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News Roundup: PS4 Discovered, Fallout 3 Successor and More

Today was a big day in news. We found out some dirt on what Bethesda is up to, as well as some info on how Sony is doing financially. Not to mention the bombshell discovery of PS4 tech specs...

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zootang5568d ago

Some blog says they Know something about PS4 Spec's?

This just in Xbox 720 to use blu ray details on my blog!!! c'mon please

ThanatosDMC5568d ago

A super saiyan is inside this time around.

AAACE55568d ago

All companies will try to keep the price of their console cheap, so Nintendo doesn't have the advantage in price like in this gen, meaning that hardware will probably be a little more powerful than it is now. MS will more than likely use the Blu-ray format, unless they find another format that they think gives them an advantage while keeping cost low(unlikely).

Price will be the main concern for the next gen. So in order to figure out what to expect in the future... keep price in mind!

solidsnakus5568d ago

price is what to keep in mind for THIS gen. the financial meltdown last year is what made the ps3s sell 1/2 as much as 360s.

FarEastOrient5568d ago

@Thanatos

Nice so when my PS4 plays regular media files it stays black, but when it starts playing games it changes colors into gold. Sweet!

Ryudo5568d ago (Edited 5568d ago )

That's a console called the PSX you morons its a PS2 with a hard drive exclusive to japan. Its basically used for media storage and playing Final Fantasy 11 you can also record your game play footage as you play. I cant believe people are stupid enough to fall for this.

Notice the wired pad did the PS4 take a step backwards?

XboxOZ3605568d ago

Agreed mate . . .looked fine at the time, and sold okay, but not enough to actually have them keep it going. basically a big dud sadly.

But it's interesting that there's really no info if you follow the link, just lots of more links to have you follow links hehehe

mfwahwah5568d ago

@1.5

The picture has nothing to do with the article dumb****.

FrankenLife5568d ago

The Motorstorm Dev team didn't find out the tech specs for the PS3 until the E3 powerpoint, and these people think they have the specs for the PS4 after the PS3 is just starting it's third year of life. BS. This trash isn't even good enough to make the rumors page of credible sites.

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cain1415568d ago

Yeah that PS4 info is probably bogus...

DeadlyFire5568d ago

All they are saying really is that the core die will get smaller and just increase the number of cores not really changing the whole Cell design for a new chip. < That is common sense though. Every new CPU does that now. That is what I expect out of the Cell 2 anyway somewhere between 8-32 cores with at least 32+ threads working at the same time with the chip going up from 3.2 Ghz up to 4.0 Ghz this time around. Only makes sense PS4 to run at 4 Ghz. This information though isn't new about the Cell chip. Its just more speculation really.

Either way cores are not the only thing to pay attention to as far as the processing goes. Right now PS3 and X360 both use up to 6 threads for processing in both chips. Making them almost the same, but the PS3 does so in a way that makes it run faster with the Cell design with each SPE doing its own thing. Likely Sony and IBM will expand with this idea. Using around 8-32 SPEs and 2-8 PPEs on the new chip. Only time will reveal the exact details, but either way its likely that each SPE will process between 1-4 threads at a time so depending on that the numbers will vary. In the End though I expect 32 threads to be running on the PS4 and maybe Xbox 720 that is at least 5 times more than what is running now in the PS3 and X360.

Watkins5568d ago

Definitely bogus yeah.
There's nothing really interesting mentioned in the article. Nothing new at all actually. Those versions of the Cell exist today, and nothing new is mentioned really, they're just modifying the PS3 a wee bit. Just pure speculations, and little facts.

walken75568d ago

I know these are rumors, but this is getting excessive. This just in Nintendo is working on their new system, the wii-tarded.

Elvfam5115568d ago

I have all the info on the ps4 but i can't tell you guys sorry lol

Zeevious5568d ago

That OnePS4-All gaming initiative to bring a PS4 to each and every one of the worlds poorest people isn't for another 10 years!

SHHHHHhhhhhhhh...

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies3d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken3d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing694d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker4d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing694d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt3d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken3d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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Now is the Best Time to Get This Incredible RPG Bundle on Steam

If you are looking for an awesome RPG, look no further. Steam is offering a significant discount on its Fallout Franchise Bundle.

SimpleSlave4d ago

"You can get all Fallout games in a bundle at a significant 20% discount on Steam. Individually, all these games add up to $244.91. With the discount, you can get them all for $195.91. That is $49 less than the original price. Quite a significant discount for such a popular franchise."

😊 😂 🤣 😐 - But why?

Just wait for a sale and get most if not all of it for a fraction of that price.

20% off...lol

Tacoboto4d ago

The games were just on a real sale over the last week or two for the show promotion. Fallout 4 was $10, 3 was $5, NV was cheap as heck too.

So what the heck is this

Inverno4d ago

The original games have been given out for free by Amazon for GOG and Epic, 76 is free now on Amazon if you have prime, Epic has also given out new Vegas for free and 4 has gone down to pretty cheap prices. 194 bucks is a total ripoff when you can get these games individually for less. Don't forget cd keys might sell em for a dollar less at times too. Come on man, us cheapskates won't touch anything near or above 100 lolz

isarai4d ago

Bro that's a ridiculous ripoff are you kidding me? 🤣

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

anast5d ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood5d ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.

VenomUK5d ago

The default angle Kotaku always go for is to highlight the worst in gaming.

I would’ve focused on the creative.

anast5d ago

The game went downhill at Fallout 3's release. This is when they started to cut corners.

gold_drake5d ago

there is no "but". the hell lol
you dont send death threats, period.

anast5d ago

Usually, you have good comments but this isn't one of them. It just rides the mob. We can do both condemn the actions and not let them use it for other things.

I can say I received a death threat and everyone needs to shut up. People are not honest and will use horrible things to their advantage.

Armaggedon5d ago

Not all games “look” current.

anast5d ago

Their games always look like the gen before it.

Armaggedon4d ago

Yeah, but thats not the result of laziness, incompetence, or a bad engine. Thats what happens with their type of open world games. Its hard for people to find a point of comparison because no one makes games like Bethesda does.

gold_drake4d ago

mh ok thanks, i still think ur wrong in this mate.

anast4d ago

No problem. I'm not here to convince you. I'm only stating an actuality. What your words do if we look at them like events.

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