Following yesterday’s announcement of the PS4 Pro, the official specification and photos of the upcoming console has been revealed. It’s now clear that the new PS4 won’t include a UHD Blu-ray drive, despite the console’s main selling point being its 4K compatibility. Even with that omission, the PS4 Pro still sports some serious hardware upgrades.
More details about the rumoured PS4 hardware revision, known as the PS4K, have been revealed by “multiple sources” according to Giantbomb, and confirmed by Digital Foundry. The new information reveals the hardware that will power the new console, and the console’s codename: Neo – another reference to The Matrix (see: Project Morpheus).
Sony’s PlayStation VR headset will be available in October 2016 for a price of $399 / £349, but how does it stack up to the main competitors: Oculus Rift and HTC Vive? PlayStation Executive VP Masayasu Ito has already stated that Oculus Rift is better if you’re looking for high-end quality, but we’ve compared all the details to give you a better idea of how they all compare.
It’s real. Sony has revealed the PS4 earlier this evening at the PlayStation Meeting in New York. It’s a powerful machine to say the least, and most of the rumours around the console have been true. It’s got a X86 CPU, 8 GB of GDDR5 RAM and a secondary chip dedicated to uploading and downloading content. It’s even got a new controller: the DualShock 4. The new controller very closely resembles the leaked images from a few days ago.
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.
We have the full technical specification of the new “Super Slim” PS3 model, it’s vertical stand and the official 250GB hard drive, announced at TGS 2012 earlier today. The console weighs in at 2.1kg – compared to the PS3 Slim 3.2kg weight. The new model also consumes less power at 190w compared to the PS3 Slim’s 250w power supply.
Following the confirmation from Sony that PS4 games are in development, a Dutch website claims to have the official specs to the unannounced PlayStation 4. The specs include the CPU, APU, GPU and RAM the system may have. The leaked spec sheet also confirms the inclusion of a Blu-ray drive and HDMI 1.4.
Sony has released the official system specifications of its upcoming budget-priced PSP model, the PSP-E1000 series. The devices was announced last week at Gamescom 2011, and will retail for just €99.99. In order for Sony to offer such a low price, the PSP-E1000 doesn’t include several features, including Wi-fi and stereo sound.
