Sony's PlayStation 4 "unveiling" is an evening of cognitive dissonance
At Tuesday night's "unveiling" of the PlayStation 4 in New York, Sony did not show us the PlayStation 4, which makes this the most postmodern unveiling I've ever attended. However, the various Sony honchos who took the stage at the Manhattan Center auditorium did describe the heart of the machine. It's "the gamer," or maybe it's the "consumer"—same thing, apparently. The word "social" was used as a noun at many points, as it, too, lies at the core of the PlayStation 4. And then there's the "supercharged PC architecture." You want gigabytes? Brother, you can have all the gigabytes you need.
And apparently the world's game developers need them. One after another, self-respecting game creators took the stage to shake their heads and lament the severe "limitations" they have been forced to endure prior to the advent of the PlayStation 4. If it ...
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