The idea of having to spend more money on another monthly charge is not appealing. Having to sign up for a PlayStation Plus subscription which was previously free on the PS3 was a big issue for me. Watch Dogs finally has a May release date, InFamous: Second Son looks like the best instalment in the franchise, The Order 1866 looks stunning, and there’s Metal Gear Solid V and Destiny, among others, on the way. I’ve barely touched Knack and while Killzone Shadow Fall is beautiful, it isn’t the game-changing launch title I was hoping. The lack of truly standout first party titles is another reason why it could be worth holding off. FIFA 14 is perfectly enjoyable, as is Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Battlefield 4 and Need for Speed: Rival, but these are games that play perfectly fine on the PS3 or the Xbox 360 as well. The big games are simply not there to make the leap to the next gen console a necessity just yet. Games are of course what the PS4 is all about and that’s why Sony persevered with the ‘4 the Gamers’ tag line. It can’t be turned off, either, and whether or not this is the cause of the battery drain, I hope there is something Sony can do to resolve it. Some PS4 owners are pointing an accusatory finger at the light bar on the edge of the controller as the reason for the drop in battery life. You simply do not need to charge the DualShock 3 controller anywhere near as often as you do the 4 and you soon start to dread that flashing controller status notification in the top right corner of the screen. Is the light the source of battery life complaints? We don't know, but we hope Sony fixes it. It’s the crippled battery life that is the real issue. It’s an improvement in every sense in those departments and it feels strange when you for back to using a DualShock 3. It’s nothing to do with the ergonomics, the new touchpad or even the feel of the buttons. My main gripe is with the DualShock 4 controller. That’s not to say that I love everything about the PS4. Even the software updates are less obtrusive and take a lot less time than they do on the PS3. Jumping from a game into a Netflix or vice versa is quicker, smoother and just more satisfying than before. Yes, the visuals are gorgeous, the Dynamic UI is leaps and bounds above what the PS3 had to offer and Remote Play is brilliant but the extra processing grunt really stands out above everything else.
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