PS4 video shows off user interface, multi-tasking, and game downloading
A new video shows how attractive gamers might use PS4 in the hyper-connected, social world they live in.
PlayStation 3 was never an especially elegant console to use. From frequent firmware downloads, sluggish in-game XMB, to the inability to multitask, there are many aspects of the PlayStation experience that can be improved upon.
Enter PS4. A new generation offers a blank canvas to work with. And even at PS4's reveal in February, Sony was keen on pointing out that its upcoming console will offer a frictionless experience. A new video shows how attractive gamers might use the system in the hyper-connected, social world they live in.
In the video (via Polygon), Hypothetical Gamer X is playing Knack, only to get bothered by Annoying Friend Y who wants X to play Killzone instead. So, X jumps into the PlayStation Store, where he purchases Shadow Fall. The Store shows an interesting prompt: to begin downloading the single-player or multiplayer portion first. This piecemeal approach to games downloads should make it quicker to jump into downloadable games. Another friend, Female Gamer Z, jumps in on the conversation, and is able to start remote downloading the game through her mobile phone.
The scenario may be a bit contrived, but it provides you a rather thorough glimpse at PS4's system UI.
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A new video shows how attractive gamers might use PS4 in the hyper-connected, social world they live in.-
Oh, it mulitasks too. Surprise?
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Also, -no one- can type that fast on that stupid OSD keyboard. I have a DiNovo Mini paired to my PS3 for that.
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Yea, everyone is glossing over that fact. Xbox One treats it all the same, and allows you to do things you couldn't with Xbox 360 digital content.
Sony has not said anything about their digital stuff, other than it's "the same as the PS3". That's all well and good, for now, but once people move to pure digital it's locked down more than Xbox One.-
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Family (group of 10) you can share games with. Trading games is Disc only, which a lot of people are missing: http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=30321739#item_30321739
But for the 'family' setting, which they haven't clarified beyond it being 10 people, you can share access to your games.-
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That's disc only, Mancide and only if publishers allow:
Give your games to friends: Xbox One is designed so game publishers can enable you to give your disc-based games to your friends. There are no fees charged as part of these transfers. There are two requirements: you can only give them to people who have been on your friends list for at least 30 days and each game can only be given once.
Doesn't apply to digital games.
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How does that work for family? Is that if you own more than one system? Or does that include people outside of your household?
If it's just for sharing with people in the same house, how is that any different from just logging in with your gamertag and handing the controller to someone else?-
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If they pull it off well, it's an awesome idea that hopefully other people (steam!) will pick up.
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Source for this, Haxim? Their FAQ is pretty clear. I quoted it above.
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Kindle's the only digital system I'm aware of that allows loaning.
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And the Kindle system is up to the publisher iirc. It also is kind of full of holes due to the offline nature. My girlfriend gets Kindle books from the library which are supposed to expire after 3 weeks but as long as you keep the Kindle offline you have it indefinitely.
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You hand the disk to your friend.
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Hard to tell from the video, but it seems as though the PS4 interface is a lot like the interface for the current Playstation Store.
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"Don't get your hopes up. Main reason, the controller, followed by CLOUD COMPUTING. No CLOUD, no SPART4N!-
Haha... Still waiting for the real comment from him. I would be seriously shocked if he doesn't comment.
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The dashboard for both systems is going to look vomited up for smartglass control. Not crazy about that.
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This commercial would have been 10x better if that dude just wore those sunglasses throughout the entire thing.
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it would have been a million times better if Will and Sarah fucked while Brian sat on the couch jerking off.
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Jesus fuckballs I hope you can turn all that social shit off. Nothing more immersive when playing the latest survival horror game to see non-stop notifications pop up about your friends logging on and off and what achievements they just got and have friends yapping in your ear about "hey, hey, hey, hey, come play the call of dudezorz, hey, hey"
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that shit exists now in various ways and you can turn it all off in steam or xbl/psn
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Everything except the achievement pops on Xbox. I hate that you cannot disable those :(
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i believe you can turn them all off. which annoys me because i don't want to know what my friends are doing during some single-player games but i do want to know when i've received an achievement. hopefully it's all more granular.
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Ah, thank god they added that. It was my #1 pet peeve.
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what the shit is that music?
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Are we ever gonna get a keyboard/mouse controller option for consoles!? Why is that such a difficult concept to implement, especially on next generation equipment? Who the hell wants to type/txt with a controller. It's soooooo damn tedious. Not to mention, I despise playing FPS's with a controller!
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keep dreaming
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there is very, very little demand for it. typing with a controller sucks, though. with the kinect i guess you could just dictate? there have also been keypad attachments for gamepads.
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There's not enough demand for that sort of feature. It's supported by the PS3, up to devs to implement and it works well when it is. The issue again being not enough console owners really use that feature so it's probably not worth implementing. I played through CS:GO on the PS3 using a KB and mouse and it worked well but I play it from my computer desk here anyhow so I have room to put an extra M+KB. Only a few other shooters supported it.
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good article. for me, it depends on the game. RTS/FPS always mouse+kb unless it's a console title, of course.
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That's my thought as well. I love using the controller for action games or platformers. But FPS or RTS, Mouse+KB only.
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I don't think it would take much more than EA or Activision implementing cross-platform multiplayer servers for the bitching to get loud enough. The controller has it's place for certain types of games, but FPS and 3PS is keyboard/mouse domain. Anything with twitch movements falls there really. So aggravating to see so many games that I would love to play on my console, but just get nauseated having to play them with a damn controller.
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all that would do is make people stop playing those games on consoles, not suddenly create a new market for people dying to clutter their couch with a difficult to use mouse and keyboard solution
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again, you're in the vast minority (frustrated with gamepads in shooters). most gamers prefer the pad and find the mouse and keyboard weird, nerdy, and oft-putting.
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no, on consoles. although the article says more & more PC gamers are using the controller.
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yes please
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how do you see that working better than the sticks? It's not like people find laptop trackpads a convenient way to manipulate a calculator app or on screen keyboard.
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I think it could be done but not with the track pad positioned where it is on the controller. It'd be too awkward to get at well enough I think. I doubt anyone will try it.
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What's a lot more likely is just to introduce controler gyroscopic control of the reticle like they showed in the commercial.
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hard to imagine we won't be purchasing the multiplayer and singleplayer modes of games separately in the future. The UI for it is basically already in place.
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Nice, Sarah!
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I busted out the PS3 after all the PS4 hype this week, and everything is sooooo slowwwwwwwww. Now I remember why I put the thing away.
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Did they fix the retarded downloading and patching issues that the PS3 had? If so I'm totally in.
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is that what marc cerny said literally, that it was better
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