@ztpayne7 I think that newer games will make the camera more worthwhile. Its true that spending $60 on a camera is a painful price for a little tech demo, but if you already purchased the camera for a game then the Playroom is definitely worth a try.
@charlesnarles This would be awesome. The camera requires you to take several dynamic shots of your head rotating so that it can recognize you from multiple angles. I think that a full 360 headshot would be possible to get a good in-game head model. That would be very impressive indeed!
I think that the UI separates the PS4 from all other gens. Some consoles are so focused on trying to sell you stuff that they bury games and videos in endless submenus or crowd them on the screen with lots of other garbage. I want to get to a game - just let me get to my game. And I think the two-tiered menu on the PS4 really accomodates for that.
I also think that the speed of execution is amazing. The long wait times to access my messages while playing games is gone. It seamlessly transitions out of games and into friend requests and other tasks.
I really liked the PS4 user interface. Keeping similar to the PS3 UI, the different menus can be accessed by scrolling side to side. However, having all of the important features down at the bottom (i.e. games, videos, downloads...) really makes it easy to use the PS4 for what its intended.
I like how the friends list shows what games people are playing on the PS3 and on the Vita at the moment, similar to how the Vita friend list is. I also like the layout of the friends and how you can look up friend information fairly easily.
I've been playing with the Vita cross-play, using the Vita as a controller. Its really cool, although there are some lag issues and connection problems that sometimes mess up the Vita screen. But for the most part, its pretty smooth. It really takes advantage of the Vita's HD screen.
Overall, I am massively impressed with this system. Its definitely the game system of the future.
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Re: Feature: Is The Playroom on PS4 an Entertaining Attraction?
@ztpayne7 I think that newer games will make the camera more worthwhile. Its true that spending $60 on a camera is a painful price for a little tech demo, but if you already purchased the camera for a game then the Playroom is definitely worth a try.
@charlesnarles This would be awesome. The camera requires you to take several dynamic shots of your head rotating so that it can recognize you from multiple angles. I think that a full 360 headshot would be possible to get a good in-game head model. That would be very impressive indeed!
Re: Review: Super Motherload (PlayStation 4)
@jgrangervikings I actually played this game often on my Vita. I thought it was even more fun there without losing too much to graphics.
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your Thoughts on the PS4's User Interface?
I think that the UI separates the PS4 from all other gens. Some consoles are so focused on trying to sell you stuff that they bury games and videos in endless submenus or crowd them on the screen with lots of other garbage. I want to get to a game - just let me get to my game. And I think the two-tiered menu on the PS4 really accomodates for that.
I also think that the speed of execution is amazing. The long wait times to access my messages while playing games is gone. It seamlessly transitions out of games and into friend requests and other tasks.
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your First Impressions of the PS4?
I really liked the PS4 user interface. Keeping similar to the PS3 UI, the different menus can be accessed by scrolling side to side. However, having all of the important features down at the bottom (i.e. games, videos, downloads...) really makes it easy to use the PS4 for what its intended.
I like how the friends list shows what games people are playing on the PS3 and on the Vita at the moment, similar to how the Vita friend list is. I also like the layout of the friends and how you can look up friend information fairly easily.
I've been playing with the Vita cross-play, using the Vita as a controller. Its really cool, although there are some lag issues and connection problems that sometimes mess up the Vita screen. But for the most part, its pretty smooth. It really takes advantage of the Vita's HD screen.
Overall, I am massively impressed with this system. Its definitely the game system of the future.