Sony has revealed that, while the [amazon_link id=”B00CMQTVQO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]PS4[/amazon_link] will come equipped with an impressive 8GB of GDDR5 memory, only 4.5GB of that is available to game developers.
3.5GB is reserved on the system to run Sony’s new OS with a 1GB of “flexible memory” that can be pulled from the OS to use for the games if needed upping the total to 5.5GB. So, in response, the internet community has done what they do so well and jumped off the deep end in response with some morons in comment threads saying they will cancel their pre-orders because of this.
Why?
No game is going to need most of the 8GB on the system. Hell, most games will be good with less than the 4.5GB and very few, I am assuming, will need to stretch into the extra memory. Developers have a sh**ton of space to work with and, if anything, the 3.5GB reserved for the OS on the system will mean that we will get a much better experience than we are used to with the PS3, including the ability to play while downloading and a much better running PSN.
Slow down, bleeding hearts. Take a breath and everything will be alright.
The good Brits at Access Playstation have posted a video of 20 facts about the Playstation 4 that you may or may not know about. Even if you know most of the features, isn’t it just nice to watch the system in action? It’s all we have until this fall so watch all you can.
If you are going to San Diego Comic-Con next week, your trip just got a bit better. Sony has announced that the Playstation 4 will be playable at the SDCC at their booth (301). They will also be giving away PS Vitas in giveaways all week long. If you happen to win one you get an upgrade from “lucky bastard” to “really lucky bastard”.
Check out the list of games that will be playable in Sony’s booth at SDCC:
Just because the PS4 is coming out this fall does not mean the PS3 does not have plenty of life left in it!
Insomniac has announced Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus for a fall release on the PS3. The title will be a follow-up to the amazing Tools of Destruction and A Crack in Time and looks to be just as beautiful and engaging as those titles. There will be all-new crazy weapons as we have come to expect from the Ratchet series. Also, for the first time, Ratchet will be going Zero-G for some segments of the game. Ratchet & Clank is still one of the premiere platforming/adventure franchises out there and a new game is more than welcome.
The best news of all? Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus will be releasing this fall for only $30!
We were all hoping [amazon_link id=”B007CM0K86″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Last of Us[/amazon_link] would be a hit and Sony has confirmed that it indeed is just that.
In the first three weeks of release the Naughty Dog title has sold 3.4 million copies which include digital download numbers from the Playstation Store. It has become the highest selling PS3 title of 2013 and should have no problem passing 5 million copies by year’s end.
It is good to see such an amazing game with sales numbers like this and I am sure it is a matter of pride for Naughty Dog that it has been received so well.
If you are still playing through all of the goodies Sony gave you in June (Deus Ex, Saints Row: The Third, XCOM, etc.) just know that there is no rest for the weary. It is time for July’s offerings which includes EA’s Battlefield 3 for you military shooter fans (or non-fans like me, but I will play it for free).
Check out the full list of your PS Plus freebies for July:
-Battlefield 3
-Jet Set Radio
-Dokuro
-Oddworld: Munch’s Odyssey HD
-Metal Slug XX (PS Vita/ PSP)
And be sure and download the free titles before they expire this month including The Cave, Deus Ex and more.
Tonight at 7PM CST the demo for Gran Turismo 6 will go live on the Playstation Store. In it you will be able to go through a tutorial, some time-trial snapshots of the race track Silverstone and four warm-up races. The times posted in the demo will also be how you qualify for the GT Academy 2013 competition.
The sequel to the best selling PS3 game of all time (GT5) will release this fall…unless it hits a delay which Polyphony is neeeeever known for.
If you have a PS3 then I am sure you know how awkward and sometimes…well, broken the interface is. Sony is looking to fix all of that with the PS4 by having a greater social integration and the ability to break away in-game to begin downloads from the Playstation Store and instantly continue your game as well as download certain games by single and multiplayer sections.
The biggest thing this video should teach you is that if you buy a PS4 and Knack and happen to have a hot friend that is playing the exact same game, you can follow her progress on your system like a high-tech creeper (you know you will, don’t lie) and she will notice your interest in her via games and invite you to join her on a raid in her sheets. So your Horatio Sanz-like friend will just have to play Killzone by himself because your PS4 just got you laid…for only $399.
