The Weekend Debate: PlayStation 4 – your thoughts

I am personally very dissapointed in the news about that PSN/PS3 games on PS3 wont be playable on the PS4, so you can atleast have some backlog if youre not interested in say more than 1 of the launch games. Alot of people are stuck with a ps3 they most likely wanted to switch out by the time PS4 arrived, since i personally dont like having more than 1 console under my tv. But the worst is the loss of all those PSN games since you cant sell your system without losing them for nothing. So PSN is basically just a library where you rent games, and some of those games cost like double the price than in a physical store. I just feel sorry for those people who have bought these full priced games and over maybe 50+ games at the PSN store those guys must feel theyve lost alot of money. I personally liked the PS4 controller and a coup of the games but im not going to jump in on the console till i see what Microsoft has in store, especially after how well PSN was handled in this short time span it has had on PS3 thats just not good enough.

The PlayStation 4 looks like everything I was hoping it would be. And I can see that PlayStation will keep delivering the most powerful hardware and the most exclusive games.

The name and font are perfect, don’t ever stop numbering your consoles. I’m also hyped about all the cloud and social features and playing PS4 games on PS Vita and other devices is awesome! And it’s cool that PlayStation Move is returning on PS4.

I liked all the games I saw. Just maybe Killzone: Shadow Fall should feel a little more like a Killzone-game. Driveclub should differentiate itself more from Gran Turismo. And inFamous: Second Son was maybe a little too dark for being inFamous. One game that wasn’t too dark was Knack and I feel a bright action adventure game is important to have around as well. Overall it was a wonderfully varied bunch of impressing games.

I hope playing online on the PS4 will remain free and that it launches this year here in Europe.

But anyway, this console is obviously a day 1 purchase for me and I’ve pre-ordered it along with a bunch of the games that were shown. And overall I think the PlayStation 4 has what it takes to completely rule the next generation and be the absolute standard.

guys the ps4 for me was awesome i love it i hoped that u pushed and the 3d headset u know the thing u put in ur head that was be more like future gaming.and i want to give some idea im playstation fun from childhood i love playstation so… why we dont make the playstation4 my friend? like best buddies why we dont make playstation4 talk?! like i wake up in the morning i say goodmorning playstation or like what is my weight today hows the weather? or what do u think to play today? horror game action ? stuff like that what do u think my idea its good? and the playstation will answer of course this idea can became to reality sry 4 my english pls answer to me thank u playstation 4 life i love playstation and sony.

I was left impressed by pretty much everything at the conference.

I think the thing that caught my attention the most was the focus on “pick up and play”. Such as the suspend and resumre functionality and being able to start playing games before they’ve finished downloading. I remember when you used to be able to just put a game in the console, turn it on and after a few seconds you were playing. It started to look like consoles had moved away from that so I found it reassuring that there’s a big effort to keep the waiting time down.

I also enjoyed seeing the variety in the software that was shown and the potential that some of the tech demos displayed. (PLEASE tell me that Media Molecule’s demo means they are working on a fully 3D LittleBigPlanet game where I can create open worlds and fully animate characters. My life would be complete if that happens)

I also really like the video sharing features. Though I hope we’ll be able to upload them to Youtube as well as UStream.

Being able to stream all PS4 games to my Vita is a feature I could see myself using a lot.

Based on what I know so far I’ll definatly be picking one up on launch day.

Hey Playstation,

I think it was a great confrence was expecting Kingodm Hearts 3 on Square-Enix but hopefully one day The Graphics looked awesome! For the share button all cool, but I hope they will addd Youtube too. Gaikai made me really excited hoepfully we’ll be able to stream our games. Can’t wait for the electronic entertainment expo (E3) for the design and new news and games!

PS4 sounds great games looked as expected from a debut….Buuuut

RESERVATION – No backwards compatibility AGAIN. I’m more than disappointed. Failing the consumer in this respect is becoming a bad habit for Sony. I understand $why$ Sony does this but like many others I’m left speechless after spending $hundreds$ on PSN games. Why keep closing off that market? I was planning on buying a PS4 transferring my library to the new system and continuing my buying spree of both PS3 and PS4 games.

