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Last week, Microsoft‘s product planning manager Albert Penello called the next-generation console specs “meaningless,” saying that the games will be the ultimate deciding factor on which console is better. However, it seems many critics took Penello’s words harshly and thought that Penello was bashing the PS4. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with downplaying the competition,
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Jun 28
The Daily Roundup for 06.28.2013
Posted in: Today's ChiliYou might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
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Jun 28
While the biggest console war on recent history is about to take place between Sony and Microsoft, it’s Nintendo that PlayStation 4 architect Mark Cerny references this week in his (and their) aim for a legacy of greatness. Speaking this week in Barcelona at gaming convention Gamelab, Cerny let it be known that the current
Jun 28
The PlayStation 3 is the most popular device for Netflix streaming, so it makes sense that the company is launching its new feature exclusively on the console for now. It’s called Max, and it’s pretty much a personal assistant of sorts that recommends new movies and TV shows that you might be interested in watching.
Jun 28
PlayStation through the years: Mark Cerny on the PS4’s roots and the brand’s evolution (video)
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The genesis story: the long-lead up to every console’s launch usually leaves one in its wake. Typically, we get some sanitized version, appropriately molded by corporate PR and fed to the public with the crust cut off. But when you’re Mark Cerny, lead PlayStation 4 architect, and you’ve literally grown up with the games industry and the PlayStation brand itself, the tale you get to tell tends to be more truthful, mesmerizing, and chock full of the hard knocks that make success stories so great. And that’s just what Cerny delivered at Gamelab in Barcelona this week, recounting the whirlwind career that led him to have the heaviest hand in shaping Sony’s next-gen platform.
Not familiar with the man’s esteemed background? Then sample this bit of historical trivia: Cerny was the youngest Atari employee at age 17 (!). How’s that for inspiring? Oh, and what’s more, Cerny even fesses up to the egotistical attitude that flattened Sony’s PlayStation 3 launch (spoiler alert: it has to do with crushing third-party devs). There’s much, much more insider-y goodness packed into the 45 minute-plus video after the break. Go on, now. Watch it. You’ll be better for it, we promise.
Source: PlayStation Blog
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