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The latest Monster Hunter World beta has a January 19 release date and runs until January 22. It's only on PS4 and not Xbox One. I've never played one of these games before so not sure what to expect but there seems quite some hype around it. If anyone has more info on this game, please feel free to put it on this thread.

I saw this article on the FG Facebook page so I thought I'd post it here to see if it could generate some kind of discussion. 10. External Storage Support As anyone who owns more than three PS4 games can attest, the console’s default 500 GB fills up right quick. Upgrading the hard drive is pretty much a necessity when games regularly take up 40-50 GB of hard drive space; unfortunately, Sony doesn’t make it very easy to do so. For some unfathomnable reason, the PS4 only supports internal storage drives, which severely limits your options when you inevitably have to shop around for a larger hard drive (not to mention internal drives are generally more expensive than external). This is surely something Sony could fix with a firmware update, so it’s perplexing why they haven’t done so yet. 2.5″ SATA drives — the only type the PS4 supports — currently top out at 2 terabytes which, while still a massive improvement over 500 GB, pales in comparison to the options available with an external drive. Just imagine how many games you could put on this thing! 9. The Ability To Search For Communities “Communities” are a newer addition to the PS4 ecosystem, enhancing the console’s social functionality by allowing users to rally around similar interests, play games together, and share tips and tricks. While they have been a popular and welcome feature, Sony dropped the ball in a a big way by seemingly forgetting to include the ability to search for Communities. This means that users have to do a bit of digging around to join up with a specific one, involving a number of unnecessary steps that are inefficient and time-consuming. Considering the backlash this error in judgment has received so far, it’s likely only a matter of time before Sony implements a Community search bar, but this is still an issue that shouldn’t even exist in the first place. 8. Video Capture Categorization The PS4’s sharing features are significantly better than what the Xbox One currently offers, but there’s still considerable room for improvement. Perhaps the biggest issue (and one that seems to pervade the PS4 as a whole) is the poor categorization options included for organizing recorded screenshots and videos. The PS4 simply doesn’t allow for enough organization when it comes to these game captures, which makes things needlessly complicated and cumbersome for users who like to share content on a regular basis. Admittedly, the lack of categorization options is systemic of pretty much the entire PS4 user experience, but fortunately, adding these kinds of features isn’t anywhere near as complicated as something like backwards compatibility, so updating the video capture menu is probably something we’ll see down the road. 7. Allow For Pinned Apps Another fix that seems so simple, but one that PS4 users continue to wait for is the ability to pin apps. Right now, it’s still pretty easy to find whatever apps you want to use, but is there any good reason why something like Netflix — an app that most PS4 users use on a constant basis — has to be needlessly buried in the “TV and Movies” tab? Users should be able to pin their favorite apps and games so that they can access them quicker. This pretty much all stems from the PS4’s inexplicable lack of organization and categorization options (something that definitely needs to be addressed in a future firmware update) but the ability to pin apps should be at the top of Sony’s list for future PS4 improvements, especially when it really wouldn’t be that difficult to implement. 6. “Appear Offline” Mode This is such a simple feature it’s baffling that Sony hasn’t thrown it into one of its many firmware updates. The ability to appear offline isn’t an important feature by any stretch, but with consoles pretty much having to be always online these days, it’s sometimes nice to at least pretend you’re offline for those times when you want to be antisocial. We don’t all want to be pestered by our friends to play an online game when we’re deep into a mission in Fallout 4 or have every moment of our gaming time broadcast to everyone on our friends list. Sometimes it’s just nice to be left alone and do some solo gaming, but evidently Sony doesn’t want anyone to do this or else they would have added this feature long ago. Come on, Sony: The Xbox One has an appear offline feature; why can’t the PS4? 5. Better Controller Battery Life Although this isn’t a fix Sony can simply make just by releasing a patch (unless there’s a way to turn off whatever drains the battery so fast) the fact of the matter is that the DualShock 4’s battery life is much too low. You pretty much need to own at least two controllers so that one is always being charged, as the DualShock 4 consumes battery power at an alarmingly fast rate. If there’s no way to make any fixes through a firmware update, it would be nice to see Sony release new batches of controllers with improved battery life, or the option to replace the existing rechargeable battery with some AAs like the Xbox One does (although those controllers don’t have rechargeable batteries by default, to be fair). Whatever the solution, the PS4 badly needs a controller that doesn’t die after less than 8 hours of use; either that, or toss in a charging cable that that’s more than 3 feet long. 4. New Dashboard UI Overall, the PS4’s user interface is adequate and smartly laid out, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t use a bit of a facelift. It’s hard to escape the feeling that the PS4 UI feels like it’s in beta form for the last two years and that we’re still waiting for the full realization of what the system should look like. The main thing that’s missing right now is the ability to organize games; it makes sense to have the most recently used games and apps appear earlier in the horizontal list, but there has to be a better way to categorize everything. Hopefully Sony pulls a Microsoft and releases something like the “New Xbox Experience” next year that overhauls the entire PS4 dashboard, bringing new features and a better overall aesthetic with it. It’s time Sony moved away from its launch day UI and gave us something new and vibrant. 3. Better PSN Infrastructure While PSN and Xbox Live are pretty much on par these days and are both well worth their subscription price, it’s hard to deny that Xbox has a much stronger online infrastructure that Sony simply can’t seem to match. Dreadful download speeds, strange networking quirks (what the heck is a NAT type error anyway?), and an infrastructure that seems to be a cyber terrorist’s best friend (remember that month long PSN outage back in 2011) are simply a reality of using Sony’s online service. While the company continues to upgrade the PSN and make it better everyday, it still plays second fiddle to Xbox Live. As the leading console this generation, Sony should also be leading when it comes to its online experience and unfortuantely, it’s just not there yet. Sony needs to continue making improvements to PSN’s backend that improve stability and performance across the board if they ever want to have the same reputation as Microsoft and their (comparatively) rock-solid online infrastructure. 2. True PS3 Backwards Compatibility Demand for backwards compatibility with PS3 games has only gone up since Microsoft (I know, I know! Enough with the Xbox references but Microsoft’s system does a lot of things right. To be fair, you could pack an entire list of things the Xbox One should copy from the PS4, so it’s all relative) revealed that the Xbox One would be gaining the ability to play Xbox 360 titles earlier this year. While recent reports suggest that PS2 emulation is coming soon, there’s still no way to play the PS3 games you own on the console. There are two potential ways Sony could go about remedying the PS4’s lack of backwards compatibility with PS3: they could go the emulation route, which could very well not even work considering the PS3 was such a needlessly complex piece of hardware. The other solution and the one that seems like the more likely of the two is to expand PlayStation Now to allow you to stream all of your PS3 games. At the moment, PlayStation Now allows you to play a variety of PS3 titles for a monthly subscription fee, but nobody wants to pay twice to experience games they already own. If Sony can make PS3 emulation a reality or improve upon PlayStation Now’s functionality, it would go a long way in matching what Xbox One has on offer and better unify the entire PlayStation library. 1. PSN ID Changes This is the big one, but also the one that may be the most difficult to remedy, perplexingly. Unlike Xbox Live, PSN does not allow you to change your name. That means that if you chose “ChronicMan420″ as your handle back in 2006 when the PlayStation 3 first came out and you were a young idiot, you’re still stuck with that unfortunate ID 9 years later. While it seems like it would be a simple thing to allow users to change their names, the PSN was set up in such a way where your actual ID — and not a series of numbers like on Xbox Live — are tied to everything on an account level, which means that it would a be a very complex process to switch any PSN name, let alone give every user the option. Recent comments from Sony suggest that they have heard the complains loud and clear, but that it might not even be possible to allow users to change their IDs. We can only hope that Sony finds an engineering solution that will allow us to no longer live with our shortsighted, regrettable online handles any longer.

