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[NCtwin]

Controller keeps copy of user profile

There's very cool things that can be done with the profile storage in the controller. I hope this is fully fleshed out and described at E3. The controller has the ability to interface with other devices. I'm not sure if this will be in the final launch product but it's really cool.

I've heard the same thing. Sucks I'm not "in the industry" like I used to be. I want to go to E3!!!

 

[Mcflyy]

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[Bend_The_Knee]

Sony: DualShock 4 light bar can change your mood when gaming in the dark



Everyone is focused so much on the DualShock 4′s light bar being used simply as a built-in Move controller working in tandem with the new camera peripheral for PS4. Scott Rohde, Senior VP Sony World Wide Studios, jumped onto the PlayStation Blog this past week and talked about a new way that games might use the light bar and a dark room to influence the player’s mood while gaming.

Playing games in the dark versus a well lit room depends heavily on the game being played. With Move and Kinect gaming, well lit areas are ideal for the cameras. What playing in the dark does for other games is allow it to immerse the player into the game by blacking out the real world around the tv. Who would have thought that the light bar on the new DualShock 4 could be used to color that dark space in front of the player to influence things like their mood while gaming. Rohde paints this picture pretty well:

A lot of gamers, myself included, like to play in some dimly lit rooms. And when you’re playing a game and the whole area around you changes color slightly based on what that light bar is doing, it’s not something you’re staring at and your expecting, but it changes your mood and it changes the way you feel when, whatever it is, when you fire a button, when you step into an area where you are in a cold blue area – think about Journey. You’re in a cold blue area, and then you move into more of an orangey earth tone – a warm area. And that controller is coming with you.


I help but imagine a character like Nathan Drake traversing an underwater level while the controller is illuminating the space in front of me with a fluctuating blue ambient light effect. Then coming out of the water and engaging in all sorts of explosions and gun play while the light bar flashes and pops all sorts of reds and oranges, effectively surrounding me in the warm light of the in-game explosions.



http://ps4daily.com/2013/03/sony-dualshock-4-light-bar-can-add-emersion-to-gaming-in-the-dark/

Since the controller was posted, here's more info.

 

[ihatemyshoes]

Sony just put out the launch date so I can pre-order already

 

[thehealthinspector]

Sony just put out the launch date so I can pre-order already

no they didnt

 

[ihatemyshoes]

I'm saying they need to put out a date so shops can take pre-orders....

 

[thehealthinspector]

oh, my bad

 

[D Double]

There's very cool things that can be done with the profile storage in the controller. I hope this is fully fleshed out and described at E3. The controller has the ability to interface with other devices. I'm not sure if this will be in the final launch product but it's really cool.

All I can think of is NFC. I wonder what else they have planned.

Updated List of announcements at the conference

Info:

Targeted to be the “central device in the living room”
“Core gamers are our primary audience
PS4 build around them, salable to the outsiders
5 core PS4 principles: Simple, Immediate, Social, Integrated, Personalized
PS4 CPU: 64-bit x86 arch, low power consumption, low heat, 8 cores, 8 HW threads, 2MiB L2 cache per 4 core group, 32kib l1 I/D-cache
PlayStation Shader Language, very similar to HLSL, allows featured BEYOND Direct X 11 and OpenGL 4.0
“GPU – Tessellation – adding geometric detail to smooth edges or create more organic shapes”
PS4 RAM – 8GB 256 bit GDDR5 (GDDR5 is very high end graphics memory only found on PC graphics cards)
Will come with “very large hard drive in every console”
PS4 Dev Environment – Windows 7 64-bit, tools are fully integrated into Visual Studio 2010 and 2012
“Debug your PS4 code as you would your PC code”
PS4 Controller: Start/Select buttons are now “Options.” New System button is “Share.”
Speaker, headset jack and “extension port” on the PS4 controller
PS4 controller buttons are going back to digital over analog because no one used it on PS3
PS4 controller L2/R2 – Curved design to get rid of the accidental netflix fast forwarding
PS4 controller: 1920×900 resolution on the analog touchpad
PS4 controller colors are the Player Numbers: 1-Blue, 2-Red, 3-Green, 4-Pink (Like the buttons)
PS4 will charge controllers when it’s off. Unlike the PS3.
PS4 controller light bar can be used for muzzle flashes, health bars, etc
“The #PS4 Eye will enhance the PS4 user experience.” High sensitivity dual color cameras
1280×800, 12 bits/pixel, 60Hz
Dedicated port for the #PS4 camera, exclusive SCE Connector. Means it won’t use a USB port on the console, but won’t plug into your PC.
Cam suggested uses: walkthrough vids, taunting in killcam, login, speech recognition, etc; possible PS4 Camera Magic – Sees the controller, you guys move, splitscreen moves to be on the right side
The above is what devs could do (not mandatory)
Video example shown of PS4 combining the camera and the controller. “AR Menu”
Zoom into the controller, tilt to shake little dudes inside, push into our world like EyePet
2004: XMB, 2011: LiveArea, 2013: New #PS4 one based on the five principles from earlier
UI is meant to give you at a glance info without loading the game. See what new DLC is out and whatnot. What friends are saying.
Have to enable people seeing your real name on the #PS4. Auto-enabled if you import from another social network. (Can be turned off)
PSN friend limit raised
PS4 Mock-up: Heavy Rain choice with the number of your friends that chose each option.
All the PS4 streaming and sharing: that’s on the hardware. Devs don’t have to do anything special to their game.
PS4 Remote Play: Screens are mirrored on PS4/Vita (Both on at same time). Hardware does it/not on devs. Start at any time; no special mode.
Talking about the PlayStation App. Login, buy game, PS4 starts downloading at home, you get home and start playing the part that’s DWLD.

