ProfessorMoran
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That's because you get so much free shit from PS+ it's become known more for that than just being able to play online, PS+ even without mandatory online play has always been good value.
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So its been a year since the PS4 was announced on Feb 20th.
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No surprise they got away with it really, PS+ subscribers aren't going to complain because they've already been sold on PS+ IGC, XBLG users aren't going to complain buying into the system because they're already used to XBLG and might be surprised by how much more value you get for your subscription in relation to, not to mention the announcement was hidden in between the cheers for the #NoDRM bomb drop, so again you can thank MS for that as well for the soft scrutiny Sony received in that area.
Whatever happened to Cerny. The prerelease hype was ridiculous^^
Make it convienent and people are willing to swallow it.
Make it convienent and people are willing to swallow it.
What am I reading in the comments section!? Wow.
polyh3dron
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Remember when 8GB of GDDR5 didn't really mean much and it was akin to "Blast Processing"?
MGS: GZ says hi, lol.
MGS: GZ says hi, lol.
omg, the butthurt is flowing through that comment section like Thai food through the intestines.
That Playstation Ethos was freaking amazing. It was such a fantastic year
Kinda wish there was something happening tonight, haha
megatronium
Member
"On February 19, 2014, at 7:44 PM, allbassfearme wrote:
This is another fanboy, ridiculous article that has no clue of what the differences are between the two systems. Every game I have seen on both systems have been better on the Xbox One. Both process information and display it differently. The advantage that Xbox has is they will be able to create better looking games longer as the developers get used to writing to take advantage of the system.
I really wish the ignorant would really do some research and not just spew the same fanboy crap in article after article. The one true way to know that the writer has no clue what he, or she, is talking about is the author excludes any detailed information on the specifics of the system differences nor do they explain the strengths and weaknesses in order to inform the reader. This guy just wants you to agree with him because all his friends do...
The Xbox is a true Next Gen system that controls ALL of your entertainment needs! The Xbox was out sold by Sony before but as always Xbox will pull away because they understand the gamer and their needs better. Once the new Halo hits the market there will be a mass purchase of the system. I am sorry but it is sad that these sites continue to print articles from "writers" that clearly have no clue and have probably never seen the games side by side. If this guy had he would be singing a different tune (oh, wait...he wouldn't since he is just a fanboy...lol)."
#welldamn
This is another fanboy, ridiculous article that has no clue of what the differences are between the two systems. Every game I have seen on both systems have been better on the Xbox One. Both process information and display it differently. The advantage that Xbox has is they will be able to create better looking games longer as the developers get used to writing to take advantage of the system.
I really wish the ignorant would really do some research and not just spew the same fanboy crap in article after article. The one true way to know that the writer has no clue what he, or she, is talking about is the author excludes any detailed information on the specifics of the system differences nor do they explain the strengths and weaknesses in order to inform the reader. This guy just wants you to agree with him because all his friends do...
The Xbox is a true Next Gen system that controls ALL of your entertainment needs! The Xbox was out sold by Sony before but as always Xbox will pull away because they understand the gamer and their needs better. Once the new Halo hits the market there will be a mass purchase of the system. I am sorry but it is sad that these sites continue to print articles from "writers" that clearly have no clue and have probably never seen the games side by side. If this guy had he would be singing a different tune (oh, wait...he wouldn't since he is just a fanboy...lol)."
#welldamn
Patrick Bateman
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I saw that too. Sheesh. I know brand loyalty is a thing... but that's just embarrassing. I like my Sony game systems, but I never tried to pretend the 360 was getting worse versions of multi platform titles. It's just sad how they're attacking the article for posting the npd numbers, saying that they are making up stuff to bash Microsoft. seriously?
The salt is strong with this one.
What's funny is the other comments seem to be feeding off of that.
polyh3dron
Banned
I guess the article title should be changed to "Microsoft's Xbox One Is Selling So Poorly Online Commenters Are Getting Desperate".
lightning2k3
Member
Its definitely up there but $599, "get a second job", and "If you find one on the shelves, I'll give you $1200 bucks for it" still takes the crown.
polyh3dron
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"If you don't have access to the Internet, I have a console for you and it's called the Xbox 360"
"Have you seen Titanfall? End of discussion."
"do you really think we don’t know how to build a system optimized for maximizing graphics for programmers? Seriously? There is no way we’re giving up a 30%+ advantage to Sony."
also, the talk of "balance", "secret sauce", etc.
