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@TOMBOY25 comment of the decade!

@Paranoimia I believe at the moment, the HDMI in (and by extension TVTVTV) is the last shred of identity the Xbox One has left. I mean, the One in the name is based on Input One... If they got rid of that, they might as well do a recall and release an Xbox Two.
Happy for Sony and PS4. My best gaming years have always been when Sony were on top, and that seems to be happening again now...guess I'm actually happy for myself here.

Impossible to predict?!?! They only had months of prep time before a KNOWN surge of clients would access their servers. This was piss easy for them to prepare for.

@ShogunRok Still seeing
Come back on Jul 17 2014 to get your download code(s)!
Anyone else?
Starts in like 3-4 hours... My friend who preordered on PSN has already downloaded it and ready to roll.

I like the controller features, especially the speaker. Transistor uses both speaker and lightbar brilliantly and it really does add to the immersive feel.
Also, when you play in the dark, the light bar shines on your fingers, but it's hardly a good indicator for health. Once again, transistor really uses it nicely to show when the transistor itself is speaking.

Looks more like Marauder Shields...

@ShogunRok Heh.
/me has fat internet pipe

@The_Gremlin Thanks for the heads up. I get "Come back on Jul 17 2014 to get your marketplace code!" but at least it's been requested now!

Right, so a blog post was added: http://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update---07112014/en/News/News?aid=11651

Says:

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I have a PS4, and I live in Europe. When I go to select my console, I’m being told that codes are not available. What gives?

We should have codes any day now. As soon as we have what you need, we’ll post an update wherever you’re paying attention to us.

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@ShogunRok Yup, looks like I'll have to try on the 17th. Tried both today and yesterday, and still the same "come back later" message.
Better not have any issues on the 17th!

@ShogunRok or perhaps it's just a timezone thing. I'll try again tomorrow morning abd report back if I have any luck.

@ShogunRok you sure about that? I'm getting the same, which is rather confusing since they email you saying "CHOOSE PLATFORM NOW", and then you do it says " CHOOSE PLATFORM IN 7 DAYS".
Hope I get my key...

@Reverend_Skeeve oh hehe, it wasn't aimed at anyone specifically, just saying in general.

Obviously that's because of the powah of the Microsoft Cloud.

(Sorry for trolling but I work in cloud hosting and not much bothers me more than people who say that kind of nonesense)

@N711 I love this dude. He's such an opposite to the normal gamer stereotype. We need more of this!

@Davekeeh tbh I was suspecting the !master race was behind this one. It reeks of "LOLOLOLZ ghey console grfix. I can play gaemz at 8K resolution on my 6000 dollah rig. You sux LOLZ!!!111".

@get2sammyb there's a picture been floating around on the webternets showing a visual downgrade. It looks laughable, so much so in fact, I actually think fanboys have muddied up a screenshot as "proof" of a downgrade. You seen this?
Edit: this pic https://i.imgur.com/An9XPVa.jpg
Have they commented on this?

@get2sammyb I think they should have a slogan called Vita Guererra and post a picture of the almost similarly named model. Should up sales amongst males at least....

@SimonAdebisi after seeing what MediaMolecule could do on the Vita, with the fantastic Tearaway, I would love to see what ND could come up with.
Unfortunately, I think you and I are alone in wishing for this...

God I hate marketing people...

Sony are slowly returning to being pioneers in the electronics world. They were quite "****y" for about a decade, but then they suddenly release cool **** like PS4, Xperia Z1 and Z2 and their latest TVs are brilliant. Hopefully they can focus more and return to profitability. A tech world without Sony would be a sad world indeed...

Great article Sammy.
Gotta say, it's a sad day for the Xbox division. Confidence must be at an all time low, buuuuttt! I must say that Phil Spencer is pretty cool and he is making drastic changes to adapt rather than pay homage to the suits who used run the brand. I like him. He's a gamer at heart and loves the industry, not unlike House, Shu and Cerny. It's idiots like Mattrick who brought Xbox down into the toilet; Spencer can bring it back.

With all that said however, we probably need to wait for the Xbox...uh...Two, since, as you rightly said, it's a less powerful PS4 now, with fewer exclusives and even turning to the same subscription model, which is far more mature on PS. What exactly is the point of buying one now?
And let's not forget Morpheus, who the writers over at CVG rate higher than the latest Oculus. Greatness awaits indeed!

PS only gamers aren't missing out much. Every single person who went ballistic over the beta that I know (including reporters in blogs and podcasts) has since become bored with the shallow, repetitive gameplay.
I was initially excited for this, but now it's all meh... Guess a sequel on PS4 wouldn't hurt and would make EA lots of money, but we just came out a boring, brown generation swarmed by meathead shooter gamers. So much so that many smaller projects were cancelled and switched over to make more brown shooters. At the moment, I am very excited about the potential for new and fresh ideas. I almost hope these types of games fall flat on their face so that big powerhouses with tonnes of raw talent, such as EA can focus on more interesting things.

Can't believe I got this free on PS+ this month. It's brilliant! Almost done with second play through now. Hope there's more exploration afterwards.

@italodance Netflix exists with quite a large user base in over 40 countries. I would say it's an unmitigated success.
There is a difference though. Netflix runs on AWS at DCs all over the world, and in some ISPs too. PS Now will most likely have far more limited hosting initially, but it could work as it starts rolling out across more countries.
I wouldn't write it off; Gaikai seems to have come up with some decent compressions algorithms to minimise the latency. Remains to be seen at scale however.

