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PS4 demo kiosks are starting to pop up at Gamestop & Best Buy
- Thread starter Killthee
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Came back from the store. Impressions typed from phone so sorry in advance...
1. Controller
I never had problems with controllers due to my small hands outside of the n64 and 3ds xl. Controller is nice and comfortable. Light on back wasn't reflecting on TV and I play farther away than the setup so I should be OK unless the light intensifies when its in a dark room.
2. The console
I and everyone around me went " wow its not that big at all" . Though the consoles on display are empty boxes. Games are running on Dev kits in locked compartments. Quitting a game to system menu takes a LONG TIME.
3. Games
Pinball - very Bright colors. Looks nice. I dig the reflections off the ball.
Knack - simple anD fun. Much longer demo than I thought. Challenge is completing the segments without ever getting hit. Uncontrollable camera and the frame rate once the battles involve big enemies bugged me. Love the lighting and colors.
FIFA 14 - didn't play only watched. Last time I played FIFA was 02 Lol. Grass lighting and animations are nice. Player models zoomed in are bad.
Contrast - shit kept crashing. Dude needed to reset the Dev kit Lol. Really interesting concept but floaty camera and controls
That's off top of my head. Need to eat dinner now lol
EDIT - Forgot to mention Octodad. This game is fukking hilarious. Had a smile on my face the whole time. People need to play this on the stations on yuor turn and just watch the reactions around you lololol
1. Controller
I never had problems with controllers due to my small hands outside of the n64 and 3ds xl. Controller is nice and comfortable. Light on back wasn't reflecting on TV and I play farther away than the setup so I should be OK unless the light intensifies when its in a dark room.
2. The console
I and everyone around me went " wow its not that big at all" . Though the consoles on display are empty boxes. Games are running on Dev kits in locked compartments. Quitting a game to system menu takes a LONG TIME.
3. Games
Pinball - very Bright colors. Looks nice. I dig the reflections off the ball.
Knack - simple anD fun. Much longer demo than I thought. Challenge is completing the segments without ever getting hit. Uncontrollable camera and the frame rate once the battles involve big enemies bugged me. Love the lighting and colors.
FIFA 14 - didn't play only watched. Last time I played FIFA was 02 Lol. Grass lighting and animations are nice. Player models zoomed in are bad.
Contrast - shit kept crashing. Dude needed to reset the Dev kit Lol. Really interesting concept but floaty camera and controls
That's off top of my head. Need to eat dinner now lol
EDIT - Forgot to mention Octodad. This game is fukking hilarious. Had a smile on my face the whole time. People need to play this on the stations on yuor turn and just watch the reactions around you lololol
It's covered up by a piece of the tether.
Sword Of Doom
Member
The PS4 looks so small. That's impressive
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Deleted member 1235
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currently in New York for work and I thought OH NEAT I can try a ps4 and lord it over my peasant euro friends, but it appears there is not a single ps4 in the whole of manhattan?
What's the proprietary looking microUSB thing to the left of the headphone jack? Anyone know?
I hope its just the build they are using and not final. That YouTube link from the other day with those two annoying dudes showed knack freeze up and it looked like it took ages to recover back to the dash.
Ps4 has snap capabilities too if I'm not mistaken?
Loving these impressions! Hype levels are at Maximum!!
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
WhiteBoy7thst HERE, WITH THE NEW DUALSHOCK 4 FOR PS4.
He tones it down after the first minute.
I visited the Sony Store at Santa Monica Boulevard today, here are some pics that I took
My two cents on the DualShock4, its an evolutionary innovation, love at first sight, the analog sticks, dpad, face buttons, shoulder buttons all felt great. The swiping and clicking of the touch pad felt nice. To all those of you who have it pre-ordered, you're going to instantly fall in love with the controller come Nov15th
Demo Impressions:-
Fifa14
> Didn't feel next gen worthy
> Visually underwhelming
Contrast
> Fascinating concept of using shadows that creates platforming fun and intriguing
Knack
> Game looked visually cute
Wonderful shots. Thanks!
Is that all? Can it do anything else or it's literally just power in?
Also, anyone who can convince store staff to let them plug in a headset would be awesome.
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
That's all that needs to be done.
Went to the Pentagon City one today and it was underwhelming. Only thing I played was Knack and that demo was rather boring. There weren't any other games that really interested me. Most people there were also complaining about how they had a bad demo selection.
Having said that, the controller was pretty comfortable. I liked it. Had a nice weight to it and everything felt pretty good.
