Summary
It was released in North America regions on November 2013, followed by the Europe and Asian regions on December and Japan on February 2014.
Also known as the PS4, it is the 4th PlayStation home console and is the successor to PlayStation 3. It is part of 8th generation consoles.
It departs from the complex CPU architecture and Nvidia-made GPU, the PlayStation 4 contains a APU (that contains a 8-core X86-64 CPU) co-developed by Sony and AMD. Due to this, it is easier for developers to write games for the PS4, at the expenses of backward compatibility.
As of April 6, 2014, a total of 7 million units have been sold worldwide, surpassing Nintendo Wii U's sales figure.
Features
- The APU contains a 8-core low-power 'Jaguar' based X86-64 processor and a Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture GPU with 18 compute units (64 cores per CUs). It also has secondary custom chips for background tasks.
- It has the unified 8 GB of GDDR5 system memory.
- It doesn't support PS, PS2 and PS3 titles.
- it only has HDMI output port. Analog video/output doesn't supports on PS4.
- It supports Ethernet, WiFi internet connectivity, and supports Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity.
- As with PS3, the PS4 can connects to Sony Entertainment Network online service. Most PS4 titles requires PlayStation Plus subscription for online multiplayer.
- The console also supports Remote Play, which can use PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita as controllers and second screen devices.
- It has two USB 3.0 ports for controllers and accessories, and a auxiliary port for PlayStation Camera.
- It comes with a user-replaceable 2,5 inches HDD, which can be upgrades by users.
- The DualShock 4 controller, included with the PS4 console and also available separately, has a touch pad for touch functions. it also has a 3.5 mm audio jack for headset.
See Also
PlayStation 3 - PlayStation 4's predecessor.
Sony - The company who makes the PlayStation 4.
Xbox One and Wii U - PlayStation 4's rival consoles on the 8th generation.
