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PS4 demo kiosks are starting to pop up at Gamestop & Best Buy
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CaptainZombie
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I live in the south suburbs of Chicago and not a single PS4 demo unit within 100 miles, that is nuts.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Still nothing in Atlanta.
It's okay, it's not like we're a major city of a quarter of the country or anything.
It's okay, it's not like we're a major city of a quarter of the country or anything.
L.A. got another BB and GS unit over night. I'm guessing they probably are shipping them from PS HQ in the bay area and we should see the country light up over the next week.The CDC is currently tracking an infection of CUH-1001A heading east... experts advise staying indoors logged in to NeoGAF for the latest updates.
Inferno313
Banned
What this can't be right. Is this because of the Taco Bell giveaway? :lol
The A is your location, the zip code you typed in. If there were any kiosks they'd be a playstation logo.
Ok Dallas folks. They're here!
The map currently shows two but a lot of Gamestops got them late this evening. I randomly walked into the large Gamestop in Plano on Preston/Park next to the Whole Foods and they had just set it up.
Same demos as the Sony store but there's a Vita attached to it with new demos.
Honestly, Tearaway was the best thing I played.
The map currently shows two but a lot of Gamestops got them late this evening. I randomly walked into the large Gamestop in Plano on Preston/Park next to the Whole Foods and they had just set it up.
Same demos as the Sony store but there's a Vita attached to it with new demos.
Honestly, Tearaway was the best thing I played.
Lol, Canada. We'll send you some bacon.
Gintoki313
Banned
I need to check out Michigan, if my GS has one then I definitely know what I'm going to do.
EDIT: Darn, almost none in my area. Kinda not surprised.
EDIT: Darn, almost none in my area. Kinda not surprised.
CambriaRising
Member
Still nothing at all within 100 miles of me. Lol.
csquared587
Member
Nothing shows up for me, but i had a family member that manages a wal mart tell me they set up their ps4 and xbox one kiosks today. Going check them out tomorrow.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
No units in Portland, wtf. Not even Seattle!
Damn, that sucks. I played 16+ hours of The Last of Us with it and had no issues.
Officerrob
Banned
Played it today and will give more detailed impressions after I get some sleep, but the available demo games are abysmal. I overheard several people complain about the games (Knack being the biggest offender) looking like glorified PS3 games. Sony has got to do what they can to get better looking stuff in those kiosks, NBA 2K14 perhaps?
jongkookie
Member
Yeah, the GS at the Parks Mall in Arlington was setting up their kiosk on Wednesday around lunch. I'd assume that it's playable at this moment. I never got to try it though as I had to head back to class.
BoboBrazil
Member
Nice, still shitty selection of demos that doesn't show off the system very well. I'd guess stores like GS and Best Buy will put their own games in there pretty soon though once it launches.
Knack is the only one that interests me.Killzone is M so that's no go. Res0gun would be great. SO far though it seems it's knack, fifa, and madden, which is a lousy lineup
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
It doesn't help that the best demo material is M rated. Don't get me wrong, I am actually looking forward to Knack, but it is hardly the graphical powerhouse that Killzone Shadowfall is. KZ SF would blow people away if they could play a demo of that. Better demos will come though. Driveclub I bet would be great demo material, and of course in March MLB the Show will be featured on every PS4. Infamous SS would be an awesome demo as well since I think that is Teen rated.
Anyway I am just excited to play on the system at all at this point.
friskykillface
Banned
haven't seen any so far :'( , oh well, hopefully next week.
dynamitejim
Member
My local Sony Store had one in. The controller felt good, Knack looked alright. The biggest problem was the TV they had it hooked up to was horribly calibrated. It looked like every setting was on 100.
They had a 4K TV setup as well which looked absolutely draw dropping. I didn't think the difference would be that big coming from 1080p, but it really is like looking through a window.
They had a 4K TV setup as well which looked absolutely draw dropping. I didn't think the difference would be that big coming from 1080p, but it really is like looking through a window.
Were they showing that UNESCO/Tokyo Broadcasting System footage of world heritage sites in your store? They were showing that on one of the 4K televisions in the New York store and it was astonishing.
George Claw M.D.
Member
Stopped by GS today and noticed they had a kiosk setup. The clerk said she set it up a couple days ago. I was in a rush, so I didn't play anything, but I just wanted to feel the controller. It felt fantastic, best PS controller yet. I was intrigued by impressions that the longer handles of the DS4 makes the thumbstick placement feel more like the 360's. Well, after trying it myself, I don't agree. I guess it's somewhere between the 360 and DS3, and for some gamers who prefer the 360 stick layout, the DS4 may be a good enough compromise, and for others not so much. The D-pad is also the best on a PS controller to date, too. I'm gonna hold out for the U.S. release of the red and blue DS4s as well as an inevitable white one before I buy my set of 4 DS4s.
