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  I'm still hoping they abandon their legacy Dual Shock thumb stick layout and flip/flop the D-Pad and left... : bobbyknc
  • But, but, that would mean admitting that it needs to be changed. : Firefly1985
  • i dont know, its never bothered me really. i like both controllers. i use the ps3 controller with my ps... : granpachook
  • This. It made sense for the PS1, it doesn't make sense anymore. : cltcprd
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    no no no no : Rehevkor
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      Seriously? What is one good reason to maintain the current design? : Firefly1985
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        Because I use it all the time on PC and PS3 and it works perfectly for me? : Rehevkor
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          That's just because it is what you are used to. The fact is, the location of the sticks doesn't take into... : Firefly1985
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            I've used a 360 controller quite a bit too and I don't feel like its layout objectively "better". It's ju... : Rehevkor
            • Yeah. I've large hands and I've no problem playing with either controller. : the Scrivener
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              I'm not assuming that a better controller design is the 360s, I'm just saying Sony shouldn't stick to the : Firefly1985
              • Maybe it was a happy accident then and it works anyway! Thinking it's wrong just because of how it came t... : Rehevkor
        • I don't get it either, they are perfectly fine. : Bamii
  • For action games, you want want both thumbs on the stick anyways so that's not really an argument. It mak... : rick
  • That's a ridiculous thing to hope because A) the controller is just fine and B) they've already shown it. : Herman Toothrot
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  Damn, only a 6x BD? : pyide
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    three times faster than the ps3. should be fine. : EvilDolemite
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      12x exist, 10x is common, I would have expected at least an 8x. Why skimp out on that? Seek times are st... : pyide
      • difference between a $1 part and a $0.10 part perhaps. : multisync
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        At least they're offering digital purchases on everything. I would guess this is a big part. Why decre... : derelict515
        • i personally don't plan on using the PS4 drive for anything but blu-ray movies. i want a 100% downloaded... : EvilDolemite
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        All games will be digital download. The last two computers I got don't even have a cd/dvd/blu ray drive. : Lucy Labia
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          Not everyone wants to use the Net. Also I much prefer buying games, new, but on physical format. Older... : viberunner
          • They are going to be digital soon like it or not, even if some people don't want to use the net to downlo... : Lucy Labia
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    the blu-ray is the worst bottleneck. I really have to wonder if they won't just remove it from the system... : thebigbeefsandwich
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      there are still people who need discs. also, movies. sony gets a piece of all blu-rays sold. : EvilDolemite
      • Do they need those discs at 8x instead of 6x that badly? : Lucy Labia
  • The WiiU should prove that a faster BD doesn't automatically guarentee faster load times. : Dimmona
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  Cool, anyone know the SSD or HDD and sound chip specs for the PS4? Also I wonder if it will have a reg LA... : valcan_s
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    No HDD information yet other than there will be one. Ethernet port was confirmed in that spec sheet th... : cetra00
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      Cool on the LAN, hmmm I wonder if it will be a SSD probably not too much $ still, be cool to have a small... : valcan_s
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        Considering the rest of the specs my best guess is a regular drive. A hybrid drive would be the only othe... : ant_hillbilly
        • Probably, yeah a massive 500 gig be the way to go for sure, maybe next time(SSD). : valcan_s
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  This article missed the biggest bullet point over the ps3, which is 16x more RAM and that its all GDDR5, ... : Troast
  • Yeah. Article stopped pretty abruptly. Only a few got covered. : SlamDunk
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    I think "games will be better" is a pretty obvious bullet point that doesn't really need much more hammer... : AndrewYoon
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      Added RAM will be helpful with everything. : Herman Toothrot
      • QFT. The biggest thing to hurt open world games was the lack of RAM. This will help things immensely. : viberunner
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  More rumored info. http://www.vgleaks.com/orbis-gpu-compute-queues-and-pipelines/ : ant_hillbilly
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    Also the info on the wireless b/g/n doesn't mention the fact that it's 2.4ghz band. Some are hoping they ... : ant_hillbilly
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      Yeah, for this piece we only wanted to focus on what's been officially released as spec, and avoid as muc... : AndrewYoon
      • I would prefer you instead speculate as much as possible. : Lucy Labia
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  All this is fucking moot if it takes 45 minutes to download and update every time I turn it on. : fleabug
  • So you didn't watch the stream? They're specifically addressing that issue, or at least making a pretty ... : Herman Toothrot
  • Really?...EVERY time?... : Pfunk2k2
  • Good thing that Sony put in an actual processor just to handle background tasks so this wouldn't happen!! : pancake humper
  • Automatic updates are built in this time and happen even while the machine is powered down. : grendel
  • and the PS3 isn't bad either if you have Plus : RikiTiki2
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  First off playstation 3 has 9 cores not 7 cores plus this comparison isn't complete it's missing the ra... : Nes Generation
  • I vaguely remember reading that PS3 could only use somewhere around 6 of the cores for gaming but for pur... : asianwaste
  • its 6 spes but inorder to increase yield only 6 of 8 are required. because yield is somewhat random there... : flanker33
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  The unsung hero of it all will be that PS4 uses an x86 architecture. This will make development for the ... : asianwaste
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    the funny thing is that the x86 will only embolden pc development. more and more console games will make ... : flanker33
    • This is a good thing. The tired piracy argument has been long debunked. Games still gather profits on t... : asianwaste
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    The Playstation is dead. The architecture is the primary difference, the PS is dead. This is the S... : viberunner
    • You sir, officially, make no since. If the iPhone has nearly the same specs as say the HTC one x, it does... : jax1762