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Conegamer said:
So now we're assuming some small dev knows what's going on, then? And we are using GAF for a source? Alright then. Though I am not going to take this devs word any more seriously than the rumour. Because, well, they didn't know how much RAM the system had until E3.


A dev that is confirmed to be working with a PS4 devkit. That automatically gives him far more credibility than the anonymous sources that Digital Foundry has. He is likely not allowed to talk about the specs the devkit affords him. If the devs were allowed to so freely discuss such things, nothing about specs for any of these consoles would be a mystery. Add onto that a handful of GAF users who are known insiders and whose word is pretty much accepted at face value because of their extreme accuracy with information no one outside of certain companies should have had. They are wrong from time to time but they have a ridiculously high rate of being correct especially when they back each other up, which in this case I think about four of them have done so.



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Conegamer said:
So now we're assuming some small dev knows what's going on, then? And we are using GAF for a source? Alright then. Though I am not going to take this devs word any more seriously than the rumour. Because, well, they didn't know how much RAM the system had until E3.

We knew the RAM amount at the console reveal in February. And he's a dev working on a PS4 game with a PS4 devkit. I'm not sure what more we could ask for :p



Sal.Paradise said:
Conegamer said:
So now we're assuming some small dev knows what's going on, then? And we are using GAF for a source? Alright then. Though I am not going to take this devs word any more seriously than the rumour. Because, well, they didn't know how much RAM the system had until E3.

We knew the RAM amount at the console reveal in February. And he's a dev working on a PS4 game with a PS4 devkit. I'm not sure what more we could ask for :p

Perhaps Confirmation from Sony?

I can't be the only one who thinks arguing over what is 1/16th of the RAM is silly anyway.



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

Conegamer said:
Sal.Paradise said:
Conegamer said:
So now we're assuming some small dev knows what's going on, then? And we are using GAF for a source? Alright then. Though I am not going to take this devs word any more seriously than the rumour. Because, well, they didn't know how much RAM the system had until E3.

We knew the RAM amount at the console reveal in February. And he's a dev working on a PS4 game with a PS4 devkit. I'm not sure what more we could ask for :p

Perhaps Confirmation from Sony?

 

I'm talking about the credibilty of the source that's actually come forward to us. He's a publicly known PS4 dev with a PS4 devkit. Not a 'forum insider' or another journalist with another 'anonymous source.'

Of course if we want to play games, one could suggest Kaz Hirai tell us all himself.



Raven722 said:

I would rather they stay quiet than put on a circus show like Microsoft did with their policies. The problem I personally see here is that no one gave a shit that these companies hadn't really been clear on RAM allocation up to this point. Now, all of a sudden, Sony's communication on this is a big deal. Why? Because a bunch of Microsoft fans demand it? For most, that's what this is really all about. Sony never actually disclosed the allocation. It was all assumptions. Now a rumor comes out and Sony now must absolutely talk about something they might have not wanted to talk about in the first place in regards to something that if it's 5, 6, or 7 really doesn't matter because either way they're at the same amount or higher than what the Xbox One seems to be using?

I don't know.  Compared to the reveals last generation versus this generation, I think last generation with all the information available up front, was much better than this.  Seriously.



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Adinnieken said:
Raven722 said:

I would rather they stay quiet than put on a circus show like Microsoft did with their policies. The problem I personally see here is that no one gave a shit that these companies hadn't really been clear on RAM allocation up to this point. Now, all of a sudden, Sony's communication on this is a big deal. Why? Because a bunch of Microsoft fans demand it? For most, that's what this is really all about. Sony never actually disclosed the allocation. It was all assumptions. Now a rumor comes out and Sony now must absolutely talk about something they might have not wanted to talk about in the first place in regards to something that if it's 5, 6, or 7 really doesn't matter because either way they're at the same amount or higher than what the Xbox One seems to be using?

I don't know.  Compared to the reveals last generation versus this generation, I think last generation with all the information available up front, was much better than this.  Seriously.

Things are more complicated this time around. We're not entering a generation where one company had been the dominant force for over 10 years and the other two barely scraped by. This generation is watching a resurgent company that wants its throne back slamming heads with another company that went from being a total underdog to a major player that wasn't too far away from winning itself. Both of which have to keep a watchful eye on the sneaky old war vet who should never be counted out. It is not going to be unusual at all for these companies to play their cards close to their chests this time. Even Nintendo is staying tight lipped about some of their projects where many people think they should spill whatever they have to generate more interest. Sony has done quite well for themselves up to this point of being careful when and how they release certain information. Don't expect them to toss that to the wind with something like this. I'd like for it to all be out in the open too but considering what these companies have riding on all of this, I understand why they don't.



580 post and counting....



This thread exploded with posts. LOL I just wanted to be included and hang out with the cool kids. lOL Well it's obvious they want to try to match Xbox ones multi-features.



DJEVOLVE said:
This thread exploded with posts. LOL I just wanted to be included and hang out with the cool kids. lOL Well it's obvious they want to try to match Xbox ones multi-features.

I doubt that 3.5 is an accurate number and also doubt that Sony wants to have T.V. functionality.



Figgycal said:
DJEVOLVE said:
This thread exploded with posts. LOL I just wanted to be included and hang out with the cool kids. lOL Well it's obvious they want to try to match Xbox ones multi-features.

I doubt that 3.5 is an accurate number and also doubt that Sony wants to have T.V. functionality.



If they don't follow XBox one they will lost this gen.  Sorry but thats what I think. People want more and more.