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David Cage 'can't wait to see what can be done with PS4'

Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls director David Cage says he's excited to learn more about PlayStation 4.

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Dylila4123d ago

what ever this guy and his company put on ps4 ill buy it first day. im hoping that beyond does well on ps3 and sony buys this studio. sony should also get atari and sega. yeah yeah, i know its a long shot but sony is the only company with the highest studio count and most ips that are always trying to make new ips and acquire new studios

LOGICWINS4123d ago

What would be the point of buying Quantic Dreams when they're already happily making games for the PS3? Also, how do you know they're for sale? Some companies like being independent.

r214122d ago

I dont know if they're for sale or not but this: http://www.psu.com/a014615/... makes it seem QD really wanna be bought. Guess after Beyond: Two souls releases, we'll see what Sony does.

CGI-Quality4122d ago

By that token, what was the point in buying Naughty Dog, Guerrilla Games, Media Molecule, and Sucker Punch?

The answer is simple, buying Quantic Dream would solidify them as PlayStation devs for keeps. It's called business.

GribbleGrunger4122d ago (Edited 4122d ago )

Edit: wrong post.

I can't agree with you on this one Logic. At the end of Cages speech at DICE, he said that games should be mulitplatform. What does that suggest? Buy them now Sony and make sure it doesn't happen.

ABizzel14122d ago

They should be making a vita game oh the possibilities. Walking dead season 2 as well.

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smashcrashbash4123d ago (Edited 4123d ago )

Hold the phone.Did David Cage say that they quote 'can't wait to see what can be done with PS4' and "I can't really talk about the PlayStation 4"? Is that a conformation? I mean if their was no PS4 wouldn't David Cage have been told? But here he is talking about a PS4 that people claim doesn't exist. I mean the only other thing i can think of is that Sony is keeping Quantic Dream in the dark or that they are talking about the eventual release of the next gen PlayStation. If not they practically confirmed a PS4.Don't want to read too much into it but I am putting this in the PS4 evidence pile.

LOGICWINS4123d ago

We already know the PS4 is coming at SOME point. Thats not news. The question is how soon.

smashcrashbash4122d ago

You believe whatever you want.Not sure what is your deal about denying the PS4 exists at every turn.And if you had actually read my post before jumping to deny it you would have seen I also theorized it could be that as well. Stop trying to sound so sure of yourself. My guess is as good as yours. Quantic Dream is one of Sony's developers. If anyone would know about the PS4's existence it would be one of them.

Riderz13374122d ago

@smashcrashbash, he never denied the existence of the PS4. He just said that it will come out at some point.

LOGICWINS4122d ago

"You believe whatever you want.Not sure what is your deal about denying the PS4 exists at every turn."

??? What in the blue hell are you talking about?

GribbleGrunger4122d ago (Edited 4122d ago )

I don't want to sound rude, Smashcrashbash, but I'v got to say your post made me chuckle.

First you go on to suggest this is proof that the PS4 exists and yet we've seen nothing BUT proof for weeks now and then you speculate that Quantic Dreams may be being kept in dark about the existence of the PS4. But the killer for me, after reading what preceded it, was the line, 'Don't want to read too much into it...'

That amused the hell out of me

smashcrashbash4122d ago (Edited 4122d ago )

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DigitalRaptor4122d ago

Here's some evidence for you smash.

http://singularityps4.com/

THAT IS ALL! ;)

Bathyj4122d ago

Smash has got a point , I noticed the same thing right away.

Yeah, we all know its coming, its a given, but is this the first time a dev has actually referred to it as if it were a real console and not just a rumour?

I dont know, I dont read everyting, but it my ears prick up.

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Bigpappy4122d ago

I would have thought they would have had the development kits long time ago.

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Mookie4122d ago

Ps4 or playstation orbis? I wanna know the name lol

Aceman184122d ago

i hope its Orbis, but i understand that for marketing purposes it will likely be called PS4 for US/Europe markets.

i think they should call it Orbis for Asian markets, and PS4 for here and Europe since there are some out there who would probably too confused about what Orbis means.

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Sony CEO says although AI "has been used for creation," it's "not a substitute for human creativity"

"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.

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1nsomniac1d 1h ago (Edited 1d 1h ago )

...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!

..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.

isarai23h ago(Edited 23h ago)

They used to be 😞 sure it was always a business, and money's always the priority, but they used to have a very strong stance on supporting artists and creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" was a phrase they touted a few times back in the ps1-ps3 era, a philosophy carried over from their music branch PlayStation was created from. It's not COMPLETELY gone, but it's barely there compared to what it was back then, i just want them to return to that.

Eonjay4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

I am highly encouraged by their statement about human creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" is exactly what they are saying. But at the same time, I don't think people understand that Sony is a corporation. If they don't realize growth, they don't get to exist. When you say 'Sony', you are talking about a bunch of investors. To speak about them any other way is a illogical and incorrect. They haven't changed. They have been a group of investors since they became a public business.

isarai16h ago

Ugh, i really wish people would stop gambling people's livelihoods by turning a project/game into their political soapbox. Im all for statements and having your own opinion, but there's more people working on this than just druckman, ham fisting your political beliefs onto just seems inconsiderate for everyone elses job security when it can result in a failure due to people avoiding it for that reason.

I play games for escape, im so tired of nearly every AAA game blatantly dragging real world issues to shove in my face when I'm trying to take a break from it all. They don't even bother to be subtle about it, quite the opposite, it's blasted and force fed to you and it's just getting exhausting

Einhander19726h ago

People are taking a whole interview and cutting it down to clips that make him look bad and take what he actually was saying out of context. For example he also said things like this AI has "ethical issues we need to address"

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@Einhander

Why defend him at this point?

It’s not taking things out of context, he said what he said.

Old ND would never talk about soulless AI taking over so many creative things they are well known for. The whole “ethical issues” is just a good PR spin people who push this crap fall back on to make their statements not seem as bad. So many AI lovers do this.

AI has no place is so many creative based things.

Einhander19726h ago

Well yeah, because everyone else is using it so they need to stay competitive. It's the same as paid online, they didn't want to go that route but their competition was making so much money they needed to add paid online just to keep up.

RaiderNation4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

AI will never replace humans in game development in terms of conceptualizing new games. Humans still need to come up with the ideas and what they want to implement. However much of the day to day menial coding could be AI driven to reduce production time and team size. I could also see AI being used for bug testing/optimization that could lead to better quality games at launch. I'm actually very optimistic about how AI can positively impact game development.

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XiNatsuDragnel1d ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz5h ago

People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.

It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.

Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.

15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.

Eonjay4h ago

AI in and of itself is not a 'bad'. Money is bad. Money is evil, and corporations will do whatever they can to get more of it. They will find ways to implement AI to replace as may jobs as possible. This isn't even up for debate. It is the charge of the corporation to maximize returns for the investors. They have no choice. I'm a developer and I know that my job will absolutely be replaced. Therefore, I have decided to become an AI dev. AI has a lot of potential to help us solve problem on a scale most can't even imagine. The issue, as ever is that our monetary system only ever allows us to focus on greed and fiscal growth.

But I am a pragmatist. Perhaps an AI model can be built to help protect us from our most dangerous instincts and habits. And perhaps Congress can pass laws to protect us from people who would use AI to manipulate and control us (spoiler: they wont).

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers29d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken28d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g29d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing29d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H929d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola29d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66929d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle29d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg29d ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos29d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola29d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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