MS's myriad bunders and gaffes in regards to their aborted DRM strategy coupled with their empty bluster over supposed graphical parity if not dominance completely eclipse Sony's blunders leading up to the PS3 launch.
Not to mention the whole DRM thing.
1.21Gigawatts
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The comments ranged from "fake/cgi" over "will be downgraded" to "doesn't look that great..."Some said this was fake or would be downgraded.
polyh3dron
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yep, they ran the gamut, that's for sure.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Cerny rode off into the sunset like a Rhinestone Cowboy.
Avenger54321
Member
Time sure does go by fast. I had my PS4 since day one, and I've been enjoying it ever since 
BotoxAgent
Member
Some said this was fake or would be downgraded.
and the best thing is, that's not even the most impressive looking part of the game for me. GG really knocked it out, in terms of giving a taste of what the PS4 can do.
SPACECADET
Member
time flies my butt. that year starting right then the ps4 was announced became half speed just counting the days.
McHuj
Member
Those were shitty things to say, but you were still getting a very high-end gaming console and not an "entertainment box".
I'd rather have those quotes than "TV, TV, TV, LIVE TV, XBOX go home!" or more "Xbox is the new watercooler" non gaming related garbage that company spewed for an hour.
You know, it's kind of nuts how Sony basically bet the farm on gamers. They already tried that with Vita- they made one of the best handheld hardware devices ever, and pushed all of their major franchises for launch, at a great price. And it just failed completely. Turns out the hardcore handheld audience wasn't really there anymore, or had moved on to mobile or elsewhere.
And here's Sony again, announcing a new PS4 console, with little entertainment options outside gaming- it is a pure games machine, and it is once again betting that the hardcore gamers are still out there to sustain something like this, despite declines in sales over the last few years with current gen. Once again they were trying to create the best gaming platform at an attractive price, and like with the Vita there was no guarantee that it was what gamers really wanted anymore.
Microsoft had no such faith in the gaming audience. They knew the market was contracting, and they didn't really want any part in trying to fight for marketshare of a smaller and seemingly declining userbase. So they branched out in all directions, coming up with a plan B, plan C through Z. They spent $400 million on the NFL to create some official apps. They created an Xbox media division to create television content, to make their own Netflix style entertainment property. They included Kinect to branch out to the casual users once again that had rejuvenated the Xbox 360 platform ever since Kinect 1 was released. They infused Windows style ideas so that they could soon include the Xbox into the Windows ecosystem. They also knew that their userbase of gamers could be lower than previous gen, so they came up with a way of making even more money off of what would perhaps be a smaller audience- always online DRM that ensured MS would always have a piece of the hundred million dollar used game market, as well as requiring all first party games to have microtransactions.
If the gaming market wasn't there, Sony would have been in dire times. They had no backup plan. At the very least MS could start leveraging their entertainment aspects of Xbox to try and get other people on board. But, as it turns out, console gaming is still pretty damn big. It's too early to tell how big, and how long this PS4 demand will go, but so far Sony's plan to bet it all on gamers is paying off nicely, and MS trying to branch out to everyone has left them thumbing through their backup plans to see what step to take next.
And here's Sony again, announcing a new PS4 console, with little entertainment options outside gaming- it is a pure games machine, and it is once again betting that the hardcore gamers are still out there to sustain something like this, despite declines in sales over the last few years with current gen. Once again they were trying to create the best gaming platform at an attractive price, and like with the Vita there was no guarantee that it was what gamers really wanted anymore.
Microsoft had no such faith in the gaming audience. They knew the market was contracting, and they didn't really want any part in trying to fight for marketshare of a smaller and seemingly declining userbase. So they branched out in all directions, coming up with a plan B, plan C through Z. They spent $400 million on the NFL to create some official apps. They created an Xbox media division to create television content, to make their own Netflix style entertainment property. They included Kinect to branch out to the casual users once again that had rejuvenated the Xbox 360 platform ever since Kinect 1 was released. They infused Windows style ideas so that they could soon include the Xbox into the Windows ecosystem. They also knew that their userbase of gamers could be lower than previous gen, so they came up with a way of making even more money off of what would perhaps be a smaller audience- always online DRM that ensured MS would always have a piece of the hundred million dollar used game market, as well as requiring all first party games to have microtransactions.
If the gaming market wasn't there, Sony would have been in dire times. They had no backup plan. At the very least MS could start leveraging their entertainment aspects of Xbox to try and get other people on board. But, as it turns out, console gaming is still pretty damn big. It's too early to tell how big, and how long this PS4 demand will go, but so far Sony's plan to bet it all on gamers is paying off nicely, and MS trying to branch out to everyone has left them thumbing through their backup plans to see what step to take next.