A new batch of micro items for Call of Duty: Ghosts is on it’s way! 6 new personalization packs, a new Spectrum pack, and an Astronaut character pack will be available for Xbox Live players starting May 20th. Here are the new items available May 20th on Xbox Live: Koi Pack $1.99 Bring a Zen-like calm to any match with the Koi Personalization Pack. Deliver tranquility and peaceful fishies with a themed camo, reticle, patch, playercard and background. Extinction Pack – $1.99 Bring your battle against the Cryptids to Multiplayer with the Extinction Personalization Pack. This pack contains an alien themed weapon camo, reticle, patch, playercard and background. Heavy Metal Pack – $1.99 Thrash any Multiplayer moshpit with the Metal Personalization Pack, complete with hardcore weapon camo, reticle, patch, playercard and background. Unicorn Pack – $1.99 Strike fear into the hearts of your enemies with the Unicorn Personalization Pack, featuring a weapon camo draped in rainbows and the mythical beast, a single-horned reticle, patch, playercard and background. Fitness Pack – $1.99 Don’t sweat in your next firefight with the new moisture-wicking Fitness Personalization Pack. Complete with a bold, but breathable performance-themed weapon camo, reticle, patch, playercard and background. Spectrum Pack Leaving concealment to the campers, the Spectrum Warrior Pack deploys in an eye-catching uniform and headgear that promises to attract unceasing attention. Bling Pack – $1.99 Your skills are cash money, the Bling Personalization Pack proves it. Stand out from the crowd with a gold and diamond laced camo, iced-out reticle, patch, playercard and background. Character – Astronaut – $1.99 Take one small step for man, one giant leap for Multiplayer. Prove that you have the right stuff with the Astronaut Special Character. An astronaut..... A fucking astronaut.

