT THAT SHOTGUN

myp · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2014 15:21

Can't say I've had any issues with the light bar.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

I now have an amusing mental image of Dave chewing on his controller

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

20th Anniversary edition announced

https://twitter.com/amboyes/status/540071744589922305

The 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 will be on sale at The PlayStation Experience this weekend! https://t.co/QbVPvalzba
— Adam Boyes (@amboyes) December 3, 2014

Quote:

Adam Boyes ‏@amboyes

The 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 will be on sale at The PlayStation Experience this weekend! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B363VldCMAAYg13.jpg

unboxing video :

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14358

Quote:

"What colour you're seeing there is original grey"

Oh do fuck off.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:00

I would love one. Good luck getting them over here though! They seem to be Japan and US only.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14358

Just read you can download a PS1 Theme for your PS4 for freez.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

Has the PS4 been out for 20 years?

What year is it?!

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

American Nativity wrote:

I would love one. Good luck getting them over here though! They seem to be Japan and US only.

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/12/ ... 3_36616617

Quote:

Sporting the same ‘Original Grey’ finish as the original PlayStation and packaged in a commemorative box, PlayStation 4 20th Anniversary Edition will be priced at €499 and limited to 12,300 units worldwide, reflecting the launch date of the original PlayStation.

Given this very limited production run, the 20th Anniversary Edition will not be available via traditional retail channels in the SCEE region. Look out for more information soon on how you can get your hands on one of these highly collectable consoles.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

Saturnalian wrote:

Just read you can download a PS1 Theme for your PS4 for freez.

https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork. ... NITHEME001

It plays the PS1 start up sound at boot !

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5153

Excellent, and sad as it is, I'm very tempted to A) buy an Anniversary Edition, and B) get my not-quite-launch-day PS1 out of the loft for a play.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:17

Saturnalian wrote:

Just read you can download a PS1 Theme for your PS4 for freez.

And for PS3 and Vita too.

lasermink · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1883

I am stupidly tempted by this. I imagine they'll all be snapped up by scalpers.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 15:40

lasermink wrote:

I am stupidly tempted by this. I imagine they'll all be snapped up by scalpers.

There's no European release so you'd have to import. They're only making a handful - good luck!

lasermink · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1883

American Nativity wrote:

lasermink wrote:

I am stupidly tempted by this. I imagine they'll all be snapped up by scalpers.

There's no European release so you'd have to import. They're only making a handful - good luck!

According to what Zaphod linked above:

Quote:

Given this very limited production run, the 20th Anniversary Edition will not be available via traditional retail channels in the SCEE region. Look out for more information soon on how you can get your hands on one of these highly collectable consoles.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 15:43

lasermink wrote:

American Nativity wrote:

lasermink wrote:

I am stupidly tempted by this. I imagine they'll all be snapped up by scalpers.

There's no European release so you'd have to import. They're only making a handful - good luck!

According to what Zaphod linked above:

Quote:

Given this very limited production run, the 20th Anniversary Edition will not be available via traditional retail channels in the SCEE region. Look out for more information soon on how you can get your hands on one of these highly collectable consoles.

Interesting. I'm happy with my red one, though.

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 16:27

I may turn my PS3 on for this free theme... Or I could just turn on my PSone.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 16:29

TheVision wrote:

I may turn my PS3 on for this free theme... Or I could just turn on my PSone.

Sony fanboy.

nickachu · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 18:14

I may get one of these after Christmas. What games would you lot recommend?
I was thinking about Watch Dogs, and Madden.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

I recommend the best games that you don't already have, but I don't know what you have so that's not easy.

GTA V and Last Of Us are obvious candidates if you haven't played them. Far Cry 4 is fantastic.

nickachu · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 18:23

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

I recommend the best games that you don't already have, but I don't know what you have so that's not easy.

GTA V and Last Of Us are obvious candidates if you haven't played them. Far Cry 4 is fantastic.

I haven't had a console in 2 and a half years. I don't have any games anymore!

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14358

nickachu wrote:

I may get one of these after Christmas. What games would you lot recommend?
I was thinking about Watch Dogs, and Madden.

NEVER get Watch Dogs. Ever.

EVER.

EV-ER.

nickachu · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 18:40

Is it really that bad?

Better off with Ass Creed?

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14358

AssCreed? You just don't like games, d'ya?

:kiss:

nickachu · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 19:07

Heh, I wanna play a jumpy runny climby type game.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14358

For completeness, I 2nd GTA V and The Last Of Us. Two of the best games in recent times. They are A-Maze.

nickachu · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 19:10

I never got round to completing GTA 4. I got bored of it.
What's the last of us about? Is it a shooter, RPG, platformer,etc...?

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14358

SRLY!? There's a topic on it where it's universally praised as the best thing since sliced bread. It's the new Resi 4.

nickachu · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 19:15

Saturnalian wrote:

SRLY!? There's a topic on it where it's universally praised as the best thing since sliced bread. It's the new Resi 4.

The Last of Us?
I haven't been paying much attention to here over the last year or so

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14358

Or the gaming press at all it seems! It's brilliant. Get it. Get it now. And LIMBO, cause that's brilliant too. Just saying.

GTAV, on the other hand, corrects all the mistakes of GTAIV including that it was very boring for the first ten hours.

nickachu · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 19:19

Saturnalian wrote:

Or the gaming press at all it seems! It's brilliant. Get it. Get it now. And LIMBO, cause that's brilliant too. Just saying.

GTAV, on the other hand, corrects all the mistakes of GTAIV including that it was very boring for the first ten hours.

I haven't been paying attention to gaming press either!
I just want to play something again now I have a small amount of money!
Games are horrendously expensive here too also.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 19:57

Saturnalian wrote:

nickachu wrote:

I may get one of these after Christmas. What games would you lot recommend?
I was thinking about Watch Dogs, and Madden.

NEVER get Watch Dogs. Ever.

EVER.

EV-ER.

Wrong. It's pretty good

myp · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 19:59

Why are you asking? You're just going to get CoD anyway.

nickachu · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 20:05

American Nativity wrote:

Why are you asking? You're just going to get CoD anyway.

I'm actually not.
I'd rather play Madden tbh

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14358

MaliA wrote:

Saturnalian wrote:

nickachu wrote:

I may get one of these after Christmas. What games would you lot recommend?
I was thinking about Watch Dogs, and Madden.

NEVER get Watch Dogs. Ever.

EVER.

EV-ER.

Right. It's a terrible bag of shit.

FEEX

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

nickachu wrote:

Heh, I wanna play a jumpy runny climby type game.

You want Shadows of Mordor then

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

or a ps3 which is loads cheaper and so are the games (even in Sweden).

Anyway, inother news Sony hacked again:

https://picturesdotnews.wordpress.com/2 ... ck-attack/

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