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Reviewing hardware and discussing software isn't unusual. Happens with every phone review.
I expect the Xbone to fair similar overall.
Exactly. Each are useless without the other.
Reviewing hardware and discussing software isn't unusual. Happens with every phone review.
I expect the Xbone to fair similar overall.
Joke?Hmmm...
Polygon received $750,000 from MS.
PS4 gets 7.5.
Coincidence??!?!
Yeah, probably.
Ars Technica, on game installations:
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/...ith-the-playstation-4-is-full-of-surprises/2/
Every article I've read seems to agree with this - barely any upfront install times on games, 45s-1min max. I was worried after reading about the size of some of these installs, whether it would get in the way of quickly playing.
.if hardware reviews didn't take the software into account there wouldn't be much good to it. .
Any hint?![]()
Power draw and noise are impressive:
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(PS3 Slim is @ 120W for comparison)
It's a game.
But that's all I can say, I have probably said too much already.
It's a game.
But that's all I can say, I have probably said too much already.
Hmmm...
Polygon received $750,000 from MS.
PS4 gets 7.5.
Coincidence??!?!
Yeah, probably.
Any hint?![]()
Damn... I guess it's safe we will see a new PS4 game getting announced. Probably tomorrow at the launch event, huh?
So its launch lineup is the only bad thing for an otherwise very positive review? I thought this was a hardware review?
Maybe, not sure. I don't have the embargo date here with me (sitting on school).
Wouldnt every hardware review be " launch lineup. Wait till more games". ?
Im not allowed to say. I must shut up or get blacklisted.
Shudder to think what some of these reviewers would have given ps2 at launch.
Holy shit that page is beautiful.
Im not allowed to say. I must shut up or get blacklisted.
I would have enjoyed more an updated version of:Shots fired
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To me, the only thing that's missing is one interesting game.
Why?Gotta build up the hype. Too bad it's embargoed.
It's a positive bomb.
This past generation has dragged on too long. Though there were still standout moments, many proven ideas became too relied upon, while graphics hit a ceiling. The PlayStation 4 is a long-overdue leap forward for Sony, but it doesn't take any risks. Sharing features might change how players approach playing and watching games, but it doesn't change the central experience.
The controller will make playing them more comfortable, but it too is merely an advancement on an a controller blueprint that was etched in the mid-nineties.
Fears that console gaming would buck and bend to the whims of the fickle casual market have proven false - this system is absolutely built for core gamers. And yet, for those expecting to see something that definitively turns a corner, you won't find it here just yet.
There's a good chance that the software platform will allow for greater innovations in the future, such as more streaming options expected to be added later down the line, but for now, Sony is selling a futuristic machine with not many new things to do on it.
I've always found hardware reviews so useless.
It's the same old obvious stuff that everyone already assumes about consoles launches.
"Lack of Big AAA games"
"There is potential here but we have to wait and see"
"They COULD implement 3rd party DRM"
Who didn't know this going in? You can just look at the launch lineup and you have already discovered half of the points made in these reviews.
Wait... so how do you know?
You couldn't pay me $750,000 to click on anything from Polygon.I think everyone ought to open the Polygon review just to see how beautiful the page itself is
I would have enjoyed more an updated version of:
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Heck, even Nintendo should have released a "Wii U loves you" today.
I wish we could somehow take today's internet back in time to the ps1, 2 and even 3 launch (since forums like this were still not nearly as big) and see the widespread panic to those mediocre launch games.
No one has the ability to think long term anymore.
Polygon said:Early adopters of the PS4 this fall are buying potential energy.
He probably got the information from PlayStation Norway (Nordisk Film/Trigger). They do (sometimes) send out press releases in advance with embargoes.