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Sony PlayStation 4

PlayStation 4
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The original PlayStation 4 console with DualShock 4 controller
Developer Sony Interactive Entertainment
Manufacturer Sony,Foxconn
Product family PlayStation
Type Home video game console
Generation Eighth generation
Release date
  • NA: November 15, 2013
  • PAL: November 29, 2013
  • JP: February 22, 2014
Introductory price US$399.99, 399.99, £349.99
Units sold 60.4 million (as of June 12, 2017)
Units shipped 67.5 million (as of September 30, 2017)
Media Blu-ray Disc, DVD
Operating system PlayStation 4 system software
CPU Semi-custom 8-core AMD x86-64 Jaguar 1.6 GHz CPU (integrated into APU)
Secondary low power processor (for background tasks)
Memory 8 GB GDDR5 (unified)
256 MB DDR3 RAM (for background tasks)
Storage Hard drive, 500 GB, 1 TB (user upgradeable, supports SSD)
Display HDMI (480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, and 4K for pictures and videos only)
Graphics Semi-custom AMD GCN Radeon (integrated into APU)
Controller input DualShock 4, PlayStation Move, PlayStation Vita
Camera PlayStation Camera
Connectivity 802.11 b/g/n (Slim and Pro: a/b/g/n/ac) Wireless, Bluetooth 2.1 (Slim and Pro: 4.0), USB 3.0 (Slim and Pro: 3.1), Ethernet 10/100/1000
Online services PlayStation Network
Backward
compatibility
PlayStation Now cloud-based emulation and PS2 emulation
Predecessor PlayStation 3
Website playstation.com/ps4/

PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a line of eighth generation home video game consoles developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 during a press conference on February 20, 2013, it was launched on November 15 in North America, November 29 in Europe, South America and Australia; and February 22, 2014, in Japan. It competes with Nintendo's Wii U and Switch, and Microsoft's Xbox One.

Moving away from the more complex Cell microarchitecture of its predecessor, the console features an AMD Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) built upon the x86-64 architecture, which can theoretically peak at 1.84 teraflops; AMD stated that it was the "most powerful" APU it had developed to date. The PlayStation 4 places an increased emphasis on social interaction and integration with other devices and services, including the ability to play games off-console on PlayStation Vita and other supported devices ("Remote Play"), the ability to stream gameplay online or to friends, with them controlling gameplay remotely ("Share Play"). The console's controller was also redesigned and improved over the PlayStation 3, with improved buttons and analog sticks, and an integrated touchpad among other changes. The console also supports HDR10 high-dynamic-range color and playback of 4K multimedia.


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