Playstation 4 Improves Digital Management & Image processing

PlayStation’s Network Right Digital Management is prone to be the next level of achievement produced by Sony through PlayStation 3, but may risk the satisfaction of costumers. It provided a copyright to all the data available in the console’s internal drive. In short: it restricts users from distributing the purchased games to other gamers or consoles, through a copyright signature using console’s system ID. This feature is believed to be derived from Apple iTunes’s Authorization mechanism where users will be allowed to tag a maximum of 5 computers using a single purchase ID. Similarly, PlayStation’s NRDM account can be mapped with a maximum of 5 different PlayStation devices.

In PlayStation 4, Sony has a plan to renovate the NRDM system through a single user authorization system mapped to a single device which will restrict the re-usability of games and distribution of games to different consoles. Sony’s strict policy on Digital Management will lead to the use of more copy protected products and Sony believes it will produce good revenue.

Will it? Or will it simply anger consumers and risk their costumer base? After all, many gamers buy used games or rent; how can they do that, if each game is only allowed to be used on one console? If the PS4 is anti-used games, what will happen? That means gamers will have to shell out the full price of a game to play it!

For some good news, rumors say PlayStation 4 has more pre-installed software for better experience of digital media. It comes with a Photo Gallery application which will enable users to view, edit, make collages, and will provide option to publish in all popular social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc. A previous version of this software was already tested as an optional application in PlayStation 3.

The current version of this Photo Gallery application provides a key feature to organize photos with several categories like color paring, age pairing, expression pairing. This application acts as an image recognition tool rather than a simple photo preview application. Another PlayStation 3 application called Play Memories is a three dimensional photo viewing tool, which is believed to be integrated with PlayStation 4’s default photo preview application. This application is believed to support a three dimensional zooming feature and with the support of HDMI devices, a complete high definition Photo output can be rendered.

High Definition Gaming with Playstation 4

Though we have lot of gaming console developing companies running successfully in the market, Sony had setup a standard through its console, the PlayStation. PlayStation has excelled throughout the history of gaming consoles, and it has reached the level of replacing desktop computers. Yes, already PlayStation 3 has various extraordinary features compared to that of its co-competitive gaming console manufacturers like Microsoft, Nintendo, etc.

PS3 has a High Definition blue ray optical drive reader which gives option for users to play High definition Blu-Ray discs, which is only one of the unique features PlayStation has over the competitors. In general, PlayStation has a built in internal memory of several volumes of GB, which gives access to downloadable games directly from PSN to console. Rumors say that the PlayStation 4 will implement Cloud drives to avoid usage of internal memory for game downloads, so the cloud network will need expansive storage space.

PlayStation 4 is expected to have Blu-Ray writer features, which is possible on PCs at a high cost. It supports high definition video output and it provides support to connect to all latest high definition televisions. Almost all the latest gadgets support HDMI, but not all the devices provide a quality resolution. PlayStation 4 may have a resolution improvement up to 4096X2160 with 1080p full high definition picture clarity output. Most desktop computers are not even close to this resolution. PlayStation 4 also will continue supporting high definition 5.1 Dolby digital surround sound experience. PS4 will also of course provide support for both wireless and Bluetooth devices, allowing easy connection to a wireless keyboard, mouse, and headset, and supports other wireless devices to provide wider access and great experience with the device. In PlayStation 3 only premium version has access to wireless but it’s is assumed to be integrated with the basic version of PlayStation 4 itself.

PlayStation 4 should provide quick access to USB devices, SD & Flash memory cards, allowing users to play games and medias through external devices via the USB port and memory card slots. The PS4 has the high end power of PC processors and a GPU which provides ultra-fast processing and supports multitasking which enable us to use multiple processes at a same time. The high resolution graphics of this console will pull any PC gamer towards console gaming.

In PlayStation 3, users were allowed to install a custom operating system but later which lead to lot of security threats to the console. So Sony has closed this loophole through a firmware patch upgrade and it has become a huge setback in the Sony’s innovations. PlayStation 4 is believed to be shipped with a pre-installed Linux OS and it is rumored to have ability to support more custom operating systems as per the customer need–and we’re hoping this may be true.

Possible Playstation 4 users may be allowed to install new operating systems but sources say Sony might limit this to a particular security standard to avoid misusing the device. PlayStation 4 is believed to be the first independent gaming console which provides multiple operating system support. PlayStation 4 is more than a Power PC at the price of a modernized desktop computer. If any of this is true, prepare to let your PC collect some dust while you play the Sony PlayStation 4.

PlayStation 4 new Authentication Process

PlayStation 4 may have a new authentication process.

We expect the gaming experience to go wild when it moves to 3D, vastly improving resolution and providing a lively gaming experience. The resolution for PS4 game graphics is expected to be 4096 X 2160 and it’s believed to have a Full High Definition 1080p to produce a more realistic gaming experience when compared to that of PS3.

There has been a wide rumor that Sony is introducing a new authentication procedure for the game disc in PS4. This is assumed to bring an end to the second hand gaming market. Sony is very keen in bringing more customers towards the PSN store rather than going to the piracy/rental market. This authentication process is believed to be mapped to a single user with which the disc is forced to register before playing the game so that the particular disc will work only on the registered particular console. This new authentication process will be implemented for the games downloaded through the PlayStation Network.

Not only Sony, even Microsoft has introduced the similar concept in all their latest version of games. All the users need to login to their valid/purchased account in order to activate the game. If any ore activated disc is inserted in new console the users will be able to play only trial version and there won’t be any way to activate the game. This type of game authentication has become a threat to the hackers and piracy producers as this authentication process is built with in the console.

It’s not a surprise to the gaming market and it’s believed to bring great revenue to Sony through PlayStation Network. Though the hackers are troubleshooting a way to crack the games, developers are trying to close down all the available loop holes. Most of the hackers believe that SONY cannot restrict their customers to stay online all the time to play a game. There must be a way to play games offline. The war between game developers & hackers is expected to reach its peak because of this new authentication process, and it may even risk their customer base, since most gamers buy used games. If the PS4 disables used games, then they threaten to cut their consumer base dramatically.

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