"So the big guns have fired their salvos at E3 and it looks like Sony is making the early running. A lower price, more powerful hardware and a popular stance against DRM put it ahead of its main rival after the first hurdle."
PlayStation E3 Press Conference 2013"If you missed out on the initial PS4 announcement event, which contains a lot more hardware information, you can watch a condensed version below."
PS4 Announcement - 10 minute highlight"Video games are often presented as being cutting-edge entertainment, but at E3 Sony struck a massive blow against its main rival by simply standing still. DRM, digital licensing and mandatory internet connections have become big topics in this fledgling console war. Microsoft?s plan was to join the likes of Apple, Amazon and Steam - with content that lives in the cloud and is attached to your user account rather than physical media - with all the restrictions and advantages that entails."
Official PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video"It wasn?t a popular move though, or at least not popular with those on gaming websites, forums and twitter. And so Sony scored an open goal by announcing that disc-based games would work the same as ever, yours to play, yours to sell and yours to lend. This sounds simple compared to the Xbox One?s DRM system which you can read about in our Xbox One article, but at least Microsoft has detailed exactly how its system will work."
PS4 SPECS
Here's the official listing of the PS4 specification as it stands
Main Processor:
Single-chip custom processor
CPU: x86-64 AMD 'Jaguar' 8 cores
GPU: 1.84 TFLOPS, AMD next-generation Radeon? based graphics engine
Memory:
GDDR5 8GB
Hard Disk Drive:
Built-in 500GB
Size and weight:
305x53x275mm and 2.8kg
Optical Drive (read only):
BD 6xCAV
DVD 8xCAV
I/O and communication:
Super-Speed USB (USB 3.0)
AUX
Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)
IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth? 2.1 (EDR)
AV output:
HDMI
Digital Output (optical)
$399