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TheHealthInspector said:

iYen said:

Supposedly with the next gen consoles loading up games is fast as hell.

Unless you store your discs in a bomb shelter, I don't see how putting in discs is a chore.

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you dont seem to get it, the whole disc changing being hard work is just a joke

if ps4 lets me fly from gameplay to gameplay digitally without going through a bunch of crappy game menus, you wont be able to do that when you have to get up and change discs

stop thinking of how it works on ps3

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It takes me 30-1min to start up 95% of my games.

Saving that miniscule amount of time isn't important to me.

Also saving that small amount of time by having the games digitally is nullified if said multiplayer game makes you wait 30-1min in lobbies decieding the game type and map.

That's not even factoring the amount of time it takes to find a game.

So in short, loading up games by disc>loading games digitally.

For those who pre-ordered @ Amazon, BB, do y'all feel safe getting that shipped to your homes with no problems?

I can see on the news that UPS/Fed Ex trucks fulll of PS4's/XBO's being robbed.

I want to walk in a store and carry my box out with me. I don't want my PS4 to get "lost in delivery." Then again, there might be some goons waiting outside shops looking for a come up.

It actually all sounds ridiculous either way, but it's not entirely unlikely.

IF THE DELIVERY TRUCK GETS ROBBED ON THE WAY TO MY HOUSE, THEN IT ISN'T MEANT TO BE. I'LL JUST GET MY MONEY BACK AND REPURCHASE THROUGH OTHER MEANS.

NO USE WORRYING ABOUT SOMETHING OUT OF YOUR CONTROL.

Don't they make things where you can use your 360 controller on the ps3?

If so I'm sure they'll make it the same with the next gen controllers.. Wanna hold the ds4 in my palms and try that thing out

memphissfinest said:

IF THE DELIVERY TRUCK GETS ROBBED ON THE WAY TO MY HOUSE, THEN IT ISN'T MEANT TO BE. I'LL JUST GET MY MONEY BACK AND REPURCHASE THROUGH OTHER MEANS.

NO USE WORRYING ABOUT SOMETHING OUT OF YOUR CONTROL.

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THIS NOT MY FAULT IF THEY GET ROBBED.

Sometimes it's nice to live in Canada.

No one will be sticking me up for my PS4. Walk into my EB Games and have my system waiting on release day.

It might not be as bad, but you can still get robbed in Canada.

BTW, does the PS4 come with RCA cables? I don't need them and I don't see the point in including them anymore, but there's still people with 360's who play on CRT's. The PS3 was built for HD and it was awful playing on a tube TV with it. It's the reason why I got an HDTV back in like 07. The text would be tiny on the interpolated image. I feel like anyone getting an Xbox One or PS4 should have an HDTV.

HDMI cables only.

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GrizzlyAnimal said:

You, me and a few others did as well.. did you order on the first wave of launch day consoles ?  or did you get the email to upgrade to a launch day console?  

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Ordered a few days later w the standard edition followed by a launch edition upgrade a few days later.

Really want one, but will probably wait about a year to cop. Just in case there are any major bug issues with first production runs.

DaBottom305 said:

HDMI cables only.

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Hopefully the people that haven't made the upgrade to HD with 360's do their research. I heard about someone fairly recently who was still using a tube TV with his 360. Had me shocked.

I don't think the X1 will support RCA either.

ddouble said:

Yes your PS+ subscribtion works for PS3, PS4 and Vita so you can download every free game every month for any platform.

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Hot diggity daffodil!

5 killer Xbox One and PS4 features that no one’s talking about

Tablet integration and cloud gaming have been incessantly heralded as the saviors of the Xbox One and PS4.. While they both have a lot of potential to expand the medium, plenty of other important features are slated for the Xbox One and PS4 that haven’t received nearly enough praise.


When it comes down to it, features like built-in video sharing, game suspension, and mandatory hard drives will make much more of a noticeable impact for gamers. Touchscreens and server racks are nice, but there are many more reasons you should be excited for the next-gen consoles.

Video sharing

For months, we’ve heard that the Xbox One and PS4 will feature in-game video sharing, but only recently have more concrete details come to light. Both platforms will automatically record gameplay in the background, but there is apparently a substantial difference in buffer size. Eurogamer is reporting that the Xbox One will only keep five minutes of video in its buffer, but the PS4 will supposedly keep upwards of fifteen minutes.


Regardless of the specific implementation details, the video sharing functionality is going to make a big difference for gamers. With the rise of Twitch game streaming and the explosive growth of “Let’s Play” communities around the web, it’s becoming abundantly clear that console gamers need an easy way to share gameplay videos. Thankfully, both Sony and Microsoft are playing ball with consumer demands. With dedicated compression chips and share buttons, the new consoles are built from the ground up for social gaming beyond the traditional multiplayer paradigm.

Instant-on

Power Button After spending the better part of a decade with some of the most sluggish consoles ever made, speed is clearly at the forefront of everyone’s minds. By utilizing a low-power sleep mode, the next-gen consoles will effectively be instant-on machines. With a quick voice command or the push of a power button, you’ll be using your console almost instantly. However, the focus on speed goes deeper than just the boot-up time.

