Archive for Februari 2013
Sony Announces PlayStation 4
The Japanese electronics giant said its PlayStation 4, announced at an invitation-only event in New York on Wednesday, is designed to take advantage of new technologies for customers to play games and responds to the burgeoning popularity of smartphones and tablets in gaming.
Sony, while demonstrating the underlying hardware, didn't actually show the coming console, disclose its pricing or precisely when it will go on sale, though the company said it will be ready for the 2013 holiday season.
Sony announced its PlayStation 4 at an event in New York Wednesday without ever showing the new console. MarketWatch's Dan Gallagher reports. (Photo: Getty Images)
The company did show off a new controller designed with an integrated touchpad and new button dedicated to sharing game information; it also displayed an upgraded motion-control camera product.
Sony, as expected, said it integrated a new technology called streaming or cloud gaming, which will allow customers to remotely play games being run on servers over the Web.
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The company also said it developed a new social-networking service that allows customers to upload gameplay footage to the Internet, as well as watch others as they play. The service will connect to existing social networks, Sony said, as well as to mobile devices that will tap into many of the features offered on the PlayStation 4.
"The consumer is changing us," said Andrew House, head of Sony's PlayStation division. "The living room is no longer the center of the PlayStation ecosystem; the gamer is."
The PlayStation 4 comes as the videogame industry has been grappling with dramatic shifts in consumer behavior. Since the last PlayStation was launched in 2006, mobile devices such as Apple Inc.'s AAPL -2.48% iPhone and Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Tab have become go-to machines for a new swath of casual games that are either free or cost a few dollars.
"Since the launch of PlayStation 3, we've seen a proliferation of the number and types of devices people own," said Mark Cerny, one of Sony's head developers of the new console.
As a result, sales of new games, consoles and accessories in U.S. retail stores have contracted every month for more than a year, according to market researcher NPD Group. Rival Microsoft Corp., also reacting to the slowdown, is also expected to update its Xbox console this year.
Under the hood, Sony's new device runs on chips from Advanced Micro Devices Inc.,AMD -4.44% which includes eight PC-style processors along with powerful graphics circuitry. In the prior device, Sony used a specialized chip that it developed along withInternational Business Machines Corp. IBM -0.51% and Toshiba Corp.6502.TO -1.90% The hardware shift is designed to make it easier for programmers to develop games for the device, Sony said.
Analysts have said the shift to such hardware will help cut down on the cost to build the device. The PlayStation 3 was criticized for its high retail price, which came in part because of the cost of the specialized chips that ran it. Mr. House in an interview declined to comment about the profitability of the machine, but did say the new PlayStation will have "a much more robust economic model behind it."
The new hardware won't support games made for the existing PlayStation 3, however. Instead, Sony said, it is exploring using its streaming technology to allow gamers to play PlayStation 3 titles on the new device.
But the PlayStation 4's streaming technology, a marquee feature of the new device, also will allow customers to try titles before they buy them and quickly begin playing a game after only a small segment of its data has been downloaded. The company said it has also created new connections between the PlayStation 4 and its handheld videogame console, the PlayStation Vita, allowing customers to play games running on the PlayStation 4 on the mobile device.
Numerous game developers, including Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI -2.74% andCapcom Co., 9697.TO -0.82% showed off flashy games they had been developing for the device while also touting Sony's commitment to making game development easier.
Yves Guillemot, chief executive of Ubisoft Entertainment SA, UBI.FR -2.28% said the technology in Sony's PlayStation 4 will make for ultrarealistic, immersive titles. "Next-generation games blur the lines between real and virtual worlds more than ever before," he said
With PlayStation 4, Sony Aims for Return to Glory
The first three generations of PlayStation sold more than 300 million units, pioneered a new style of serious video games and produced hefty profits. PlayStation 4, introduced by Sony Wednesday evening, is a bold bid to recapture those long-ago glory days.
The first new PlayStation in seven years was promoted by Sony as being like a “supercharged PC.” It has a souped-up eight-core processor to juggle more complex tasks simultaneously, enhanced graphics, the ability to play games even as they are being downloaded, and a new controller designed in tandem with a stereo camera that can sense the depth of the environment in front of it.
All of that should make for more compelling play for the hard-core gamers at the heart of the PlayStation market. The blood effects in Killzone: Shadow Fall, shown to a preview audience of 1,200 at the Hammerstein at Manhattan Center Wednesday night, looked chillingly real.
The console itself was never shown during the two-hour presentation. No release date was given, although before the Christmas holidays is a good possibility. No price was mentioned.
