Sony Will Compete With Valve, Not Microsoft, Next Generation

Nice piece , I like that you've made the whole graphic tech performance thing simple and easy to understand, especially for us common folk.
I think it's going to be an awesome year for the industry, and finally, in my opinion, the consumer is going to be at the premise of the upcoming 'war'. Can't wait to see these brand new sexy boxes go head to head in the near future,,,

Welp, looks like my job here has already been done. Back to my cave I go!

I laughed.

He's back. stealth2k the troll from Nick's review of Ni-No-Kuni.

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I'm tempted to respond to you but I'm about to have in n out burger so your not worth my time. Lol :)

Enjoy your lunch. Boy a big juicy sounds good.

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Where do you buy your troll food at?

ROFL Yeah, he has to buy it online, and get it delivered to his "mommy's" basement.

Gee, duh, mr. genius if you never stop by, why are you here?

Is there no IP ban for stupid motherfvckers like stealth? I don't even care that he's trolling. I care that he's double and triple posting everything he types.

F5 is NOT your friend.

I think it happens when you post and then refresh the page. Whatever it is, it's happened to me a few times too.

It's the broken refresh system. Don't refresh your browser after you make a post without going back to the main page first.

We still don't know enough about either console to make accurate comparisons. Teraflops mean very little without taking into consideration things like memory bandwidth, core speed, and memory speed. Also, 8GB GDDR5 isn't going to mean much if it does turn out to be an APU instead of a dedicated GPU with even GDDR3. Even just going off of the current rumored specs, I'd go so far as to say that they are at least going to be equal in hardware gaming power with the real possibility that the 720 is going to be slightly more powerful than the PS4. Don't see where you're coming up with the conclusions in this article.

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Instead of competing, why don't they join forces and be done with it.

After all, were getting close to the day where consoles will be computers as it is. Valve may make an impact but we don't know, and Sony is already looking to cater to that market as well.

Because it's about money. Why should the big 3 team up if it means they have to share profits?

And Valve is in the big three now?

I wasn't including Valve

And I wasn't including microsoft or nintendo. If you want clarification, I am talking about Valve and Sony.

I still say Valve will make HL3 steambox exclusive to sell systems.

Thank you. Ive been trying to make people see how amazing it will be if valve only sold their new games for pc and steambox first. That mixed with steam sales and they will have a huge chunk of the PC market and console market.

Thats what i meant, steam exclusive, and ill still buy it lol

On the surface of your comments it seems like Microsoft is committing the exact blunder Sony did for the seventh generation. That's by equal measures hilarious and sad.

GDDR5 and DDR3 are completely different things. Example: I have a Asus G74SX with 3GB of GDDR5 and 12GB of DD3 1333Mhz RAM. To based something of that is completely invalid, the "PC Gamer" inside you should have at least known that.

You got an internet point for pointing that out with your... hmmm... pointed device.

If what you're saying turns out to be true, then my choice for a next-gen console will be made that much easier.

Not right off the bat, but maybe down the line, is it crazy to think there could be a little Steam/Playstation cross over happening? They had Blizzard at the conference and he didn't even seem eager to show Diablo III besides the logo, suggesting it was more about what it symbolized for Blizzard to be working on consoles - he started talking about how their company started that way.

I know there's a lot of code that's specific to the Windows environment for each and every game.

I mean, let me clarify further: what about this... you buy a game on Steam and you can play the PS version by downloading it off PSN -- it checks your Steam account after you log into it and tie it (sync it) thru PSN & Steam. You'd then have to download the PS version and it probably won't look as good as the latest PC specced version of course. A bit of crossover there, crossplay.

Valve would probably have to deal with Sony if partner. I canT imagine either company wanting to have to deal with each other's visions

It would be like Pixar trying to work with Quentin Tarantino to make a fun family adventure.

I think we should wait for everything to be revealed for all consoles before we worry about comparing them. I find speculation pointless since its all guessing and assumptions.

Well if you're right I might be buying a Playstation for the first time in my life.

Yeah PS4 all the way, that presentation totally hyped me up as well. It does look more and more like Microsoft is targeting the casual crowd like the Wii U kinda does. Even so, based on the rumors, Nintendo will kick Microsoft's ass too. With an always online connection, charging for Xbox live, and blocked used games, who is gonna pay 300-400 dollars for that? It will be the end of them if they follow through on it.

