Sony PlayStation 4 Features Better Hardware

Sony PlayStation 4 Features Better Hardware

The Sony PlayStation 4 will offer a number of features that facilitates the streaming of games and sharing content through social networks. The game console is expected to be released in North America on Friday, and will be released to other countries in December. The device will also reach the Japanese market by February.

The hardware design of the $400 device was simplified by Sony to minimize expenses. The company also future-proofed the game console to allow it to last around ten years. The device features eight units of X86 CPU from Advanced Micro Devices. The device also comes with enhanced graphics processors from AMD.

The Sony PlayStation also features an 8GB GDDR5 memory and 500GB hard drive that supports Blu-ray. Sony Computer Entertainment America R & D vice president Dominic Mallinson revealed that the 176GB per second bandwidth of the device will meet the demand for additional memory by game developers.

The device also comes with customized video and audio chips and other specialized hardware features that may take developers some time to master. The game console was designed by Sony to have a ten-year lifecycle, which provides developers enough time to fully utilize the hardware available on the device. The price of the Sony PlayStation 4 was also reduced when the company utilized mainstream processors and standard components.

Two new buttons were added into the wireless game controller that came with the game console. The DualShock 4 features an “Option” button to facilitate navigation and “Share” button that makes it easy for users to broadcast live game play sessions. The controller also features a multi-touch pad that can be used as a button. The x86 architecture of the Sony PlayStation 4 is similar to the one used in its predecessor.

The designers of the Sony PlayStation 4 took into consideration the challenges encountered in the creation of the PS3. The increasing popularity of social networking and mobile gaming were also taken into consideration in the design of the new game console.

The game console is also capable of dealing with a wide range of digital content. It also increased the efficiency of the background download of updates and patches. The Sony PlayStation 4 also allows users to have the option of using their actual names as well as add more friends using the device.

Posted by Kade Quinn on Thursday November 14 2013, 5:43 AM EST. Ref: Tech Hive. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0