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PS4 – Dr. Ray Pastore's Instructional Technology Blog https://raypastore.com/wordpress Mon, 02 Sep 2013 12:08:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 166124113 Xbox One’s Cloud https://raypastore.com/wordpress/2013/09/xbox-ones-cloud/ https://raypastore.com/wordpress/2013/09/xbox-ones-cloud/#respond Mon, 02 Sep 2013 12:08:29 +0000 https://raypastore.com/wordpress/?p=2297 There are many people who either do not understand the cloud or wonder what it is. Here is a great article that explains it. Also, here is an infographic that visually explains it. In a nutshell:

– There will be 300,000 servers to power your games
– These servers will be dedicates. That means that microsoft will host matches so there will be less lag and less pauses in game from a host switch. Current PS3/xbox360 relies on p2p or host matches.
– There will be unlimited cloud storage for xbox live users
– Worlds will continue when you stop playing. So just like WoW on the PC, there will be a world on the server and gameplay will continue even when you are not on.

How does this compare to Sony’s cloud? Well Sony has been rather quiet about it. We do know:

– It releases in 2014
– They are using Gaikai but this is only for streaming ps1-3 games. – Will they have the same functionality as xbox 1? We honestly do not know. Rumors are that they will not. This comes from the titanfall developer who said ps4 does not have the technology to play their game. Whether that is true or not remains to be seen but Sony really needs to make it clear what their cloud is and is not. Unfortunately if it was more than what we know I am sure they would have said so. Better to not say anything when its not as good.

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]]> https://raypastore.com/wordpress/2013/09/xbox-ones-cloud/feed/ 0 2297 Next generation consoles – xbox 720 and PS4 https://raypastore.com/wordpress/2012/04/next-generation-consoles-xbox-720-and-ps4/ https://raypastore.com/wordpress/2012/04/next-generation-consoles-xbox-720-and-ps4/#respond Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:08:55 +0000 https://raypastore.com/wordpress/?p=942 Looks like both Microsoft and Sony are planning to release new consoles in 2013, more than likely in Q3 or Q4 just before the holiday season. There are tons of rumors floating around right now about both of these consoles but considering we are more than a year away from their release its too early to start spreading more other than their release dates.

I do believe the current generation of consoles is nearing its life cycle as their tech specs are getting old. I am ready for the new versions and hope that this time around both Microsoft and Sony concentrate on two main things: 1) a system that wont break. We all know of the red ring of death from MS and Sony had their share of problems as well, including hacking. 2) Price. We do not want to pay $400 for a gaming machine. The Wii outsold everyone this generation and one of the big selling points was the $250 price tag. So don’t give us a blu-ray player if it’s going to add even $50 to a cost of the machine, blu-ray is out anyway, netflix/amazon/hulu apps are much more important.

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