The latest cog has been added to the next-gen console rumor machine today with Kotaku's latest rumor talking about the PlayStation 4. Kotaku has "learned some important details" today about the PlayStation 4, codenamed Orbis, that may or may not be true. It is a rumor after all.
The "no more used games" is an interesting bit. Here is what Kotaku an their sources had to say about this issue.
That sort of thinking seems to just be an invitation to groups to find ways around this restrictive system. Additionally, if publishers simply lowered the prices of games, there probably wouldn't be such a huge need for the used game market, but that's a discussion for another time.
Again, these are all rumors right now. So far Sony hasn't said jack squat publicly about the next-generation PlayStation. I personally don't really trust any rumors coming out of Kotaku but that's just my personal feelings on the matter.
Technical Specs
- AMD x64 CPU
- AMD Southern Islands GPU (HD 7xxx line of desktop cards)
- 4096x2160 resolution (This is 1080p doubled up, quite possibly only for 1080p 3D display)
Other Details
- Select developers have already received dev kits since early this year
-- Revised dev kits were sent out around GDC 2012
-- More finalized kits going out near end of 2012
- No backwards compatibility with PS3 games
- Possible Holiday 2013 release
- No more used games
- AMD x64 CPU
- AMD Southern Islands GPU (HD 7xxx line of desktop cards)
- 4096x2160 resolution (This is 1080p doubled up, quite possibly only for 1080p 3D display)
Other Details
- Select developers have already received dev kits since early this year
-- Revised dev kits were sent out around GDC 2012
-- More finalized kits going out near end of 2012
- No backwards compatibility with PS3 games
- Possible Holiday 2013 release
- No more used games
The "no more used games" is an interesting bit. Here is what Kotaku an their sources had to say about this issue.
New games for the system will be available one of two ways, either on a Blu-Ray disc or as a PSN download (yes, even full retail titles). If you buy the disc, it must be locked to a single PSN account, after which you can play the game, save the whole thing to your HDD, or peg it as "downloaded" in your account history and be free to download it at a later date.
Don't think you can simply buy the disc and stay offline, though; like many PC games these days, you'll need to have a PSN account and be online to even get the thing started.
If you then decide to trade that disc in, the pre-owned customer picking it up will be limited in what they can do. While our sources were unclear on how exactly the pre-owned customer side of things would work, it's believed used games will be limited to a trial mode or some other form of content restriction, with consumers having to pay a fee to unlock/register the full game.
Don't think you can simply buy the disc and stay offline, though; like many PC games these days, you'll need to have a PSN account and be online to even get the thing started.
If you then decide to trade that disc in, the pre-owned customer picking it up will be limited in what they can do. While our sources were unclear on how exactly the pre-owned customer side of things would work, it's believed used games will be limited to a trial mode or some other form of content restriction, with consumers having to pay a fee to unlock/register the full game.
That sort of thinking seems to just be an invitation to groups to find ways around this restrictive system. Additionally, if publishers simply lowered the prices of games, there probably wouldn't be such a huge need for the used game market, but that's a discussion for another time.
Again, these are all rumors right now. So far Sony hasn't said jack squat publicly about the next-generation PlayStation. I personally don't really trust any rumors coming out of Kotaku but that's just my personal feelings on the matter.
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