A new patch for Call of Duty: Ghosts went live today on Xbox One, 360, PS4 and PS3. The update brought the Bizon change that was announced a while ago. The new patch also brought 2 sided Domination to Clan v Clan mode, a highly requested addition to the game. Here’s the full patch notes: Title Update: Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC. Spawns Improved FFA spawn logic. Improved TDM/KC/Cranked spawning logic. Updated Blitz spawn logic for online matches. Weapon Balance Bizon Reduced headshot multiplier: No longer allow for 1 body, 1 head shot kills. Max and Min damage range reduced. Slight increase to kick. Vepr Aim down sight time faster. Now in line with other SMGs. CBJMS Max and Min damage range reduced. IED Damage reduction always applied when the player is jumping, crouched or prone. Removed IED position check relative to player. Thermobaric Grenades Now do 1/2 max health in hardcore modes. Killstreak Balance Squad Mate – Reduced Accuracy & Fire Rate. Swapped Weapon to mp443. eSports Update to DOM to allow 2, 5 minute rounds for eSports playlist, and with eSports mode in Private Match and System Link. Anti-Cheat Overall anti-cheat improvements. Fixed elite clan tag spoofing issue. Additional Fixes Fixed an issue where the Tracked Operations and Progressed Operations loadout builder would not properly select items. Added popup message if a user tries to join on a blocked user from the recently met player list. Fixed an issue where the New Icons for heads/uniforms/etc would appear in private match. Fixed new icon to only appear on the “Heads” button when you have new heads of the gender you’re using. Improvements to map voting. Fix In Game Store Image Stuttering when moving between images. Fixes hardcore audio alias for kill confirmed. Adds proper friendly alias for blitz friendly scoring. New Features New Game Mode – Reinforce: Reinforce is a competitive round based game mode. When a player is killed that player will stay out of the game until someone on his team captures a control point. There are multiple ways to win. Capture and hold 2 control points, wipe out the enemy team, or capture all 3 flags for an instant victory. Gun Game Final kill now requires a throwing knife kill. Players can scavenge throwing knives. Extinction Reduced the usability window of other items when deploying the Riot Shield. Drill logic improvements. Grenade Turret adjustments. Xbox One Specific Update (In addition to the Title Update) Fixed issue that allowed access to friends list in offline menus. PlayStation 4 Specific Update (In addition to the Title Update) Fixed the Out of Memory 12 issue. Fixed issue with 2nd controller being unable to join a different Clan after accepting a Clan invitation.

