Sony hosting Destination PlayStation event next month

@polygem while i am happy that bungie destiny might come out for ps3 or ps4 lets not get carried away with that comment. tears of joy lmao. they have like what one notable game? which is halo and it is a good game but not this you have to play or ur missing out kind of game. i played half of the original halo and little bit of halo 2 and was not invested enough to finish them. if anything the new halo by 343 industries piqued my interest to jump back but i haven’t pulled the trigger yet. I am sure Sony will be fine without Destiny.

@da man for a guy that hates everything you do spend your time wisely in these forums insulting and spouting hatred around about all the consoles. i don’t think i have ever seen a post of yours that has anything positive to say about anything. do u even play games or have games that u like?

Nope, Sony just makes clunky consoles with interactive cutscenes and poor online..

Can’t say I could find half as bad about either Nintendo or MS.

I play games. Fez and Warp were stellar and I played lots of Pac-Man.

I just don’t like idiots..

as for the rest of the comments i am almost positive Sony is probably gonna bundle in vita with the ps4 and sell it for 450.00 or 499.99 and for people that already own a vita you can get the system for 299.99 without a controller packed in as they could allow people to use their dual shocks they already have. i am sure the cost of producing a vita could be down to 150 or less by the time the vita comes out. this is probably one of the reasons why we haven’t heard much about future vita games. lets be honest i don’t think Sony are THAT dumb to release a handheld in a smartphone dominated market and expected the thing to sell like crazy. I love the vita and the only way I can see it hitting mass appeal is if its bundled in or they drop the price to like 149.99 with mgs, gran turismo, gta, a real cod, skyrim or fallout coming out for it and i don’t see any of those 3rd parties besides gran turismo very interested in doing that at this point.

@killersense: i am not saying that destiny will be the saviour of sony. that’s not what i meant. but that being said…you don’t like halo much. i do. ok. imho halo is among the greatest gaming ip’s ever though. halo ce was mindblowing when it was released…destiny could very well become THE game of the decade.

@da man i cannot disagree about the poor online part and that is something i hope they do a lot better next time around with ps4. i have to say for something that is free it wasn’t that bad. as far as i am concerned online took off this gen and Microsoft being strong in that aspect took advantage and are successful this gen. Sony will learn and be better this time around. plus is starting to build a lot of positive hype going into next gen and if they can carry that momentum forward and streamline their online experience they will be fine next time around and Microsoft might actually have to justify that ridiculous live subscription fee which is one of the major reasons i barely use that system. i play my multiplayer games on pc and the unique and fun experiences on ps3 and i don’t necessarily agree with your interactive cut scenes part. i enjoy those games for what they are and the experience they offer to me. i can see where you are coming from but that is something that is in a vast majority of games not just sony games. imo the only gameplay focused games nowadays are in the downloadable arena and some very good ones like spelunky, fez, mark of the ninja, rochard, dead nation, dyad, closure etc….

@52, Yet you spend more time than 99% of VG247′s readers on this site spouting random insults, who’s the real idiot? You come into every Sony article bitching about how pathetic they are, perhaps take a look at how pathetic you are.

SONY are going to do something… rumours blah blah… PS4!!!! Blah!

#55

I have to agree about many companies making less gameplay focused content somewhat, but Sony really come across as the primary producer of them. Ever since the days of PSX they tried to put cinematics and pseudo coolness above gameplay..

#56, I might spend more time while on this website commenting on the idiocy of people like you, but I don’t spend half as much time being a stupid nerd. So why don’t you take a look at yourself next time you’ll want to argue with me at 5 in the morning, silly little person? You miss the whole point.

actually i think # 57 just nailed it.

”coolness above gameplay”
this really is my major complaint regarding sony these days. it really is. no other gaming company made me rolling my eyes more than sony. just look at their tv commercials for example! if someone sits besides me, when these are running, knowing that i play games too…i want to just disappear in the couch.
not every gamer is a 20+ yo pseudo hipster with the numero uno daily mission of: trying to be ”cool”,sony. actually those people are the most uncool persons on planet earth.

