@ZerobyZero
Getting a 4k 120fps/120Hz monitor or better is going to cost you. Most top of the line graphics cards can barely output 4k/60 fps.
Of course that is assuming you can even get a game that can output native 4k resolution.
Before disagreeing with me please tell me the name of a graphics card that can at least output 4k@60fps and it's price.
I am quite sure 17+ million people would agree with you although 30+ million people are happy with their PS4 purchase as well.
The PS3 was never really the underdog. It was basically brought out one year after the XBox360 and was a success in both the European and the Asian markets even though it's original price was US$600.
I won't deny it did take quite a few years to eventually catch up to the world wide XBox360 shipments but it never caught up to the US and UK shipments.
Multimedia is fine if you like passive entertainment, however I like more active entertainment that can only be had with a gaming machine be it console or PC.
Basically I either use my PC monitor to switch between my PC and my BC PS3 or I can use my 55" HDTV to switch between my slim PS3, Gamecube or even free to air and/or subscriber TV if I want some passive entertainment.
I can use Netflix on my PS3 or my HDTV or my set top box as well as other enter...
Well DX12 is for designed to run under MS Windows so anyone who is aware of what DLL's (Direct Link Libraries) are and DX12 is just one one of many has the right to comment.
What DX12 can do is improve the efficiency of the how software that is compiled and linked to can interact with the hardware. This is the case for all software. That means bad coding results poor overall performance whilst good optimised coding means better overall performance.
What D...
Why the popcorn is great. :-)
No it's definately going to be DX14 which has outsourced and designed at the Unseen University in Ankh Morpork by Ponder Stibbons head of the Inadvisably Applied Magic department.
Last time I looked at the alpha version of DX14 I was just lucky enough to escape with my life. When they find bugs they are normally ones that have huge teeth and other things to horrible to mention here.
I do have to admit that the outsourced DX14 will really make the XB1 the ...
The problem you have here is that many readers here have zero or little technical background so they take what the public relations people say as gospel.
To keep things in perspective you have hardware on one side and software on the other. In the case of consoles the hardware is what has been designed and manufactured and is fixed except for certain devices such as hard disks that in the case of the PS4 are user changeable for increasing size and/or better performance.
Still have those games and they work fine on my backwards compatible PS3.
It would be even greater if the PS4 allowed owners of PS2 game disks to read those games onto the PS4 disk for playing via the PS2 emulator.
Obviously if I don't have a particular PS2 game I would expect to pay for it at a reasonable price.
I prefer switchable turn-base (TB) and active turn-base (ATB). This mixture IMHO gives you more flexibility in how you play the game.
I have always found TB is excellent for micromanaging boss fights and tougher enemies while ATB is great for grinding when you have random encounters. In FF12, FF13, FF13-2 and FF13-3 you can actually see the enemy and sometimes you can avoid battle which is actually great in FF12.
Totally agree. My PS1 copy of FF7 was stolen (got an idea who but can't prove it) so this FF7 remake or revamp will be worth buying for the PS4 when I eventually do get one.
Not sure about FF15 but I have played and enjoyed most of them so I will most probably get this as well.
In what way did the gameplay ruin it? We never saw enough of it to make an informed judgement.
As far as graphics go IMHO they were great but if you don't like them then play the original disks (mine were stolen) on your PS1, PS2 or even your PS3. You can even play the PC version or the PC equivalent digital download for the PS4.
Having selectable turn base (TB) and active turn-base (ATB) for the FFVII revamp would be the best of both worlds IMHO. The purists can stick to TB and enjoy micro managing everything while the rest can select what suits their game-play be it TB or ATB and possibly a combination of both, just like FFIV, FFV and FFVI.
Isn't FFXV coming out in 2016?
Most FF games did allow you to switch between tun-based (TB) and active turn-base (ATB) and you could also pause during ATB. FF7 to FFX was TB only.
@babadivad
FFX even though it was TB only did allow you to switch members in and out of battle unless they were incapacitated.
With the exception of FF12 all FF games had the so called battle arena which sort of looked like the area the party was in before battle. FF12 was the only FF game were y...
I have played Tales of Xilla and while I did like the game my hands were aching after an hour of gameplay. For me that is an indication of a poor game mechanic. Mashing the X button just to build up for combos is IMHO stupid and in my case painful.
I have never had problems with other games such as the Souls series and Skyrim just to name a few.
My backwards compatible PS3 upscale and smooths all my PS2 games. All PS3's upscale and smooth PS1 games but displaying games that were originally designed for fairly small TV's may not look all that great although that does depend on the game.
If I compare PS1 games to PS2 games on my HDTV there is a huge difference graphically, however PS2 games look more like up-scaled DVD's and can look quite graphically acceptable.
Whether you are playing a ...
No, backwards compatibility is different to emulation. As an example the PS2 was backwards compatible with the PS1. The original PS3's were backwards compatible with the PS1 and PS2 although later models of PS3's only had PS1 backwards compatibility. Basically backwards compatibility normally means having hardware with possibly some software that allows the console to play a previous models gaming disks.
Emulation on the other hand is software which emulates a particu...
Remastering a game is totally different to using a emulator to play an image.
All Sony is doing is to effectively rip the PS2 disks to an image or virtual disk then use the emulator to play that image. Obviously Sony would have to be careful of not infringing copyright so they would need the particular game developers written permission to do this.
Somehow I don't think most game developers would object since they could get extra revenue from what would b...
Dark Cloud 1 still looks great when played on my BC PS3 to my 55" HDTV. Obviously it won't look as good (think up-scaled DVD) as a PS3 or PS4 game but it is very much playable and still IMHO great fun.
If you are a serious gamer then building a PC after doing your homework is the way to go and at least you get everything that you want/need.
Sometimes building works out cheaper then purchasing a brand name PC (eg. Alienware) of equivalent specs.
Either way if your are a serious PC gamer you are not going to get out of this cheap no matter which choice you make.