Edge: PS4 to launch in Europe in early 2014, US/JP 2013, more powerful than next Xbox

[Prince Akeem]

PlayStation 4 revealed | News | Edge Online

Development sources with working knowledge of both next generation consoles have told us that PlayStation 4 will be more powerful than the next Xbox, will ship with a redesigned controller and launch by the end of the year in Japan and the US. PlayStation 4’s European launch will follow in early 2014.

A new Share button on the controller will, when pressed, launch a new feature that will allow screenshots and video to be distributed online. The PS4 hardware will continually record the most recent 15 minutes of onscreen action (with no processing penalty, claims our source), which users will then be able to edit and broadcast via the Internet.

Sony has already earned an enormous amount of goodwill among studios working with PS4 development hardware. Privately, Sony representatives have conceded that the company made a mistake in creating such esoteric architecture for PS3, and its strategy for PS4 gives developers more opportunities this time around, notably because the hardware is much more PC-like in its makeup than PS3.

It’s clear Sony has designed a system that, on paper, outperforms Microsoft’s next Xbox. One source familiar with both platforms tells us that in real terms Sony’s console is “slightly more powerful” and “very simple to work with”.

We have confirmed with sources that recently leaked tech specs are accurate. Though Durango devkits offer 8GB of DDR3 RAM, compared to Orbis’s 4GB, Sony’s GDDR5 solution is capable of moving data at 176 gigabytes per second, which should eliminate the sort of bottlenecks that hampered PS3 game performance. Importantly, we’ve learned that Sony has told developers that it is pushing for the final PS4 RAM to match up to Microsoft’s 8GB.

8GB GDDR5!?

 

[Rain]

 

[B86]

Once again, isn't ps3 more powerful than 360??? Nothing else needs to be said because if I'm not mistaking, Sony finished last this generation

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[Tom]

I'm not copping until Uncharted 4 drops



unless its a launch title

 

[Trey0'5Blue2Gz]

I can't wait to cop this!!!!
I was already pissed that rockstar had pushed GTA V back to September but fukk it i don't even care anymore

 

[Los!]

Sony at it again

 

[Sinnerman]

Been on the Sony wave for 16 years

 

[BonafideDefacto]

With all this spec talk...its all for the birds to me. The only thing I wanna know is how are the graphics more improved and how it compares to pc gaming. If they didnt significantly close the gap then we are all about to take another L

 

[Champion]

 

[Silkk]

Where the info on the games at tho?

 

[Rain]

With all this spec talk...its all for the birds to me. The only thing I wanna know is how are the graphics more improved and how it compares to pc gaming. If they didnt significantly close the gap then we are all about to take another L

The spec talk is the first thing you need to be reading about then

 

[BonafideDefacto]

The spec talk is the first thing you need to be reading about then

im sorry breh but reading that shyt doesnt explain shyt to the casual gamer. Not unless someone explained the specs and did a compare and contrast type visual analysis then im not...and most be the rather will not understand shyt. I usually dont rely on visuals for explanations but im no tech head

 

[Mr. Somebody]

Buht buht its hard to dev for. Not anymore. No more lead platform Microsoft?

 

[Mr. Somebody]

im sorry breh but reading that shyt doesnt explain shyt to the casual gamer. Not unless someone explained the specs and did a compare and contrast type visual analysis then im not...and most be the rather will not understand shyt. I usually dont rely on visuals for explanations but im no tech head

Ill explain it to you. Games have the potential to look better then microsofts, period Microsoft does not have the potential to look better then sony. Look at max payne 3 videos on youtube on the highest graphical settings. Thats what we'll be playing out the gate. Down the road, it will get better, friend.

 

[Wild self]

Sony better not take massive losses again, cause if so...