With PlayStation 4, serious games are about to become much more social. A player can broadcast his game play in real time, and his friend can peek into his game and hop in to help. Also, players will now be able to upload recordings of themselves playing and send them to their friends.
These and other new features cannot hide the fact that PlayStation 4 is still a console, a way of playing games on compact discs that was cool when cellphones were not smart.
Much of the excitement in video games has shifted to the Web and mobile devices, which are cheap, easy and fast. Nintendo’s new Wii, introduced in November, has been a disappointment. Microsoft’s Xbox, the third major console, is racing to become a home entertainment center as fast as it can.
“Today marks a moment of truth and a bold step forward for PlayStation,” Andrew House, chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment, told the crowd. He said the new device “represents a significant shift of thinking of PlayStation as merely a box or console to thinking as a leading authority on play.”
But the new PlayStation will have a difficult time, like the character in Killzone who was shooting at the people in the helicopter while hanging from the helicopter. Sales of consoles from all makers peaked in 2008, when about 55 million units were sold, according to the research firm I.D.C. By last year, that was down to 34 million.
For 2014, Lewis Ward, I.D.C.’s research manager for video games, forecast a recovery to about 44.5 million.
“From peak to peak, we’ll be down about 10 million,” he said. “There was attrition to alternative gaming platforms like tablets, but the trough was exacerbated by the 2008-9 recession. It did not permit as many people to buy who under normal economic conditions would have bought a console.”
That was reflected in Sony’s miserable financial results. The company has lost money for the last three years, hampered not only by slower console sales but also by a range of unexciting electronic products, a strong yen and the 2011 tsunami that struck Japan.
Analysts have made dire remarks about the one-time powerhouse’s viability. But Sony seems to have bottomed out, helped by a yen that has now weakened. Sony executives said this month that they expected a profit in 2013.
Sony’s new chief executive, Kazuo Hirai, has a longtime personal connection to the PlayStation franchise and is making it one of the core elements of a more tightly focused company. Mr. Hirai became known for some of his more confident statements about the PlayStation, particularly a 2006 swipe at Microsoft: “The next generation doesn’t start until we say it does.”
These days, the next generation is playing games on the Web. Console makers typically sell their consoles for a loss and generate profit through sales of games. In 2012, American consumers spent $14.8 billion on game content, including computer and video games, down from $16.34 billion in the previous year, according to the NPD Group, a research firm.
Instead of buying traditional games, which typically cost $50 or more, many consumers are being drawn to the cheaper, sometimes free games available for their smartphones and tablets, analysts say.
PlayStation 4 games can be streamed to the PlayStation Vita, Sony’s portable game device, among other features.
“The architecture is like a PC in many ways, but supercharged to bring out its full potential as a gaming platform,” said Mark Cerny, Sony’s lead system architect.
James L. McQuivey, a Forrester analyst, said that for the PlayStation 4 to succeed, Sony needed to think beyond games. The console will have to provide other types of content and services, like video conferencing, third-party apps and a TV service to create a deeper, long-term relationship with the customer.
By comparison, Apple, the world’s leading consumer electronics maker, does not just sell hardware. It also has a universe of digital content including apps, music, movies and e-books to make people come back for more Apple gear every year. Apple generally takes an enviable 30 percent cut of all media it sells. Microsoft, Google and Amazon are making similar moves to create such a product array.
“Then and only then can Sony hope to learn enough about its users to overcome its own bias toward preferring to design products in response to engineering principles rather than customer needs,” Mr. McQuivey said.
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:
Correction: February 20, 2013
An earlier version of this article misstated the number of consecutive years in which Sony has lost money. It is three years, not four.
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:
Correction: February 20, 2013
An earlier version of this article misstated the name of a research company that follows the electronics industry. It is the NPD Group, not NDP Group.
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PlayStation 4 Buzz Turns To Disappointment
Launching a product without showing anyone what it looks like is a bold marketing tactic indeed - but that's exactly what Sony did with the PlayStation 4.
Given the company lost £3.2bn in the last financial year, you'd have thought the successor to the 75m-selling PS3 would have been front and centre.
Which, without physically being on show, it was.
It is, of course, far more important to consider what the PS4 can do, rather than what it looks like sat next to your telly.
And whilst nothing that was announced on Wednesday was particularly revelatory, gamers, particularly the PlayStation faithful, will have started to get butterflies.