Only 2 more weeks!
Only 2 more weeks!
Don't feel bad, Sony doesn't seem to care about the middle of the country either.
We JUST got one in the Sony Manhattan store... they're coming!
AndersTheSwede
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Hey! Second post on NeoGAF after being a lurker for quite a few years... I can´t post new threads yet because my account is new, but this thread seems quite suitable for what I´m about to post: DigiExpo (Helsinki, Finland) PS4 impressions!
Disclaimer: I´m mostly a PC gamer these days. Image quality is important to me and I sold my last gen consoles around a year ago because I couldn´t play low fps 720p (or less) anymore. I´ve been a "core gamer" (had PS1-3, NES, N64, DreamCast, Xbox, Xbox360) all my life, but lately the only game I´ve been playing every now and then has been Starcraft 2. I´m getting one of the next gen consoles though, I just don´t know which one yet! So when I read about DigiExpo having both next gen consoles present I went to try them out to see which preorder I´ll end up keeping.
Hardware: The controller felt like an improved DualShock from PS3. Nothing special. I´m much more a fan of the Xbox 360 (and One) controller mostly due to the thumbstick placement, but it wasn´t bad either. The thumbsticks have been improved and the triggers are better too. The actual console itself was nowhere to be seen, I think all the games were running on devkits since if they had final hardware why not show it!
Games: I only played Shadowfall (yes, there was a 18+ booth section). I had pretty high expectations for this game as it looks great in videos so far, but I have to be honest: it was disappointing. The framerate seemed a bit unstable, the level was a (mostly) bland skyscraper one and the gameplay was just your standard console FPS with some extra touches like the flying drone. There were glitches in the graphics and it did not look all that sharp despite being 1080P. I would guess there is zero AA in use as there was some heavy aliasing, but I have no idea how old the build was. I had hoped to get to play the forest level but it wasn´t available. To be fair I´ve never liked the Killzone series at all, but this is the first one I´m somewhat interested in. Overall Ryse and Forza 5 both looked better graphics wise to me. I´ll be waiting for reviews.
Some short graphics impressions of games I watched others play:
- Resogun: best PS4 game at the show. Gameplay looks fun and the voxel effects are neat. Besides the huge explosions there´s nothing that couldn´t be done on current gen hardware though, it´s a standard 2Dish shooter. Good indie game, but not a system seller.
- AC4: looks like a higher resolution PS3 game with improved textures and effects. I don´t think there´s AA in use, seemed quite jaggy. Gamma seemed off too.
- Knack: very clean IQ, definitely running in native 1080P. Could use some AA though. Very good texture work and the gameplay looked pretty fun too. Framerate isn´t rock solid. Out of the big budget games, Knack was the best PS4 game on the show to me.
It´s clear this is first gen software on a new system. There´s no system seller material anywhere to be seen if you ask me. I haven´t made up my mind which preorder I´m keeping, but right now I´m feeling like going Xbox One despite it being delayed in my country. I know this isn´t what GAF wants to hear and I might be accused of being a shill, but I have to me honest: despite PS4 being 50% more powerful GPU wise it sure didn´t look that way at DigiExpo. If I didn´t know about specs and had to guess the difference I´d say they are equal. If I was told one is slightly faster, I would say the X1 was the more powerful one. My advice for next gen day 1 buyers: no matter if you go Sony or Microsoft, keep your expectations low.
Disclaimer: I´m mostly a PC gamer these days. Image quality is important to me and I sold my last gen consoles around a year ago because I couldn´t play low fps 720p (or less) anymore. I´ve been a "core gamer" (had PS1-3, NES, N64, DreamCast, Xbox, Xbox360) all my life, but lately the only game I´ve been playing every now and then has been Starcraft 2. I´m getting one of the next gen consoles though, I just don´t know which one yet! So when I read about DigiExpo having both next gen consoles present I went to try them out to see which preorder I´ll end up keeping.
Hardware: The controller felt like an improved DualShock from PS3. Nothing special. I´m much more a fan of the Xbox 360 (and One) controller mostly due to the thumbstick placement, but it wasn´t bad either. The thumbsticks have been improved and the triggers are better too. The actual console itself was nowhere to be seen, I think all the games were running on devkits since if they had final hardware why not show it!