I would even be willing to buy software that would unlock backwards compatibility and would be willing to pay $14.99 and down for this feature. Please consider this.

OMG!!!!! I can’t wait!! >_<
I'm going to save up!! Screw saving up for a car haha!! And hopefully swap in ps3 for the ps4 and pay extra $$, the specs of the new ps4 is exciting <3

So far liking some of the new features like social integration. I’m alittle concerned about what the console looks like (I hope the design is at least as sleek as the PS3).Having people get on stage and tell you how cool the system is but not actually seeing it makes it hard to get really excited for it. It’s like someone telling you all the great features of a car or phone even though they haven’t actually seen if it looks worth buying. I’m sure you’ll be showing it at E3 so it’s not a big deal yet.

My biggest grip and I hope Sony re-evaluates their strategy is the lack of backwards compatibility. At least with PS3 games. Your explanation that BC will be handled by streaming games on any device is a weak argument and misses the point entirely. How do you stream a game that you already own? If physical discs can’t be played on PS4 what’s the point of calling it “backwards compatibility”. TRUE backwards compatiblity allows players to play their EXISTING LIBRARY on the new console, not have to re-purchase the same game again!!!

Hope that there will be SoundSpectrum(Aeon) for Music Player PlayStation 4.

I wasn’t very excited about the games that were announced. I would have loved to see a Tomb Raider or Uncharted explode onto the screen. I’m sure this will happen in time and I can’t wait.
The online functionality will be interesting, I like to share my successes and failures but I also find my Facebook friends are not my PSN friends and vice versa. It will be exciting to see how this develops. I have a Vita and will be interested to see how the units interact. More people may finally realise what an incredible portable games unit this it.
My reservations are the backward compatibility and price of the new unit. I can see it being very expensive and something that will not be within my price range for a few years. This may not be a bad thing the games range will be vastly improved.
On the whole I’m excited about the release. I am looking forward to hearing how it develops and what the console actually looks like. At this stage I won’t be rushing out to get one but as a long time Playstation fan I can see one in my future.

I literally cannot wait for the PS4 to arrive. I have never wanted to play my games on anything other than a playstation. PS4 is looking like the best console ever made. Some of the new features sound incredible. I am looking forward to seeing what my friends are up to, trying out all the games for free and paying for those that I love. Playing some of the most graphically advanced games and getting even closer to the gameplay.

I’m guessing the console wasn’t shown because the housing is still in development? Make it nice n shiny please!
With lots of blue lights. Make PS4 logo light up too!

Thanks Sony

Asking the game developers what has been holding them back was a true inspiration for a gaming console organisation. Now allowing us as end users the opportunity to personalise what we see is certainly going to save me time in selecting which games I will play. As with any new innovation I will wait to see how much of my hard earned cash flows into their pockets.

I’m happy with what I saw, I’ve only recently gotten into ps3 after years with XBL, looking forward to the PS4.

Doubt ill be buying Xbox 720.

I had chills at several times during the presentation – as they covered the main bases of what I wanted in more detail than I had ever hoped for. Supercharged hardware, yet the architecture should have a much easier learning and optimisation curve for developers. I share the TV with my wife and kids, so suspend and resume will be great, as will the remote play through Vita. The new camera follows the lead of the Move, being great tech waiting for software – and I loved seeing what MM had done. Having the 1st party studios for exclusive games is consistently a winner, and ramping up the support for 3rd party and indie games is awesome. All this, and the games were stunning. I can’t wait until it makes its way down to Oz.

My favourite part of the playstation 4 reveal was when you showed the console. No, you didn’t. You revealed a controller the world had already seen (thanks to naughty developers) and put specs on screen that are in no way close to what my desktop PC had a year ago. Specs aside, there currently is no reason to upgrade my ps3 as all the money I have spent over the last 6-7 years will mean nothing in November as your “next-gen” system has compatibility problems…
I couldn’t play ps1 games on my ps2. Then I couldn’t play ps2 games on my ps3. Now I won’t be able to play ps3 games on the ps4. Four boxes under tv? You won, I don’t want an Xbox in anyway at all but don’t screw me for being a loyal customer since the playstation. Not only that, nothing on the PSN will work on the ps4 as well? I understand not wanting to make Xbox games playable on playstation but not playstation games on playstation. Another big fail for you Sony.
The controller looks nice though.

