Andrespetmonkey said:
sales2099 said:
Andrespetmonkey said:
sales2099 said:
#1 and #3 for me.
To not show the console at a console announcement feels incomplete no matter how you slice it. Its like they havent even finalized it yet and the fans expected it, though they wont tell you that now lol
And aside from being free, PSN is still not on par with Live, as they havent announced any significant improvements with speed, seamlessness, and friend integration. |
It had a hugely updated UI, we know it's easily gonna be faster because of extra RAM and possibly the secondary chip, and there was tons of friends-related stuff shown:
- Allow Friends to Spectate while you game, with comments
- Allow Friends to Assist or take control of your game remotely.
- Cross Game Chat... Cross *device* chat even
- Share button implications (sharring video/screens)
- "players can look over game-related information shared by friends, view friends’ gameplay with ease, or obtain information of recommended content, including games, TV shows and movies."
I feel like this was one of the major points, that they hit repeatedly. How did you miss that?
I'm struggling to see how current XBL even holds a candle to what PS4's PSN is shaping up to be. Microsoft need some major updates and new features for 720 if they want to stay ahead, especially if they're going to continue to charge for it.
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I got the feeling that some of that stuff you said aint gonna be free (thinking of the paid tiers PSN rumor)
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even then, it's still at least on par with XBL. I got a feeling that all I mentioned will be free but GK and PS+ (obviously) will have associated costs.
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that would be awesome although I have a feeling they won't want to confuse the issue. I say GK is included with PS+. It's all digital so it's hard to put a price tag on how much they need to charge to use Gaikai (other than making back the $380m) so I could see the fee staying at $50 since they mostly offer old games and with GK included they could get away with giving a lot of PS1-3 games in the first couple years instead of PS4 games (so not effecting software sales for their new console). It would sell a lot of hardware just knowing you have the option and consumers are willing to pay to just have the privelidge of playing online on 360 so Sony could still advertise it just as much.
