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PS4 Launch Thread [Thread being archived 1/1/14]

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chubigans

y'all should be ashamed
SuperSonic1305 said:
If you only played exclusives you'd be playing only a handful of games a year. Multiplats are more important because they make up the vast majority of games. You think 360 sold so well for exclusives? This gen PS4 will have the best of both worlds.
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The craziest thing is that, outside of Kinect Sports, the next XB1 only exclusive won't be until summer/fall 2014.
 
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Ishida

Banned
Ok ok WAIT A SECOND, let's recap here because I'm about to have a heart attack.

Did Verendus just hinted at a new/remake Final Fantasy VII game for PS4/next-gen?

Verendus, just say yes or no so I can keep going with my life.
 
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pharmboy044

Member
witness said:
Well I got my system today at Best Buy, showed up am hour early and was 7th in line. They had about 20 I believe.
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So the system is still not available everywhere? I'm surprised it's still sold out. The demand must still be high or Sony is taking their time restocking the channels.
 
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NoctisVsStar

Member
Don't sleep on the division even tho it's multiplat there's a huge list of great games even the evil within coming out in 2014. I just feel like if you by a console at launch for instant gratification you are doing it wrong. Me I'm sitting out cause of the hardware kinks but that will get corrected in a few months but make no mistake the ps4 has my money.
 
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Sanjuro

Member
Appollowexx said:
How so? Surely buying a console with games a person has zero interest in for at least the next year, maybe longer is a complete waste of money.

How is that a foolish statement. By waiting he would be able to skip all the issues with launch consoles, a larger library of games would be available and the price may have dropped (at least on some online retails).
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Buying any console on launch day is a foolish concept then. I'm still waiting for my Xbox One to arrive. I could possibly hate all the available games on there as well.

I'm just a damn fool.
 
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Verendus

Banned
Swishh said:
Ahh, anyone could have guessed that dude.

Anything new for 2014 that hasnt been announced or revealed yet?
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You asked whether there is anything better. I answered it's already shaping up to be good. If you don't like what's announced then that's unfortunate for you.
 
Jigolo

Jigolo

Member
Ishida said:
Ok ok WAIT A SECOND, let's recap here because I'm about to have a heart attack.

Did Verendus just hinted at a new/remake Final Fantasy VII game for PS4/next-gen?

Verendus, just say yes or no so I can keep going with my life.
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maybe. keep contemplating
 
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pharmboy044

Member
chubigans said:
The craziest thing is that, outside of Kinect Sports, the next XB1 only exclusive won't be until summer/fall 2014.
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I was just about to say Titanfall in March and than I realized it's also coming for the PC and 360.
I don't think there is a true XB1 exclusive that I know of that we have a release date for.
 
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DarkLordMalik

Member
Verendus said:
You asked whether there is anything better. I answered it's already shaping up to be good. If you don't like what's announced then that's unfortunate for you.
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I caught a tweet from ND that vaguely hinted at UC next year so i hope you are right. I just want both Uncharted and The Order next year.
 
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Dark_AnNiaLatOr

Member
Samyy said:
I'd be surprised if gameplay isn't shown at the VGAs considering its a 3 hour event and they had the GameInformer thing going on just recently.
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Ahh, the Gameinformer thing is a pretty good indicator; you're right. It being three hours though; my first thought is that I really doubt there will be three hours of announcements or anywhere near that. Remember, a lot of the PS4 and One launch event time was taken up by non-announcements.
 
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Appollowexx

Member
Sanjuro said:
Buying any console on launch day is a foolish concept then. I'm still waiting for my Xbox One to arrive. I could possibly hate all the available games on there as well.

I'm just a damn fool.
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We just have different priorities is all. I buy something when i see it as a worthwhile purchase. I love Killzone, enjoy Battlefield and Infamous looks amazing so I'll be buying a PS4 day one when it launches here next week.

The next year has a great deal of games that will fully justify my purchase, but yeah blind buying something just because it's new for it to potentially sit under the TV gathering dust seems… odd.

I mean I'm assuming there must be some reason you wanted a PS4 in the first place? You didn't just buy it because you could did you?
 
