The PS4 thread

[Retrogamer0001]

I think we've talked about it before but it'd be great if we can see some advancement in enemy AI. Nothing has ever really surpassed what FEAR, Halo, Half-Life 2, etc, did

Killzone 2

Meh, I wasn't very impressed with the AI in KZ2 at all - it seemed like every other AI in every other shooter. What did piss me off at times was when there were infinite enemies in a location and ammo stopped showing up. Yeah, fun...

[Pulsar_t]

It's highly unlikely that those defective PS4's were sabotaged at Foxconn but if it were true I'd consider it some sort of poetic justice. Foxconn isn't exactly a sweatshop but it's not a good place to work for either.

[brunoafh]

Meh, I wasn't very impressed with the AI in KZ2 at all - it seemed like every other AI in every other shooter. What did piss me off at times was when there were infinite enemies in a location and ammo stopped showing up. Yeah, fun...

Well, even if you weren't impressed, it's commonly agreed that it's some of the best AI ever in the genre. It's worth mentioning to someone looking for good AI, if nothing else. I couldn't even beat it on normal I don't think, I am not very good at FPS though and barely play them.

Pretty underrated series honestly, but then again here in the Call of Duty/Halo age, pretty much no FPS gets much attention outside the month of release (if that even).

[RCBH928]

My guess is this gen will be shorter again at ~5 years or something. Or maybe not?

Why would you say this?

We also talked about this point in other topics.. for me I really do not see much technological innovation happening on the consoles. Everything we wished for as gamers tech. wise is here . Actually it was on the PS3 but its even improved on the PS4 . The graphical jumps do not matter much either, they are much smaller than in the mid-90's. I think from here on its just about providing games that are unique and different like Minecraft , its about software not hardware.

Unless of course, gaming turns into a totally different path like Virtual Reality or something...


@brunoafh

i think this is because many of these FPS is series are more or less similar. If you would show me a screenshot of Battlefield , COD, or Killzone I will probably will not be able to tell if they are different games. On the other hand, Halo is easily recognisable even for the non-gamer.

[dsheinem]

Battlefield , COD, or Killzone

Like Halo, Killzone's aesthetic is decidedly different than either COD or BF.

[isiolia]

Why would you say this?

We also talked about this point in other topics.. for me I really do not see much technological innovation happening on the consoles. Everything we wished for as gamers tech. wise is here . Actually it was on the PS3 but its even improved on the PS4 . The graphical jumps do not matter much either, they are much smaller than in the mid-90's. I think from here on its just about providing games that are unique and different like Minecraft , its about software not hardware.

Unless of course, gaming turns into a totally different path like Virtual Reality or something...

With the off-the-shelf PC hardware (more or less) could potentially come a PC (or phone/tablet) style upgrade cycle. In 2-3 years, put out a model with a better APU, more RAM, etc that can still run PS4 software, but at higher settings (like, say, scaled to 4k TVs that'll likely be getting more mainstream attention by then). Software could just scale, like it does on most other computing devices.

They can grow the tools/capabilities over time, alongside the hardware evolution, rather than build a new platform from the ground up every generation.

Again, not saying that's what they'd do - just as likely to move to a $50 game streaming device - but it seems like something they could do if it made sense.

[RCBH928]

I like the idea that it could be run like a PC. $400 PS4 that will run Windows and then turn into a PS4 when its game time , then again, if they did that I kind of have feeling some one will be able to make PS4 games run on any PC which will eat into Sony's profits somehow even though they make profit off the games not the hardware.

I like the idea of an expansion pack, but seems like they didn't add a port for it unless they are going to use the USB ports for it.

[Phades]

Battlefield , COD, or Killzone

Like Halo, Killzone's aesthetic is decidedly different than either COD or BF.

Since you're a Killzone fan, I'm curious to hear what you think of Shadowfall. I think it feels pretty different from Killzone 2 (never played 3) and I'm really enjoying it.

[dsheinem]

Battlefield , COD, or Killzone

Like Halo, Killzone's aesthetic is decidedly different than either COD or BF.

Since you're a Killzone fan, I'm curious to hear what you think of Shadowfall. I think it feels pretty different from Killzone 2 (never played 3) and I'm really enjoying it.

I didn't love the first half hour. Too early to tell.

[EvilRyu2099]

So I'm hearing some consoles brick even after initial usage.. That's not good..