Games: I only played Shadowfall (yes, there was a 18+ booth section). I had pretty high expectations for this game as it looks great in videos so far, but I have to be honest: it was disappointing. The framerate seemed a bit unstable, the level was a (mostly) bland skyscraper one and the gameplay was just your standard console FPS with some extra touches like the flying drone. There were glitches in the graphics and it did not look all that sharp despite being 1080P. I would guess there is zero AA in use as there was some heavy aliasing, but I have no idea how old the build was. I had hoped to get to play the forest level but it wasn´t available. To be fair I´ve never liked the Killzone series at all, but this is the first one I´m somewhat interested in. Overall Ryse and Forza 5 both looked better graphics wise to me. I´ll be waiting for reviews.
Some short graphics impressions of games I watched others play:
- Resogun: best PS4 game at the show. Gameplay looks fun and the voxel effects are neat. Besides the huge explosions there´s nothing that couldn´t be done on current gen hardware though, it´s a standard 2Dish shooter. Good indie game, but not a system seller.
- AC4: looks like a higher resolution PS3 game with improved textures and effects. I don´t think there´s AA in use, seemed quite jaggy. Gamma seemed off too.
- Knack: very clean IQ, definitely running in native 1080P. Could use some AA though. Very good texture work and the gameplay looked pretty fun too. Framerate isn´t rock solid. Out of the big budget games, Knack was the best PS4 game on the show to me.
It´s clear this is first gen software on a new system. There´s no system seller material anywhere to be seen if you ask me. I haven´t made up my mind which preorder I´m keeping, but right now I´m feeling like going Xbox One despite it being delayed in my country. I know this isn´t what GAF wants to hear and I might be accused of being a shill, but I have to me honest: despite PS4 being 50% more powerful GPU wise it sure didn´t look that way at DigiExpo. If I didn´t know about specs and had to guess the difference I´d say they are equal. If I was told one is slightly faster, I would say the X1 was the more powerful one. My advice for next gen day 1 buyers: no matter if you go Sony or Microsoft, keep your expectations low.
GalacticMouse
Member
Finally got a unit outside of Boston! Planning on heading there after work today, so I'll post impressions later, although I doubt I'll have anything to say that hasn't been said.
SwiftDeath
Member
You think Forza looks better graphically than killzone Shadowfall? But the only game you actually played was KZSF? So what are you basing the comparisons off of?
Graphically what did you think looked better in Forza?
And we have clear quantitative evidence that the extra power in the PS4 is being used effectively, see BF4 (900p vs 720p) and COD (1080p vs 720p). Simply because you likely got an old build of SF doesn't say much at this point.
But you literally complained about not being able to play 720p and 30 fps games?
What do you think is going to happen to MS multiplats in a couple of years if they can't even hit 1080p now?
Glad to know I'm not the only one. I've started to get used to it, though. After a few hours with the controller, it's pretty comfortable.
You know, I thought about going to a kiosk to check out PS4 but I changed my mind. Its 2 weeks until launch so I figured it'll be more fun to experience all that stuff (controller, seeing graphics first hand, interface, etc) when I finally get my own PS4 on the 15th.
I'd rather have all of that kind of fun all at once rather than parsing it out as launch day approaches.
I'd rather have all of that kind of fun all at once rather than parsing it out as launch day approaches.
crashnburn
Member
Can't wait to try this sucker out again. Previously played at a nearby Sony store.
Slightly off topic, totally just noticed the blog post author's name...I went to high school with her. I knew she worked for Sony but it's the first time recognizing her name on the blog. Just a tad jealous...
Slightly off topic, totally just noticed the blog post author's name...I went to high school with her. I knew she worked for Sony but it's the first time recognizing her name on the blog. Just a tad jealous...
I'm at that point too. Granted, if I'm walking through a shop and I happen to see one, I doubt I'd be able to resist but I'm done searching for these kiosks. 13 more days isn't long to wait.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
vrln, wonder if TVs at Sony's booth were badly calibrated or had something like massive image sharpening enabled. KZ:SF is definitely using AA. In screens and videos it looked like a pretty solid looking kind of AA too. As for framerate being unstable, it looked like it was always 40FPS+ in Blim's latest video, so it would be unstable in a good way at least (not 30-and-below unstable). On the other hand, in screens F5 looked like it has no actual AA, but slight motion blur takes care of much of aliasing.
What did you mean by Knack having great IQ, but could use AA? What's so great about it compared to KZ, for which you also said that it lacks AA.
What did you mean by Knack having great IQ, but could use AA? What's so great about it compared to KZ, for which you also said that it lacks AA.
geordiemp
Member
The Helsinki expo has the following games from the web site
GAMES
Digital Expo can play the following games: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, DRIVE CLUB, The Knack, Resogun, SingStar Finland beads, Wonder Book: Walking with Dinosaurs, Gran Turismo 6, Dragon Age 3, NHL14, FIFA14, Battlefield 4 and Need For Speed ​​Rivals. Several Digital Games Expo presented certain until closer to the event. Playstation 4 is playable for the first time in Finland Playstation booth 6b81
Microsoft is not exhibiting....
