Devs shaped PS4, wasn't designed 'in an ivory tower somewhere in Tokyo'

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Sony's PS3 was a console built on ego that had harsh executive level repercussions following it's launch. For the recently revealed PlayStation 4, which Sony has been developing for several years, they took a more democratic approach, talking to developers and publishers on what it should do.

"We've been very closely involved in the development of the machine," said Hermen Hulst, co founder of Killzone developer Guerrilla Games, to sources. "It is no longer designed in an ivory tower somewhere in Tokyo, it's shared with us, with Naughty Dog, with Sony San Diego – and together we've built the machine."

The source assumes developer consultation and discussions with publishers like Ubisoft led to the PS4 being designed in line with modern PCs, so devs could easily learn and work with the hardware. Other design elements noted were greater social integration and controller elements, like concave triggers and the headphone jack.

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MazurPosted:

Soulful
I agree with that, I wouldn't mind paying $400.


I would, that's quite a large sum of money O.O

TheyPosted:

SOG
Mazur
Immerse I'm pretty sure we can all come to an agreement that the next-gen consoles will be expensive. At least 400+ hopefully less, but I'm just trying to think logically.


i'm thinking somewhere around the pricerange of $300-$700... sad to say such a high price but with these companies it's hard to predict something...


My guess would be somewhere from $450-$500.


I'd rather buying a decent little gaming PC for that price.

HaloUKPosted:

SOG
Mazur
Immerse I'm pretty sure we can all come to an agreement that the next-gen consoles will be expensive. At least 400+ hopefully less, but I'm just trying to think logically.


i'm thinking somewhere around the pricerange of $300-$700... sad to say such a high price but with these companies it's hard to predict something...


My guess would be somewhere from $450-$500.

Thats not a bad price for a new console.

SOGPosted:

Mazur
Immerse I'm pretty sure we can all come to an agreement that the next-gen consoles will be expensive. At least 400+ hopefully less, but I'm just trying to think logically.


i'm thinking somewhere around the pricerange of $300-$700... sad to say such a high price but with these companies it's hard to predict something...


My guess would be somewhere from $450-$500.

MazurPosted:

Immerse I'm pretty sure we can all come to an agreement that the next-gen consoles will be expensive. At least 400+ hopefully less, but I'm just trying to think logically.


i'm thinking somewhere around the pricerange of $300-$700... sad to say such a high price but with these companies it's hard to predict something...

yayPosted:

Immerse I'm pretty sure we can all come to an agreement that the next-gen consoles will be expensive. At least 400+ hopefully less, but I'm just trying to think logically.


I'm thinking higher. They want people to believe this is "new" technology, and you're "paying for what you get" but it won't be worth it.

MazurPosted:

yay
Mazur
EMT It'll be to much money for a new console


I'm gonna go ahead and guess that it'll be at least 500$ for either console


Somehow I think the Xbox will be cheaper than the PS4.


it probably will, because the xbox 360 was cheaper then the ps3 when they both launched

WestPosted:

I'm pretty sure we can all come to an agreement that the next-gen consoles will be expensive. At least 400+ hopefully less, but I'm just trying to think logically.

yayPosted:

Mazur
EMT It'll be to much money for a new console


I'm gonna go ahead and guess that it'll be at least 500$ for either console


Somehow I think the Xbox will be cheaper than the PS4.

MazurPosted:

EMT It'll be to much money for a new console


I'm gonna go ahead and guess that it'll be at least 500$ for either console


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