"I think the Xbox One hardware is just fine," Ed Fries remarked in an interview with CNET, carried out just prior to the release of Titanfall. "I like the fact that both Sony and Microsoft have gone back to a more PC like architecture like we did with the original Xbox. "I also like that every Xbox One is the same, which is important for developers," he added. "On 360, for example, you couldn't count on there being a hard disk." The console's online support is also a cut above, in Fries' view. "Microsoft has always been ahead in system software as well. Xbox Live is still the best and the new system is even better than before." Once Microsoft's vice-president of game publishing, Fries oversaw the evolution of the fledgling "DirectX box" into the obsidian behemoth we all know and love. "All the PC developers we knew were excited about it," he recalled of the original Xbox's advent. "Nintendo and Sony had a reputation for being difficult to deal with at the time, so I think the developers appreciated having another choice. "I was thinking about how to get my PC games group into the console business when [the DirectX team] approached me, so it was natural for me to support their effort," Fries went on. "It would be the easiest way for us to get in the business. The next step was for us to convince our bosses to give us a billion dollars or two to give it a try." So what does the Microsoft of today need to do, in order to overcome the competition? Continue to sign up exclusive games, it seems. "So far there aren't enough games for the system," suggested Fries. "If Microsoft can bring the best first- and third-party games to the platform then they will be tough to beat." Promisingly, "Game On" is the title of Microsoft's E3 press event. According to Head of Xbox Phil Spencer, 90 minutes isn't enough to fit in all the games there are to show. Watch this space. http://www.totalxbox.com/76263/xbox-one-hardware-is-just-fine-xbox-live-still-the-best-says-platform-creator/ Going by the reviews of the One, I had a laugh at this.

I am subbed to this guy for his COD sniping videos. He just uploaded this one and I thought you guys might like it. This video is making me want to buy it.

Roster: Capn_Underpants Name: Mike Location/Timezone: PA, USA/Eastern GMT–5 Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: Capn_Underpants Platform(s): PS3, PC Game(s) of Choice: Ghosts (PS3), GTA V (PS3), Battlefield 3 (PC), League of Legends (PC) PlumbersCrack56 Name: Dave Location/Timezone: UK/BST Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: Plumbers Crack Platform(s): PS3, PS4 Game(s) of Choice: Ghosts (PS3, PS4), Battlefield 4 (PS4) BurnfitBillyBoy Name: Tam Location/Timezone: Scotland, UK Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: BurnfitBillyBoy Platform: PS4 Game(s) of Choice: Ghosts, Battlefield 4 and FIFA 14 technohamster Name: Gary Location/Timezone: UK/GMT Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: techno Platform: PS4 Game(s) of Choice: Ghosts, Battlefield 4 kylebees Name: Kyle Location/Timezone: NY, USA/Eastern GMT–5 Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: kylebees Platform: PS4 Game(s) of Choice: Ghosts A_40oz2FREEDOM Name: Jason Location/Timezone: OH, USA Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: jSyn66 Platform: PS4 TigerBurge Name: Chris Location/Timezone: SC, USA Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: TigerBurge Platform: PS4 Stretch616 Name: Andy Location/Timezone: UK Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: Stretch616 Platform: PS4 Glen11 Name: Sean Location/Timezone: Scotland, UK Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: Glen11 Platform: PS4 Egotisti_Cal Name: Cal Location/Timezone: Ireland Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: FG_Cal Platform: PS3, PC Game(s) of Choice: Minecraft (PS3, PC) Crippled_viper Name: Matt Location/Timezone: NV, USA Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: Crippled_viper Platform: PS3 Game(s) of Choice: Ghosts ChaosGladiator Name: Sebba Location/Timezone: Norway Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: ChaosGladiator Platform: PS3 RLPK Name: Ryan Location/Timezone: Ireland Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: RLPK Platform: PS3 Game(s) of Choice: Battlefield 4, Ghosts nWo_Chookes Name: Euan Location/Timezone: Scotland, UK Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: Chookes Platform: PS4 Wapntake Name: Gary Location/Timezone: UK/BST Mic/Headset: Yes Forum Name: Wapntake 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Having seen the graphics of this first hand at Eurogamer, I must admit that I was seriously impressed. If the gameplay and sound matches the graphics, then Turn 10 can genuinely be proud of themselves. Fora 5 will be Xbox One only. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r46D1lRpO1k I spent some considerable hours playing 3 and 4, but the game just lacked something for me. It felt too clinical, to clean, nothing seemed wrong. It was just... too perfect. Even looking at cars in their garages, the garage looked like it had just been the location of a mass murder and a crime scene crew had cleaned it up. At least with Gran Turismo the cars were in pits, paddocks, museums, etc etc. Whereas GT4 (not 5) felt like the kid in a Focus RS hooning around a track at full tilt, Forza felt like a physics buff measuring g-forces in every corner in his perfectly tuned Nissan GTR. I don't know if that coes across really well, but for me, racing needs to have a bit of grit. A bit of danger. A bit of people sideswiping each other to get ahead. Forza just didn't have that. I'm not sure if I'll be getting this one myself, but as I said, if the graphics were anything to go by, then Forzaists have a fantastic treat to look forward to.