Dunno if its just me, but I've grown quite fond of the light and have decided to leave it on Max. After playing Fez, I was just blown away by how much it adds to the experience when it follows the colour changes of the sky. On dim, it doesn't have the say oomph if you will.

Playing Muramasa: Rebirth. What a surprisingly good game that is.
I also just bought sound shapes, which is fantastic. Adding in some Stick it to the Man, and I'm in indie heaven.

@adf86 initially, yes, but VG Charts just last week did the top 10 selling games of 2013 chart. Number 1, GTA V on PS3, number 2, GTA V on 360.
Check it here http://www.vgchartz.com/article/251597/top-10-selling-games-worldwide-in-2013/

Not sure how valid those numbers are, but it was selling a lot on PS3, particularly after DF reported better performance.

@RawShark haha. You're heartless!

Genuinely don't care about this. Tbh I'm pretty much done with this series, have been for years in fact, and won't return until they truly revolutionise, which is unlikely.
In any case, all the CoDs I've played so far, I've never once paid for a map pack (I used to play CS, the concept is alien to me), but even if I did care, what flipping difference does 1 month make? How is that a good investment for MS? Are CoD gamers really the "I wannit naooow!!" type people?

DEMON'S Souls 2 please.

Oh, one criticism: IT MAKES YOU ACCCHEEEEE FOR THE PHANTOM PAIN!
I WANT IT NAOOWWW!!!!!!!! NAAOOOWWWWWW!

@3rdEyeMind huge fan here, and IMHO, you're missing out. I've played this for over 12 hours now and only 33% done. Sure, it's just repeating the same 6 missions, but the base/map, gameplay mechanics, enemy AI, and all the other fun stuff is just fantastic. Spent £20 and have gotten more out it of than other full priced games.
it's NOT a demo. It's just a very limited game, but with so much freedom that you can keep playing it.
And Kojima even trolls you in one of the missions. Also, Deja Vu is BRILLIANT bit of fan service to MGS1 fanatics like me. Took me almost 2 hours just to finish that, and I didn't even find everything.

Honestly, so far I've only heard people who haven't bought it refer to it as a demo. I'm jumping back in now to play Jamais Vu.

drools

Is this an exclusive or am I reading the article wrong?
Also, obvious statement, but the souls series started on PS3.

@get2sammyb I drooled a little when you said God of War... 3 would be a treat on PS4!

I must say tho, this is good news. I preordered this game, but sold it on the day it arrived (within 1 minute of picking up the parcel) due to sudden change in financial circumstance heh. Would love to experience it in glorious H... Wait.

No no no nooooo!
I love how Sony focuses on the best first party gems and Indies. Don't waste money on securing crappy map packs for a month before the competition. Who cares! Besides, CoD is definitely on the slump... Let sleeping dudebros lie.

What a totally useful and informative response by the not at all douchey PR guy.

If it means 60fps then I'm all for waiting. Just hope it's good and not yet another generic driving game.

Giant enemy crab kicked off the downturn of Sony. Kaz saved the company and made them awesome again. Kaz, a winner is you.

Owning a PS3, 4 and a Vita, I almost feel guilty and humbled at the monthly onslaught of games for each of my platform. I can see how total newcomers to Sony's platform who may only own the PS4 feel annoyed, but these people can do one as far as I'm concerned. Can't expect multi million selling AAA games being free 2 weeks after release, seriously. Just be patient and by end of the year, I'm sure Killzone or Thief or something will be free... On PS3 I recall some games were less than 6 months old, so be patient, play some Indies, and stfu!

@get2sammyb tell me about it. Super stardust should've had 2 platinums considering 2 of the trophies.
Thanks for the guide BTW.

Can't...stop....playing...infamous. The game is ridiculous. Not even doing missions, but rather just roaming around. The city is brilliantly layed out.
Also dipping in and out of KZ MP with the official PS forum guys... Only 135 drone buddy kills away from what will probably be one of my proudest platinums. Been a long journey, nearly done... Nearly done...

The blast shards in the first one...shivers
One of THE most tedious trophies I ever got as I was missing one but had checked everywhere. Found it randomly after I had given up while just wandering around.

Totally not bothered by this. I usually play in the dark and have a quite reflective LED TV, but never had any issues.
Also, since it's an LED light, it uses next to no power and dimming it will shave off like half a watt...

Meanwhile Resogun in its entirety is less than 500MB. This is rather laughable.
Then again, the last Blacklight patch was over 6GB but they did change tonnes of stuff.

Wasn't ever interested until I got a ps4 and started using live from PlayStation.
On the flip side, while I tend to enjoy solitary gaming session,especially for games with strong narratives (need an empty house, lights off, surround sound on for something like TLoU or MGS!), I do like the idea of virtually hanging out with some random peeps while I game, as long as they aren't douchebags.

I must say, the initial trailer with the Nirvana track was incredible and hyped the game up for me even more. It just suits the mood of this game brilliantly. Bit sad to see they won't be including original tracks, but it is very expensive so fair play I guess.

This makes me sad as SSM are my favourite dev ever. Was very excited to see what they could do outside of GoW. Although, I'm a die hard GoW fan (the 6 GoW platinums prove that) so more Kratos wouldn't ever be a bad thing for me.

@Madd_Hatter401 genuinely the only game that's made me even consider buying an Xbox One. It looks like simple fun that won't get tiring.
In contrast, KZ MP is more taxing on the brain...hasn't stopped me going for the plat though. Just a few more abilities to unlock!