Sunday 10 November 2013
After much waiting, the release date for the playstation 4 has been announced, but before the thought buying the game console comes to mind, one has to but wounder the difference between the new console and the previous ones (playstation 3, playstation 2). Sony exposed all of the specs and features for their new console,in their conference at the E3 2013 on the 10th of june, and here they are:
* Release price - $399 (£349)
* Controller price (on top of console price) - $59 (£54)
* Playstation Eye price (on top of console price) - $49 (£45)
* Octa-core AMD Jaguar/Kabini x86-64 CPU
* 8GB of GDDR5 RAM
* Radeon 7870-derived GPU with 18 compute units
* Using Bluetooth to connect to gamepads
* 2 USB ports (front)
* HDMI output and S/PDIF optical audio output
* Aux socket and Gigabit Ethernet socket
* 802.11 WiFi built in
* Not backward compatible
* Able to use pre-owned games
Release Date
The Playstation4 will go on sale on Nov. 15 in the U.S., followed by the U.K. on Nov. 29. Australia will also see the console then, while Canada too shares the U.S.'s Nov. 15 launch date.
The Controller - Dualshock 4
A lot of the changes to the new controller are quite substantial and creative so we can’t wait to get our hands on them and try them out for ourselves.
* Sony have replaced the traditional ’START' and ’SELECT’ buttons with a brand new ‘OPTIONS’ button.
* Both a three-axis gyroscope motion sensor and a three-axis accelerometer have also been added to the controllers to get the player more indulged in the game.
* A new touchpad has been added to the front face of the controller with 1920x900 resolution and with click sounds to tell you when it has been pressed.
* A new ’SHARE’ button has been added to the front face of the controller, in which Sony has tried to increase social media on their PS4. It makes it a lot easier to upload videos and gameplays online.
* The analog sticks have been redesigned to make them more precise.
The Playstation Eye
The Playstation Eye is a new feature on the PS4 and has been made to oppose Microsoft's new Kinect 2. It will be seen as an add on to the PS4 and will cost an extra $49 (£44) on top of the actual console. Sony have also announced that they will release their new add-on in a 'jet black' colour.
The Playstation Eye has a newly developed camera software that uses two high sensitivity cameras, equipped with broad angle lenses and 85 degree diagonal angle wide views. This new feature can be used in gameplay, sort of like the Xbox 360’s kinect.
Also sony will be adding 3 surprises for those living in the united states and canada
Out of the box, you can immediately experience everything PlayStation Plus for Playstation4 has to offer and have access to millions and millions of songs through Music Unlimited. The $10 credit can be used towards anything in the store including new Playstation4 launch titles, such as Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty Ghosts, and Killzone Shadow Fall. This offer is only for a limited time and available only to new subscribers.
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