PlayStation 4 The Re-Up

After a LONG hiatus, TRTR is back with its take (factual and speculative) on the PlayStation 4 Reveal that happened on the 20th. We are going to talk about most of the information that was delivered at the event and believe me, you should be thinking about getting one. I personally am excited for the next gen consoles. As you may remember (Game of Choice October 6) where I stated that I own a PS3 and Xbox 360, so I am a fanboy for neither console and love them both for different reasons. So without further ado, let’s start.

Next Generation console hardware is going to be overkill compared to current generation hardware. The PS4 is using an 8 core 64-bit “Jaguar" CPU and a AMD Radeon GPU, which I believe are both custom so it’s hard to draw a direct comparison to current CPUs and GPUs, but I personally use an AMD A8-3250M CPU on my laptop and my gaming experience is very good indeed, so I would assume it would at least have the power of the AMD A-10 CPU. The 8 GB of DDR5 Ram, I think as a bit much (OVERKILL) but it will allow this console the power in needs to do some of the things we will talk about later with ease. What I like is the 6x Blu-Ray player that they added. The PS3 only had a 2x player and installing any game from a disc was a chore to say the least, so this has redeemed them in my eyes a bit. Hard drive sizes weren't discussed but I hope they break a Terabyte. I brought a 320 GB at launch for the PS3 and fill it up all the time and I kept forgetting to upgrade it. Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 and USB 3.0 make sure you have all the most up-to-date specs, except Bluetooth 2.1, I would went 4.0 personally, but I would assume the 2.1 is cheaper.

What I am really excited for is the software that is packaged in this time around. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has shown me that streaming games for others to view can be enjoying, especially if you have an epic game. I am looking forward to this like you wouldn’t believe, especially since with COD I got back into competitive gaming. Sometimes you need people rooting you on or validating that you made the right call, and now you have this by default with all games at launch! The flipside of this coin is that you can now stream games and demos as well without have the hard drive investment like with OnLive.

Since the major hardware overhaul with the PS4, the only real comparison I can draw on is my own laptop that I game on (Vanilla laptop review found here) and the only change that I have made is I put 16 GB of Ram in it. As I have previously said, my gameplay is really enjoyable, I can’t play Crysis 2 but I am still building my gaming desktop for the higher end fun stuff.

Some of the new features will actually make you take notice this time around. The real one for me are the real-time updates. If you ask any PS3 owner what his least favorite thing is, having to wait for a game update is definitely in the top 2 spaces somewhere. I have literally waited 3 hours for the Dust 514 Beta to update, I waited for so long that I forgot I wanted to play it. The new showing for the DualShock 4 and PS4 Eye should get you all excited. They decided to go with a touchpad for the DualShock 4 like the PS Vita and a steroid laden Kinect camera. The sweet spot for the camera is 2x to 3x wider allowing more frantic play with more players. And then there is the 4K Video support. Don’t go rushing to get a 4K TV yet as its video support only, not for games. #sadface

Now for what you all have been waiting for….The Games!!!

First, the “almost” sad news: No backwards compatibility. This was a sour face on the info, I personally am not bothered though. I am buying a PS4 for PS4 games not to play PS3 games. The good news to that sour face is PS Cloud. PS Cloud will allow you to stream PS 1, PS2 and PS3 games, but I don’t believe PlayStation Network will honor you current PSN purchases on PS4 so you will have to repurchase them.

1.     Knack – This looks like a kinda cartoony beat-em up with a serious story. The main mechanic is that the little guy can absorb parts to become larger or shed them to become smaller. Good one for the kiddies and adults alike.

2.     Killzone: Shadow Fall – Not going to spend too much time here. It’s Killzone. Side note the game looks great aesthetically, like really great.

3.     Driveclub – It’s a FPD (First Person Driving) game. The locales look very, very life like and I think this game will give rise to people just getting out in the (virtual) world and driving around again, just for the fun of it.

4.     Infamous: Second Son – For those unfamiliar with the original Infamous games, they are kind of a superhero or super villain platform action game with a lot of vertical movement. From the looks of the trailer this one looks like it takes place in a military state or place with Martial Law in place, looks interesting but I can’t tell if it is canon with the rest of the story.

5.     The Witness: First-person puzzle game, that’s all I really know about it. I generally stay away from puzzle games, but it looks nice at least.

6.     Watch Dogs: This is gonna be a doozy. I do not know what the complete story is but the game revolves around the idea of smart cities with everything be interconnected through the net and the main protagonist has hacked the system and now has control of it all. It’s set in Chicago I believe.

7.     Diablo 3: This is the game I am most excited for, hands down. Diablo 3 has been out since May, but the fact the Blizzard has decided to bring one of my favorite franchises to the PS4, makes me all kinds of happy. I also think this will pave the way for bigger and better Blizzard titles (Project Titan and maybe StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm) onto console.

That concludes our PS Event coverage and knowledge dump. As I said before everyone should be waiting with baited breath for this revolution in gaming to drop on us. Stay Tuned, you never know we might give away on if the support is there for it…..

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