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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:42PM KazamaSogetsu said

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Hi, I'm from the future.

I'm here to let you know that PS4 is capable of running games in 4D at 120 fps.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:00PM U U D D L R L R B A SELECT START said

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IMO the best new feature about the Xbox Next is the team of Psysops they have that tell you how many times your console will red-ring during its lifespan, that way you can get all the costs out of the way upfront.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:12PM sirpilf said

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made that dual 120 frames/sec in 1080p 4D. we will truly jack into the matrix.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:44PM butaneko said

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It also plays GreenBeam spheres
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Posted: Feb 27th 2010 1:21PM Brook said

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I know the Wii is going HD .......






540p
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 5:00PM Ridgecity said

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Let's give the guy a break, he probably doesn't even see himself in Sony's future!
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 5:00PM phinn said

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After playing games like Uncharted 2, Demon's Souls, and the God of War 3 demo... neither can I.
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Posted: Mar 1st 2010 12:33PM (Unverified) said

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Sure the PS4 will be capable of a lot of amazing things.
Of course the only feature all the devs will take advantage of are trophies so only 2 games will have 4D at 120fps:

Starhawk: which will disappoint by not being the Warhawk follow up but based on the author of The Spiral Dance.

and
Son of God of War: Aneurism of the Gods.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:43PM CaptainProtonX said

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I know what not to expect...backwards compatibility.

Oh...snap.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:48PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said

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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:47PM HighFiveJesus said

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True, probably will want to co-exist with the ps3.

Damnit Jack, don't even start with your crazy talk. we all remember 2006. people don't forget!
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 4:36PM Mitsuo said

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Forget what?
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 5:02PM (Unverified) said

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But But I thought the cell had unlimited power that just needs to be tapped. PS2 compatibilty is just too hard for the cell
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:46PM (Unverified) said

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I'm glad they're trying to get all they can out of these consoles. I'm not made of money, and updating to a new system every four years really sucks.

Still though, I bet I'll have to buy a brand new 360 at some point before the system leaves the market.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:49PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said

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You just couldn't resist now could you?
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:52PM Dale P said

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Coming to Lifetime this fall, The Fanboy Pact.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:32PM MarkHawk said

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I never minded a new system every 4 years but 10? Way to long. 5-6 is when I want to see my new systems.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 4:41PM arkweld said

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It only occurred to me this week that my PS3 is four years old this November.

It doesn't seem that long ago since release and it's only in the past 8 months that's it's really delivering the games worth playing.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 5:04PM (Unverified) said

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R U scared of YLOD?
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 7:41PM arkweld said

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YLOD?

The only thing scary about that is if my original unit gets replaced with the PS3-lite that they make now.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:48PM B3astofthe3ast said

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Please, I'm sure all three next generation consoles are already in deep deep development. They usually start thinking about this right when the last console releases, so by now, alot of R&D is already done. In super top secret labs, thousands of miles below the earths surface.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:00PM Dr Blight said

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You're right except for one thing: Sony and Microsoft are likely idling development to see how the public reacts to the Motion Controller and Natal. If those are successful, they'd design their new system around them. If not, they they'd continue with a more conventional, non-motion design.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:06PM Shagittarius said

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They already know that motion controllers are a passing fad.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 5:17PM (Unverified) said

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I agree with Dr.Blight. BUT I don't think that motion is going to be primary like on the wii. They will be secondary like the sixaxis or at least mainstream gaming will still be bent on the typical "better graphics, better physics, better everything" routine (which is still great).
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:49PM MarkezJM said

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Cup holder for my 7-11 Big Gulp please. I can wait until the PS5 for the integrated snack bowl, though, thanks.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:49PM Giantenemycrab said

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The PS4 will be a fleshlight with buttons on the side.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:06PM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said

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The sad thing is I know exactly what you are talking about.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 6:11PM Canefan said

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Well then how about you take that "flashlight" and shine it on me, because I don't know wtf you are talking about.
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Posted: Feb 27th 2010 1:41AM Jacksy said

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@Brandon, trust me you don't want anything coming out from that fleshlight..and its not light either, unless of course you like clear skin ;)
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:50PM Chilly P slapperonlyblogspotcom said

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built-in dildo
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:50PM blueskyv201 said

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Translation: Please buy a PS3.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:52PM atrimus said

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"Huh? PS4? I'm sorry. I got GoW3 on the brain."
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Posted: Feb 27th 2010 4:37AM Draken Stark said

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Um, has gears of war 3 been announced already?
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:52PM Dafrety said

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The PS4 will draw enough power to cause brownouts in New York and will be the size of a small car.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:54PM Mayor West said

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*puts on Tron suit*

Well I'm ready.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 2:56PM Dr Blight said

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I can imagine a whole lot, actually.