Described by Sony as having "supercharged PC architecture", the PS4's X86 CPU, enhanced GPU and 8 GB memory, plus a new controller communicating with a motion-sensing camera on the console, promise a substantial technical leap forward from the six year old PS3 - if not an "exponential improvement on its predecessors" as Mark Cerny, lead PS4 system architect, hyperbolically commented.
"A PC in a box", as one PS fan described it on Twitter. Not far off the mark.
But we didn't get a price. Nor did Sony announce a firm release date, pointing to "holiday 2013".
We did discover that it would not be "backwards compatible" - that it would not play PS3 games - save, perhaps, through the Gaikai cloud-sharing service Sony bought last year.
The rumoured "share button" did materialise - meaning the console will monitor and buffer your last fifteen minutes of gameplay, and allow you to share your achievements with your friends.
But that was perhaps where the excitement began, and ended.
Despite all the buzz ahead of the launch there has been something of a lacklustre response from tech websites concerned, or perhaps annoyed, at a lack of substance.
"Talk is the cheapest thing there is," commented Wired. "And that’s basically what Sony did today.
"It espoused a philosophy, said the names of a lot of popular games, but didn't give us any real, concrete information in an age where it's more important than ever."
Gizmodo snarkily observed: "As the hours of demos and introductions dragged on, it became increasingly obvious that we weren't actually going to see the PlayStation 4.
"Sony either isn't ready for primetime, or Sony thinks the best way to get us interested is to play hard to get."
CNet delivered perhaps the most crushing assessment: "The PS4 looks like it's long on promises and big-picture dreaming, but currently short on clear, concrete reasons why anyone would be tempted to buy one."
The launch was clearly an attempt to steal a march on the expected X-Box launch at the E3, the annual video games expo held in June.
But for interest to have been truly piqued, Sony needed to show a little more leg along with the ankle.
And perhaps the biggest question remains: who, Sony or Microsoft, will get to market first?
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Tips and Tricks,
Pasang Translate Pada Blog
Cara Memasang Translate Pada Blog
1. Login ke account blogger Anda
2. Klik rancangan atau tata letak jika Anda menggunakan dasbor blogger baru
3. Selanjutnya klik tambah gadget
1. Login ke account blogger Anda
2. Klik rancangan atau tata letak jika Anda menggunakan dasbor blogger baru
3. Selanjutnya klik tambah gadget
4. Lalu pilih HTML/Javascript
5. Copy dan Pastekan kode berikut ini
A. Pasang Widget Bendera Translate
Contoh Hasil :
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Tips and Tricks,
Cara Menambahkan Google Plus One
1. Login ke
Akun Blogger Anda
2. Klik
Design atau Rancangan, kemudian pilih edit html
3. Centang
Expand Widget Template (saya anjurkan download dahulu template anda)
4. Cari
kode </head> (Biar gampang pake CTRL+F aja)
Jika sidah,
masukkan kode dibawah ini tepat diatas nya :
<script
src='http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js' type='text/javascript'/>
contoh :
<scriptsrc='http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'type='text/javascript'/>
</head>
</head>
Namun jika blog Anda memakai bahasa indonesia kodenya berbeda,
lihat dibawah ini
<script
type="text/javascript" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js
{lang: 'id'}
</script>
jadi, pemasangannya seperti ini :
<scripttype="text/javascript"src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js">
{lang:'id'}
</script>
</head>
{lang:'id'}
</script>
</head>
6. Kemudian
letakkan Script dibawah ini ditempat yang anda inginkan :
<b:ifcond='data:blog.pageType=="item"'>
<divclass='post-share-buttons'style='float:right;padding:4px;'>
<g:plusonesize='standard'/>
</div>
</b:if>
<divclass='post-share-buttons'style='float:right;padding:4px;'>
<g:plusonesize='standard'/>
</div>
</b:if>
Agar penempatannya lebih efesien pada setiap postingan, saya
anjurkan Anda meletakkannya dibawah kode <data:post.body/>. Ganti tulisan yang berwarna merah sesuai
keinginan Anda. Jika Anda ingin meletakkannya disebelah kiri
ubah right menjadi left dan jika ukurannya google plus one
nya ingin lebih kecil ubah standar menjadi small.
Jika anda sudah mengaplikasikan readmore otomatis, maka
letakkan kode tersebut dibawah kode<data:post.body/> yang
kedua.
Nah, jika Anda ingin mengkolaborasikan tombol google plus
one dengan like facebook, twitter dan beberapa button lainnya maka kita
menggunakan jasa www.addthis.com,
dan kode sudah saya persiapkan untuk Anda, tinggal Anda pasang kedalam blog.
