Playstation 4

The PlayStation 4 or PS4 will be the eighth generation video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment and manufactured by Sony Corporation Sony Electronics division. The PlayStation 4 system has been codenamed the "Orbis." The system is rumored to have AMD hardware and boast a resolution of up to 4096×2160. Sony has yet to officially acknowledge the console's existence, despite persistent rumors that an unveiling would take place during the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo.The console will be the successor to the PlayStation 3 and (according to PSW) it will be twice as powerful with a similar size to the Nintendo Wii. The PlayStation 4 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 720 and Nintendo's Wii U as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles.
Rumours suggest that support for the PS3 console will not be dropped, at least not right away. Sony will continue to sell and support the outdated console for a while after the PS4's initial release. Sony has already discussed the future console with software developers and plan to base the PS4 on a unique cell processor which could provide double the power of the PS3. The new PS4 will allegedly contain an upgraded chipset from the PS3. Currently the PS3 uses the Cell processor, however there has been speculation as to whether the next model will use it or not. The latest rumours say yes, that it’ll be a slightly faster 45nm, with between 10 to 20 cores. In addition, Sony is said to also be looking at ditching the XDR memory, and switching to JEDEC RAM, which is more cost-effective. With it being slimmer than its predecessor, the PS4 is allegedly going to be more energy efficient and cheaper for consumers.

Playstation 4 Information

Developer	Sony Computer Entertainment
Manufacturer	Sony, Foxconn, ASUSTeK and IBM for SCEI
Product family	PlayStation
Type	Video game console
Generation	Eighth generation
Retail availability	2013 - 2019
Media	Download, HVD
Operating system	XrossMediaBar, PlayStation 4 system software
CPU	9.66 GHz POWER7 Cell Broadband Engine or CBE 2 with 10 PPE & 16 SPEs
Storage capacity	SSD, Cloud Computing
Display	Video output formats[show]
Graphics	1600 MHz NVIDIA/SCEI RSX 'Reality Synthesizer' RSX 2 with 4GB of VRAM
Sound	Audio output formats[show]
Connectivity	(based on previous console)[show]
Online services	PlayStation Network
Predecessor	PlayStation 3