I really enjoyed the presentation except some minor problems with the stream (that can be explained by my crappy DSL line).

But anyways! I really like the fact that you have changed the DualShock controller. This was about time. The original DualShock controller fitted my hands when I was a youth, but as an adult the DualShock is a bit to small. The DualShock 4 looks like it’s a bit bigger and more comfortable to handle. This will show when I have the controller myself.

But from the games shown it wasnt many that impressed me as much as i thought it would. But my button is on Destiny. I really enjoy the idea with the mobilephone apps and tablet apps that interact with the game (multiscreening is a thing to be developed in my opinion.)

When it comes to games I say Watch Dogs because it was properly demonstrated. Second one was Knack but the rest didn’t tell me anything about the gameplay. KZ3 was just another shooter but it seems to be bringing back secondary fire.

I was really impressed by the video capture features but it left many questions like, does it use the 8GB of RAM or does it have its own RAM somewhere, can you just save the file into your PS4, do you have to link your Youtube account to upload it or is it in some other video service and finally, is it monthly payed feature.

I don’t remember getting straight answer but is there free online? And what belongs to the paid services? I guess these will be answered at E3.

I just hope you can select to not show your real name in any of the new features.

DS4 still leaves me some questions like where to utilize touchpad, for it being actually useful and not just some gimmick.

@197 Yes, I understand that the PS4 uses a different architecture to the PS3, and I also understand that there are good financial reasons not to include PS3 BC. But the fact is, Sony could do it if they wanted – they’re just choosing not to. It’s bad enough they didn’t include it in the PS3; to repeat this a second time is just disgraceful.

Quite a few people, myself included, invested heavily in the PS3 this generation, especially on PSN. To then turn around and say, “Sorry, you can’t play these games on PS4″, makes me feel like I’ve essentially wasted my money. Why exactly would I, or anyone, invest in PSN in the future if we can’t carry over what we paid for to the next generation?

And as for streaming? Forget it. I’m not prepared to settle for playing PS3 games which I PAID for over an internet connection which could cut out at any time if the network’s overloaded, much less pay for a second time.

On top of that, the best defence anyone can come up with is, “You’ve got a PS3 already, what’s the problem?” I won’t waste my time refuting this, as it clearly misses the point.

Unless Sony addresses this, I’m sitting this generation out.

Well I though knack looked to be a fun platforming throwback to games like crash and should be fun. Ofc Killzone and Watch Dogs will be day one purchases along with the PS4, the touchpad on the controller is exciting-think of all the uses,i.e:inventory quick select in RPG’s etc no more menu jumping.Infamous: Second Son has me really excited as I loved infamous1&2 and the fact that the trailer is comprised of gameplay but with different camera angles is astonishing. I’m assuming PS plus subscription prices will go up slightly but include some of thos PSN features as I doubt it all will be free.Drive Club looks good,as does Bungies Destiny,pleased to hear Playstation will have exclusive content.The remote play features: YES!!FINALLY Just what I always wanted-literally you have no idea. The days of being bored on the loo if you have a dodgy stomach are over. And PS4 in bed without having to get up at all :p

Reservations:Whether it will make it to the UK/EU before Xmas-I don’t want to have to wait longer than other territories and I worry if psn will work properly with RESNET as I should be living on campus at uni for several months after I buy ps4-don’t want to have to lug it home every few weeks just to use broadband.

The conference was amazing from start to finish. The 2 hours flew by in what felt like minutes.

The spec for the PS4 is excellent as it stands now. Making it easier for the developers is a big win for everybody and all the developers seem to be excited. I love the feature of background downloading and no loading up the games. The social features are also a great edition.

I love the new controller. Adding something new to something I know so well. I have no problems with it. I like the new sticks and the touch pad will be interesting to use.

My favourite game was Watchdogs. I love open world games and this as a launch title will be amazing. I like Knack as well, it looks like a cute little game and it is typically Sony. Infamous looked excellent and one to watch and Killzone looks magnificent.