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NoctisVsStar

Member
Verendus said:
You asked whether there is anything better. I answered it's already shaping up to be good. If you don't like what's announced then that's unfortunate for you.
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Quick Q Verendus, my paranoid self is thinking if what you say it's true about FF7 next gen. Could it be a safety net of income in case FFXV does badly?(which I doubt)
 
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Verendus

Banned
ThisWreckage said:
Sony seems like they're holding back big time.
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We're about a week in from the first launch, and 12 games have been announced that are coming from SCE so far(3 already released), and you are dissatisfied? I don't know how to answer this to be honest. Surely you realise how silly that is.
 
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pharmboy044

Member
Is a FFVII remake announcement a "MEGATON"? No one wants an HD version of this game. If the story and battle system are the same than I'm not that interested.
 
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Shadow780

Member
Cow Goes Moo said:
I can see it now

Final Fantasy VII HD
Directed by Nomura
900p exclusive to XBOX
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I-hate-u

Member
FF7 is good and all but I would much rather Persona 5 and NiNoKuni2 on PS4 as sooon as possible. I think the hype regarding a FF7 remake would have been much bigger 3-4 years ago.
 
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Sanjuro

Member
Appollowexx said:
We just have different priorities is all. I buy something when i see it as a worthwhile purchase. I love Killzone, enjoy Battlefield and Infamous looks amazing so I'll be buying a PS4 day one when it launches here next week.

The next year has a great deal of games that will fully justify my purchase, but yeah blind buying something just because it's new for it to potentially sit under the TV gathering dust seems… odd.

I mean I'm assuming there must be some reason you wanted a PS4 in the first place? You didn't just buy it because you could did you?
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I purchased it because of the hype train and how much I mocked that poor PS3 console through it's entire existence. I'm a huge Sony fan from the PS1 era, but the PS2/PS3 left a bad taste in my mouth.

Seemed like they did a great job selling the console, so I made the purchase.

BF4 crashed almost every time I played it. Traded it in. I still can't bring myself to play Killzone more than a few moments at a time. Hesitated trading in, but will likely do so this week while value is still high. I have NBA, which I'll play with some GAFers in a league later on.

Resogun won my heart though.
 
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Samyy

Member
Dark_AnNiaLatOr said:
Ahh, the Gameinformer thing is a pretty good indicator; you're right. It being three hours though; my first thought is that I really doubt there will be three hours of announcements or anywhere near that. Remember, a lot of the PS4 and One launch event time was taken up by non-announcements.
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True but they did say that instead of just a bunch of trailers there will be extended gameplay demos, I can only be optimistic it wont be a bunch of brand advertising nonsense.

And to be fair for the launch events, i felt like those weren't the greatest events to announce big blockbusters, I was in line and no one in the line even heard about the Uncharted announcement when it happened. I didn't see it until I got home.
 
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Appollowexx

Member
Sanjuro said:
I purchased it because of the hype train and how much I mocked that poor PS3 console through it's entire existence. I'm a huge Sony fan from the PS1 era, but the PS2/PS3 left a bad taste in my mouth.

Seemed like they did a great job selling the console, so I made the purchase.

BF4 crashed almost every time I played it. Traded it in. I still can't bring myself to play Killzone more than a few moments at a time. Hesitated trading in, but will likely do so this week while value is still high. I have NBA, which I'll play with some GAFers in a league later on.

Resogun won my heart though.
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Ah I see so you just got burnt by the hype. That's totally different then, hoping the same doesn't happen to me and they fix up that BF4 net code before this coming friday!
 
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ThisWreckage

Banned
Verendus said:
We're about a week in from the first launch, and 12 games have been announced that are coming from SCE so far(3 already released), and you are dissatisfied? I don't know how to answer this to be honest. Surely you realise how silly that is.
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They have done a remarkably shitty job with marketing and revealing their titles. Agent and The Last Guardian were announced years ago and every time they're asked about those titles they either say something completely ambiguous as to when they're going to be released or side step the questions entirely. We've seen nothing out of The Order other than a 15 second CG teaser. Drive Club's marketing has been dreadful. The studio promised footage of a multi car race and it was never shown. Santa Monica's game has been in development for years and we haven't even been told a title. Media Molecule was trotted out at the PS4 unveiling and hasn't been seen since. This goes on and on.