How was that for an E3? After a lackluster event last year, things sure did take a massive upswing this year with Sony and Microsoft bringing out the big guns for their new consoles. And it wasn’t just new shiny black boxes that stole the show. Developers brought their full support with a host of shiny new next-gen offerings. So let’s take a look at who the big winners and losers were from E3 2013.
WINNERS
*Sony
To say Sony won E3 is an understatement. They knew what they had to do to get people talking about the Playstation 4 and they did it. Show off the console. Check. Bring a quality lineup of games including a number of wonderful looking indie titles. Check. Punch Microsoft directly in the mouth when it comes to used games and online restrictions. Check. Absolutely floor everyone, me included, with an insane price point ($399). Check. Mission accomplished Sony. You have my pre-order.
*CD Projeckt Red
The Witcher 3 had already been revealed a few months back, but when you actually see the game in motion and realize that this is just the first generation of next-gen games, it truly excites to know what is coming. Plus, you know Geralt will probably totally bang one of those mermaids.
*EA
Talk about a surprise. I knew EA would be bringing their EA Sports lineup and a new Need For Speed to the table, but then they announced two of my most anticipated dream games ever I knew this was a different EA. A new Mirror’s Edge is coming to next-gen and even though it will not be a true sequel, but a reboot of sorts that gives Faith’s back story, I could not be more excited. Wait…now I am more excited because EA also hit us with the news that DICE is hard at work on a new Star Wars: Battlefront. Nicely done EA.
*Bungie
Bungie showed off the first gameplay for Destiny and showed just how ambitious this project is and how they how trying to blur the lines between single and multiplayer gaming.
*Crytek
Say what you will about quick-time events in games, I easily overlooked the abundance of them when I watched the Ryse: Son of Rome demo. That game caught my attention in the best way. Maybe it is the sheen of next-gen or just the fact that I would like a game to fulfill my bloodlust now that Spartacus is done, but either way, me likee.
*Ubisoft
Yes they have another Assassin’s Creed this year. And yes it looks beautiful. Here is hoping that the pirate setting can freshen things up. Ubisoft is on the win list because of Watch Dogs…for the second E3 in a row. The new demo gets me excited for a new IP from Ubisoft. Kind of like when the first Assassin’s Creed was released. Enjoy it now, because we will be complaining about Watch Dogs V in 2018.
LOSERS
*Microsoft
This is not an indictment on the quality of the games Microsoft showed off at E3. They did a great job with the titles that were shown and there are some that I would genuinely consider purchasing an Xbox One for. This is for Microsoft’s complete lack of tact in the way they have handled the blow back from the perceived “problems” of the Xbox One. From Don Mattrick’s completely asinine statement about buying an Xbox 360 if you have no internet to the incomplete list of countries that can “enjoy” Xbox Live on Xbox One come launch, it was one stumble after another on the PR end. It was a weird week for Microsoft. So weird in fact, that I am not sure if it was a solid showing for a new system or a complete clusterfu** that gave control back to Sony.
*Nintendo
Photo courtesy wiiudaily.com
This was the second E3 Nintendo needed a home run and it is the second time in a row they fell short. Last year they failed to sell people on needing a Wii U and this year they did the same thing. You would think that with what was delivered people would be clamoring for their own Gamepad and system. Mario Kart 8, Super Mario 3D World, a new Donkey Kong game from Retro and yet it felt…flat. I liked the new gravity defying antics of Mario Kart and after that it gets disappointing. While Super Mario 3D World is a 3D Mario game (which was promised), I think we were all expecting something more along the lines of Super Mario Galaxy and not a sequel to a 3DS game. Retro doing Donkey Kong is great and all, but the way it was being teased you would think they were bringing back Metroid or working on a new StarTropics game. And there was no Zelda which is cool if they did not have anything ready…but they did! Nintendo has said that they were going to show off the new HD Zelda and decided not to. They do realize their system is tanking and they HAVE TO give gamers a reason to be excited, right?
Well, at least there is Smash Bros.
*Ouya
Yeah, the Kickstarter darling was at E3, though not in a traditional way. It is quite the funny story of tit for tat that makes both the Ouya and ESA look a bit childish. Just give this a read and see that the most fun stuff may have been happening outside the complex.
Mr. Matt Lees at Videogamer put together these hilarious videos for the Microsoft and Sony press conferences that should leave you with a cheerful tear in your eye. If you are wary about if they will be worth your time, the best way I can describe them is they are like the Honest Trailers for movies, just with a video game twist.