Gaikai was a good purchase and I see the advantages of playing some old games which are now hard to find. I hope there is a way that if I put in a PS3 game disc I can stream for free.

I do have a few reservations.

The first is the launch date. I feel Europe will be last again maybe March next year. I want one and the wait while friends across the pond will be playing for Christmas will be saddening.
The second it no backward compatibility, Granted if I have Watch Dogs, Killzone and others I will be fine. The main reason having a PS2, PS3 and PS4 under the TV makes it look cluttered. I would be happy even with just PS3 games.

No save and PSN game transfer. This scares me a bit. I bought hundreds of items through PSN and I won’t be able to play them on the PS4. If my PS3 breaks that is hundreds of Euro wasted. The lack of save transfer will hurt me as well. Let’s say Dragon Age 3 is on PS4 all my decisions from the first two games won’t work because my save is redundant.

as someone who doesn’t play/buy games for the graphics or who as ever cared for graphics I find it hard to get excited for the PS4 mainly coz… Three games I’m looking forward to the most on the PS4 that being Watch Dogs and Diablo 3 and Destiny are also being released on PS3 sooo yeh.

I’m very skeptic after the presentation of the PS4.
The whole focus on online with Gaikai is very questionable. Internet has huge limitations so playing in HD trough streaming will be a pipe dream for the years to come. There are also a lot of countries that have download limits so they will be shafted also. Also the fact that you roll it out slowly is telling me in my country it will never be a services that will come like all the other services I still don’t have. The promise of a super fast network is laughable when you take the super slow downloading from the current store in consideration. And the many times the network is in maintenance.

Then the store that knows what I want. Nice promise from a company that forces Singstar on my screen. How believable is this? Not! Also the current store doesn’t let me easily find the games I bought. It’s the number one feature we request and you still fail to deliver!

We also got the same promises for Vita as a companion device for PS4 as we got for PS3 but that promise was a lie and never came realized on all content or functioning correctly so why should I trust you now?

Playing games while you are still downloading it, nice promise but how does it work? I just don’t believe it.
The controller looks nice but I haven’t seen anything that uses the stereo camera/move light, touchpad, new ruble, better six axis, what does that new camera do. How is it going to be used? Why should I want it? No explanation or games that uses it.

Then there are still a lot of unanswered questions that are very important to me to decide if I will buy your console. You probably don’t understand that and will because of that fail to give me satisfying answers. Here the questions, be free to answer them:
No price, no release date for Europe, no info about second hand games, no word on prices of content compared to the competition (Steam, etc), no info about a global store (current situation is unacceptable!), no info about current services and if they would come to PS4 (like Home, Plus, Vidzone, etc), no clarity if online use will be free as it was on the PS3
No backwards compatibility makes it very easy to switch to another platform.

Don’t get me wrong, the few exclusive games you showed looked nice (but not better then the multi platform games) and I’m looking forward to them. I missed the new games from the many other exclusive developers but I’m sure we’ll see more at E3 but nothing tickled me enough to decide what console (or PC) to buy.

I’m gonna write this, so you guys at Sony hopefully read it, not to win the prize thank you, but because I care about Playstation, and have done so the last 15 years.

It seems what you are doing with the console and the controller is more of a reboot than an upgrade, in the same veins Final Fantasy has been rebooted (drop the open world, insert more action). You’ve dropped features crucial to some people and inserted features that no one wants or cares about.

First and foremost I want backwards compatibility with all my PS3, PSN and preferably my PS2 and PS1 games.
I do NOT want to buy games that I already own AGAIN and stream them and have my internet crash.

I want my PS3 controllers to work with the PS4. (out of all things, you’re only making the Move controller backwards compatible??)
I do NOT want the new Playstation Eye staring at my face in order for me to play my PS4.

I want the option to turn OFF my trophies. (after many years of being a trophy w***e, I’ve finally realized how detracting they are)
I do NOT want to “share” my “gaming experiences” with anyone except the ones in my living room if I so choose.
I do NOT want to link my console to my facebook or any other account.

In fact, I want as many options as possible. I want control over my console, I do not want my console to control me and how I play my games.

