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I have a fat PS3. It has a bum fan that sounds like a jet taking off if I use it for Blu-Rays. I wanted to replace it but I no longer have a PS2 for the PS2 games. The fan doesn't do that during games. Sony wouldn't repair for free and since nonP2 exists on newer console I never replaced. And it was more than amusing to see them remove Linux, which I was really excited for. They said because of potential hacks. Then a week later they were hacked, even without Linux.Yes, Sony did some crummy things. I was pretty upset when they removed Linux support (never had a ps2 so that didn't bother me as much, but I did have a "fat" ps3 that originally played ps2 games) and that changed how I thought of the PS3 and of Sony.
Yes. And I think it should be against the law to route POTUS communications through a foreign nation. Even if I might like Winnipeg better than Mississippi. As for BlackBerry upgrades - I find most people just don't care. They announced a new phone and no one cared.Maybe it's a Canada thing? Doesn't the POTUS still use a BlackBerry?
A case is a case it's not a big deal. However, it may indicate they haven't hit production. Which means Holiday 2013 will likely be not worldwide but limited. I'm guessing North America only. The reason I think this is Sony designed the PS4 with a North American team and the USA is their major loss with the PS3. I think, Sony will think they already have Europe and Japan in the bag and therefore can wait those areas.Anyway, as for the PS4 launch, I still think Sony played it right and it's the gaming press and community that has gone completely bonkers over the "no box" issue. And I'm glad to see I'm not the only one.
I think you're right that they used a slightly hacked PC. However, looking at the PS4 designs it seems to me it's a slightly hacked PC. And that seems to be the exciting thing for developers as they should be able to port to the PS4 by doing less work than they have to for the PS3. That may allow less expensive games and higher profits for software developers. So of course the development companies should be excited.Personally, I'll go against Kyle here... I'm not willing to trust Sony that there's a system behind the curtain making it all work. I honestly don't think Sony showed that the PS4 is a real console, yet. All they actually showed was some recycled development code supposedly running on a slightly hacked PC hidden somewhere. And that's if there was actually code running, at all. Which, honestly, is probably unlikely, as it's just a marketing exercise, and they didn't let anyone play. The only thing the announcement actually did was confirm that they are planning on building a PS4 someday, with specs similar to the next XBox Microsoft hasn't announced, yet.
And yes marketing exercise is something Sony is good at. Sony tends to show the pre-rendered video trailers of games instead of actual gameplay. In their 2 hour presentation most of it was pre-rendered. I love the Final Fantasy games but Square showing a slightly redone 8 month old trailer was one of the low points for me. I'll gladly eat my words but I think most of the stuff they showed will come over the course of a couple of years and won't be available at launch.
What I see could be a win on day 1 for Microsoft is to have a solid defined backwards compatibility baked into the console. Personally, I don't want a PS3, PS4, Xbox360, and Xbox3 all on my TV stand. I'd prefer one of each. If Microsoft makes the Xbox3 run Xbox2 games on launch hardware, aka not in the cloud, I'll likely get an Xbox3 on launch. Then I'll wait to see what the PS4 develops into.
'Share Button' -- I don't get it. Is this any different than clicking the option button and uploading my saved Halo4 game? Do I need a button named share so it's just 1 function? Why not have a more flexible design where a future menu could hold more stuff. I suppose one can make 'Share' hold more stuff but isn't that a bit like clicking Start to Shutdown? The Share Button is not exciting.