[PS3] Next-next-gen

Originally Posted by Philia

What upsets me the most is PS4 is just catering to the graphic whore crowd while setting the gameplay in the backburner.

Something people don't seem to catch on to is that the first gen of all new gaming platforms exist using the same gameplay mechanics as the previous generation's. Why does the new Killzone not impress anyone? Because its just the same Call Of Duty gameplay we've seen for the entire run of the PS3 PLUS really stupid physics of hanging off a rope which looked *astonishingly* terrible for all sorts of reasons.

You have to wade through the first run of games to actuall see some changes. Remember how late in the PS1's lifecycle that Metal Gear Solid came out?

(Luckage mentioned ""PS4 license" bullshit". I know a number of people working in the industry and this is where they're going. Since its legal to sell games second hand ((the supreme court covered that in the late 80s)), developers have decided that you must now buy licenses to access the real meat of the game - this is why the last two Mass Effect games had that extra $15 bonus card thing in it, so when the kids turned in their copies for credit and someone bought it, Sony would still get SOME money for the purchase of an already purchased game. I can't blame them for wanting to make money or losing money because someone wants to save money - but it still doesn't sit right.)

Jam it back in, in the dark.

If they don't react to the outpouring of anger over not honoring PSN purchases and PS/Ps2 emulation (I'm not sure if the PS4 could emulate PS3 games without it being a shitload more expensive), this console is going to be fucking DOA.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

For the most part, emulation is kind of a non-issue. Yes, emulating one generation behind (PS3 emulating PS2) does require different hardware since software emulation is very much software based, which is why we can still do PS1.

However, the "all or nothing" logic is bullshit. All my PS1 games work on my PS3 except my all-time favorite (Wing Commander 3) because it uses a video compression codec made specifically for that game. So why didn't they just cut out PS1 emulation all-together if they couldn't run one of the most expensive games of all time?

I sincerely doubt the PS4 will do PS3 emulation unless they throw another $80 worth of tech into the unit. But (most) PS1 and PS2 games would definitely run under software emulation, without hesitation.

This is simply them milking the consumer. The concept that "its not in the architecture" is a fallacy, like raising a building but not putting any fucking doors in it. You build the doors beforehand because otherwise, why bother?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.