Sony's upcoming, next-gen PlayStation 4 console is an attempt to address the past mistakes of the PlayStation 3.
However, even though the PS4 won't be out until later this year, aspects of it are already falling short. While we all are looking forward to more information regarding the console in the upcoming months, there are a few areas that Sony needs to clear up with regards to what has been revealed so far about the PS4.
The PS4, for now, is still missing a few features. Maybe these features will be highlighted in the coming months but for now they are nowhere to be seen.
Here is a list of four features that the PS4 is missing.
Lack of 4K support for games: According to PlayStation Executive Shuhei Yoshida, the PlayStation 4 will support 4K video and photos, although 3D functionality will not be a focus. The PS4 is said to support Sony's new 4K resolution on select TV sets, but there's a catch - it will only do so for select media.
While movies and TV content have been given the green light for the higher resolution, this is not the case with games.
"The PS4 supports 4K output, but only for photos and videos - not games," Yoshida said. "PS4 games do not work on 4K."
Console design: As of now, a lot of details about the PS4 have been revealed or leaked, but we still don't know the console's basic design. While it's understandable that Sony is looking to offer a powerful hardware that both developers and gamers can relate to, the whole "experience" depends on what the console ends up looking like. We're hoping it's closer to the slim fit design PlayStation Mini and not the curved weirdness of the original PlayStation 3.
Reports state that the console design will be revealed before the upcoming E3.
PS4 Eye technology: When the PlayStation 4 was first revealed, the company showed off a list of games that could harness the power of the hardware. However, there was little about the PlayStation 4 Eye.
The Eye, Wired writes, is composed of "two cameras inside the unit are each capable of 1,280×800 resolution and 60Hz at a colour depth of 12 bits per pixel. That resolution can actually be turned down to increase the response rate, so a resolution of 640×400 would get you an extremely fast 120Hz measurement." Sounds exciting, right?
While the new Eye is definitely an upgrade from the earlier Eye technology that came along with PS3, we still aren't sure about the supported games and how the titles will make use of this new technology.
Third party exclusives: At the PS4 reveal Sony claimed to have signed up almost every major third-party developer for the new console. The company boasted that nearly 150 third party companies were already onboard. Tthe problem is that these titles are not what fans expect.
The only title to garner a bit of excitement is the new Killzone, which looks quite pleasing, but what about the others?
This, however, is something that will change as we get closer to release later this year.
