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La PS4 privée du DLC d’Horizon Forbidden West à cause des nuages
news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Thursday, 30 March, 2023 - 14:00
Le ciel de Los Angeles est visiblement trop réaliste pour que la vieille PlayStation 4 puisse en supporter les graphismes.
La PS4 privée du DLC d’Horizon Forbidden West à cause des nuages
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Preview: Final Fantasy XVI is a bold new direction for the series
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Tuesday, 28 February, 2023 - 14:37 · 1 minute
Enlarge / Get ready for a darker story than you might expect from the Final Fantasy franchise. (credit: Square Enix)
In so many ways, Final Fantasy XVI wants you to abandon everything you know about the franchise. It’s an action RPG with a heavy emphasis on the “action” part, built around only one playable character. It’s a darker, more violent story that, by the developers’ own admission, draws more from fantasy blockbusters in the West. And it’s seemingly trying to deliver the type of game a modern audience expects. While each entry in the series has tried something new, Final Fantasy XVI is arguably the biggest departure thus far.
After getting a hands-on with a preview demo—and talking to the creative business Unit III development team about the story, structure, and content of the game—the series diehard in me is starting to make out the vision being constructed here. Final Fantasy XVI is a bombastic, aggressive spectacle with prestige-level production values and a striking, self-serious vibe. But more than anything, the playable demo has me largely convinced that this new gameplay formula is actually the right move for the franchise.
[Disclaimer: Square Enix asked us to specify that this preview demo was a special version made for the media to experience and content may differ from the final version.]
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PS5 : le pack God of War Ragnarök revient en stock chez la FNAC
news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Thursday, 23 February, 2023 - 17:45
La PS5 est de retour en stock sur le site de la FNAC, vendue en pack avec God of War Ragnarök, les dernières aventures de Kratos.
PS5 : le pack God of War Ragnarök revient en stock chez la FNAC
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PSVR2 : peut-on jouer en réalité virtuelle sur PC ?
news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Tuesday, 21 February, 2023 - 11:30
La dernière innovation de PlayStation en matière de VR entre en scène, mais qu'en est-il de la compatibilité sur d'autres plateformes ?
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PSVR2 review: Plenty of improvements, but is it too little, too late?
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Thursday, 16 February, 2023 - 13:00 · 1 minute
Enlarge / The overall color and design scheme means there's no mistaking that this is a PlayStation 5 accessory.
| Headset specs | |
|---|---|
| Headset weight | 560 grams (1.23 lbs, excluding cable) |
| Display | 2000 x 2040 per eye, OLED HDR panels |
| Refresh rate | Up to 120 Hz (90 Hz on many games) |
| Field of view | ~110 degrees |
| Controllers | PSVR2 Sense controllers (required for hand tracking); DualSense |
| Tracking Cameras | 4x outward-facing (for head/position tracking); 2x inward-facing (for eye tracking) |
| Audio | 3.5 mm audio jack on head strap, built-in microphone |
| Notable features | Headset rumble, eye-tracking, resistive triggers |
| Price | $550 (PS5 console also required) |
Consumer-grade virtual reality was still in its infancy in 2016 when Sony decided it should be on the leading edge of the charge . The first PlayStation VR headset sold relatively well compared to its early PC VR competition and quite well compared to other console accessories. But over the last six years, Sony has largely let its first console VR experiment wither on the vine, allowing competitors to advance the state of the art with frequent hardware and software updates.
Now that we're firmly in the PS5 era, Sony is back to prove it hasn't completely forgotten about its virtual reality market. The PlayStation VR2 headset shows all the refinements you'd expect from years of technological advancement and throws in a few nice features that aren't standard among the competition, to boot. Despite those improvements, though, the PSVR2 still feels like a by-the-numbers, too-little-too-late attempt by Sony to keep its foot in a niche it might not be fully committed to.
The PSVR2 does away with the ludicrous mess of wires, junction boxes, power plugs, and cameras that came to define the original PSVR . As we discussed in our unboxing impressions , the newer headset features a single USB-C cable that plugs directly into the front of a PS5. That means you're not left with a clutter of equipment by your entertainment center if you leave the headset plugged in, and it's not a major hassle to get connected if you want to put the PSVR2 back in the box between sessions.
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Out of the box: Ars’ first impressions of the PSVR2 hardware
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Friday, 10 February, 2023 - 15:43 · 1 minute
The overall color and design scheme means there's no mistaking that this is a PlayStation 5 accessory.
This week, well over six years since we last opened a virtual reality headset from Sony , the PlayStation VR2 has arrived at the Ars Orbiting HQ. And while our full review of the hardware and software will have to wait until next week, we can give you some general first impressions of the out-of-the-box fit and finish right now.
Anyone who remembers the mess of wires and junction boxes included with the original PSVR headset will marvel at just how little is included in the PSVR2 box. There's the headset itself, of course—with its single USB-C connector permanently attached—alongside two specially made PSVR2 hand-tracking controllers (finally replacing the downright ancient PlayStation Move controllers that had been adapted for the original PSVR's hand-tracking). There's no more fiddling with a maze of connections or hooking up a separate camera to your console—the new hardware has a plug-and-play simplicity that was sorely lacking in 2017.
The box also includes a specially designed set of earbuds, which are set inside a solid band that clips onto the back of the PSVR2 head strap. The loose, wired earbuds hang off the sides of the device just far enough to fit into your ears and slot into a couple of head strap divots when not in use.
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Sony: Would-be PlayStation 5 buyers “should have a much easier time” now
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Monday, 30 January, 2023 - 23:10
Enlarge / The PlayStation 5.
In a blog post published on Monday, Sony hardware VP Isabelle Tomatis announced that there is now an "increased supply" of PlayStation 5 game consoles after more than two years of shortages. "If you’re looking to purchase a PS5 console, you should now have a much easier time finding one at retailers globally," she wrote.
This is the second time this month Sony has publicly said that it believes its PlayStation 5 supply woes have concluded—the first was during a press conference at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.
In the blog post, Tomatis pinned the prior struggles on "unprecedented demand." That seems to be true, according to analysts who watch Sony and the video game industry—but there may have been other factors at play, such as pandemic-related supply constraints for some components.
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Sony PlayStation VR2 : où le précommander ?
news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Friday, 20 January, 2023 - 14:15
Le PlayStation VR2 est disponible en précommande, voici toutes les informations utiles pour réserver votre casque !
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PlayStation 5 : la mise à jour ultime est en route
news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Friday, 13 January, 2023 - 07:30
L'expérience utilisateur de la PS5 va faire un bond conséquent en termes de qualité avec ces nouvelles fonctionnalités tant attendues.
