Moments ago, Sony revealed the PS4. It will come with a x86 processor, 8 GB of GDDR5 RAM and build-in hard drive for storage. An all new DualShock 4 controller has also been revealed, featuring headphone jack, a new “share” button, light strip and refined controls. Check out the new PS4 UI below.
Tonight at 11 PM GMT (3 PM PST, 5PM Central and 6PM Eastern time), the PlayStation Meeting will take place in New York, where it speculated that Sony will be announcing the PS4 and the Future of PlayStation. Join us right here to watch the event live via uStream and be part of the next-generation of PlayStation.
A second image of the rumoured PS4 controller has leaked, giving credibility to the first image leak. The new image shows the new controller at a different perspective, and reveals a headphone jack on the underside of the controller. The image also shows the controller is slightly larger than the current DualShock design and indeed has two buttons on either side of the touch pad.
A leaked image of the PS4 controller has been floating around since yesterday, probably from a PS3 Dev Kit, showing an early proto-type of the new controller expected to replace the DualShock. The new controller suggests Sony will be incorporating PlayStation Move and a touch pad right inside the controller. The new controller also reveals a redesigned D-pad and analogue sticks.
Sony has released a teaser trailer for a big announcement on February 20th 2013. If this isn’t teasing the PS4, we don’t know what is. The trailer, titled #PlayStation2013, is for the 2013 PlayStation meeting being held in New York in a few weeks time. The video gives little away, but it’s clear the meeting will focus on the future of PlayStation, including next-gen.
The full specification for the PS4, DualShock 3 and PlayStation Camera can be found below.
The PS4 is 275 mm × 53 mm × 305 mm (width × height × length) in size, making it slightly smaller than the PS3 Slim and slightly larger than the PS3 Super Slim. The console will weigh approximately 2.8 kg.
The PS4 Pro is 295mm × 55 mm × 327 mm (width × height × length) in size, and weighs 3.3kg due to its larger size.
The PS4 “Slim”, released in September 2016 is smaller than the original PS4. It’s 265 mm × 39 mm × 288 mm (width × height × length) in size. It is 2.1kg in weight – that’s 700g lighter than the original PS4.
Included in the box will be the PS4 console itself, a DualShock 4 controller, a mono headset, power cord, HDMI cable and USB charging cable for the controller. The bundled mono headset plugs into the minijack & extension port on the bottom of the DualShock 4.
The console will have 2x USB 3.0 ports at the front of the console, and a AUX port on the back. The latter will be used by the PlayStation Camera. The PS4 drops the old component / AV port found on the PS3. So you’ll only be able to use the HDMI port which will have HDCP to block external recorders from capturing footage from the console.