http://gamingeverything.com/44324/n...s-eye-ui-details-from-sonys-gdc-presentation/

 

[iheartboost]

Via eurogamer.net

Sony: A headset will ship with every PS4

We also got confirmation that a headset will ship in the box with every PlayStation 4.

"Everybody has asked about it, it definitely helps out with voice chat, multiplayer games and everything so we decided to go ahead and do that," Norden remarked. "It's got 32KHz stereo output for two players... frequency will only be reduced slightly when you start cranking up the number of players just because of the bandwidth of the wireless. And there's a 16KHz microphone port as well. The speaker is the same high-quality output as the headset. It streams directly from the PS4 at runtime."

It looks like Sony is doing EVERYTHING possible to make the PS4 ****** nice for us

 

[nawghtyhare]

Via eurogamer.net

Sony: A headset will ship with every PS4

We also got confirmation that a headset will ship in the box with every PlayStation 4.

"Everybody has asked about it, it definitely helps out with voice chat, multiplayer games and everything so we decided to go ahead and do that," Norden remarked. "It's got 32KHz stereo output for two players... frequency will only be reduced slightly when you start cranking up the number of players just because of the bandwidth of the wireless. And there's a 16KHz microphone port as well. The speaker is the same high-quality output as the headset. It streams directly from the PS4 at runtime."

It looks like Sony is doing EVERYTHING possible to make the PS4 ****** nice for us

all they need is a good price point

 

[Bad Religion]

... and a Legend of Dragoon remake at launch. :

 

[Mcflyy]

Is the headset bundled new news?
Cause I remember Sony saying something came bundled in the box, don't remember if it was a headset or a camera.

 

[duba169]

That is clutch of them to put in a headset

Seems like they learned from their ps2 mistakes

 

[ihatemyshoes]

Is the headset bundled in new news?\
Cause I remember Sony saying something came bundled in the box, don't remember if it was a headset or a camera.

mic is bundle, camera cost extra ...but i probably buy the camera too and not use it ...

 

[iheartboost]

Scary... probably more realistic than Sony's old man tech for the PS4. I wonder if we will see this in the next COD...

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

[Rumor!] Batman: Arkham Origins to be revealed at this year's E3

While I have no doubt that Rocksteady is hard at work on another game, if rumors are to be believed, we’ll be seeing Batman in a rather nostalgic light.

According to French gaming site Gameblog.fr, their sources have told them that Rocksteady is working on a Batman: Arkham game that will be revealed at this year’s E3. It will allegedly be called “Batman: Arkham Origins,” and the story will apparently take place around the ’50s or ’60s, and will even feature other members of the Justice League.

Not only that, but the rumors also state that it’s scheduled for a PS4 and Xbox 720 release, but there is a chance that it will come to current-gen platforms, too.

Keep in mind that this is still very much a rumor. But if true, then this would add more ground to murmurs that Rocksteady’s next game will involve the Justice League in some capacity.

We’ve reached out to Warner Bros. Interactive for a comment and we’ll give an update once we hear back from them.

So, would a Batman game set during the ’50s or ’60s be your cup of tea? Let’s hope it’s more Batman: The Animated Series than Adam West, no?


http://www.pixelenemy.com/batman-arkham-origins-to-be-revealed-by-rocksteady-at-this-years-e3-rumor/

 

[Nujavez]

... and a Legend of Dragoon remake at launch. :

 

[AEA18]

 

[iheartboost]

 

[iheartboost]

MEGATON.

 

[thehealthinspector]

dont believe it til you see it

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

Unreal Engine 4 "Infiltrator" tech demo
http://gematsu.com/2013/03/unreal-engine-4-infiltrator-tech-demo

 

[Sinner]

^ Was just gonna post that... looked amazing. 

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

PCMag: Sony Planning Big PS4 Reveal Before E3



Expect a big announcement from Sony about its next-gen PlayStation 4 console this month or possibly in early May, a source familiar with the company's marketing strategy told PCMag this week.


http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417397,00.asp

 

[jayfiend]

PCMag: Sony Planning Big PS4 Reveal Before E3



Expect a big announcement from Sony about its next-gen PlayStation 4 console this month or possibly in early May, a source familiar with the company's marketing strategy told PCMag this week.


http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417397,00.asp

This is good news because I wasn't trying to wait for E3...

It seems Sony really learned from the experience with the PS3.