Other notes:
Vita integration seems cool, though I don’t own one.
Suspend/resume, background downloading, instant playing digital downloads, seem alright, but not crucial. Just conveniences.

Regarding “always on video” and video sharing – as long as you can turn it off, I’d be okay with it.

Smartphone integration is another convenience, but again, not crucial.

Purchase prediction is a BAD IDEA. Youtube has been trying for the last how many years to predict what I want to watch, I’m not confident that you’ll do better, sorry.

In conclusion, I don’t like the way the console is going, and the PS4 might just be first playstation I don’t buy, simply for the lack of true backwards compatibility. And don’t worry, I would never buy an Xbox but I might go back to the first console I ever owned, which is a Nintendo. We’ll see.

With hopes you read this – Glorparin

I loved the fact that the gamer is the center of development. The streaming service, Cross features with the Vita, ‘pause and play’ and the games were all great. Multimedia services not even got a minute of attention. 3D wasn’t in the center of attention, Move was not shown. Just a talk about great games and a great new console.

And with launch, we probably already have games in all main genres:
Knack – Platformer
inFamous, Watch Dogs – Action Adventure
Driveclub – Racegame
Killzone – Shooter
Diablo – RPG

Will maybe be the first console I buy on day 1.

I’d like a trophy management system where I can choose what others see, like only games I have platinum on or 100% and able to delete or hide games that sit at 0% on my trophy list. I’d also like servers for games never to shut down so I guess they will have to be peer to peer or something. And then there are the questions to be answered like will playing online/streaming cost us and will I be able to play my ps plus ps3 instant collection on ps4 somehow?

My initial perspective on the reveal of the PS4 at the PlayStation Meeting 2013 was quite positive and while I am still excited at the prospect of a new PlayStation console that is significantly more powerful than the PS3; there are still many unanswered questions. There are a plethora of questions being asked across the internet and the world, such as “Will it be able to display 4K resolution games? What will the capacity of the hard drive be? Will there be multiple configurations of the PS4 (different hard drive sizes and premium features)? What will the price point(s) be for the hardware and the games? What will the launch line up be? What will the PS4 look like? Will there be a solution to the backwards compatibility issues? Will the Christmas 2013 release date apply to every territory worldwide or only Japan and North America as with the PS3 and PS Vita?” However, it must be said that despite the numerous questions; Sony have got it just right with their presentation by revealing amazing details, but still leaving so many questions that if anything has created an additional buzz across the world.

The implementation of Gaikai technology to incorporate numerous improvements that would elevate the PS4 equivalent of the current PlayStation Store onto an entirely new level is an amazing prospect. Prediction features in which the network will recognise if you have logged many hours on a FIFA or F1 game and recommend the demo of the sequel; playing the first part of the digital download as it continues downloading in the background (also implying that game installations may be a thing of the past); demos immediately available for every game; live streaming and recording features for every game; remote play for the PS Vita for every game and preserving the state of your previous game removing any load times makes the PS4 seem as though it is built for the ultimate consumer experience even before you press the power on button.

The current game announcements are all looking nothing short of amazing and cover a wide variety of genres. A stellar line up of games reveals including exclusives Drive Club, inFamous: Second Son, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Knack; third party games including Destiny and Watch_Dogs; along with a partnership with Blizzard to bring Diablo 3 to PS4 and the revelation that a total of 149 developers are already working on PS4 games went a long way to convince a lot of potential consumers that the PS4 is the appropriate choice for their next generation console. Despite such amazing announcements there are a few of Sony’s best exclusives that have yet to be revealed, such as Disgaea, Everybody’s Golf, God of War 4, Gran Turismo 6, Little Big Planet 3, MLB: The Show, MotorStorm, Ratchet and Clank, Resistance, SingStar, Uncharted 4, White Knight Chronicles, Wipeout and Yakuza; along with third party franchises such as Battlefield, Call of Duty, F1, FIFA and many more, which provides Sony with numerous ace cards at this year’s E3.