With “game suspension,” you can freeze a game in place, go browse the web, chat with your friends, take a nap, and then immediately jump back to where you were without having to wait to load up a save game. You won’t even have to wait for the game to finish downloading to start playing thanks to the modern digital distribution platforms. Even something as simple as the dashboard UI will be a marked improvement over the incredibly laggy Xbox 360 interface.

Audio chat

The Xbox 360 shipped standard with a headset, and so audio chat quickly became a staple of Xbox Live. Unfortunately, the PS3 didn’t come with a headset, so it’s something of a rarity to hear from other players on the PS3. Strangely, the situation is flip-flopped this generation. The PS4 will ship with a wired earpiece, but the Xbox One will rely on the microphone built into the Kinect for voice chat. It remains to be seen if Microsoft will actually be able to deliver in terms of voice quality in the new hardware.

Sony, taking a cue from Microsoft, is also charging for online multiplayer this time around. With any luck, this will also bring important premium features like cross-game chat to the PlayStation Network. Frankly, the PS4 desperately needs a private cross-game group chat feature to stay competitive with Xbox Live. Now that we’re expected to pay to play, Sony can’t simply rest on its laurels.

Remote play

Sony is no stranger to remote play functionality. The PS3 has a limited ability to connect to the PSP and PS Vita, and stream a small number of full console releases on the go. This generation, Sony is making PS4-to-Vita streaming a fundamental part of its framework, and with few exceptions, all PS4 games will be required to work out of the box on the Vita.

Now that the remote play functionality is being implemented system-wide, the Vita is actually quite a respectable purchase at the $249 price point. For all intents and purposes, the Vita serves as a portable PS4 that can play all of your games provided that you have access to the internet. Considering that it has a number of excellent exclusive titles available as well, the Vita is much more compelling than the Nvidia Shield at $349.

Mandatory hard drives

When the Xbox 360 first launched with two versions, the cheaper model was sold without a hard drive. It’s nearly eight years later now, and Microsoft is still selling a version of the Xbox 360 with a paltry 4GB of internal storage — not even the size of a single-layer DVD. This leaves game developers unable to reliably depend on access to hard drive space, so we’re stuck with sub-par load times. Thankfully, we won’t have to deal with this problem going forward.


Both the Xbox One and PS4 ship with 500GB internal drives as well as super-fast USB 3.0 ports for easy expansion. Not only can games start expanding in total size with these roomy drives, but developers can now universally take advantage of the faster load times that hard drives offer. With the potential of games shipping on 50GB+ Blu-ray discs, this will make load times much more bearable.

http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/1...e-and-ps4-features-that-no-ones-talking-about

I got the confirmation e-mail from Amazon today too.

It said I'd get my DS4 on 12/31/13 and my Launch edition PS4 on the 01/03/14.

I'm not sweating it though.

Don't read too much into the dates Amazon is giving you right now.

The look has grown on me. I liked it right away but I love it now

I'm hoping the charging wire for the controller is longer this time, the last one was too damn short

just traded in my 360 oh well i was going to do it anyways but didn't plan on it so soon.... my ps4 is now paid off

SteelCity412 said:

I'm hoping the charging wire for the controller is longer this time, the last one was too damn short

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Amazon product ASIN B00112BA78
3 to 4 bucks including shipping

review - "I bought a few of these to replace the short one that came with my PS3. They work perfectly and I paid less than I would have had to pay just in tax for an official PS3 cable. With a large screen TV, my couch is more than 6ft away. These 10ft cables mean that I do not have to stop playing when the controller needs charging."

i use to charge my ps3 controller on my Mac Pro while im playing since its always in front of me

i use the long cable that came with my external HD

it's not like an apple charger. it's compatible with dozens of different wires that you may not even think about. i'm not sure what the proper name is, but it should be the least of your worries, they are incredibly cheap.

I don't want to make a thread about it. Any of you guys use a surround sound setup with your current console?

JayzOnMyToes said:

just traded in my 360 oh well i was going to do it anyways but didn't plan on it so soon.... my ps4 is now paid off

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how much they offering now on 360's? thinking about trading mine in

DaBottom305 said:

I don't want to make a thread about it. Any of you guys use a surround sound setup with your current console?

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This is my little bootlegg "surround sound" set up..  it's an old a**  aiwa stereo... i have 2 other speakers connected to it that are on the other side of the room  as well.. as soon as my ps4 comes in that 360 you see there is outta there

GrizzlyAnimal said:

DaBottom305 said:

I don't want to make a thread about it. Any of you guys use a surround sound setup with your current console?

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This is my little bootlegg "surround sound" set up..  it's an old a**  aiwa stereo... i have 2 other speakers connected to it that are on the other side of the room 
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Throwback! lol..

I asked because I have an older Samsung 5.1 surround sound and I don't think I'm getting 'real' surround sound. And I'm not exactly sure how to test it. I think I did something to the settings and not sure how to correct it. I used to be able to play a FPS and be able to tell where the footsteps were coming from whether it be from my left, right, front, back etc but now it seems like the same sound is coming from every speaker.