Sony Unveils Playstation 4
Sony has officially beat Microsoft to reveal the next generation Playstation 4 on February 20 in New York City. The new PlayStation 4 has 8 GB of RAM. This new RAM will enable the suspend/resume functionality that allows you to instantaneously start and top playing by hitting the power button. But the event did not show any photos or videos of the new console. The basic and deluxe packages are US$429 and US$529, respectively.
These are all the other rumoured features: DVR-like recording capabilities, new dualshock controller with PlayStation Vita-style touchpad, 1.84 terflops of computing power, eight-core processors and support Blu-ray playback.
Sony Revealing Playstation 4 On Feb 20 In NYC
It is now officially confirmed that Sony will beat Microsoft to reveal the next generation Playstation 4 on February 20 in New York City. These are all the rumoured features: DVR-like recording capabilities, new dualshock controller with PlayStation Vita-style touchpad, 1.84 terflops of computing power, eight-core processors and support Blu-ray playback.
Check out the announcement teaser for Sony’s next generation Playstation 4. Sony is said to unveil the next PS4 game console on February 20, a date that would give the Japanese electronics company a head start over Microsoft’s expected announcement of an Xbox 360 successor in June.
Industry sources indicated that Sony and Microsoft is holding back in releasing new consoles, PS4 and XBox 720, until 2014. While Nintendo is going to pushed out their next generation console, Wii 2 this June. Sony is rumoured to ditched the DualShock controller for new features like a touchscreen and biometric sensors.
Sony’s PlayStation 4 Is Called Orbis
Sony is getting a holiday 2013 release for Playstation 4 but it is not going to be called that. The next Playstation will be called Orbis.
The Orbis will support 3D games and a maximum screen resolution of 4096 x 2160. The new console will not be backward compatible with PS3 and games will be locked to a single PSN account.