A huge issue for the PS4 has to be the current lack of backwards compatibility, Sony may play it down by asking who would want to play PS1, PS2 or even PS3 games when the PS4 is on an entirely different level to even the last few games of the PS3’s reign, but people will not have a big collection of games at launch due to the initial outlay of the console and peripherals, so if anything backwards compatibility it imperative. My personal solution to this problem would be for the new PlayStation Eye camera to scan the bar code on the back of the box, acknowledge that it is a genuine game and process a reduction on the cost of the downloadable version, so that consumers would only have a token payment to cover Sony’s outlay of the space required for hosting the game on the new PlayStation Store.

Overall, the technical specifications and wizardry of the PS4 elevates it to a currently unsurpassable level with an astounding 8GB of GDDR5 RAM (more than addressing the PS3’s major drawback), a graphics engine that can compute 1.84 trillion calculations per second, a Blu-Ray drive three times as fast as the PS3’s, along with a vastly upgraded PlayStation Eye and DualShock 4. If Sony gets it right with its pricing of the hardware and the games and addresses the issues of backwards compatibility and various consumer questions; the PS4 should be a day one purchase for every gamer on the planet (even for rival fan boys). Roll on Christmas 2013!

Who cares how great the specs or future games may be?

What happens to all our PS3 games, all that effort used to earn trophies, and more importantly, the $100′s if not $1000′s of dollars we’ve spent on DLC?

It all becomes worthless. As do all of the many instruments and accessories we’ve bought over the years (guitars, drums, etc).

If the PS4 had backward compatibility, it’d be a day one purchase for me, but since it’s not, all Sony are interested in are making you pay for games/content you already own all over again.

everything look brilliant, just make sure it comes out world wide at same time.

@ Griffin_G

What exactly makes you think that our Trophies wont go over to PS4? If they are shared between PS3 and Vita when it came out then what on Earth makes you think the PS4 wont too? Of COURSE they will.

Also, all this rubbish about BC this and that. People MOANED and MOANED about the PS3s architechure being too complicated so we were left with sub par ports of games. Therefore it is IMPOSSIBLE to make the PS4 BC if they are to address this problem. The only way would be to physically include the PS3 insides with a result of pushing up costs and delays.

Are people still moaning about PS3 not being able to play PS2 games? No they’re not, we will move on and with Sony making such an amazing new console it wont take us long to move on.

OR JUST KEEP YOUR PS3!

Reading through the comments on here after i just made a post about Backward compatibility and i have to say that i am very disappointed in my fellow Playstation gamers.

Backward compatibilty is IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I knew it wouldnt be backward compatible before the big reveal because the only way it could be would be if Sony made the PS4 in the same architechure as the PS3 and there is no WAY they wouldve done that.

Just get over it already guys. Its going to be the greatest console ever made, i think having your PS3 still stood next to it is TINY price to pay.

well it was a good show, loved the spec’s and features of the console good to see sony getting back to they’re roots, controler was ok not great and the games looked sharp clear and a bit better than the ps3, i have bought every console they have made and allmost every game, but i dont think i will be geting one, no backward Compatibility no cd or sacd support no ps3 trophy support, i just cant forgive trying to make people buy all the ps1 ps2 and ps3 games they already own again but on downloadable format, even if they dont want to do the hardware because of added cost to the console, its not hard to write a bit of code, when you put a ps1 ps2 or ps3 disk in the ps4 its reads the serial num of disk or disk id and registers that you own the game on your account and lets you download the game for free or a small nominal fee such as £5.00 or register the game on the ps3 and download for free on ps4, but overall a really solid developing platform and a Feature rich ui and a solid os if your not bothered about backwards Compatibility or cd, sacd or ps3 trophy support this tasty console looks like a good platform for next gen games, i think a step in the right direction for sony they just need to go the extra mile to come first.

Also, to anyone who thinks the graphics are just “a bit” better than PS3, TRUST ME its leaps and bounds ahead if you pay close attention but the main thing? Get it watched on Youtube PS3 app. On your big HD screen instead of the horrible live feed streaming.

It makes the WORLD of difference and the difference in power is Crystal Clear

@ Whitedove

Again, WHY do you think the PS4 wont have PS3 support? What exactly do you think will be so hard for the PS4 to show what trophies have been earnt on PS3?

So do all you guys think when we get a PS4 we will have the SAME psn ID but ZERO trophies?

