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Sony takes a page from the PC for its next-gen gaming system.
As expected, Sony used its PlayStation 'See the Future' event to show off the next generation of PlayStation, also known as the PlayStation 4. In a radical departure from the rather "unique" system designs that Sony's employed in the past, PS4 seems to be largely designed around existing PC technology.
Sony says that the PS4 has been in development for five years, which is a bit surprising as the PS4 is based on x86 architecture with 8 cores, an integrated GPU, and 8GB of shared GDDR5 RAM. Sony used the word APU, which gives us pretty good confirmation that it's AMD inside. The graphical portion of the APU is said to deliver almost 2 TFLOPS of performance. The 8GB of unified memory is shared between the CPU and GPU and supplies over 170GB/s of bandwidth.
For storage, Sony is relying on a "large" local HDD, so it seems that capacity is preferred over an SSD's speed. There's also a brand new DualShock 4 controller with a curvier shape, enhanced rumble capabilities, a touchpad, a share button, and a headphone jack.
Console hardware and controller aside, PS4 is going to be a pretty different experience compared to the PS3. For one, users will be able to broadcast their gaming to their friends who can post comments and offer help on how to get past particularly challenging portions of the game. PS4 will also allow you to play games as you download them and a feature called Remote Play will enable PS4 games on PS Vita (Sony this evening demonstrated Knack on PS4 and streamed to PS Vita). PS1, PS2, and PS3 games will be supported in that they'll be streamed from the cloud.
No pricing yet, and the only word in availability is "Holiday 2013." We don't even know what the console itself looks like, so there's still plenty more to come.
<Wireless Controller for PlayStation®4 (DUALSHOCK®4)>
External Dimensions - Approx. 162mm x 52mm x 98mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection)
Weight - Approx. 210g (tentative)
Keys / Switches - PS button, SHARE button, OPTIONS button,Directional buttons (Up/Down/Left/Right), Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square), R1/L1/R2/L2 button,
Left stick / L3 button, Right stick / R3 button, Pad Button
Touch Pad - 2 Point Touch Pad, Click Mechanism, Capacitive Type
Motion Sensor - Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer)
Other Features - Light Bar, Vibration, Built-in Mono Speaker
Ports - USB (Micro B), Extension Port, Stereo Headset Jack
Wireless Communication - Bluetooth® Ver2.1+EDR
Battery Type - Built-in Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery
Voltage - DC3.7V (tentative)
Capacity - 1000mAh (tentative)
<PlayStation®4 Eye>
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