PS4: Sony Answers FAQs

Still have some unanswered questions about the PS4? This might help.

Until we get our hand onto Sony’s next PlayStation we won’t know entirely everything about it, but that’s not to say Sony is keeping quiet.

In a recent video by Sony’s official PlayStation Access YouTube channel, community manager Hollie Bennett answered some quick questions presented by the gaming community.

For one, the PS4 will indeed have party chat (also known as cross-game chat), so you can talk to some of your 2000 friends –which is the PS4’s friend list cap.

PS4
Which, I assume, you won’t ever need.

Unfortunately yet quite predictably, the PS4 will not support the DualShock 3. Interestingly, Sony will still try and make use of those Move controllers by allowing them to work with the PS4. It should also be noted that the wireless PS3 Stereo Headset will continue to be supported into the next generation.

As previously known by those who snuck into the Feb. 20th reveal, online play will require a PlayStation Plus enriched PSN account, but it’s been clarified that online applications (Hulu, Netflix, etc.) will not require PS+, nor will free to play games or the use of party chat.

ps4
So, quit your whining already.

Another lesser known fact swept into that conference was the size of the PS4’s hard drive. Sadly (and puzzlingly) the next PlayStation will come standard with a 500gb HDD drive, which seems rather small for a push for digital content over the next decade. Luckily, the hard drive is upgradable just like the PS3’s is.

Some of the lesser tidbits mentioned are that the PS4 will be “jet black”, rather than the PS3’s “piano black”, and Sony is still marching on with the idea of 3D gaming. Also, the PlayStation camera shoots in 3D, has 4 mic’s for input/output audio, shoots into 3D spaces and provides the AR (Augmented Reality) technology that has yet to actually take off.

The XMB, now dubbed the “dynamic menu”, was also mentioned and from seeing it in play I can tell you that it’s a stylistic mix of Windows 8, the current PS Store, Twitter and Facebook.

PS4
We’ll see how this works out.

The most obvious note was how PSN ID’s will carry over into the next-gen, including your avatar and username. There’s still no word yet on if/when we will ever be able to change the embarrassing PSN ID’s we chose in our naive years close to a decade ago.

 

Share this article:

Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on twitter
Twitter
Share on linkedin
LinkedIn
Share on tumblr
Tumblr
Share on email
Email
Share on whatsapp
WhatsApp

Recent Posts

Three fortnite character overlooking the map Features

How Fortnite Hurt The Gaming Industry

When Fortnite was initially released in 2017, it was a PVE defense game that didn’t seem like it would be around for long. With the growing popularity of games in …

Master Chief holding his helmet. Halo Infinite Features

What Halo Infinite Should Have Been

https://youtu.be/Cagxj2RchQI?si=_fFf3fs_fsh7d0Fq Many people have a gaming franchise that changed their life in some way. I have life-long friendships that have been formed while playing games like Mario Kart and Golden …

Gaming News

Should You Buy A Meta Quest 3S?

https://youtu.be/EVSbA2Yxx2k?si=G2KXmPguAB_45u5n Meta recencetly heald their Meta Connect conference and announced some excited things if you’re into VR and AR. The Meta Quest 2 was once the hottest item in their …

Halo Project Foundry Gaming News

What Is The Future of Halo?

https://youtu.be/a2CCRgycbLI?si=3juhSUwirUTpKWoJ There have been rumors for years about what is next for Halo. Today during the Halo World Championships, we got our answers. 343 Industries will now be known as …

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind Gaming News

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind | Developer Interview

It may surprise many, but there has never been a Power Rangers arcade beat ’em up game. (I know right!?!?!) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind is a passion project …

Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch Gaming News

Jay and Silent Bob: The Chronic Blunt Punch | PAX West 2024

Going into PAX West 2024, I knew that I was going to enjoy ‘Jay and Silent Bob: The Chronic Blunt Punch’, but I did not know it was going to be …