Stupid nerd? YOU’RE insulting random people for simple disagreements through a video game site. How could unnecessary acts of verbal violence not be a symptom of stupidity? You’re also on a video game site so it’s a given that you’re a nerd, not that is necessarily a bad trait. I’m actually confused as to why you attempt to use it to make people feel bad about their hobbies- particularly one that you apparently share.

Exactly, polygem..

There were those funny jrpgs which they helped ruin immensely and created a miserable mind fakery about a miserable soldier (or was he a clone? or both?), and then there was the Metal Gear which they helped turning into another cinematic mind fakery, and so on and so forth.. Up to the climatic God of War which is an exercise in pressing a button and the pompous David Cage (not that Peter Molyneux is any better..)

#60 You’re so off it’s not funny..

First of, commenting on the idiocy of people and even mocking them doesn’t equal stupidity. But then again ‘idiot’, ‘troll’ and the f- word variations are about what your vocabulary consists of..

Besides, I don’t visit it for a reason such as being enthusiastic about videogames, let alone playing them that much.

Also, videogames aren’t a hobby. Playing one particulat game would be a hobby.

Polygem and DaMan agreeing with each other.
At last DaMan has an ally by his side. Guess the proverb ” Enemy’s enemy is a friend” is true ,no matter how that friend is.

DaMan
List 10 games you like and two consoles you love. Lets see if you like anything at all.

Sony1234567890, you saying that is like Hideo Kojima calling a videogame too wordy. lol.

Are you really that moronic as to actually think you’re fighting the fight, or just that lifeless? You’re seriously here 24/7.

#63

Wait here, I’ll list them..

Here:

Road Fighter, Pac-Man, Bomberman, Battletoads, Streets of Rage, Road Rash, Tomb Raider, Thief, Halo, Project Gotham Racing, Bayonetta.

That’s 11.

Mega Drive and Xbox360.

“videogames aren’t a hobby’.

@Dragon: i´m not here for fights. i am not here to make friends or enemies. i am here for videogame news and a discussion about them. only reason. sometimes i agree with people and sometimes i don´t. happens a lot to me in life.

@67, I often disagree with you but I respect you & your opinions because you don’t make a dick out of yourself every time you post.

Change the f’ing record already DM. You hate jrpg’s, MGS, and anything Sony. We get it. Christ you’re like a pensioner with alzheimers.

And yeah, if videogames aren’t a hobby what are they? Or is this another one of your oh-so clever in-jokes? Straight over my head if so. I’m just a nerd who loves his games.

Coming here and calling people nerds is literally the most hilarious thing you’ve done this year. I realise we have plenty of time to top that, and you undoubtedly will.

Sitting on your ‘cool’ pedestal. Sounds a bit like Sony no?

Who said I hate them all? Metal Gear Solid being a babbling melodrama with several attempts at stealth here and there is a fact of life.

You thought the nerds comment was hilarious? Here’s something even more lmaoinducing:

By all means brah if you actually think it’s completely fine to play something as PSX onwards ones at the age of 40 I encourage you to visit a psychologist..

Of course they aren’t a hobby. Playing a particular series would be a hobby. They’re entertainment, hobby isn’t as simple as spending time on something (entertaining or whatever) otherwise the whole point of that word makes zero sense. It’s not a general word to call anything you waste your time on.

See, you just want to have an internet blog where you can freely post whatever pompous bs you like and feel good about pressing buttons on a gamepad. Sorry I spoiled everything.

Standard response there.

Hobby – ‘An activity or interest pursued outside one’s regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.’

I happen to enjoy what you refer to as ‘babbling melodrama’. It’s not like I’m watching Neighbours or Hollyoaks.
And give a fuck if some idiot online tells me I shouldn’t be playing JRPG’s? Honestly? Cos they’re just for angsty teens, right?

