I'll be using my Pulse 7.1 surround headset as my PS4 headset personally. Probably won't even touch the one packed in.
I don't see why MS wouldn't "absorb" the cost of this headset. It can't cost more than $6 or so to manufacture. Good for us though. More is always better.
@redwin
"Wanna talk about a 180? It was Sony who said that you don't need a hardrive, don't need online gaming and you don't need digital download."
And it was Microsoft who said HD gaming isn't the future and didn't include an HDMI port on the 360 when it launched. It's Microsoft who says that Kinect is the future when there hasn't been a single good Kinect title beyond dance/casual games. Where's Kinect Halo, COD,...
Not to mention that the Xbox One is dead in the water in both Europe and Japan. Japan wants nothing to do with Microsoft, and the XB1's price and focus on cable TV (which most of Europe doesn't use) makes the PS4 the favorite in those two regions.
They would have to slaughter the PS4 in the US, and given current pre-order info and poll statistics I just don't see that happening. Unless something significant changes the PS4 is a pretty safe bet over the XB1 globa...
Most people are bummed that online play now has a paywall (I being among them), but it's much easier to stomach than XBL because:
1) Other services/apps are still free to access
2) The benefits of PS+ are fantastic
Getting a free PS4 game every month, along with discounts, betas, cloud saves, etc. is well worth $50/year. And if game streaming via Gaikai ends up being a PS+ feature? Icing on the cake.
I'm upset with the princ...
They're probably saving multi for when GG are in their back yard: GamesCom.
Yeah this is the only game they've shown so far that's XBO exclusive that I'm jealous of. Looks like what Fuse was supposed to be. But I'm not touching that DRM-riddled console.
Oh well. Enjoy future XBO owners.
Not to mention this isn't anything new. That $10 video credit was already there weeks/months ago. Same with the Sights & Sounds bonus.
Gotta get site hits somehow I guess.
@abzdine
Praying like heck that there's a PS4 version announced. I don't want to have to keep my PS3 around once the PS4 launches (though I may have to anyway for GT5).
@jcnba28
True, but it will be when all is said and done. Wii sales have completely dried up (it sold 5.25 million last year, and it's selling less this year). The Wii will likely end up at around 110 million while the PS3 should break 100 million. I'd be surprised if the gap between PS3 and Wii is more than 10 million in the end.
Indeed. Quick enough for me to price match my Best Buy pre-order. $15 Dead Island Riptide for me.
I think Neonridr was refering to the fact that this was a "launch window" game that won't be out until 9 months after launch. Nintendo needs to stop overpromising at console launches. I read a neogaf thread a while back that had quotes from the Wii and 3DS launch where they said they learned from their mistakes and would have strong launch lineups. This is three hardware launches in a row now where they overpromised with their launch window games.
Edit: Here&...
So the biggest news of the day is a port of an SNES game and a sequel to an SNES game? And Pikmin 3 isn't coming out until AUGUST? August isn't "launch window" Nintendo. Smh.
@DarkZane:
It's been said that the PS4 would launch this year, but it hasn't been confirmed for all territories. It was suggested in February that the Europe launch might not come until 2014. Hopefully that's not the case.
So pissed at PS3 owners right now (which I am by the way, the only current gen console I own is a PS3). 530,000 sold for Bioshock Infinite after two weeks? THAT'S IT? What are these people buying instead? Answer: nothing. God of War is sitting at about a million after a month on the market. Same with Tomb Raider. MLB The Show and Metal Gear Rising aren't even charting in the top 30 anymore.
I don't know if a majority of PS3 owners don't have much money ...
Haha, no worries. There's enough of that on this site already. People forget things. It happens.
Keep in mind that the install base of the 3DS is still pretty small (about 30 million sold) while the PS3 is at around 75 million. With that in mind, 2013 3DS software sales are almost identical to the PS3: about one game sold for every three systems on the market.
8.765 million games : 30 million units = 1:2.92
22.376 million games : 75 million units = 1:2.983
So they're about even given their install bases.
Half a million in the first quarter for the Wii U and Vita shows how badly these systems need a global price drop. If Sony can somehow get the Vita to $169 when the PS4 comes out that could help a ton (due to the PS4 -> Vita remote play integration). And the Wii U needs games and a price drop in a big way.
Looks like the PS3 will break 10 million again this year, so that's nice to see. That would put it at about 83 million sold and within 20 million of the Wii. Did...
The reveal is Wednesday the 27th. I'd keep my eyes on neogaf.com as I'm sure they'll have it pretty fast.
EDIT: As for live? I don't know that we'll be able to, but if we will, DICE will surely share that info before it happens.
@onyoursistersback
MAG had 128 players on PS3. Player count ties into how much is "going on" in a multiplayer game. For instance, MAG wasn't much of a technical marvel, so a high player count was possible.
On the other hand, a game like Battlefield 3 had advanced lighting, shaders, particle effects, smoke effects, land, air, and sea vehicles and absolutely massive maps (vertically as well as horizontally). Because of this it only supported 24...
Same. Gonna be putting down at least $700 pre-tax.
$400 PS4
$120 Travelstar 1.5TB HDD (not out yet, guessing price)
$180 for Killzone, BF4, and Watch Dogs