Blu-ray Drive. (8x or better)
A/B/G/N Wi-Fi
4GB+ of RAM
Either a highly modified Cell(perhaps closer to the original design of 4 PPUx8SPU each?)or something new.
Either a GPU from nVidia to guarantee hardware PhysX support or some in-house GPU, akin to the Graphics Synthesizer.
Dedicated frame buffer, large enough to support 1080p resolutions with 4xAA and up.
120FPS 3D support.
HDMI 1.4 support.
Standard laptop HDD's, possibly even an SSD?

Did I miss anything else?
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:07PM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said

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TL;DR : A lot of shit
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:09PM Shagittarius said

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I think its safe to assume that all next gen consoles (except maybe nintendos) will have a graphics chip on the processor die. This is the way chip developement is going and a console is the perfect place to start market penetration with. The really good news about that is that we will finally get physics which affect gameplay since all of the solutions now on videoboards can't actually be used to effect gameplay.

The next generation will be defined by physics, I Shagittairus guarantee you.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:10PM Duke said

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What?!
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:14PM Dr Blight said

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Well, wasn't the Cell originally designed (with the old config) to handle both GPU and CPU calculations? I mean, even in it's current state the best devs make the Cell handle a lot of the GPU calculations.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:19PM Mr Khan said

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Right, Dr. Blight. Unless Sony is utterly dissatisfied with the Cell, i imagine they'll have the PS4 run on the Cell as the PS3 was originally conceived to: with the Cell handling both CPU and GPU functionality
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:34PM (Unverified) said

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A new gen means brining something new to consoles, not just updating them. The next gen will be cloud computing.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:34PM MarkHawk said

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All for the low low price of 899.99
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:40PM MrAlex said

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HAHAHAHAHA 4Gb RAM!

You have low expectations of the future.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 3:52PM Kulahan said

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@MrAlex

You clearly don't know a darned thing about RAM if you think a GAME CONSOLE needs more than 4gb. Even that's pushing it. You can get by with most games, even things like crysis and COD, with just 2 gigs. 4 gigs just ensures there'll be no problem. Anything more than that is unnecessary and pretty much overkill. When you factor in the idea that game consoles will probably start using SSDs with their next gens, ram becomes even less necessary, because you won't need to load stuff into it as much anymore. More ram =/= faster games.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 4:02PM Wonderflex said

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You forgot:

Built in projector
Webcam
Duel monitor output
Wimax card
DVR and Cable Menu
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 4:25PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said

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Built in tv tuner & dvr functionality would be pure titties. 1 TB hdd as standard ... Basically they need to make it like 10 PS3's duct taped together. 3-D support out of the box and they need to retool Home.

If they did that console bradwart detailed I'd die and be in heaven. That would be insane.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 4:31PM Vcize said

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"HAHAHAHAHA 4Gb RAM!

You have low expectations of the future."

Console ram amounts are generally kept fairly low. Usually about a quarter of what the average PC shipping at the time has in it.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2010 6:26PM LaughingTarget said

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The reason they don't need a lot of RAM is because the background OS doesn't do a whole lot.

Windows 7 - 1.5 gb RAM
PS3 OS - 70mb

The reason PCs need more memory is because the OS is more robust and is doing far, far more than the console OS is. Consoles can pretty much shave 2gb of memory off and be on-par with just the OS running. Then when we toss in the fact that the console OS is optimized around games, there is less RAM use just to access the software. PCs have to grab multiple drivers for sound, physics, graphics, video, and anything else that the game developer may add. Consoles have all that built right into the OS from the start, so it doesn't have to rush around and look for numerous drivers from an array of different companies just to operate the game. With all this considered, even 2 gb of memory may be overkill for the next generation of home consoles.

The only reason it would require more memory is if Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, or anyone else continues to try and turn the home console into a direct competitor to the PC market. It would be a mistake, but that's the only reason it would need more than 2 gb of memory in the next round of console flamewars.
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