The general consensus is that Microsoft blew their load, but the sentiment that is gaining toward Sony has changed. It went from "Sony is holding their cards close" to "what in the fuck is Sony thinking".
 
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nelsonroyale

Member
Yeah, I agree Sony needs to show more goods. But we know that SSM have 1 maybe 2 games, ND have at least 1 game, MM have got 1 game, Guerrila have got another game, QD have got one game, Sony bend have got another game. TLG is still apparently alive.....

So upcoming, they have from what we know:

Driveclub, Infamous, The Order, U4, Rime, Witness + 1 SSM game + 1 Guerrila game + 1 MM game + 1 Bend game + TLG. More as well probably.

I think they will def. have a stronger line up than MS, but yeah they really need to reveal more stuff.
 
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Samyy

Member
ThisWreckage said:
They have done a remarkably shitty job with marketing and revealing their titles. Agent and The Last Guardian were announced years ago and every time they're asked about those titles they either say something completely ambiguous as to when they're going to be released or side step the questions entirely. We've seen nothing out of The Order other than a 15 second CG teaser. Drive Club's marketing has been dreadful. The studio promised footage of a multi car race and it was never shown. Santa Monica's game has been in development for years and we haven't even been told a title. Media Molecule was trotted out at the PS4 unveiling and hasn't been seen since. This goes on and on.

The general consensus is that Microsoft blew their load, but the sentiment that is gaining toward Sony has changed. It went from "Sony is holding their cards close" to "what in the fuck is Sony thinking".
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Agent and TLG are exactly the reason why they probably aren't showing games that simply aren't ready to be shown yet, with a final and definitive release timeline.
 
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ThisWreckage

Banned
Samyy said:
Agent and TLG are exactly the reason why they probably aren't showing games that simply aren't ready to be shown yet, with a final and definitive release timeline.
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That only works for certain titles, however. Santa Monica's title has been in development forever. They should be further along than Naughty Dog yet there hasn't been a hint of anything. So that doesn't fly with every title.
 
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Samyy

Member
ThisWreckage said:
That only works for certain titles, however. Santa Monica's title has been in development forever. They should be further along than Naughty Dog yet there hasn't been a hint of anything. So that doesn't fly with every title.
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Maybe they ran into issues, what do you know?
Im sure if they wanted to Sony could give you a CG trailer of every title thats going to release over the next 2-3 years but whats the point? They already sold out this holiday, not like its gonna "drive" sales right now.
 
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Dark_AnNiaLatOr

Member
Samyy said:
True but they did say that instead of just a bunch of trailers there will be extended gameplay demos, I can only be optimistic it wont be a bunch of brand advertising nonsense.

And to be fair for the launch events, i felt like those weren't the greatest events to announce big blockbusters, I was in line and no one in the line even heard about the Uncharted announcement when it happened. I didn't see it until I got home.
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Oh, I was not aware that they would have actual gameplay segments. Well, then hype mode activate!
 
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ThisWreckage

Banned
Samyy said:
Maybe they ran into issues, what do you know?
Im sure if they wanted to Sony could give you a CG trailer of every title thats going to release over the next 2-3 years but whats the point?
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Very unlikely given the PS4 is easier to develop for and they've had a lot of time. Not to mention that if one of Sony's top studios is having difficulty then that spells disaster for their b tier teams.
 
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Verendus

Banned
ThisWreckage said:
They have done a remarkably shitty job with marketing and revealing their titles. Agent and The Last Guardian were announced years ago and every time they're asked about those titles they either say something completely ambiguous as to when they're going to be released or side step the questions entirely. We've seen nothing out of The Order other than a 15 second CG teaser. Drive Club's marketing has been dreadful. The studio promised footage of a multi car race and it was never shown. Santa Monica's game has been in development for years and we haven't even been told a title. Media Molecule was trotted out at the PS4 unveiling and hasn't been seen since. This goes on and on.

