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In preparation for tomorrow's announcement, Sony Playstation have released a video which looks back at the evolution of Playstation games and how they pushed the boundaries of play with their innovative titles.



You can watch a global livestream broadcast of the PlayStation Meeting this Wednesday (February 20th, 2013) starting at 6:00pm EST, 3:00pm PST and 11:00pm GMT at these links...

US: https://us.playstation.com/meeting2013/
UK: http://uk.playstation.com/meeting2013/

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A press release reveals the machine will include an 8-core 64-bit x86 "Jaguar" CPU developed by AMD and a Radeon GPU with the capability of terrorizing televisions with 1.84 TFLOPS of gaming goodness.

PlayStation 4 includes a Blu-ray drive that spins game discs a brisk 6X and 8X for DVDs. Additional specs in the release note the, already revealed, 8GB of unified GDDR5 RAM along with 802.11n WiFi capability, USB 3.0 ports, Bluetooth 2.1 and ports for optical audio, HDMI and even legacy analog AV hook-ups. Though the console will have internal storage, Sony did not detail its size.

Sony's plan is to launch its new PlayStation 4 console this holiday season. No specific date or price was revealed during the reveal event.

The PS4's main features include:

  • - New DualShock 4 controller with built in touchpad
  • - Dramatically improved graphics and processing power
  • - Based on same X86 chips used in desktop computer to help game developers
  • - 3D camera that can track the controller, and the player
  • - Games can also be played on Sony's Vita handheld console

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The future of PlayStation is all about great games and entertainment, and at PlayStation Meeting 2013, we brought some of the brightest and most creative minds from the development community on stage to unveil the games that will define PS4. A partial initial lineup for PlayStation 4 includes first-party games from Guerilla Games (Killzone: Shadow Fall), Sucker Punch (inFamous Second Son), Evolution Studios (Driveclub), and Japan Studio (Knack), as well as titles from our partners such as Activision/Bungie (Destiny), Blizzard Entertainment (Diablo III), Capcom (Deep Down), and Ubisoft (Watch_Dogs). PlayStation also reinforced its commitment to self-publishing and the independent development community by having Jonathan Blow onstage who gave a sneak peek of his upcoming title The Witness. Finally, the incredible minds at Media Molecule and Quantic Dream gave glimpses of their conceptualization process and the future of gameplay with some remarkable footage. We only scratched the surface at the event, and will have many more exciting titles to come.

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Our next generation console will change the way you interact with friends while you play. PlayStation 4 lets you instantly share images and videos of your favorite gameplay moments on Facebook with a single press on the DUALSHOCK 4 controller’s “share” button. You can also broadcast while you play in real-time through Ustream, allowing friends to comment or jump into your game in new ways.

With PlayStation 4 we also want you to access your games quicker than ever before. PS4’s “suspend mode” eliminates the load time on your saved game and allows you to immediately return to where you left off by pressing the power button. PlayStation 4’s background downloading and updating capability also allows you to immediately play digital titles as they download, or update the system when the hardware is powered off.

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DUALSHOCK 4 adopts the familiar form factor of the DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller with some key enhancements:
  • - Motion control is enabled by a new highly sensitive six-axis sensor
  • - Dual analog sticks fine-tuned for better precision plus improved surface materials and shape for more delicate manipulation
  • - L2/R2 buttons on the top of the controller employ a curved design for easier, smoother interaction
  • - A new “Options” button combines the functions of the DUALSHOCK 3’s “Select” and “Start” buttons for operating in-game menus

You can see more images of the new DUALSHOCK 4 controller here.
 

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They would give us TWD S2 now that Fallout is just around the corner... I could have done with it last month when I had nothing to play :bored: lol.
 
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maybe we won't get an Assassins Creed game in 2016, :-( but according to the site (whatculture.com) we might get an Assassins Creed collection this year and a new game next year i think its supposed to be set in Egypt it might have a trilogy :-O i hope its true, but its not confirmed yet, i would love to play Assassins Creed 2 again if we get a collection ^__^
http://whatculture.com/gaming/assassins-creed-egypt-11-leaked-details-youre-not-supposed-to-know.php
Completely forgot about this... I read somewhere last week that the next one probably won't be out until 2017. I've been saying for a while that I reckon they should take their time with them anyway, because the games were getting poorer and buggier... maybe they've finally realised that it's better to their time than try and pump a new one out every year.
 
Completely forgot about this... I read somewhere last week that the next one probably won't be out until 2017. I've been saying for a while that I reckon they should take their time with them anyway, because the games were getting poorer and buggier... maybe they've finally realised that it's better to their time than try and pump a new one out every year.

Lost intrest in the franchise . Every year Ubisoft garenteeing themself 25 to 65 quid for a sub par game. Its become nothing more than a Cash Cow. Also the movie should be about out then .

Squre Enix Deus Ex , Naughty Dog , Uncharted and The Last of us by far a greater antisipation and not feeling squezzed for paying top price for a game that has been shown Love and Attention
 
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Lost intrest in the franchise . Every year Ubisoft garenteeing themself 25 to 65 quid for a sub par game. Its become nothing more than a Cash Cow. Also the movie should be about out then .

Squre Enix Deus Ex , Naughty Dog , Uncharted and The Last of us by far a greater antisipation and not feeling squezzed for paying top price for a game that has been shown Love and Attention
Exactly Ann... there's no love put in to the AC games any more, which is a shame as I really used to enjoy them. Naughty Dog are a perfect example of how it should be done... they take their time and don't release a game until they feel it is as close to perfect as it can be. A number of years ago Ubisoft were one of my favourite game developers, now they're possibly one of my least favourite. As cool as The Division looks, I'm not getting my hopes up for it because I have a feeling it'll be another case of Watch Dogs. :wtf:
 
I forgot how much harder older Grand Theft Auto games were, as compared to newer ones. PS4 has GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas, with added trophies and slightly upgraded graphics, on sale as a 3 Pack, PS4 online store deal, for like $17 and some change, for the 3, so i couldn't pass them up.

I started playing 3, as that was the one that i remember thinking how much it took the GTA series, to the next level, back when it was originally released on the PS2. I forgot that every time you died, you lost all of your weapons. You definitely spend more time doing piddly bs, especially getting weapons, in the older versions of GTA.

It's crazy when you look at GTA 3 graphics now, and think, that i can't believe that these were great graphics roughly 15 years ago.
 
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I forgot how much harder older Grand Theft Auto games were, as compared to newer ones. PS4 has GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas, with added trophies and slightly upgraded graphics, on sale as a 3 Pack, PS4 online store deal, for like $17 and some change, for the 3, so i couldn't pass them up.

I started playing 3, as that was the one that i remember thinking how much it took the GTA series, to the next level, back when it was originally released on the PS2. I forgot that every time you died, you lost all of your weapons. You definitely spend more time doing piddly bs, especially getting weapons, in the older versions of GTA.

It's crazy when you look at GTA 3 graphics now, and think, that i can't believe that these were great graphics roughly 15 years ago.

Nice! Hope they bring some more PS2 games to PS4 now... even though i don't really like the fact that they're charging us for them, but that's another point...

How's the gameplay itself on PS4? Does it feel enhanced in some way?
 
Should be good to have a go at the 'Division' beta this month and see if it's a game I want to purchase in March, so many games and I've still got a backlog lol