Since E3 is starting to fade out from memory, a detailed guide providing facts and key features is in order. The PS4 was officially announced back in February, and is expected to launch sometime this holiday season. It is apart of the eighth generation of video game consoles accompanying Nintendo's Wii-U and Microsoft's Xbox One.
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- The PS4 is priced at $399/€399/£349 and $549 in Austrailia.
- Systems are now bundled with a headset that plugs directly into the controller.
- All PS4 games will be available as digital downloads.
- The PlayStation Eye is not required, but is sold in special bundles or as an accessory.
- The highly demanded "cross-game chat" is a feature on the PS4.
- The PS4's HDD is fully upgradeable, just like the PS3.
- Certain apps can run in the background of games, so you can access them without having to leave the game itself.
- The PS4 is not backwards compatible. However, you can use the cloud gaming service to access PS3 games.
*Known as Gaikai, more info will be available in 2014- Media Apps: Music Unlimited, Movies Unlimited, RedBox, Flixster and NetFlix will be available at launch.
- Main Processor: Single-chip custom processor
- CPU: x86-64 AMD "Jaguar," 8 cores
- GPU: 1.84 TFLOPS, AMD next-generation Radeon based graphics engine
- Memory: 8GB 256 bit GDDR5
- HDD: 500GB Internal HDD
- I/O: Super-Speed USB (USB 3.0)
AUX port x 1
- Communication: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)
IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR)
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- PS+ is now required to access multiplayer that is not free-to-play, or subscription based.
- The prices for PS+: 3 Month Sub:
$17.99 1 Year Sub:
$49.99- You recieve 3+ free PS3 games, 1+ vita game(s) per month ~50 total games a year.
*No word on how many the PS4 will recieve- Driveclub (a PS exclusive) will be free for PS+ members at launch on PS4.
- Your current PS+ membership on the PS3 will carry over to PS4 and the Vita.
- If one account on your PS4 system has PS+, all accounts associated with that console will be able to play multiplayer.
- You do
not need PS+ to access media apps like Netflix, Hulu or the internet browser.
These are the current titles that are available for free on PS+
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Over 140 PS4 titles are in development, 100 will be out the first year and 40 have 'exclusive expierences'.
A list of all games that will be available on PS4:
Bold: PS4 Exclusive
Italic: Launch Title[spoiler]
Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagBattlefield 4Call of Duty: GhostsDriveClubFIFA 14Killzone: Shadow FallKnackMadden NFL 25NBA 2K14NBA Live 14Need for Speed RivalsWatch_DogsWarframe [Free-to-Play]The WitnessBasement CrawlBlacklight: Retribution [Free-to-Play]
Carmageddon: Reincarnation
Contrast
The Crew
Cyberpunk 2077
DC Universe Online [Free-to-Play]
Daylight
Deep Down
Destiny
Diablo III
Doki-Doki Universe [Free-to-Play]
Don’t Starve
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Dying Light
The Elder Scrolls Online
The Evil Within
Final Fantasy XIV
Final Fantasy XV
Galak-Z
HohokuminFAMOUS: Second SonJust Dance 2014
Kingdom Hearts 3
LEGO Marvel Superheroes
Lords of the Fallen
Mad Max
Mercenary Kings
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Mirror's Edge 2
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee New N Tasty
The Order: 1886Outlast
The Pinball Arcade
Planetside 2 [Free-to-Play]
Primal Carnage: Genesis
Ray's the Dead
Rainbow 6: Patriots
Rocketbirds 2: Evolution
Secret Ponchos
Shadow Warrior
Silent Enemy
Skylanders Swap Force
Sniper Elite 3
Star Wars: Battlefront
Super Motherload
Super Stardust (Untitled)Thief
Tiny Brains
Tom Clancy's The Division
Transistor
Trials Fusion
UFC
The Walking Dead: Season 2
War Thunder: Ground Forces [Free-to-Play]
Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Wolfenstein: The New Order
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