I just wish AMD's drivers were more solid. I used to have an all AMD system, Radeon 6870 paired with an 8 core FX8320, but the GPU was so damn unreliable. I do video projection mapping for a living and if I tried to use all 3 outputs at once (which required buying an expensive active displayport to HDMI adapter), it was a pain to get working right and the card crashed on me in the middle of a gig (bad crashed, like almost had to re-install windows crashed) more than once, and nearly cost ...
Don't need a PS4 to play PS4 exclusives with compressed image quality and much higher input lag. *fixed
Last night I bought your mom. I don't earn much, but thankfully she was cheap.
VR Really is the perfect format for that genre of game, just like pinball you can easily look around the playing field in 3D to make seeing smaller elements easier, or elements that may be obscured behind another.
I definitely love Zen pinball in VR, can't wait to try a RTS!
It looks just like a puppy someone beat with a shovel! How cute!
2160p, yes... we all know that the "PS Poor" can't do 4K, but other than resolution the game is mostly identical on both systems.
I think Microsoft is tiring of consoles, and they are going to merge PC and Xbox completely (they're almost all the way there now), and Xbox as a system will end up being a windows based steam machine like device, maybe with a version of windows streamlined for gaming. We're already seeing games that run on both PC and Xbox, so the bridge is almost complete. I think Microsoft is realizing there is bigger money in it for them to grow gaming in the high performance PC space rather than ...
Doom would be a vomit-fest for most people. You really have to give yourself time in VR to be able to play games that have that much motion in them. The whole walking without feeling your body actually being affected by gravity like it does when you really walk can make you nauseous. Running is way worse. That's why most VR games that do let you move around freely without being in some sort of vehicle usually make you walk at a snail's pace.
This is coming from some...
A lot of the Gaikai tech has been used to improve remote play among other things, so it wasn't a bad deal even if it doesn't go anywhere. However, as network infrastructure improves, the purchase will end up being justified. Those patents will be worth something once there is a good enough network in place to support them. Same with Microsoft and their research into cloud gaming. Ahead of its time, but it will be useful eventually.
You don't know if "Vive like" equals "exactly like Vive", so I'd hold off on those comments until you do. For all you know they could have taken what HTC tried to do with Vive (which is far from perfect) and improved upon it.
If it works, it works.
PS4 is outselling PS2 at this point in its life cycle. I can't speak for software, but I'd imagine they aren't far apart.
It will depend on the size of your TV. A 50 inch TV will resolve the difference between 900p and 1080p from about 8 feet away. You can see the added sharpness. The same size TV at 4K, you're going to need some razor sharp vision, well beyond what most adults have, to see from the same distance away from the TV.
Some game engines are fine tuned to take full advantage of the additional 16ms per frame that running a game at 30fps affords, and boosting the frame rate isn't as simple as just throwing more raw power at the game in those cases. Some aspects of the code may be dependent on the exact timing of 30fps, and it could throw a wrench in all kinds of spokes to just double that without rewriting any code.
So, don't be disappointed that a boost mode isn't automatically...
Cerny made it clear why they held out on this for so long... they will not add features to PS4 pro that compromises compatibility with PS4 games. So, it makes sense that until they knew that at least the vast majority of PS4 games (including all AAA games) would run smoothly with a boost mode enabled, and not crash, they kept it under wraps.
This is great news. The only thing VR is missing right now is content. Even in its infancy, the tech is pretty solid. Next gen when the headsets to wireless and the motion control gets perfected, it will be even better. However, it's going to take more than tacking a mini-game onto a AAA title (like 1 mission in Battlefront, a mini-game a fraction of the length of the full game in Ace Combat, etc) to win the attention of the masses. Hopefully Capcom is ready to jump in with some full VR g...
Remain cheaper with the most diverse game lineup.
I do respect them for keeping costs low, however I think they should have considered competition. Their competition is getting stomped right now by regular ol' PS4. So, they could have released a beefed up PS4 Pro at a premium, say $500-600, and let its cost drop to $350-400 by the time Scorpio was even ready for the market.
However, playing it safe was probably the best bet. I don't think they ever want to try another $600 console again.
Well said. I think for Gen 1, what we have (especially PSVR, something about it just seems the most immersive of the 2 I've tried, with the other being Vive) we are getting off to an amazing start. The future looks promising. There are already adapters you can buy to make VR headsets wireless that only add 2ms latency. Let that tech come down in price, let the motion tracking improve, and screen resolution, and gen 2 looks to be amazing as well. I think Gen 2 PSVR will see a 4K screen, wi...
Don't forget Ace Combat, it is shaping up to be good. I also think the X Wing Star Wars mission will see further updates, or maybe even a full on game eventually once PSVR install base hits a certain point. The ending of the first left room for more. Also, some of these smaller VR titles are much better than you'd expect. I've found a few ultra-cheap gems out there.
See that, Microsoft? Investing in new IPs DOES pay off! Now Sony has a solid franchise, and considering the first game is doing so well, it bodes very well for the future of the series.