SwiftDeath
Member
Wait you can't play killzone SF?
geordiemp
Member
Just stating whats on the Helsinki web site, I have not been.
I suspect our new poster vrin above has not been as well.
So there are none in Compton... WeirdThe "A" centers on the zip code you give it. If there's a store with a demo unit nearby you'll see them as the PS logo.
tokyostomp
Banned
What this can't be right. Is this because of the Taco Bell giveaway? :lol
I live in a Christian Academy...
Pauly Math
Neo Member
Nicely done geordie!
That is some amazing self-pwnage right there.
By the way, Google will auto translate Finnish to English.
http://www.messukeskus.com/Sites1/DigiExpo/Kavijat/ohjelma/Sivut/default.aspx
EDIT:
My bad. Sorry mate, it did seem odd though.
Seeing the recent update to add GameStop and Best Buy, I thought I'd check but didn't expect the OP to be so literally true. It turns out there's one a block away from where I'm having lunch.
Guess where I'm headed before going back to work?
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
No, he said in another thread XB1 kiosks were at the Pelaja magazine booth, not at Microsoft's booth. I have no problem believing him, if he's being super discerning over the image quality. Still, kind of strange to call KZ:SF a jaggy mess. I just don't see how a game that's 1080p, even if it has no AA (and KZ has it...) be so bad. I've seen 1080p games with no AA on my TV and they actually look pretty fine. KZ:SF image quality seemed pretty damn good in every direct feed footage I've seen. Certainly no worse than F5, which also has very weak or no AA.
Perhaps you´re jumping to conclusions too fast: http://www.pelaajalehti.com/uutiset...oft-tuovat-xbox-onen-testattavaksi-digiexpoon
Assuming Google translate works with Finnish, there´s your proof. Xbox One is at the Pelaaja booth (Gamer magazine). I have a lot of pictures on my phone to prove it too. Glad to see you guys trust new members!
SwiftDeath: Why are you double posting the same comments on both threads? I´ve replied to you here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=706845&page=10
You are misinterpreting my post pretty heavily. I never claimed that Xbox One will have better looking games in the long run. The only thing I said is that the games displayed at DigiExpo looked technically more impressive on the Microsoft side of the fence. I fully agree with you that the PS4 is more powerful and that multiplatform games will end up superior on Sony.
Lord Error: Forza 5 to me looked like it had some sort of AA in addition to being 1080P. I could be wrong though. I suspect the Killzone build I played was a pretty old one. It did not look anywhere near as good as the videos I´ve seen of it lately. I´m pretty sure it didn´t have any sort of AA enabled, at least that´s how jaggy it looked. Knack had very high resolution textures everywhere while Killzone had some pretty blurry ones mixed in. Knack somehow looked sharper, as if running in a higher resolution than Killzone. It had aliasing, but it wasn´t as distracting as in Killzone, very different art direction so it´s hard to tell though. I wouldn´t be suprised if some TV´s were indeed not calibrated correctly. Something seemed off.
Assuming Google translate works with Finnish, there´s your proof. Xbox One is at the Pelaaja booth (Gamer magazine). I have a lot of pictures on my phone to prove it too. Glad to see you guys trust new members!
SwiftDeath: Why are you double posting the same comments on both threads? I´ve replied to you here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=706845&page=10
You are misinterpreting my post pretty heavily. I never claimed that Xbox One will have better looking games in the long run. The only thing I said is that the games displayed at DigiExpo looked technically more impressive on the Microsoft side of the fence. I fully agree with you that the PS4 is more powerful and that multiplatform games will end up superior on Sony.
Lord Error: Forza 5 to me looked like it had some sort of AA in addition to being 1080P. I could be wrong though. I suspect the Killzone build I played was a pretty old one. It did not look anywhere near as good as the videos I´ve seen of it lately. I´m pretty sure it didn´t have any sort of AA enabled, at least that´s how jaggy it looked. Knack had very high resolution textures everywhere while Killzone had some pretty blurry ones mixed in. Knack somehow looked sharper, as if running in a higher resolution than Killzone. It had aliasing, but it wasn´t as distracting as in Killzone, very different art direction so it´s hard to tell though. I wouldn´t be suprised if some TV´s were indeed not calibrated correctly. Something seemed off.
geordiemp
Member
Sorry if I am wrong, just seemed strange a guy state he is an impartial PC guy who likes 1080p60 ....then knocks killzone graphics, ps4 controller and every game except Knack is OK, and then glow on every MS exclusive and saying how 720p games look great....
Read the 2 reports, it does not read like a normal review
Anyway, I will believe my own eyes and direct feed videos, sorry vrln but I don't agree with you