The End of An Era?
Yesterday, the PS4 was announced by Sony at a large press conference along with several games by several major developers. They also introduced a new controller dubbed the "Siaxis 4" (with Siaxis 1, Siaxis 2, and Siaxis 3 being with the Playstation, Playstation 2, and Playstation 3 respectively) Normally I would be estactic at the thought of a new console, but this announcement comes with several black marks in my book.
For one, it has been announced by Sony that the new Playstation 4 will not be backwards compatable either with previous PS3 physical games or PSN digital games (that's the Playstation Network). I'm not too bummed about losing backwards compatability with physical discs because I intend on keeping my PS3 for a long time. But as for the digital merchandise that will not be making the commute over the console gap, that is a bit disconcerting. I know that it might take a bit of programming to get the former PS3 games onto the newer console, but isn't that something that we as consumers deserve to have? We did pay through the nose often for our consoles.
What scares me most is the fear that games that come out for both consoles will be "dumbed down" so to speak for the older consoles that aren't able to handle the graphical requirements of newer games. Will I have to go out and buy a PS4 just to enjoy better games or will good games continue to be made for the PS3 once the newest console generation has been established later on during the year?
I personally always wait a few months (most of the time) to buy a game or console in order to let the price drop on it, as well as to make sure that the game itself stands the test of time. If people tend to still be talking about it 5-10 months into the future, then I will more than likely buy the game. However, if that game has fallen into obscurity, more likely than not I will ignore it. This of course applies to consoles as well. The first few months of a console's birth tend to be filled with bumps and problems. Waiting a few months or even a year will often allow for those problems to be ironed out by the developers. Which is why I didn't buy a Wii U immediately, and why I probably won't buy a PS4 immediately either.
I'm very excited to have a new Playstation console announced, but for now, I'm cautiously optomistic about it. It does mean the creation of a new console era and better games and graphics, but it also means that I will probably have to drop another $450-$500 on a new console, and I'm not sure how I feel about that.
For one, it has been announced by Sony that the new Playstation 4 will not be backwards compatable either with previous PS3 physical games or PSN digital games (that's the Playstation Network). I'm not too bummed about losing backwards compatability with physical discs because I intend on keeping my PS3 for a long time. But as for the digital merchandise that will not be making the commute over the console gap, that is a bit disconcerting. I know that it might take a bit of programming to get the former PS3 games onto the newer console, but isn't that something that we as consumers deserve to have? We did pay through the nose often for our consoles.
What scares me most is the fear that games that come out for both consoles will be "dumbed down" so to speak for the older consoles that aren't able to handle the graphical requirements of newer games. Will I have to go out and buy a PS4 just to enjoy better games or will good games continue to be made for the PS3 once the newest console generation has been established later on during the year?
I personally always wait a few months (most of the time) to buy a game or console in order to let the price drop on it, as well as to make sure that the game itself stands the test of time. If people tend to still be talking about it 5-10 months into the future, then I will more than likely buy the game. However, if that game has fallen into obscurity, more likely than not I will ignore it. This of course applies to consoles as well. The first few months of a console's birth tend to be filled with bumps and problems. Waiting a few months or even a year will often allow for those problems to be ironed out by the developers. Which is why I didn't buy a Wii U immediately, and why I probably won't buy a PS4 immediately either.
I'm very excited to have a new Playstation console announced, but for now, I'm cautiously optomistic about it. It does mean the creation of a new console era and better games and graphics, but it also means that I will probably have to drop another $450-$500 on a new console, and I'm not sure how I feel about that.
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