8GB of GDDR5 RAM - PS4

[daze23]

I don't know why any of yall feel the need to commit to anything yet

 

[Da King]

Explain please break it down by price. I'll wait..


Oh yeah, they never came out with a price.



Efficient in what way? being that you can overclock and underclock a PC please tell me how, I'm dying to know.

Price will be ........ less then you think


efficiency in that it's not running Windows in the background but has all recourses dedicated to the gaming

 

[2gunsup]

They using Ustream unfortunately

But still cool nonetheless.

I got a capture card breh, I'll be streaming to whatever I want.

 

[Camammal]

Price will be ........ less then you think


efficiency in that it's not running Windows in the background but has all recourses dedicated to the gaming

grasping for straws breh. You right, Windows running in the background makes all the difference in performance.

 

[backbreaker65]

wait if its 8GB of GGDR5 RAM how much is this shyt gonna cost?

I'm thinking, this is more proof that the subscription service is more real than people believe. They com in at a lost but make it up with Playstaion world being like XboxLive. That too me is the only way they can make this affordable.

 

[Prodigital]

I'm thinking, this is more proof that the subscription service is more real than people believe. They com in at a lost but make it up with Playstaion world being like XboxLive. That too me is the only way they can make this affordable.

Imma be honest and say that if its priced like xbox im cool with it

More so, i just want more playstation games to have dedicated servers.

 

[MostReal]

PS4 will most likely be the console of choice for me this go around. I'm thinking MS going to go hard with that Kinect bullshyt this go around.

If the spectator mode is the real deal the coli bout to have some live Twitch tourneys for everythang.

Son do you know how ILL this is gonna be?

This was like a dream come true for me, those social features were the sickest part of the event for me.

 

[daze23]

this is a good read:

Spec Analysis: PlayStation 4 • Articles • Eurogamer.net

The official specs are in for the PlayStation 4 and what we have is, by and large, confirmation of existing DigitalFoundry stories - with one outstanding, exciting exception. At the PlayStation Meeting yesterday, Sony revealed that its new console ships with 8GB of GDDR5 RAM, not the 4GB we previously reported. It was a pleasant surprise not just for us, but also for many game developers out there working on PS4 titles now and completely unaware of the upgrade - a final flourish to the design seemingly added in at the last moment to make PlayStation 4 the most technologically advanced games console of the next gaming era.

From an engineering perspective, it's a remarkable achievement. Sony itself doesn't fabricate memory, it buys from major suppliers who advertise the parts available months (sometimes years) ahead of delivery, so we have a decent idea of what options the platform holders have on the table in creating their next-gen systems. The GDDR5 memory modules - the same used in PC graphics cards - are only available in certain configurations, with the densest option available offering 512MB per module. The startling reality is that unless Sony has somehow got access to a larger chip that isn't yet in mass production and that nobody knows about, it has crammed 16 memory modules onto its PS4 motherboard. To illustrate the extent of the achievement, Nvidia's $1000 graphics card - the GeForce Titan - offers "just" 6GB of onboard GDDR5.

The availability of these modules has also been something of a moving target throughout the development of PlayStation 4. In many ways, the genesis of the new console has been an exercise in Sony learning from the harsh lessons brought about by the PS3's custom architecture. The split RAM memory pool didn't work out so well and a unified RAM set-up was always considered a must for the new console. Early rumours suggested that GDDR5 availability could even limit PS4 to just 2GB of memory, with 4GB at one point looking rather optimistic. What changed at Sony and encouraged them to go all out with its final design is not clear, but the chances are it would have been well aware of the RAM advantage offered up by its upcoming Xbox competitor, which - certainly up to its beta hardware at least - features 8GB of more bandwidth-constrained DDR3. What shouldn't be understated is the amount of extra cash this is going to add to PlayStation 4's BOM (bill of materials) - this is an expensive, massive investment for the company.

So what does this mean for Sony and for next-gen gaming in general? First up, unless Microsoft has radically upgraded its graphics and memory configuration for Durango in the last nine months (an engineering nightmare unlikely to happen - it can't really add more chips as Sony has done), the PlayStation makers have less to worry about in terms of any direct hardware comparisons with their competition. GDDR5 latency is higher than DDR3 but the bandwidth advantage is substantial, while confirmation of the impressive Radeon graphics core puts to bed the era of PS3 developers struggling with sub-par GPU hardware. However, more importantly, many developers attest that it's the amount of RAM available that defines the longevity of a fixed platform. Historically, a console generation is typically defined by a 6-8x increase in technological power - both Microsoft and Sony have pushed the boat out with a 16x boost to system RAM over their current-gen predecessors - the strongest indication of any that these new machines are built to last.

 

[MostReal]

So what does this mean for Sony and for next-gen gaming in general? First up, unless Microsoft has radically upgraded its graphics and memory configuration for Durango in the last nine months (an engineering nightmare unlikely to happen - it can't really add more chips as Sony has done), the PlayStation makers have less to worry about in terms of any direct hardware comparisons with their competition.

Sony is just saying. "we're just more talented than you & its nothing you can do about it."

Its like when Jordan went up against Clyde Drexler & people were comparing the two. Mike said he didn't want comparisons, he wanted people to see a clear distinction.

 

[Mr. Somebody]

This is going to be a long gen. A gen microsoft lost already. I cant believe how much more poewrful this system is . Wow.

 

[Da King]

This is going to be a long gen. A gen microsoft lost already. I cant believe how much more poewrful this system is . Wow.

We gonna eat good breh

 

[Mr. Somebody]

PS4 i believe will be cheaper then a lot of people are suspecting.

 

[Kuwka_Atcha_Ratcha]

PlayStation 4 Quantic Dream - 'Old Man' Tech Demo PlayStation Meeting 2013 - YouTube

this is all you need to see.....if facial graphics like this are possible on the PS4 once developers get a hang of it.......we might see graphics approaching Avatar by 2018 or so

that would never be possible with a background, enviroment, sound etc all going on

 

[King Sun]

that would never be possible with a background, enviroment, sound etc all going on

 

[Fury616]

PS4 i believe will be cheaper then a lot of people are suspecting.

They will hit the sweet spot with the price. The average age of gamers has grown and we live in a time when people pay $400-1000 for ipads. All those people that aren't buying a Wii U will cop the PS4 or Xbox. They've all grown up.