Kotaku Rumor: PS4 out in November, control with your phone/tablet, maybe $429/529
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KillerMan91
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429/529 price points make no sense. It will be 399 and 499.
Dark Octave
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They have to get that $29 in there.
They can't just let us have a solid $400-$500.
They can't just let us have a solid $400-$500.
I sure as fuck won't pay a fee to play online.
I never paid XBOX Live gold, despite having the 360 from basically d1.
I don't pay to play on PC, i won't pay on console, for the same (or worse) experience.
Cbajd5
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Yeah, I'm not paying to play online, and I'm not going to pay for any extra features unless I still get free rental games like PS+. Having to pay to play online is the exact reason why I barely play my 360 at all.
I guess I could just get a better graphics card for my PC...
(I'm also pretty sure they'd round up from $429/$529, not down...)
I guess I could just get a better graphics card for my PC...
(I'm also pretty sure they'd round up from $429/$529, not down...)
brandonh83
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Paying to play online sucks. There's no way around it. For me, I'm already a Plus subscriber and I enjoy it much more than Xbox Live, so if it's $50 a year and I'm still getting the content we get now, I'm fine with that. But it still sucks to make people pay to play online. However I suppose people have proven through the success of Xbox Live that they're willing to pay it so we can only blame ourselves.
H_Prestige
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So they're going to charge for online AND price the ps4 almost exactly the same as the ps3 launch? LOL at this "source".
la flama blanca
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Don't worry, playing online will still most likely be free.
Oh, I see many people are jumping to this conclusion. It won't be the case. Most likely cloud saves/sharing captures/watching friends etc.
The controller actually looks really nice. Triggers are a big improvement and the whole thing looks super confortable to hold.
grimshawish
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I hope this isn't true and I hope the Playstation Online stuff is false.
GOD DAMN IT KAZ!
- One SKU
- £299
- WORLDWIDE RELEASE IN SEPTFUCKINGTEMBER (how awesome would that be?)
- Free Online
- PS4 only PS+ price
If it is replacing PS+ then I wonder if its going to be PS+ and multiplayer; might be okay but am not paying for stuff that I don't get on the console I own. Thats not a big ask.
GOD DAMN IT KAZ!
- One SKU
- £299
- WORLDWIDE RELEASE IN SEPTFUCKINGTEMBER (how awesome would that be?)
- Free Online
- PS4 only PS+ price
If it is replacing PS+ then I wonder if its going to be PS+ and multiplayer; might be okay but am not paying for stuff that I don't get on the console I own. Thats not a big ask.
Uno Venova
Banned
I think I'll just wait 24 hours on this one.
statham
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oh shit, info legit?It came from our source.
If they go to the pay online model I'm not sure what I'll do. I typically buy every console when they come out but I'm tired of paying for dumb stuff like that. I'll only pay for that service on 1 console at most and I was thinking about downgrading XBL gold to silver since I rarely use it at all anymore.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
Its a Kotaku watermark.
Snowden's Secret
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All of this sounds too awful to be true.
Refreshment.01
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That was one of the not so obvious uses i was sugesting for the Gaikai tech. If indeed true, it's freaking incredible.
And the phone/tablet use at least give access to some of the Wii U like features withouth incurring in extra costs. Very nice. Wii U is becoming more irrelevant by the second.
What you play of course. It blows the Miiverse integration out of the water.
funkystudent
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As long as I can watch netflix and play online they can put the rest behind a paywall.
LiquidSolid
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Seeing as Sony came up with a pretty similar concept back in like 2007, with Remote Play, I'm failing to see how they copied anything.
Anyway, if Sony starts charging for basic features and online play like Microsoft, I'm going to be pissed. Immediate hype deflation if true.
oconnomiyaki
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If even half of this is true, the meltdown tomorrow will be delicious.
semiconscious
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so, what's the difference between the 2 skus? hard drive size? or, could it be? - backward-compatibility?! ...
...Impeccable
Member
It's funny to me that when the Vita was announced people had orgasms about the 'perfect' price point and how Sony won.
Then you look at it now.
Going by that, if Sony does announce these prices it'll probably cement PS4 wins next generation in advance, because NeoGAF!
Then you look at it now.
Going by that, if Sony does announce these prices it'll probably cement PS4 wins next generation in advance, because NeoGAF!
PS+ makes them money.
This is part of the reason I'm calling BS.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Ugh, Sony why did you have to do this.
Paid online and no used games might be enough to stop me from wanting a PS4. Hopefully neither happens.
Chad Warden wipes his ass with five hundred and twenty nine dollars so the price makes sense though.
Paid online and no used games might be enough to stop me from wanting a PS4. Hopefully neither happens.
Chad Warden wipes his ass with five hundred and twenty nine dollars so the price makes sense though.
UberTag
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All of this comes as expected for me.
- Sony following suit with Microsoft and charging a premium for most online & Cloud functionality.
- The release in November at those price points also makes sense. I still expect Microsoft will ship earlier (in September).
I'm actually happy to see that Sony is finally finding ways to monetize what they bring to the table. They need to in order to survive.
Offering such a service also makes it more plausible they'll be able to match any Microsoft subsidized contract offers they pitch for Durango.
- Sony following suit with Microsoft and charging a premium for most online & Cloud functionality.
- The release in November at those price points also makes sense. I still expect Microsoft will ship earlier (in September).
PS+ generates a MINUSCULE FRACTION of the amount of revenue that Xbox LIVE brings in for Microsoft each year.
I'm actually happy to see that Sony is finally finding ways to monetize what they bring to the table. They need to in order to survive.
Offering such a service also makes it more plausible they'll be able to match any Microsoft subsidized contract offers they pitch for Durango.
Lagspike_exe
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Subscription model was expected. It's free money.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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From the sounds of it, Online gaming is free but services like Gaikai's Cloud and PS+ features will not be. Sounds... reasonable?
I feel bad for you.
Baconsammy
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A camera in every box, control the console with phones/tablets, a strong focus on non-gaming media, and pay-for-online. Sounds familiar.
-Pyromaniac-
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that's not following suit. MS charges you to play online. This likely will not.
So? That is what I assume WOULD be free. Almost(?) everything else would require you to have a subscription, which is what the source is claiming. And what I'm worried about.
And who knows if Microsoft will even hold that advantage into next gen. Sony would be stupid to put Netflix and Online Gaming behind a subscription.
Lion Heart
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Why you gotta leak info a day before the reveal
I'm liking the triggers not having a lip, but I don't like the fucking Eyetoy being bundled. Goddamn you kinect. That money could have went towards ram/gpu.
I'm liking the triggers not having a lip, but I don't like the fucking Eyetoy being bundled. Goddamn you kinect. That money could have went towards ram/gpu.
