Yet another week has ended, which means two things: 1) We’re one week closer to the release of next-gen systems and 2) another entry of the Weekly Wrap-Up is coming your way. Below, you’ll find brief summaries of our top 5 stories from this week, as well as a few stories that were interesting, but weren’t quite that big to make the cut. As always, if you want to read the full story, simply click on the link hidden in the titles. If you have suggestions for future entries, feel free to email me at jeremy.tyler@bagogames.com.
Here we go.
Number 5
PS4 Trophy Unlocks Look Something Like This
The PlayStation 4 is due out next month (holy crap!), so now doesn’t seem like an odd time to see some of the new features and tweaks that have been made to the system following the PlayStation 3. Like the new Trophies and how they’re presented.
In this video from RajmanGamingHD, we’re given a brief look at what happens when you unlock a Trophy. The familiar ‘ding’ sound is made, just like on the PS3, but Trophies appear and disappear faster, which is shown when the PS4 and PS3 Trophy notifications are shown side by side. You may have also noticed that they now scroll in from the left side, before fading out.
Number 4
Journey is Coming to the PlayStation 4
Let’s say you own a PS3 and haven’t managed to play thatgamecompany’s Journey. Let’s also assume that you’re holding out for the PS4 version you think will be coming to it. Well, for starters, you have good foresight, because Journey is making its way to the PS4.
This reveal comes from thatgamecompany, who responded to a question on Twitter. Yes, Journey is being ported to the PS4, but the dev isn’t involved with the development or marketing of it. Hmm. As they state in their response, they have no details to give outside of knowing that Journey is making the next-gen leap.
Number 3
New Iwata Asks Explains How Pokémon X and Y Got Their Names
So, Pokémon X and Y are the first games in the long running series to *not* follow the traditional color naming. People have speculated and, probably, poked fun at the names, but the real reason behind them is something no one would have guessed.
In the most recent Iwata asks, Satoru Iwata sits down with Game Freak Director Junichi Masude and Pokémon Company President Tsunekazu Ishihara and eventually the trio discuss the idea behind the names.
“I can remember it like it was yesterday, how strong the response was when we announced the actual titles, with people surprised and saying it was unexpected,” said Iwata. “Why did you decide to name them Pokémon X and Pokémon Y?”
“The X and Y represent the x axis and the y axis,” responded Masuda. “The world holds people with all sorts of ways of thinking, and you can get a sense that they exist in different dimensions. But if you think of them as people who think on the x axis and people who think on the y axis-horizontal and vertical axes-then they intersect somewhere.”
Number 2
Xbox One Will Record Videos of Your Achievements
You ever find yourself in a situation where you need proof that you actually unlocked an Achievement? No? Well, me neither, but its been revealed that the Xbox One will record video of your achievements, so maybe now we can get into more situations like that.
The news comes from an interview done by Champ Chang while at the EB Games Expo, where Xbox Australia exec Adam Pollington confirmed the feature. This comes in addition to the five minutes of buffer video the Xbox One has already been announced to do.
Number 1
PlayStation 4 Will Not Support Bluetooth or USB Headsets at Launch
According to reports by Polygon and Game Informer, the PlayStation 4 will not support Bluetooth or USB chat at launch.
A representative from Sony reportedly told Game Informer that an update will be release after the console releases on November 15 that will bring support for Bluetooth and USB headset chat.
The PS4 will be shipping with a mono ear-bud headset/microphone that can be used for in-game chat. This comes after a Sony representative told Polygon that the PS4 would support PlayStation 3 wireless headsets. Apparently the support will not be part of the new systems launch, however.
Honorable Mentions
This week had a lot of big news and the news staff and I found it hard to narrow it down to the usual five stories:
If you missed out on the big news items this week, you can check out our weekly podcast and get an audio update of this week’s madness from our podcasting team. Listen to us as we talk about some things seriously and a few other things not so much. We guarantee this episode will make you shake your fist at times and nod your head at others.