LegendofDragoonLives
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The comments make the article. How do I quote people without adding quote tags?Kolgar said:
Man does the time fly fast.
I was staying in hotel for a few months and I met one girl and brought her in my room for some sexy time. After she fall asleep I turned on my alarm to wake me up just for the conference (it was around 3-4 in the morning).
I woke up, made an espresso, connected my laptop to the TV and watched the conference while this chick was sleeping naked beside me.
One year later I am engaged to a beautiful girl (it's not the same one) and I have PS4 under my TV. Ah good times.
I was staying in hotel for a few months and I met one girl and brought her in my room for some sexy time. After she fall asleep I turned on my alarm to wake me up just for the conference (it was around 3-4 in the morning).
I woke up, made an espresso, connected my laptop to the TV and watched the conference while this chick was sleeping naked beside me.
One year later I am engaged to a beautiful girl (it's not the same one) and I have PS4 under my TV. Ah good times.
polyh3dron
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(QUOTE=person's name here)stuff the person said(/QUOTE)
just make the brackets the square ones and not the round ones
also; congrats on the sex, picobrain
Launching PS4: one year behind the scenes at PlayStation UK, from reveal to release
http://www.edge-online.com/news/launching-ps4-one-year-behind-the-scenes-at-playstation-uk/
http://www.edge-online.com/news/launching-ps4-one-year-behind-the-scenes-at-playstation-uk/
Bluekaveli
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Classic
jhmtehgamr20xx
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You forgot the "power of the cloud" bullshit, but those comments right there are just deadly. Not even the dumb-idiot arrogance Sony had; they're just straight up mean.
Well said, man. Very well said. 100% yes.
Lol! What was the context of this gif again? He was announcing a game right?Obligatory
Based on its own merits, it was a solid (if not particularly thrilling) reveal. But compared to MS's trainwreck and PR fallout afterwards, Sony really knocked it out of the park. They set the tone of their (excellent) messaging for the entire year.
Neuromancer
Member
Yeah Infamous Second Son.
He tried to say later it was just because he was watching a teleprompter but I think he was really just super sad about the state of the world.
Uno Venova
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I'm glad I was a member leading up to the reveal, so many funny gifs, and so much hype, the fact that they delivered on that hype in their following conferences is crazy.
MS's missteps leading people to believe Sony was going to everything horrible they did was a pretty terrible saga though. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=567973 This thread is fun to read back on.
MS's missteps leading people to believe Sony was going to everything horrible they did was a pretty terrible saga though. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=567973 This thread is fun to read back on.
That's exactly what happened to Sony last gen. A series of poor choices led to a generation of enormous financial losses and playing market share catch up.
The fact that MS have pulled a PS3-era Sony after the huge popularity of the 360 is astonishing. Take your eye off the ball and you can lose the game.
PJV3
Member
Kaz shitting in the MS cooler was a fave of mine, some great gifs were made.
The hype was huge. Was so long since we got a new console. Very exciting time.
Then they just blew the doors down at E3. MS didn't do bad at E3... They showed off many games. The simple no DRM announcement alongside the price point though was a knockout in itself. The conference could have been only 5 minutes with those two announcements and they would have still "won" E3.
Then they just blew the doors down at E3. MS didn't do bad at E3... They showed off many games. The simple no DRM announcement alongside the price point though was a knockout in itself. The conference could have been only 5 minutes with those two announcements and they would have still "won" E3.
Dragonborn
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I still use my Cernified #PS4NoDRM one because it's too awesome of a memory to throw away
EdReedFan20
Member
It feels like yesterday. It felt like the wait to get a PS4 would be forever. That, itself, was three months ago. Now, if only E3 2014 would hurry up (I can't wait for those crazy threads!).
E3 2014 is going to be killer. The game announcements for both MS and Sony are going to be huge.
I'm also expecting announcements of new system features coming soon in updates as well as price drops. Going to be a lot of fun.
Cracks me up every time,lol.
Still one of my favourite gaming gifs ever. The "So..." just kills me every time.
One of the things I remember most from the PS4 reveal was how angry a lot of media peeps were that they didn't show the console. Both enthusiast and mainstream press acted like it was a serious blunder that would be crucial to people almost a year away from launch. The actual content of the conference was nothing compared to the clicks lost because some website couldn't show pics of a black box, you know, the stuff that matters.