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Sony Releases Official PlayStation 4 Specs

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by Jeff Marchiafava on February 21, 2013 at 06:50 PM

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Sony is fleshing out the specs of the PlayStation 4 with more detailed information on the system's processor, GPU, and disc drive.

Sony revealed some general specs for the PlayStation 4 during its conference last night, but a new press release from the company sheds a little more light on the system. Here's the rundown, straight from Sony:

CPU: single-chip custom processor, x86-64 AMD "Jaguar," 8 cores
GPU: 1.84 TFLOPS, AMD next-generation Radeon-based graphics engine
Memory: 8GB GDDR5
Built-in hard disk drive (Sony didn't specify how big the hard drive will be)
6X Blu-Ray Drive, 8X DVD
USB 3 and Auxiliary ports (Sony didn't specify how many ports)
Gigabit Ethernet port, 802.11 B/G/N built-in WiFi, and Bluetooth 2.1
HDMI, Analog-AV, and digital optical outputs

During the press conference, Sony also stressed that including 8GB of GDDR5 memory was the number-one request from developers; 8GB provides over 15 times the amount of memory the PS3 has.

It will be a while until we see what developers are capable of doing with the new hardware, but Sony's pledge to make a more developer-friendly console this time around is good news for progammers and gamers alike.

[Source: Sony Via: The Verge]

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Filed under: News, Sony, playstation 4, specs

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by Blade of the Fallen Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 06:56 PM

Yea this will do just fine
by call of duty mw3 Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 06:57 PM

This sounds so cool...can't wait to get it!!!
by Titanium Joe Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:00 PM

USB 3.0? Why, thank you! I'm ready..
by Zangmaster Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:00 PM

I am hardware illiterate.
by Echelon XII Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:01 PM

Excellent.
by TALI Z0RAH Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:02 PM

The WiFi technology isn't the best there is but is more than enough considering no one really bothers getting the best routers and modems. Otherwise I'm interested what this hardware can do when it doesn't have a massive operating system running underneath it.
by Durb Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:04 PM

Someone put this in English for me please. Lol. I'm not really into computer accessories or parts like this. Thanks!
by Boyzby Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:06 PM

That is a lot of stuff that I don't understand but I do understand the memory being 30x bigger, which is great.
by Arnulfo Hermes Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:08 PM

I'd like to see how much of that RAM will actually be used for games. Think about it. If the Wii U uses 1 GB of its 2 GB of RAM for the OS, how much is the PS4 going to take up for all of its services like background downloads, people spectating, friends jumping in and out of your game, cross game chat, playing while the game finishes downloading and installing, the social network, cloud services and more? How much will be left for JUST the games?
by dewdrop97 Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:08 PM

clock speed?
by alex720 Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:10 PM

The USB 3.0 and 8Gb of RAM sound awesome! Wierd that they aren't saying the exact grapics card model though, but it should be fine.
by nesmo720 Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:11 PM

just waiting for the date and price...
by cbarber357 Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:11 PM

Does this mean it will have a party chat option like the Xbox360?
by TristanPR77 Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:15 PM

I am sold on the PS4!!! Wow, 8 GB gddr5, so good.
by Camonna Tong Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:16 PM

At least there will be x64 compatibility, I would be mad if there wasn't.
by Socra Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:19 PM

im gonna wait and see what MS has to offer... but im properly gonna buy PS4 eventually.
by Codyeo Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:22 PM

From what I hear the memory is also unified. Should help for games like Skyrim where a split RAM might limit how much the game can use.
by Zen_Shot Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:30 PM

Soon PS4 gamers will be complaining about games badly ported from the PC
by musicalham Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:31 PM

Sounds like it's really moving forward.
by pvspartan36 Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 07:32 PM

First time ever that I'm considering a Playstation, but I'm really liking what I see. Still need to see what Microsoft is bringing to the table though.