Having said that, the controller was pretty comfortable. I liked it. Had a nice weight to it and everything felt pretty good.
It really does seem counterproductive for Sony to schedule these playtests only to include demos for lackluster titles. Aren't these types of things supposed to showcase the console's power?
YouEnjoyMySelf
Banned
It's not good on the eyes to be gaming in pitch black. Also, you sit level with your 65"? wut.
Not really. Store guys said they got lots of positive interest and asking of preordrs and release dates
It's not pitch black but it's quite dark, also fuck my eyes, GAMING bro.
The Plasma is kind of following the opposite of the monitor rule, instead of my eyes lining up with 1/3 of the way down the screen, my eyes line up about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way down.
8' or about 2.5 metres.
This also means the controller, in my lap is about 1' closer to the screen too, like I said - I can see the red led from the PS3 controller.
I'm honestly scared for your eyes if u play that close
I hate raised TVs (such as above a fireplace).
Captain Tuttle
Member
For people who have seen a kiosk, how were the lines? Any waiting?
Controller sounds good, I'm a bit concerned about the triggers though
Controller sounds good, I'm a bit concerned about the triggers though
Even when tilted down towards you?
Does anyone know if they started to make demo kiosks outside of NA yet?
I'm an ex PC gamer, I'm used to sitting 1.5' from a 30" display. I can't get fully into console gaming without a big, fuckoff crazy, beautiful immersive experience.
My 65" at that distance is similar to sitting about 2 to 2.5' from a 30" display on a PC, it's pretty great, very immersive. When I watch movies, it's like being at the cinema and according to the whole THX bullshit chart thing, I'm right on the border of 1080p being fully utilised and starting to see 4k benefit. (which shows you, just how fucking stupid 4k TV's are - since most people will be sitting 50 to 150% further away than me)
Honestly, if I could do 90" at that range, I would.
Limited to 10 mins before giving g up yo next person in line. Line averaged 0-3 people per station in my store
Iacobellis
Junior Member
Have a link to this video?
UST resist urge to avatar quote
vpance
Member
Controller -------> Open laptop -------> TV
Couch................Coffee Table..............
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I thought the only reason people would put TV above their sitting height was because they had no better place where to put it. I really don't like craning my neck up to look at the tv screen.
I'm not sure I'm reading you here, I take it you're saying I should have something between by lap where the controller is and the TV?
It's only very marignally higher - like being at the movies - it also makes it feel larger.
Yup. I don't like it.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Wow, seriously? I hope it's just because it's a devkit. Getting out of the game on Vita is literally instant, and it looked to be the same on PS4 from some of the UI videos I've seen. What exactly happens when you press the PS button on the kiosk? Does it exit to an actual system menu, or some specially prepared app that lets you launch different demos.
vpance
Member
No coffee table at the moment (it's such a small space to try and fit one!) but I figure stickytape is going to be my solution or some black contact material that kids use to laminate their books
His point was that people complaining about something that bothered them got it changed. This had nothing to do with a "vs" mentality. When the solution is as simple as a firmware update, complaining is the right thing to do.
His comment is consistent with pretty much everyone else that did this. Has to be old code. As Albert said in the Xbox One tour thread, it's good to have them out in the wild but also frustrating knowing that people are judging code (games and OS) that isn't final.
I just got back a couple hours ago from my local Sony Store. I went with a friend, had to drive 30 mins to get there.
1) Controller: it feel solid and heavy in your hands, but in a good way. Triggers are nice and responsive, I'm glad that it curve outward now. Face buttons and D-pad feel more solid than the current DS3 not loose. And don't get me started on the joy sticks. It feel so nice, love the indent on them, keep your thumbs from sliding around, and yes they do feel tighter than the DS3. Something bad I noticed is that the controller is sorta scratched up already. So either people haven't been very careful with it or it's very easily damaged. And it was dirty too.
2) Console: was locked behind a glass case, the odd thing is that it didn't look like the blue light wasn't on.. So either it's just a display and they're running it off a PC in the back or they disabled the light. Size wise in person it look wider than the PS3 but shorter and slimmer. I love it.
3) Games: the only one I got to play was Knack, and while there was some frame rate issue, the game look beautiful. It was a lot more fun than I thought, definitely make me consider buying it.
4) User Interface: it might just be a demo interface but it look slick and a bit like the Xbox 360 interface right now but just playstation colors.
