PS4 release date
For those of you who are interested, here is our PS4 release date, specs and rumours article from before the official PS4 press conference. Feel free to laugh/praise us for how far away or close we came with our rumour round-up.
The PS4 release date is fast becoming one of the most anticipated in the technology industry. It's been over six years already since the launch of the game-changing third generation PlayStation, and judging by the appetite to find out the PS4 release date, the public are more than ready for the next Sony console. Take a look at Bioshock Infinite review. (See also: How to watch PlayStation 4 launch live and watch the event live here: PS4 launch: live.)
UPDATE: see our story - PS4 launching Holidays 2013 full details.
The PS4 release date is pretty unique in that still nobody really knows when it is likely to be. Guesses have ranged wildly from E3 2012 to as far away as 2016. So this is the place where we take a close look at the possible PS4 release dates, and try to make some sense of it all. See also Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 review.
PS4 release date
PS4 release date: What Sony says
The official line from Sony was that the PS3 was future proofed to last at least 10-years, which would mean a PS4 release date of no sooner that 2016. However, the wise old heads here at PC Advisor know that technology moves quickly and even the most brilliant piece of hardware released in today's world would struggle to maintain its position as a market leader in ten years time. We recommend you take the suggestion of a 2016 PS4 release date with a pinch of salt, and put it down as a marketing gimmick…promises are made to be broken. See all games reviews.
PS4 release date: Xmas 2013
The crazy kids who edit the Kotaku website are adamant that the PS4 release date will be ready in time for the 2013 holiday season (that's Christmas time in the Queen's).
Kotaku, along with many other websites, have got wind that the PS4 won't even be called the PS4. Instead, the chaps are suggesting that the PS4 will be called the PlayStation Orbis. They even delve into a little latin lesson for our benefit too, and conjure up a remarkable theory that J.K. Rowling would be proud of penning. You see, orbs is Latin for circle, and PlayStation's handheld/portable unit is called the PlayStation Vita (which is near enough Vitae) - so, Kotaku claim if you put the two together and you get Orbis Vitae which means 'the circle of life', which leads them to conclude the PlayStaion Vita will be included in the PS Orbis somehow. It's a cracking effort/theory if you ask us...albeit lacking a little substance.
PS4 Specs
PS4 will be mega-HD and 3D
According to the IBTimes, the new PlayStation will come with a whopping AMDx64 CPU and an AMD Southern Island GPU. What IBTimes says this means is, the PS4 will be capable of playing games with an 4096x2160 image; 3D games can be played in 1080p - the PS3 can only play 3D games at a resolution of 720p.
Backwards compatible
When tech giants release new games consoles, the fashion of late has been to make them backwards compatible. Well, sorry folks, every rumour we've seen so far seems to suggest the opposite is true for the PS4. Sony are going to go in all guns blazing for its next generation games console.
Kinect gaming
Tech website T3 says it is expecting "Microsoft Kinect styled movement-based gaming" to come as standard on the PS4. Oddly the popular tech website only briefly elaborates on the rumour stating that manufacturers Peagtron Technology and Foxcomm will both make the movement based gaming consoles. Sounds feasible enough to us.
PS4 pictures
There are a few mad designs doing the rounds right now. Here's a couple of concepts that have caught our eye as being vaguely realistic.
More PS4 release date, specs and summer round-ups to follow...
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InfiniteIce said: You Xxstuintinf wroteThe release date has nothing to do with why the Ps2 outsold the XBox In the very same sentence you then write PS3 outsold XBOX becaused XBOX was fresh on the market nobody knew anything about the system This is in fact release date or rather more importantlyt release tioming wiindow You have to consdier that console gaming systems come out in waves Generation due mostly to technology availale to each gaming system as well as proprietary technologiescompanuys liquid bank roll etcl PS2 Dreamcast XBOX and gamecube As another exam straight from this same generationera of gamesSEGA made the critical mistake of being way ahead of its time without sufficient capital keep afloat while the rest of the inedustry caught up Released over a year befdore the PS2 in the USA the Dreamcast had beautiful graphics and sound engine results but not many pub houses were too deep with Sega deving at the times Theres zero doubt that the dreamcast was an AMAZING MACHINE gDevstudios were still publishiung officilly licensed games withSEGA UNTIL 2007It came standard with a built in modem It6 invented the gaming Portals used today SegaNet see da crazy controller addon basically a primitive DS or VITa wasiting to be tapped by developersYHouou doint mention the other reason cited of szucceessul marketing which includes making use of your straegic asssets and exclusivecontracts deals We always knedw the DC was goodbut SEGA didnt develop a proper infrastructure to support it early on They could have just as easily waited for a riche com-any lik e Nintendop or Sony to te the waters first without worry But they rushed it It sold out so fast that they ir manufacturin couildnt keep up not even a fsnowballls chance in hell of keeping up PRODUCTION OF A COMPLICATEDexpensive systems madew ofv specialized parts nobody else in the world used yet so they couldnt just order more from Sony and make more Dreamcast sold out int the USA in something like 4 ddays if I recall correctly 225000 consoles sold in the 24H after launch still the