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Sony's PS4 Event Was an Epic Letdown

11 points by SparksZilla 14y ago

systems 14y ago
why is it so important to see the device? you only touch and play with the controller, the device is just a box we clearly know what the PS4 is about 1- the hardware is PC-ish 2- the system will be dev friendly 3- the vita will be used to cover some of the use cases of the wii u, maybe more in the future 4- lots of focus switched to social aspect of gaming, like sharing and streaming I do agree with few points 1- the graphics are not all that impressive 2- they really didnt show off the new controller potential but still we now clearly know what PS4 is about
- loganfrederick 14y ago
  The design of the device can play a role in how people perceive the console, primarily due to aesthetics and practical issues of os placing the system in a room. Console case design balances the line between artistic design (the Xbox 360s curvature, the Wii's shiny, compact casing) and how the system will be stacked (horizontal? vertical? Will discs be readable regardless of how the system is placed?) Is this the biggest issue a console launch faces? No. But it's something a console owner would like the manufacturer to consider and could affect sales.
  - theguycalledtom 14y ago
    Since they will be shipping just before the Christmas sales period, at the earliest... They have a whole 6 months or more to reveal further details and keep interest high. This Sony "meeting" was a vast improvement over the PS Vita launch which was all about specs, and not games, and that's not what sells game consoles and why the Vita is all but dead as game dev platform. Putting Jonathon Blow on stage, who is a big critic of Microsoft's support of indie gamers was also great promotion of Sony as the gaming world heads to GDC. For non-apple standards, this was a great event.
- zmonkeyz 14y ago
  Agreed. It seems to have a lot of great features. Hopefully the HD is still user replaceable.
petrovalex846 14y ago
I love how gaming journalism still completely ignores Nintendo. I mean, I have lost interest in Nintendo as a consumer, but when looking at the business, how can one ignore the company who made the system that's beating both Sony's and Microsoft's current systems?
- loganfrederick 14y ago
  Possibly because Nintendo has already launched their new console to little fanfare and are burning cash. http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/ouch-report-says-nintendo-bleeding-big-money-119538 http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/ouch-report-says-ni...
  - petrovalex846 14y ago
    I will agree that the Wii U is selling rather abysmally, and that is perhaps a good reason to ignore Nintendo entirely. But, really, even when they had the Wii sold out for years, Nintendo was still basically ignored by the press. It was always a fight between Microsoft and Sony ever since the Xbox. I am quite curious to see how well any of the new consoles do. People have been predicting the end of consoles since the NES, I am beginning to wonder if they're finally right. Also, that article is pretty old. Before even the Vita came out (and subsequently bombed).
    - stock_toaster 14y ago
      I think the console killers will be cheap multifunction tv connected devices. Things like: * the Ouya * SteamBox * maybe at some point possibly an appletv that supports 3rd party apps (games) This does kind of feel like the last gen (gasp?) of dedicate consoles.
    - eswangren 14y ago
      Because most people who read gaming news don't care about any Nintendo console.
    - systems 14y ago

11 points by SparksZilla 14y ago

why is it so important to see the device? you only touch and play with the controller, the device is just a box we clearly know what the PS4 is about 1- the hardware is PC-ish 2- the system will be dev friendly 3- the vita will be used to cover some of the use cases of the wii u, maybe more in the future 4- lots of focus switched to social aspect of gaming, like sharing and streaming I do agree with few points 1- the graphics are not all that impressive 2- they really didnt show off the new controller potential but still we now clearly know what PS4 is about

loganfrederick 14y ago
The design of the device can play a role in how people perceive the console, primarily due to aesthetics and practical issues of os placing the system in a room. Console case design balances the line between artistic design (the Xbox 360s curvature, the Wii's shiny, compact casing) and how the system will be stacked (horizontal? vertical? Will discs be readable regardless of how the system is placed?) Is this the biggest issue a console launch faces? No. But it's something a console owner would like the manufacturer to consider and could affect sales.
- theguycalledtom 14y ago
  Since they will be shipping just before the Christmas sales period, at the earliest... They have a whole 6 months or more to reveal further details and keep interest high. This Sony "meeting" was a vast improvement over the PS Vita launch which was all about specs, and not games, and that's not what sells game consoles and why the Vita is all but dead as game dev platform. Putting Jonathon Blow on stage, who is a big critic of Microsoft's support of indie gamers was also great promotion of Sony as the gaming world heads to GDC. For non-apple standards, this was a great event.
zmonkeyz 14y ago
Agreed. It seems to have a lot of great features. Hopefully the HD is still user replaceable.

petrovalex846 14y ago

I love how gaming journalism still completely ignores Nintendo. I mean, I have lost interest in Nintendo as a consumer, but when looking at the business, how can one ignore the company who made the system that's beating both Sony's and Microsoft's current systems?

loganfrederick 14y ago
Possibly because Nintendo has already launched their new console to little fanfare and are burning cash. http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/ouch-report-says-nintendo-bleeding-big-money-119538 http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/ouch-report-says-ni...
- petrovalex846 14y ago
  I will agree that the Wii U is selling rather abysmally, and that is perhaps a good reason to ignore Nintendo entirely. But, really, even when they had the Wii sold out for years, Nintendo was still basically ignored by the press. It was always a fight between Microsoft and Sony ever since the Xbox. I am quite curious to see how well any of the new consoles do. People have been predicting the end of consoles since the NES, I am beginning to wonder if they're finally right. Also, that article is pretty old. Before even the Vita came out (and subsequently bombed).
  - stock_toaster 14y ago
    I think the console killers will be cheap multifunction tv connected devices. Things like: * the Ouya * SteamBox * maybe at some point possibly an appletv that supports 3rd party apps (games) This does kind of feel like the last gen (gasp?) of dedicate consoles.
  - eswangren 14y ago
    Because most people who read gaming news don't care about any Nintendo console.
  - systems 14y ago