COME ON GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

****Sorry I meant “WHY do you think PS4 wont have PS3 TROPHY sopport?”

Backwards compatibilty might not be an issue for some people but for me and many more its the main issue. Alot of people are going to have to sell their PS3′s to fund the cost of the PS4. So we’ll loose all our psn games Thanks sony.
Its also funny that people have forgot how slow sony are at implementing features. when sony says they’ll impliment features over time that means years not months. i’ll bet most features will not see light of day.
Far too many people are getting carried away with the specs of the system and have forget how poorly sony as treated its customers this gen they’ve spent more time removing features this gen than adding em.
i’ll see what the competitions offering this time round i have no loyalty to this japanese company like some on this blog.

I agree with andycass – as much as I love my PS3 and Vita, as there is no backwards compatibility to play even my psn games on the ps4, it means there is no real reason holding me to be loyal to stay with Sony as I will have to start my library of games with the next Gen console but that could be Sony or Ms now, let’s see who will take my money. If only Sony could have than I would not even be slightly interested in any other maker.

After watching the event on Wednesday I went to my nearest GAME store and put a preorder down, The technical specifications of the machine are amazing, and the games look out of this world, Watch_Dogs, Drive Club and Killzone are already preordered too, I love how Sony are using the PS4 to also help Vita realise it’s potential and that has excited me even more!

My only fear is the backwards compatability, I understand that due to liscencing issues not all games will be availble on Gaikai which is upsetting, I also worry about my PSN purchases not being available to download onto a PS4, meaning I will have to keep my PS4 but realistically I don’t mind that at all.

The main interest for me was in the x86 shift. Here we’re seeing an ease of porting over PC games one could assume, and soon we’ll likely have PC, xbox and playstation all on x86 architechture. Where’s the differentiation going to come from?
Games will be produced to work across all 3 major platforms, with licensing the only real restriction. Games will likely all have controller support.
Will it become a case of distribution? Say xboxlive vs PSN vs steam/other? Discs may die.
PC games have been historically far cheaper, and no console can hold a processing power victory over a custom PC build for long, if at all.
With a lack of backwards compatibility (even for my PS+ catalog? Seriously hope not..) this could be trouble for the consoles.
I love digital games, where my kids can’t chew on my discs, or push them around on the floor like a sled, but game streaming could toll our internet connections. Some of us in backwards countries have lower speeds, and never have local servers (lag anyone?). This could spell trouble.
I’ll be on the fence for a while, enjoying my PS3 & games catalog awaiting what happens next.
Exciting times ahead for all.

i dont know why you guys are presenating those games such as infamous and killzone,..i think 90 % of the gamers wants another call of duty on the ne playstation.

Forget Ps4! Ps3 and Ps Vita is here and now, so give me a free game for them!

Watch dogs and Knack look amazing! And if they are launch titles, I can’t wait to see what the ps4 games will look like a few years on.

A little concerned that the ps4 is not (yet?) backwards compatible. A lot of good games came out – and still will this year – for the PS3, and it’ll be a shame not being able to play them without two consoles attached.

I’m really hoping for backwards compatibility through Gaikai, and… purely wishful thinking… maybe even some sort of ps3 disc recognition, so we don’t have to repurchase everything.

The games looked really amazing and interesting. After hearing no backwards compatibility I thought… round 2 for rereleasing games for ps4? ..maybe in 4kHD I wouldn’t wonder. This social content was interesting too, especially the share and video function, but I also really hope that it won’t become a 2nd FB or G+ where u (have to) deal with ur clear name. Sony u have most of our data by registration or store-purchases – I hope for a good privacy setting environment. Another point was, that some of the details really sound like cloudgaming in my ears. I like to have things in my ownership knowing that I will even have it after none of he networks will anylonger exist. Digital content can easy disappear, look at onlinegames, and the customers have nothing.

When I saw the controller I tried to touch this area on my PS2 contr. and failed to reach it without problems, we will see how this will finally be used^^
I personally don’t need a new console for higher framerates, more pixels or 4k HD resolution to be impressed by a real good game, story and the time I spend in a game by discovering and enjoying it means much more for me.
Hear ur customers and good luck with the NextGen PS4