Sony Announces the PlayStation 4 and the Death of Hardware
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Sony Announces the PlayStation 4 and the Death of Hardware
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That's not a subject to talk about imo on hacker news. (Refering to your second remark) Let's talk tech, I liked the new UI but I'm waiting for the price because for now my PC and my PS3 will do fine. The only thing that could make me move now is the fact in the near future there will be no new games on PS3 so I will have two choice, buy a new console or stay on my PC/Steam.
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That may be true - the industrial design may not actually be finalized. But ultimately this is to Sony's benefit - people are talking about the games, the features, the controller, etc - things that actually influence a buying decision. Rather than salivating (or bashing) the industrial design, which nobody actually cares about at the end of the day.
Intentional or not, this is a great move.
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#5They also seemed to have announced the Death of Software, as purchased content will not transfer over to the new console[1].
Edit: This comment came off as more trolling than intended. My point is that it's fantastic that they're focusing on software and services. However, they're simultaneously indicating that software and services are to be disposed with along with the hardware. My hunch is that consumer expectations have moved on from this due to services such as the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and to some extend Netflix and Rdio.
[1] http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/21/sony-psn-games-wont-trans...
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#6I'm not sure that our (asserted) collective lack of interest in console aesthetics implies the 'Death of Hardware'. Honestly, that's a bit of a link bait claim with virtually no argument that makes any sense to back it up.
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#7How is physical hardware becoming less relevant when it's all about "how well it performs"and "how it interfaces with its users"? Hardware is a great factor in both of those.
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#8I worked with Mark Cerny (who presented yesterday) on Crash Bandicoot, and even by HN luminary standards he is a god-like superhero. Given that he's evidently played a key role in developing the PS4, I seriously doubt anyone will be disappointed when they see the physical machine. Sony probably just didn't want to leak details that could help competitors.
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non-white? is Asian white?
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#10All Apple hardware is lavished with extreme attention. People still gravitate to pretty physical things and users mostly want the software to just get out of their way.
Hardware is certainly not dead, especially if there is a box consumers will be going to best buy to pick up. Also, parent's will have no ability to remember whether they need a Playstation, Playstation 2, Playstation 360, Playstation wii, Playstation Nintendo, or Playstation 4. The hardware, at least it's appearance, will be heavily marketed.