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Sony confirms PS4 has Voice & Facial Recognition. "Knack" supports PS Camera features
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Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Yeah, this was confirmed at TGS Keynote.
Good news for those that'll use it.
Good news for those that'll use it.
I think the guy mentioned that you can say "Playstation, start Knack" to start the game. So I guess there will be stuff like that.
Yes, Remote Play works on any game that isn't camera-REQUIRED (or Move-required).
Yes, Remote Play works on any game that isn't camera-REQUIRED (or Move-required).
Randolph Freelander
Member
The awesome thing is that it is completely optional. Not in the box.
No one could tell because the translators were horrible.
IllumiNate
Member
But will have room for both this and Kinect 2.0 on our TV stands..
RedAssedApe
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wonder if third parties who are working on kinect 2.0 will be able to just shoehorn their kinect supported features into the ps4 + camera version.
I'm sure they can at least on stuff with voice commands and what-not.
Angelus Errare
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I don't huh think huh.....they were that bhuhad.
Garrett 2U
Member
That's unfortunate
Exactly, its good for people who actually care about it or want it. I wont be interested of course, but allowing this as an option is great vision.
Crunch2600
Neo Member
Well, it's a camera. Of course it could support those things.
Shmuely Bully
Member
Ok, I asked Yoshida for clarification on the voice command, and here was his reply.
So it's not so much...conversational, but you can seemingly navigate throughout the OS with voice commands.
Did Yosp just mock their own translators?
I'm getting both (PS4 at launch) and I'm excited for both cameras. Of course I had the original Kinect and the cameras for PS2 and PS3. I just really dig silly motion/AR gaming. Between that and plastic music instrument, DJ hero turn tables and my wheel/pedals I've been recreating the happiness and variety of the arcade in my home this Gen. It's one of the reasons that our parties were so much fun. And alcohol but that's a given.
edit: This may be a premature question but do we know if this is OS wide or if it has to be programed into titles individually? I'm assuming from the tweet that it's just an OS level function which would be nice.
Fredrik
Member
I don't know, in general I think it could be said that accessories out of the box won't be supported by the devs quite as well or imaginative as if the thing is included in every box. Personally I'm a bit disappointed at Sony for not including it in the box. They've already tried having accessories with Move last gen, awesome tech but incredibly underused by devs. And dual shock 4 have Move tech built-in with the light strip so it's even weirder now, it's like they changed their mind in the last minute after the controller design was already finished based on having a camera in every box. :/
But maybe they got greedy? They know that lots of people will buy the accessory anyway. Sadly not enough to make it fully supported though is my guess, probably just enough to get the regular full on Move/Cam-games and the occasional Move/Cam-edition of a normal game, just like last gen.
But we'll se what happens. It's just a missed opportunity in my opinion. PS4+Cam+Move controllers in every box would turn it into the ultimate console. Core controller, motion controls, voice recognition, touch controls, second screen capabilities. Can't beat that.
I think he just fat-fingered.
Ok, I asked Yoshida for clarification on the voice command, and here was his reply.
So it's not so much...conversational, but you can seemingly navigate throughout the OS with voice commands.
It's a cool addition. Dunno if I will ever bother using it tho. Well i guess it depends on how well it works
Marion Cobretti
Member
A little Birdy at Sony told me that they're waaay behind Apple, Microsoft, and Google when it comes to voice recognition. He straight up said don't even expect much.
Randolph Freelander
Member
Do you have reason to believe him?
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Wouldn't be surprised if this was true.
Zatoichi's Cane
Member
why is it? It's something that was never advertised, its like getting a bonus feature. Sony is doing the basic kinnect voice features.
but what about Sony's Voice Recognition (PSVR) Software they have been working on for a while now....first revealed in 2009...and used alittle bit in Sony SingStar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TaUsSy-f0Y
say it supports about 20 languages.
Should you ever expect much when Voice Controls? Answer, no.
Timemuffin
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The kinect has some pretty great, directional microphones though. I would be interested to see what the tech in the sony camera could achieve. As it is now, I could be watching a fairly loud show and lazily spit kinect commands into the air and it always works. And that's just with the gen one kinect.
Well, it has 4 mics for directionality. I don't think there's anything to worry about with that particular aspect.
Shpeshal_Ed
Banned
Really hope Australia gets an official bundle with the camera. That European bundle is awesome.
shiftplusone
Member
well i'm glad this is completely optional and isnt delaying launch in specific countries, though it still is pretty unfortunate
I kind have figured this but it's good to hear nonetheless. The optional route is the best way to approach it.
I'm going to find it funny if ANY of the voice recognition works in more countries at launch than the X1. For touting the Kinect so much, that was surprising to hear. The fact that we're just now hearing about this is kind of funny and Sony is definitely taking a laid back approach to everything but the games. They don't go looking for a fight or make endless comparisons and just let their games do the work. It's refreshing.
I remember the first time I played SOCOM 1's SP and they had voice commands for your AI and it's something that really got overlooked at the time yet was quite the foreshadowing. Some of the things that series did in general is still overlooked or are just now coming to other big games but the voice recognition had to be the most underrated.
I'm going to find it funny if ANY of the voice recognition works in more countries at launch than the X1. For touting the Kinect so much, that was surprising to hear. The fact that we're just now hearing about this is kind of funny and Sony is definitely taking a laid back approach to everything but the games. They don't go looking for a fight or make endless comparisons and just let their games do the work. It's refreshing.
I remember the first time I played SOCOM 1's SP and they had voice commands for your AI and it's something that really got overlooked at the time yet was quite the foreshadowing. Some of the things that series did in general is still overlooked or are just now coming to other big games but the voice recognition had to be the most underrated.
Timemuffin
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I don't know about that. This is more of a "me too" statement. Sony is notorious for these kind of moves when it comes to system launches. Remember when Ken Kutaragi came out in his white suit introducing sixaxis after everyone lost their minds over the wii controller?
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Marion Cobretti
Member
Sorry, didn't know the rules. I'll definitely keep my mouth shut moving forward unless I know it's cool to open my mouth. My apologies.
Officerrob
Banned
Which means it's dead and very few developers will use it. It's a double edged sword
This
The PS camera will be nice for those who want to buy games that are designed especially for it, but won't have near the impact Kinect does (for better or worse)
Not unexpected, but I still have no desire to use it. Maybe if I could change what term the PlayStation could be addressed as. Computer, Earl Grey, Hot.
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Best use of a reaction gif goes to you sir.
Nightengale
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Honestly, there's nothing wrong with "me too" moves. Companies trying to close the gap on feature parity is only for the better.
It's only bad to me when resources are pulled away to support features I don't care about.
Like Sony London doing useless AR shit with Wonderbook with PSEye/Move.
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