- What does Destiny do that’s unique? What’s revolutionary that sets it apart? Destiny casts you in the role of the iconic hero, and sets you on an epic journey brimming with heart-pounding action within a living world filled with adventure. You’ll cross paths with other brave heroes on their own quests — story, cooperate, and competitive — and they’ll know exactly how powerful and awesome you are just by looking at the gear you’ve earned. - How many players can team up in Destiny? Our core cooperative nucleus is the Fireteam — a group of three Guardians bound together by blood (and netcode). But whether you’re going it alone, of linked up with a Fireteam, you can still encounter other Guardians as you tackle the larger challenges that you’ll find in public events. There’s no telling how many people you might have to work with to defeat the most dangerous enemies. Of course, other modes like competitive multiplayer, or Raids, will feature player counts well above three — but we’re not talking about those quite yet. Stay tuned! -How does joining a public event work? To join a public event, all you have to do is get within range, and open fire. No lobbies. No loading screens. The frontier is open, and filled with encounters you can join, or skip right past, on your way to something you’ve deemed momentarily more important. - Will there be PvP? Yup! We’re already thumping each other’s skulls in studio-wide playtests, battling other Guardians for glory, bragging rights, and rewards. All the gear you earn in competitive multiplayer can be taken into other modes, too (and vice versa)! -I like to play games solo often. How much can I do alone? Ah, the proverbial Lone Wolf. You can experience Destiny’s story as a party of one, assuming you’re that much of a badass. Destiny will never require you to team up with other people in campaign missions. You’ll see other players along the way, but you can choose to ignore them. That said, we think you’ll find that playing with other Guardians is quick, painless, and a ton of fun. It’s always your choice, though. ‏-How deep does the customization go? All the way down to your bones! Well, maybe not that far, but Destiny will be what you make of it. All of the weapons and gear you can earn in Destiny can be customized — some more than others, but the goal is to let every player tell a story through the gear and abilities they’ve earned and wear. You create a character, pick a class, gender, and race, and then you customize the way you look and fight by completing missions, defeating enemies, or maybe just by exploring the world. -How big is the world map? I’m really excited! Bigger than anything Bungie has ever built. We no longer have mission designers, but world designers, instead. They’re building places worth visiting, exploring, and reclaiming from your enemies. We’re excited, too! We can’t wait to see what you’ll do when you get in there. We’ll be watching! ‏-What kind of endgame things are you planning on implementing to keep this world alive after players have finished? We’re creating a world you’ll want to visit again and again, and it will evolve and change right alongside you. We’re going to fill it up with activities that we think will satisfy a lot of different types of players, or even the different moods you have. That might mean something really challenging on the cooperative front, like a Raid. It might mean that amazing, exotic Sniper Rifle that you’ve been drooling over for the last few months. It might even mean the new twist we’ve put on the as-of-yet-unrevealed game type that makes it feel new and different. Source: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/02/destiny-your-questions-answered/

Wow...... Hopefully we'll learn more about a release date soon!

So I wanted to make a thread to talk about BF4. Everytime I see more videos on this game it makes me want it even more. But only on the PS4, of course. I just watched some sniping gameplay and the map looks great with the weather and all!

How will you remember this generation of gaming consoles?

The best fighting game ever is making a return but only on Xbox One.