XBOX Next Gen Rumor and Speculation Thread - Reveal May 21st

[CLW]

Interesting price points. I think that would be a huge mistake for them to charge $529 for the higher tier of the console though. If they really are looking at ~$500 for the higher tier of the console, then they have learned nothing from their experiences with the PS3.

To me its all about "bang for the buck". If the HDD is different than PS3 (I'm hoping its not so its just a pop in pop out) I may want the higher end model for the HDD space. If the lower end is 500GB and the higher end is 1TB that might easily be worth it.

[JBHuskers]

Since the Vita went with the Sony specific memory, it won't shock me if the PS4 does too. I still hope to god they use the 2.5" SATA still though.

[CLW]

Since the Vita went with the Sony specific memory, it won't shock me if the PS4 does too. I still hope to god they use the 2.5" SATA still though.

Yeah if Sony goes with proprietary memory then I imagine "upgrading" will cost an "arm and a leg". We shall see.

[JBHuskers]

Yeah if Sony goes with proprietary memory then I imagine "upgrading" will cost an "arm and a leg". We shall see.

Exhibit A

[CLW]

Exhibit A

Holy shizzle that borderline usury. Legal term of the day.

[CLW]

For whatever it is worth the developers apparently got 2.5" SATA drives with their development kits:

http://www.ps4playstation4.com/Expected-PS4-Specs

I interpret the "not likely for the retail version" to be referring to the actual size of the HDD and not that it will be 2.5" SATA.

[I OU a Beatn]

Well they charge $100 for 32GB on the Vita. Doing the math, for a 500GB hard drive, you'd be getting the bargain price of $1562.50. Sign me the hell up NOW!

[JBHuskers]

For whatever it is worth the developers apparently got 2.5" SATA drives with their development kits:

http://www.ps4playstation4.com/Expected-PS4-Specs

I interpret the "not likely for the retail version" to be referring to the actual size of the HDD and not that it will be 2.5" SATA.

That makes me feel better that they will stick with SATA.

[CLW]

[JBHuskers]

Almost 2.5 hours

[CLW]

Almost 2.5 hours

When does the IGN coverage start?

[JBHuskers]

When does the IGN coverage start?

No clue, I'm just going to watch the stream straight from Sony.

[CLW]

No clue, I'm just going to watch the stream straight from Sony.

Just checked IGN starts at 4 CST. I think that's an hour early?

[JBHuskers]

Just checked IGN starts at 4 CST. I think that's an hour early?

Yep. Show is at 5cst

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[morsdraconis]

Yeah. www.twitch.tv/playstation is where Sony is broadcasting it live. I'll be watching from there as well.

[CLW]

IGN live stream:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/...n-event-on-ign

or here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/IGNenter...?v=noRJ15T4qb4

[CLW]

IGN guys seem to think Sony is going to sell Vita units via how it works with PS4.

[JBHuskers]

IGN guys seem to think Sony is going to sell Vita units via how it works with PS4.

Well that's good considering I have a Vita already

[CLW]

Well that's good considering I have a Vita already

Also expect a price drop for Vita like what they recently did in Japan.

[bdoughty]

I was a PC gamer FAR before it was the norm. And Xbox Live is a shitty service that advertises at me when I just want to play a fuckin' game. I don't give a shit about some stupid promotional bullshit that they're doing; If I'm on their console, I want to play a god damn game, not have to look at some flash video playing advertising some shit that I most likely don't give two shits about.

And, as for going apeshit over the latest tech, how the hell is that any different than all the PS, Xbox, or Nintendo fanboys losing their shit when a new console comes out? Pot meet kettle on that shit man.

I was a PC gamer when you were playing with Lego's and watching Sesame Street, so what? Wee I got to spend 30 minutes tweaking my configs and DMA/IRQ's settings just to get a game running with video and sound.

You never have to touch the ad's, they are generally in the bottom right hand screen. I can get to any game or area in the Xbox dashboard I need without dealing with ad's. That is just weaksauce. To stay PC elite you have to upgrade you system far more often than new consoles. So it is not even close to pot meets kettle.