Overall impression: I love it, I cannot wait to get mine come 15th of November.
1) Controller: it feel solid and heavy in your hands, but in a good way. Triggers are nice and responsive, I'm glad that it curve outward now. Face buttons and D-pad feel more solid than the current DS3 not loose. And don't get me started on the joy sticks. It feel so nice, love the indent on them, keep your thumbs from sliding around, and yes they do feel tighter than the DS3. Something bad I noticed is that the controller is sorta scratched up already. So either people haven't been very careful with it or it's very easily damaged. And it was dirty too.
2) Console: was locked behind a glass case, the odd thing is that it didn't look like the blue light wasn't on.. So either it's just a display and they're running it off a PC in the back or they disabled the light. Size wise in person it look wider than the PS3 but shorter and slimmer. I love it.
3) Games: the only one I got to play was Knack, and while there was some frame rate issue, the game look beautiful. It was a lot more fun than I thought, definitely make me consider buying it.
4) User Interface: it might just be a demo interface but it look slick and a bit like the Xbox 360 interface right now but just playstation colors.
Overall impression: I love it, I cannot wait to get mine come 15th of November.
Mr. PlayStation
Member
These were taken using my phone's camera, wish i had an actual dedicated digi cam! Glad you liked them
Mr. PlayStation
Member
I asked the clerk at my local Gamestop and she said they already received the order to take down current gen displays and ship them back, so I'm guessing 2 weeks from now, give or take a few days.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I'm curious if on these kiosks you can even exit to a real OS, or if it exists to some custom made demo launcher, like the Wii U kiosk.
Its definitely the OS set to demo station mode just like any kiosk in a store. You can only access demos and trailers.
SwiftDeath
Member
Went to the Palo Alto Sony Store
Tried out Knack and Octodad
The new Dualshock controller is very very nice, triggers are certainly improved, touchpad is cool, ergonomics seems improved too, analog sticks are now concave a bit so handling them is improved
Knack was more fun than I thought it would be, although if the camera is locked like I think it is that's a tad annoying
Octodad was quite funny. You can't play it seriously and expect to have fun but it really is very whimsical
Would've played more games but place got mobbed by lots of little kids and I felt they should play it more. I already know what I'm getting after all
Also the Palo Alto shopping center has a Microsoft store as well and figured I'd see if an XB1 was being demoed. It's not. Guys in the MS store didn't know when it would be demoed either though. To be fair the sony sales people have no idea on PS4 stuff either and I had to correct them a couple of times when they told other people incorrect info
Tried out Knack and Octodad
The new Dualshock controller is very very nice, triggers are certainly improved, touchpad is cool, ergonomics seems improved too, analog sticks are now concave a bit so handling them is improved
Knack was more fun than I thought it would be, although if the camera is locked like I think it is that's a tad annoying
Octodad was quite funny. You can't play it seriously and expect to have fun but it really is very whimsical
Would've played more games but place got mobbed by lots of little kids and I felt they should play it more. I already know what I'm getting after all
Also the Palo Alto shopping center has a Microsoft store as well and figured I'd see if an XB1 was being demoed. It's not. Guys in the MS store didn't know when it would be demoed either though. To be fair the sony sales people have no idea on PS4 stuff either and I had to correct them a couple of times when they told other people incorrect info
No, it's just a demo OS. It's less like the PS3 demo OS and more like the X360 and Wii U demos.
It doesn't run anything in parallel, and the only evidence of social or user data is with dummied content in the Knack demo, which I'm not even convinced actually pulled anything from the OS since your name was "You" and all of your friends were Kratos, Nathan Drake and gang.
And when you pull out of a game, it does something that hasn't been shown in any of the videos of the real OS: it has to load all of the demo item icons (for trailers and demos and such), and shows a counter of how many items were loaded. That's why there are some reports of it taking a while to switch out of a game, because the OS didn't leave the main menu in memory, like a worse version of the PS3's XMB falling out of memory. The real OS isn't supposed to act like this.
Captain Tuttle
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Ploid 3.0
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My sister lives in Texas, today she called me up and told me she played PS4 lol. She's not a gamer and explained that it was like she was controlling real people (guessing she meant FIFA, it looks pretty real on PS2 at first sight back in the day). She really liked it, which is strange to me, though she did grow up playing games with me and my brother, she hasn't cared about them for a while lately.
You can be lucky/a dick and pray there isnt a person working in a store thats watching the time limits. Only one lady in my store was making sure people were taking turns.