The general consensus is that Microsoft blew their load, but the sentiment that is gaining toward Sony has changed. It went from "Sony is holding their cards close" to "what in the fuck is Sony thinking".
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They're thinking they're cheaper than their competitor, had a great buzz pre-launch and are now having an amazing start. I also disagree that such a sentiment is gaining traction. Let's not speak for everyone. I've found a good amount of trust from Sony fans since they know not to worry.
 
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viveks86

Member
ThisWreckage said:
They have done a remarkably shitty job with marketing and revealing their titles. Agent and The Last Guardian were announced years ago and every time they're asked about those titles they either say something completely ambiguous as to when they're going to be released or side step the questions entirely. We've seen nothing out of The Order other than a 15 second CG teaser. Drive Club's marketing has been dreadful. The studio promised footage of a multi car race and it was never shown. Santa Monica's game has been in development for years and we haven't even been told a title. Media Molecule was trotted out at the PS4 unveiling and hasn't been seen since. This goes on and on.

The general consensus is that Microsoft blew their load, but the sentiment that is gaining toward Sony has changed. It went from "Sony is holding their cards close" to "what in the fuck is Sony thinking".
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Not sure who you are referring to. Just yourself or the consumers at large?
 
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Samyy

Member
ThisWreckage said:
Very unlikely given the PS4 is easier to develop for and they've had a lot of time. Not to mention that if one of Sony's top studios is having difficulty then that spells disaster for their b tier teams.
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Issues would not be tech related, but things like gameplay, maybe they switched projects, things don't always work out. Maybe they had to restart on basic things like concept etc.
That being said I think we'll definitely see it at E3 100%.
 
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Appollowexx

Member
It's crazy to me that some people are dissatisfied with the current PS4 line up.

I already know that in 2014 I'll be picking up -

DriveClub
Infamous Second Son
Destiny
Watch_Dogs
The Evil Within
Rime
The Witness
The Order 1886
The Witcher III
Uncharted (?)
Metal Gear Solid V (?)

Bolded are exclusives.

That's not a bad first year line up - especially as they'll likely be more games announced for next year over the upcoming months.
 
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DemonNite

Member
You were missing some titles for 2014 and beyond

S¡mon;91137385 said:
I agree: the list of PlayStation-exclusive content is pathethic. Fix it Sony.

Oh, wait...

List of first party PS4 exclusives
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  • DriveClub
  • Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
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  • inFamous: Second Son
  • Killzone: Shadow Fall
  • Knack
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  • The Order: 1886
  • Resogun
  • Rime
  • Shadow of the Beast
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  • Uncharted (PS4)
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viveks86

Member
ThisWreckage said:
Very unlikely given the PS4 is easier to develop for and they've had a lot of time. Not to mention that if one of Sony's top studios is having difficulty then that spells disaster for their b tier teams.
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What are you talking about? Are you telling me there is no big project in gaming history that ran into issues that are not technical? Do you think half life is taking this long because they have technical issues? The game isn't ready, and there could be countless other reasons.
 
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Mifune

Mehmber
I really don't see the big deal about WHEN they announce stuff. The games will come out when they are ready. If you're not excited about the PS4 based on what has been announced so far, then don't buy one yet. It's just that simple. We've been through how many generations now and people still haven't learned.
 
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Uno Venova

Banned
ThisWreckage said:
They have done a remarkably shitty job with marketing and revealing their titles. Agent and The Last Guardian were announced years ago and every time they're asked about those titles they either say something completely ambiguous as to when they're going to be released or side step the questions entirely. We've seen nothing out of The Order other than a 15 second CG teaser. Drive Club's marketing has been dreadful. The studio promised footage of a multi car race and it was never shown. Santa Monica's game has been in development for years and we haven't even been told a title. Media Molecule was trotted out at the PS4 unveiling and hasn't been seen since. This goes on and on.

The general consensus is that Microsoft blew their load, but the sentiment that is gaining toward Sony has changed. It went from "Sony is holding their cards close" to "what in the fuck is Sony thinking".
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I'd hold off on that, I don't have any problems with their strategy so far. They just announced a sequel to one of my favorite franchises a week ago. And I'm interested to see what they do at the VGX. It's all about how they handle the upcoming big events.
 
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