reading for ofr f-the-ashelves sales records even today I thinkIf you owned or rented a dreamcast early on how many games did you get to play Like 3 Took too long for the stru ture to come on This ids way too long for whatc coulda been THAT WAS release date dude But rather look wordy and nerdy than be one of rthose others not you just spamming PATHETIC UR A NAOOB DOUCHERelease daTe was not the only reason that either the XBOX underwhelmed the market and its own predictions on sales numbers or trhat the DreamCast faced nearlyu the opposite sales prob l release window was adefinitely aa reallyu huge factor for both consoles unexpectedly failing to ccompletely dominate and satuirate the market with their prouduct One bvig reason for SEGA was changing of the DC chairman from somebody wiht a relatively good strateby considering the other negative effects of it - Own all of your owen systemyhardwarepattents etc If yuou deliver bih early which they tried b to do youre the exxclusive system everybody can even possibly apublish with in Gewn6 tons of publishinglicensing profits for SEGA if they pulled it off and they could have stood to influence a similar kind of distribution monopoly that nintendo had in its early iteration If nobody can make a third-party game any special addons or sopftware light guns etc goes s traight from them to SEGA YToo much for something youll probably never see or agree with but if you want one for synopsisTLlDR - Release date ties into the entire current generaiton of consoles and its dev cycle and successbackingresources of yoursellf and competitiors Way too early and noboidy believes in yourd way-too-advance amazing software yet and your hardware isd custom moade and not mass-produced are worth it until its too late Release too late and you will see sales Microsoft was smart in its approac h one of the execs working in the Xbox launch team told a family member of minerwho worked at M for 20 years that lthesystem campaignlaunc was far more exploratatory than anythingh else They didnt overspend on hardware Ddint try or sucaceed at least in many exclusives which new consoles usually dont get ie Sony had Final Fantasy on loc Nintendo has a ton as wel Realistgically none on XBOX to carry them They didnt rely on snowballing hype and competition between all the consoles releasing at the same time like chsristmas xmas eve same nibght as things sometimes do They found tthey had good enough salesbase and industry interest to go for a more4 expensive real competitor the 360 And Its Microsoft They could never take dreamcasts mistaker n path themselves Distribution chains all day And if a component is gonna be too costly to put ion the next console If they know early enough just make a windows OS feature that reqtuires it and wait a year Even if its not cheap to1 kid on a computer on neweggbestbuyfrys shit addds up when you buyusae miullions I need
Guest said: PlayStation was here before Xbox Hence why I remain loyal to it
Mitch said: You people need to stop fighting about things as silly as console wars I have both a ps3 and an xbox 360 and my personal preference is the ps3 I can say this because i have much experience with both Neither console is better than the other it all comes down to what you are comfortable with I for one like the playstation 3 more because majority of my friends have ps3s and i just like the simplicity of the menus and the ease of contacting people and playing a game with them im not saying there is anything wrong with the xbox both consoles are very good and I like them both So just stop fighting like little girls and grow up consoles are equals but fuck the wiips both controllers are fine neither are uncomfortable and I enjoy both
Dave said: You must be an idiot in terms of specs Playstation has always been better than Xbox
Guitar master said: Is called an ad hominem that the proper way of stating that fallacy and your opinion it also bais supporting the Xbox
Guitar master said: Is called an ad hominem that the proper way of stating that fallacy and your opinion it also bais supporting the Xbox
Aghosie said: Another cop out on the can you play play older games streaming older games will mean paying for games u love that u already own Bad form Sony
fooku said: xbox controller is alot more comfortable but i love the ps3 system but after awhile i notice my hands hurt from eing cramped on the ps3 controller hopefully this is the right fix needed
kewlnsol said: lol i bet you really play with a poundland mouse when gaming notsales were due to PS2 being easily hackable outright not taking any effort same as 360 was hacked before ps3 hence ppl flocked to buy them not to mention sony not getting the exclusive games microsoft did
Ben said: 8GB
VoyTech said: Are You sure its DDR5 Or just a misspell There is no DDR5 currently There is GDDR5 Video RAM and the DDR3 is in latests PCs
Andrewtd92 said: I dont want the ps3 to come out cause then they will stop making ps3 gamesand if I get the ps3 all my ps3 games will be useless nowI wishhope the ps3 is compatable to play ps3 games and not just ps4 games
Dave said: do you know the nickname of the ps4 its ORBIS so its going to be on easter
Dave said: it is not coming on christmas its coming this easter holiday season
DarthKarnage said: It looks like it will be awesome All you out there that are saying it will fail and it is stupid are sadly mistaken Graphics games and everything about Playstations has always been above par especially compare to all other game sysyems I cant wait till the awesomeness ensues lets kick some butt PS4 and prove all of these haters wrong
Jpthreebf3 said: Yourwwrong buddy origins be epic
Fier Dragon said: so what is they have litel hands ther can be someone whith big hands and manly yousin the ps3explane that
Guest said: I have one of those afterglow controllers for that same reason
Guest said: These specs sound nice but psn always finds a way to fall short of xbox coming from a ps3 owner