Jika Anda tertarik dengan cara ini maka pasang kode dibawah
ini dibawah kode <data:post.body/>
<b:ifcond='data:blog.pageType=="item"'>
<divclass='addthis_toolboxaddthis_default_style'>
<aclass='addthis_button_facebook_like'fb:like:layout='button_count'/>
<aclass='addthis_button_tweet'/>
<aclass='addthis_button_google_plusone'g:plusone:size='medium'/>
<aclass='addthis_counteraddthis_pill_style'/>
<scripttype='text/javascript'>varaddthis_config={"data_track_addressbar":true};</script>
<scriptsrc='http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-4dd517bd5adb2a1d' type='text/javascript'/>
</div>
</b:if>
<divclass='addthis_toolboxaddthis_default_style'>
<aclass='addthis_button_facebook_like'fb:like:layout='button_count'/>
<aclass='addthis_button_tweet'/>
<aclass='addthis_button_google_plusone'g:plusone:size='medium'/>
<aclass='addthis_counteraddthis_pill_style'/>
<scripttype='text/javascript'>varaddthis_config={"data_track_addressbar":true};</script>
<scriptsrc='http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-4dd517bd5adb2a1d' type='text/javascript'/>
</div>
</b:if>
Untuk melihat hasilnya tidak usah jauh-jauh, Anda cukup lihat kolaborasi tombol google plus one milik saya seperti dibawah ini.
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Tips and Tricks,
Cara Mengganti Model Curcor Blog
Nah Sobat Blogger, Aku sekarang ma posting tentang Tips and
Tricks untuk para Blogger.
Cara Mengganti Model Cursor pada Blog kalian, yaitu :
1. Kunjungi situs www.totallyfreecursors.com
2. Disana terdapat banyak bentuk cursor, dan pilih
cursor yang Anda inginkan
3. Jika Anda klik cursor yang Anda inginkan maka akan muncul
page baru yang akan memberi Anda kode yang nantinya akan di pasang pada blog.
4. Disana terdapat 2 kode, dan pilih kode yang atas berupa
kode HTML
5. Copy kode tersebut kedalam notepad atau wordpad
Cara pemasangan kedalam bog.
1. Login ke akun bogger Anda
2. Plih rancangan
3. Klik tambah gadget
5. Pilih HTML/Javascript
6. Copy/paste kode yang anda simpan di notepad tadi
7. Save.
Sekarang corsor dalam blog anda sudah tampil beda dan
kelihatan menarik, selamat mencoba.
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Tips and Tricks,
Cara Membuat Facebook Like Buttom Pada Blog
1. Anda harus login ke facebook pribadi Anda.
3. Kemudia Anda pilih Like Box. maka akan muncul windoe
seperti dibawah ini :
4. Keterangan Gambar :
Facebook Page URL : diisi dengan URL facebook fans page
milik Anda, Jika belum punya silahkan ke tutorial cara membuat fans page
Width : lebar fans like box nantinya
Height : tinggi Fans like box nantinya. Kosongkan saja
bagian ini, tinggi akan menyesuaikan
Color scheme : Ada dua pilihan warna di sini. Light untuk
warna terang (putih) dan dark untuk warna gelap (hitam)
Show Faces : Beri tanda centang apabila ingin menampilkan
avatar orang-orang yang menyukai fans page Anda atau pilih No untuk
menyembunyikannya
Stream : Beri tanda centang apabila ingin menampilkan
situasi terbaru (update terbaru) dari halaman fans page milik Anda
Header : Beri tanda centang apabila ingin menampilkan “find
us on facebook”
Jika sudah melakukan konfigurasi yang menurut Anda baik dan
sesuai kehendak. Klik “Get Code” untuk mengambil code fans like box tersebut.
Setelah itu akan muncul window baru seperti dibawah ini :
Keterngn : Didalam kotak code Facebook Like Box ini terdiri
dari 3 elemen yaitu HTML5, XFBML, dan IFRAME seperti contoh gambar diatas.
5. Klik IFRAME, nah maka akan keluar kodenya, setelah
itu anda copy ke blog Anda Caranya:
- Login ke Blogger
- Pilih menu Desain/Rancangan/
- Tata letak
- Tambah Gadget
- Kemudian pilih HTML/Java Script
- Paste Kode Facebook Like Box tadi kedalamnya
- Kemudian save
- Nah selesai dah..
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