| NotStan said: So yeah, I was considering just sticking it out with 7th Generation, but today just got hit with random thought to upgrade to next gen, so I was planning to scrap my 360 along with 30 or so games to get the maximum trade in value, however the thoughts that I have at the moment is whether to go for One or PS4, as a person who mainly favours multiplat games with an exclusive every now and then. However, what got me pondering is if switching to PS4 might be a better option in the end, the free games on offer with PS+ seem to be superior to those offered by the XBL service, and to my dismay, my girlfriend brought me a Vita for my birthday, so now I have a useless accessory lying around - how is the integration on PS4 in regards to the Vita? Bearing in mind, I haven't read up much on PS4 in the slightest, and can't really be bothered to do the internet trawling when there are enough avid posters to shower me with facts. Is there party chat on PS4? Are the services such as Lovefilm, netflix subscription free on PSN now? (Do I have to pay for subscription to those services separately on top of PSN+?) What IP's are in the pipework (I am no fan of inFamous or Killzone so those don't interest me in particular, liked Uncharted & Heavy rain though) Is there BC for either of the consoles? What are the controller changes like? (I really did not like the original PS controllers when compared with Xbox controllers) Is the PSN shaped for the better in terms of community - do you get a headset as a standard bundle? Thoughts on titanfall eventually making it to PS4? |
YEs there is party chat
PS+ is not required to access any subscription services (cost of subs is up to the service i.e. Netflix still has a monthly fee) it is needed to play multiplayer games online excluding F2P titles and possibly games that require a monthly fee to play.
No idea on Uncharted or Heavy Rain. Rumors abound that there will be some reveals coming soon (SPike TV etc.)
Neither system has out of the box BC. Sony has announced Gaikai slated for 2014 for streaming older games though.
New DS4 is a MARKED improvement over DS3. Picked mine up yesterday and spent time playing Batman Arkum Asylum on Steam.
Yes there is a headset bundled with the system (its a cheap earbud though) and we'll have to see what new community tools are available for PS4 and PSN.
Titanfall (at least the first one) is an XB1 exclusive. PS4 owners interested in Titanfall will have to wait for Titanfall 2 most likely.
Remote play looks very promising between Vita and PS4. There's a video floating around here of it.
Also, if you are dismayed at owning a PS Vita you could always regift it.... to me!
