Jonno394
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Well the PS3 thread had around 4 and a half thousand posts and lasted nearly 7 and a half years, and with the next gen upon us I thought i'd just make this thread to share information about the PS4 and be a place for people to discuss the new console, games etc and also to leave launch impressions [MENTION=1055]Phatmann[/MENTION] [MENTION=125991]Appswah[/MENTION]
Anyway, on to the Playstation 4
Price: €399/£349
Launch Date: Europe/Brazil/Australia - November 29, 2013
The Console
Specs:
The Controller
The Camera
Remote Play
Playstation Plus
Cost
1 Month £5.49
3 months £11.99
1 year £39.99
The Launch Games
The Apps
Not just for gaming, the PS4 will make use of the following apps at launch. These are not hidden behind a paywall unlike with the Xbox One
Coming in Q1 2014
While not much is known outside of a few major titles, here is a snippet of what to expect over the next few months following launch:
December 2013
War Thunder
Putty Squad
flOw
Escape Plan
Tiny Brains
Basement Crawl
Backgammon Blitz
Pinball Arcade
1001 Spikes
Doki Doki Universe
Mercenary Kings
Awesomenauts: Assemble
January 2014
Don't Starve
Starbound (beta- not sure if private or public)
February 2014
Final Fantasy XIV (beta)
LEGO The Movie The Game
Rayman Legends
Thief
March 2014
Final Fantasy XIV
MLB 14: The Show
Infamous: Second
No formal release date other than "Early 2014"
Driveclub
Wolfenstein
Destiny (beta- PS first)
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
PlanetSide 2
Legend of Raven
N++
Towerfall: Ascension
DiveKick
Minecraft
CounterSpy
Daylight
Deep Down
Hohokum
Helldivers
Pavilion
Rogue Legacy
Velocity 2X
Assault Android Cactus
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
Hotline Miami 2
Pool Nation Extreme
Primal Carnage: Genesis
Ray's the Dead
The Witness
Transistor
Road Not Taken
Secret Ponchos
Samurai Gunn
Guns of Icarus Online
Outlast
Switch Galaxy Ultra
Monochroma
Strider (available PS4 launch day in Japan- Feb. 22nd
Banderas
Anyway, on to the Playstation 4
Price: €399/£349
Launch Date: Europe/Brazil/Australia - November 29, 2013
The Console
Specs:
The Controller
● Completely redesigned ergonomics (larger, better triggers, etc)
● Speakers for audio output
● Touchpad at center
● Share button to instantly upload your greatest gaming moments
The Camera
● Enhanced tracking of Move controller and field depth/environment
● Facial Recognition Technology
● Two wide-angle Lens, each up to 1280 x 800.
● Four Microphones for sound origin location
● The PlayRoom, a tech demo-ish game of sorts for the camera, comes for free with every PS4.
Remote Play
● Using the direct wireless connection between the PS4 and PS Vita, carry on playing your game while someone else uses your TV or while watching Football
● Using your wireless router and a wireless access point at work or school carry on playing your games outside the comfort of your own home
● A second player can use the PS Vita as their controller and give them their own screen in co-op/versus matches
● All Ps4 games are compatible with Remote Play
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Playstation Plus
● Access to online Multiplayer on the PS4
● Instant Game Collection: monthly free games on PS3, PS4 and PS Vita
● Discounts
● Exclusive and early access to betas and demos
● 2GB cloud storage for saves
● Free avatars and PS3 themes
● 60 minute game trials
Cost
1 Month £5.49
3 months £11.99
1 year £39.99
The Launch Games
Exclusives
● Killzone Shadow Fall
● Knack
Third Party
● Angry Birds Star Wars
● Assassins Creed IV
● Battlefield 4
● Call of Duty Ghosts
● Fifa 14
● Injustice
● Just Dance 2014
● Lego Marvel Super Heroes
● Madden 25
● NBA2k14
● NBA Live 2014
● Need for Speed Rivals
● Skylanders Swap force
PSN
● Blacklight: Retribution (Free2Play)
● Contrast (PS+ Freebie)
● DC Universe Online
● DiveKick
● Flower (Cross Play)
● Resogun (PS+ Freebie)
● Sound Shapes (Cross Play)
● Super Motherload
● Trine 2: The Complete Story
● Warframe (Free2Play)
The Apps
Not just for gaming, the PS4 will make use of the following apps at launch. These are not hidden behind a paywall unlike with the Xbox One
● Music Unlimited (UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Australia and New Zealand)
● Video Unlimited (Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK)
IGN (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Qatar, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, UK)
● BBC iPlayer (UK)
● VidZone (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK)
● Amazon/LOVEFiLM (Germany, UK)
● Netflix (Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK)
● BBC Sports (UK)
● BBC News (UK)
● Wuaki.tv (Spain)
● Total Channel (Spain)
● Demand5 (UK)
● Maxdome (Germany, Austria)
● RTBF (Belgium)
● NOS Sports (Netherlands)
● Ximon (Belgium, Netherlands)
● Watchever (Germany)
● Viaplay (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)
Releasing 4th December:
● Quickflix (Australia, New Zealand)
Coming in Q1 2014
While not much is known outside of a few major titles, here is a snippet of what to expect over the next few months following launch:
December 2013
War Thunder
Putty Squad
flOw
Escape Plan
Tiny Brains
Basement Crawl
Backgammon Blitz
Pinball Arcade
1001 Spikes
Doki Doki Universe
Mercenary Kings
Awesomenauts: Assemble
January 2014
Don't Starve
Starbound (beta- not sure if private or public)
February 2014
Final Fantasy XIV (beta)
LEGO The Movie The Game
Rayman Legends
Thief
March 2014
Final Fantasy XIV
MLB 14: The Show
Infamous: Second
No formal release date other than "Early 2014"
Driveclub
Wolfenstein
Destiny (beta- PS first)
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
PlanetSide 2
Legend of Raven
N++
Towerfall: Ascension
DiveKick
Minecraft
CounterSpy
Daylight
Deep Down
Hohokum
Helldivers
Pavilion
Rogue Legacy
Velocity 2X
Assault Android Cactus
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
Hotline Miami 2
Pool Nation Extreme
Primal Carnage: Genesis
Ray's the Dead
The Witness
Transistor
Road Not Taken
Secret Ponchos
Samurai Gunn
Guns of Icarus Online
Outlast
Switch Galaxy Ultra
Monochroma
Strider (available PS4 launch day in Japan- Feb. 22nd
Banderas