If the next Xbox is really going to put the main focus on Kinect, Ill most likely be purchasing a PS4 instead, regardless of price difference. Next gen consoles get me so excited!

I have 0% hope of the Steam Box having any kind of impact outside of US, it will struggle even IN the US, so unless Microsoft REALLY screws up the Xbox 720, the rest of the world still be between purchasing Wii U or the Xbox, with Sony in third place. The Steam Box is a pipe dream, at least outside the United States.

It would honestly take quite a lot for me to even consider a steam box, though my knowledge of it is next to nothing. Ill still buy a 720 and a ps4 either on their launch day or shorty after unless one them is in the $500-$600 dollar range.

Ouch. Burn. You have a sharp wit Heath. (not sarcasm or spam)

You need to update your avatar to the new Jaguars logo.

I sure do! I actually really like the new logo!

Owning everything but the Wii U, atm, and seeing the path everything took last generation I can't put a whole lot of stock in tech specs. Yeah, my i7 GTX 670 Desktop with 8G of DDR 3 1600 memory, and other numbers as well, could run anything my PS3 or 360 can better, prettier and more... erm, -er. However, with the exception of PC exclusive software, (Most RTS series, DCS flight simulators, etc,) the games are built to run on the least powerful platform. There's not a whole lot done to really push for the next tier on multi-platform releases.

Exclusives MIGHT make the difference, but they didn't last generation. Talking about knockout punches in the current climate is just fanboy bait. It reminds me of people I know saying after 50 years Camaro will knock out Mustang, or the EVO will crush the STi, or Honda's Si Civic will drive any other fwd sport compact off market. The console brands have nested markets, and PC is too capable of things consoles can't dream of for it to fade.

I completely agree with you, Daniel. I consider myself a hardcore gamer and I am still discovering gems from the PS1 and PS2 eras today. I don't mean playing them for the nostalgia appeal, I mean experiencing them for the very first time. It's all about the software.

Really can't say as to MS's new console's power since rumors have been long and hard facts short. Sony would appear to be targeting the bleeding edge again like last generation, which is exciting, and I wouldn't be surprised to see MS go with something more conservative again. That gives them some flexibility on pricing. I bought the 360 first, wanted the PS3 from launch date, but that original MSRP was horrifying. I ended up having to wait until the slim came out. Survived 2 RRoDs with my original mighty whitey 360, bought the slim because of the better reliability. All ended up a wash in the end.

And you're dead right about the software. I play everything and can find value in almost any title. That's what always bites me on exclusives. I loved Gears and Uncharted, so I did what I had to.

Also, I dunno how "hardcore" I am. I'm an aerospace engineering student so I've been neglecting Crysis 3 for the Kerbal Space Program alpha on my rig this week.

This article is just speculation. It might happen or it won't.
Of course in case you know something that the general public doesn't - the article might have credibility.

P.S. Even Nostradamus prophecies were sometimes fulfilled.

Not too thrilled about more Kinect... Hope this ends up being optional.

I will send you 20$ in the mail if the next xbox doesnt require kinect.

It was cool for about 4 hours and then we got depressed about how much we spent for it...

I think if the new XBOX's flux capacitors can generate 1.21 jigawatts, then they can probably travel back in time far enough to create a stainless steel version of the original XBOX that can out-tera-flop the competition. And we all get hoverboards.

I think if the new XBOX's flux capacitors can generate 1.21 jigawatts, then they can probably travel back in time far enough to create a stainless steel version of the original XBOX that can out-tera-flop the competition. And we all get hoverboards.

for one, it doesn't need to be backwards compatible, because of the cloud which will have ps1,2,3 emulators. not to mention they're claiming all the games they've shown are going to be available at launch. yea real fan boy post. your comment sounds ignorant ;-D

Steam box has major potential only thing they need is EA's good exclusives like battlefield and Need for speed.I will probably buy all systems this year including project shield including more parts for my supercomputer running battlefield waiting in line for the GTX 790

Steam box has major potential only thing they need is EA's good exclusives like battlefield and Need for speed.I will probably buy all systems this year including project shield including more parts for my supercomputer running battlefield waiting in line for the GTX 790