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[DR3AM]

Sony has always done something new and different from the competitors and it always seems to pay of for them in the long run. PS1 had CD and you could play your music on it. PS2 had DVD and that was a #gamechanger. PS3 and BR didn't take off as Sony would have hoped but in the long run, BR seems to be the a great move for Sony.

So what will the PS4 have that will wow us and that will set it apart from the competitors? Is 4k the answer? What else can they use?

 

[cj_iwakura]

VHS backwards compatibility?

 

[Isaccard]

NuRay

 

[Meatvillain]

Laser-blu-ray discs, make it happen!

 

[Camp Lo]

BetaMax HD

 

[Squidofman]

minidisc

 

[t26]

Dlc

 

[Dereck]

Red ray

 

[jiggle]

blUMD

 

[lordfroakie]

Super DVD
4VD

 

[Alfredo]

UMDs

 

[Andrefpvs]

It'll still be BD.

 

[Shalashaska161]

3D!

...

 

[Concept17]

UMD HD DVD

 

[gdt]

100% DD

"WOW"

 

[Dion Blaster]

No used games!

 

[Ryu bogard]

No disc only digital downloads.

 

[Cade]

Four blu-ray drives

 

[gcubed]

Faster bluray

 

[SpinningBirdKick]

Betamax backwards compatibility?

Fixed.

 

[WickedLaharl]

4d, 120fps @ 1080p minimum (4k max)

 

[Dereck]

Dual layer GD-ROM

 

[Godslay]

Built in FL.

 

[magawolaz]

Spoiler

Blu-ray.

 

[Massa]

Day 1 PSN version for every single game.

 

[Grampasso]

Cartridges

 

[RamzaIsCool]

GDDR5!

 

[goomba]

Playstation was not first with a CD media format by a long shot.

 

[injurai]

Vinyl

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Everything will be digital only.

http://dundundun.net/

 

[Aguirre]

i was only wowed by the fact that psx discs are black

 

[Sandfox]

They're going to try and push 4k but I don't see it working out the way they want it to tbqh. Unlike the other formats you can get a Blu Ray player that plays it for quite a bit less than what the PS4 is probably going to cost.

 

[kittens]

Hah, I wasn't wow'd by any of the stuff listed in the thread title. It's just the game format.

 

[GQman2121]

Ps4 will have a faster BD drive and probably utilize larger storage discs. That's it.

 

[Beemo]

by keeping bluray

 

[WalkMan]

PS2 BC

 

[Hazelhurst]

Quad (100GB) / Octo (200GB) layer blu-rays

or

Faster normal blu-ray drive

 

[MikeE21286]

VR

Make it happen Sony!

 

[Harl3]

Steam

 

[Shining Sunshine]

It's going to still be BluRay. The tech has not reached its limit.

Tech companies are making 10+ layer discs that can contain 1 TB of data.

 

[Visualante2]

Built into SMART TVs

 

[Andrefpvs]

Hah, I wasn't wow'd by any of the stuff listed in the thread title. It's just the game format.

"The graphics are better because of the power of blu-ray."

 

[Coolbgdog12]

WMD's

 

[Sentenza]

So what will the PS4 have that will wow us and that will set it apart from the competitors?

My guess is: nothing.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

In response to the Wii U discs having rounded edges, PS4 discs will have a triangle edge.

On launch day, fingers will bleed!

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

BDXL

 

[IrishNinja]

region-locking

 

[Mario007]

Unfortunately (thankfully?) the 4K tech is still very young and so there really is no agreed format within the industry on how to deliver 4K content. I think some dual layered BD do it but from what I've heard Kaz wants a new format for it and we'll have to see how the industry reacts.

As such, the PS4 can only really stick to BD. I would assume cloud gaming/video streaming could be huge if done right.

 

[Goldmund]

No used games!

Newest technology!

 

[see5harp]

FLAC support.