I’ll spare you the ‘no you’. I fully agree with everything you said there mate. Another victory for Da Man to act cool about in some other thread. Gratz.

You’re so full of yourself you must be close to exploding.

#73

Yes it is, genius..

Videogames however are a word describing computer entertainment applications in general. Unfortunately, you would need to narrow your ‘interest’. Sports cars would be a hobby, using subway, taxi and your bike to reach the local games store isn’t.

Why yes, precisely so! They’re for angsty teens. See, you figured everything on your own. Here’s a tissue for your issue.

And why can’t a hobby be general? Sports cars is pretty general, no?

Another basic logic fail to your ever-growing list.

Hobby implies some particular activity or interest: football, a particular TV show, a video game franchise (or at least a set of same/similar videogames), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles..

It has to be something more definitive than ‘I play computer applications on consoles’ or ‘I read books’.

Sports cars is quite a narrow enough interest. It means the person is actually interested in something. You can’t be interested in ‘videogames’. That makes no sense. You just trick yourself.

You’re just insecure and feel threatened. Sorry for ruining what should’ve became another News for Nerds.

@CJ and Deacon,
I suggest you all shouldn’t waste your time on a troll. You have much more to do than responding to 4chan internet freaks.

No need to apologise. Quite a good display for a Monday morning!

Insecure – ‘entering the comments section just to belittle others whose tastes I don’t agree with’.

You and your Sony friendo mixed up everything. It all started with that little crazy toy zealot validating his (yet another) useless argument with my user name.

You really have to broaden your dictionary, boys. It’s a huge world, where people not only play videogames, troll and masturbate.

You’re arguing against gaming being a hobby on a video game site that covers a quite extensive amount of gaming news- does not compute.

I’m arguing against silly definitions..

You make no sense, everything from movies and food through animals and plants get coverage on websites.

You make no sense, says the person who tells us to ‘broaden our dictionary’. Lol.

Keep ‘em coming man! : )

I’ll make no comment the the above babble and comment on the article (crazy eh)

I could have made the rumour up about PS4 being unveiled because there is zero foundation to it, no leaks, no cryptic messages, no hint at ‘the future is here’ on the invites NOTHING

Destination PlayStation is nothing new and its hardly the place to be unveiling a PS4 – if an announce was imminent I’m sure Sony would utilise CES where they have the wordwide media and every blog and magazine in the planet tuning in rather than some douche from Walmart

Personally I think it will be announced in May after the last of their big games is out before E3 and it will announce tech spec and video demo etc leaving E3 free to just focus on the games and services and not waste time on the hardware as they will be pushed for time with Vita, PS3 & PS4 to cram in.

Lol. Precisely what I’m talking about, buddy.

This is why you’ll never tell a japanese mindfakery from a british world classic..

I like games.

Prediction-
Initial ps4 announcement tomorrow at sony CES meet.
Full blowout at E3

Anyone game?

@Fin,
I do too. Strange coincidence isn’t it.

@80
“I’m arguing”

I think that’s about the gist of it.

#86

That might be true but it still doesn’t take away the fact that you can ‘play’ through the remains of Mgs cutscenes pressing a single button and running random applications on your console isn’t a hobby :/

Failing to grasp even a pretty straightforward word, it comes as no surprise you’re no MGS fan.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Hobby
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/hobby
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hobby
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hobby

Of course, you know better. You worldly old thing you.

[] You’re almost there!! Just a little further and you might WIN AN ARGUMENT ON THE INTERNET!!

Don’t give up now.

Dickon, brah..

Stamp-colecting or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles videogames would indeed be a hobby, unfortunately saying ‘I play videogames’ is about as of a hobby as “I use drugs for recreational purposes’.

Face it, you’re just insecure because you know the general public will never recognize videogames. Which is why you take any comment the wrong way, stubborn nerd.

