I interviewed senior VP of worldwide studios Michael Denny following the reveal of PS4. Here we discuss the philosophy behind the new console, the controller, the lack of backwards compatibility and Sony’s future plans.
So there’s no misinterpretation here I’m just going to reproduce the relevant bit of my interview word for word. The short of it is that I asked Sony Worldwide Studios VP Michael Denny if PS4′s Gaikai-powered streaming meant I could play Killzone 4 on my phone. He didn’t exactly discount it.
Sony has released several images showing the new PS4 menu and interface. The options show the social focus of the new front end as well as the video editing, streaming and how it will look on mobile and tablet devices.
As expected, Sony’s PS4 reveal last night dropped all manner of exciting info surrounding its new machine. But what if you only want the must-know stuff? That’s where we come in, with this in-a-nutshell guide to PlayStation 4.
Sony has announced the PlayStation 4 during its PlayStation Meeting in New York. New details include fully integrated streaming services courtesy of GaiKai, a developer-focused hardware setup with an 8-core CPU, a redesigned DualShock 4 controller with touch pad, and a host of launch titles.
According to the Wall Street Journal the PS4 will use a “streaming service designed to use current PlayStation 3 titles on the new console”.
A Japanese newspaper is reporting PS4 will release before the end of the year, cost $400+ and feature Gaikai streaming and social features.
The recent announcement that Sony has bought cloud-based gaming service Gaikai for £242 million has been met with a predictably mixed response. While many are hailing Sony’s forward-thinking business savvy, there remains a sizeable chunk of gamers worried that all this streaming malarkey will render home consoles – even the still-to-be-announced PS4 – completely redundant. What does the future hold?
As Sony confirms its $380 million acquisition of cloud streaming service Gaikai, we gather the opinions of industry analysts and insiders as everyone tries to understand what it might mean for PS3, and for PS4.
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