Pure magic. Thanks man.

Yo, mature modern adult artist-hobbyist.

@75
“It has to be something more definitive than ‘I play computer applications on consoles’ or ‘I read books’.”

Apparently not …

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/hobby

Definition of hobby
noun (plural hobbies)
1an activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure:
her hobbies are reading and gardening
2 archaic a small horse or pony.

DM is perfecting his English. This is good for him.

#92 Fine, reading books usually implies reading someone specific anyway. I still don’t see how that in any way demonstrates that running random executables on a piece of hardware makes your random entertainment into a hobby.

Yes I do. Pretty much reason #2 to visit this. Unfortunately it got ruined by many non native speakers who ‘re more concerned with passionately flooding the comment sections.

*loud applause for DrDamn and Deacon*

I’d usually suggest taking the ignoring route, but this stuff is pure gold.

The return of the lolconneur? Classic template as usual I see:

1. He makes me angry, ban him.

2. No wait, I can’t get him banned so I’ll edit my posts from 2009.

3. Yes that’s right, he’s entertaining.

4. I’m getting an Ocd. he makes me angry.

5. No wait he doesn’t.

Anything can be a hobby, art, and both. To infinity and beyond.

“You really have to broaden your dictionary, boys. It’s a huge world, where people not only play videogames, troll and masturbate”

come on guys, give Da Man a break, this stuff is just brilliant! i´m serious now.

Overall you folks seem to have unique opinions on how Sony is going to redeem on their failures and how they are going to boost their successes. Unique. That said: different. Not bad, not good. I’d like to show my expectations and my desires then, I’d also like to see your opinion, please quote me and sorry for long text.

1 – A PS4 or any new Sony’s table console is out of question, not needed. The company makes a wide fortune nowadays thanks to their last two table consoles, PS2 and PS3, the new one, close to surpass his father. Although PS3′s hardware could have been better designed with more RAM and cells, it is great and runs most games perfectly, but only those where third party actually knew what they were supposed to do with the console: Bethesda is a counter example, all their massive RPGs are a failure AT THE PS3 since they don’t have much of an experience on it, sadly, on the other hand Konami, Capcom, EA and other companies make their PS3 ports way more advanced. The First Party is sublime since they have full tech support, obviously.

2 – More investment in Vita is likely to be shown AND is critically asked, it would be Sony’s way for apologizing for their E3 2012 lack of content on the Portable. When it was announced, we saw Hideo Kojima himself presenting MGS4 on a PSVita, or at least a tech demo, feeding our hopes. We have yet to see its full potential and Sony might have learned it from their bad marketing a.k.a. BAD SALES. What I’d like to see is in fact only Vita announces (new IPs) and PS3′s already announced titles being shown deeply

3 – So what I hoooooope to see, that is, I REALLY HAVE A DEADLY WISH FOR THESE BUT THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THEY WOULD HAPPEN:

~ A new Crash title for either Vita or PS3
~ Plus a new Spyro title
~ A Crash HD remaster featuring Twinsanity (my favourite game in the series)
~ Bandai is working with Demons Souls creator on new Portable titles. Demon Souls 2 PSVita? Yes. Maybe. Most likely no. But yes.
~ Gravity Rush 2 with better controls
~ Monster Hunter 4, doesn’t even need to be PSVita only, they could make it for 3DS too since it is not a Sony exclusive, but hey, these games sell greatly!
~ As I said, MGS on Vita. Super please!
~ Sony could try a new IP, that often works and generates hype, such as Soul Sacrifice

while you´re at it eddie…(and i totally sign the spyro and crash part of your comment)…I WANT A NEW AAA MEDIEVIL GAME FOR F%&$ SAKE!!!

@99 Oh yes… I’ve played the first one and it was truly fun. Though I never had the opportunity to actually beat it (I lost interest due to… Peace Walker… NEW MGS GAME, GO!)