Right on the heels of information being dropped on Microsoft's Xbox One, Sony also revealed some interesting details behind their console. Microsoft first showcased some technical specs a few weeks ago on their console,
but didn't really get into specifics in regards to pricing or what kind
of games would be available. Yesterday, they announced the pricing
that would run around $500 US dollars at launch time.
On the other hand, Sony revealed that the PS4 would be price competitively at around $400 US dollars, with a much slimmer body construction, almost a mixture of the PS2 and Xbox One combined.
Not only will the Sony console be cheaper at the launch date, but also the computational power behind the device will be better as well. While Microsoft and the Xbox One have been flamed pretty hard over the last few weeks about the possibility of requiring an internet connection to "check in" every 24 hours, even for single player games, Sony has announced that there is no similar requirement for the PS4. All games will be disc-based and able to run offline and there will be no restrictions to buying or playing used games.
So far though, Sony has not set a concrete release date, but we can probably expect their latest console to be in the hands of consumers by the 2013 holiday season.
On the other hand, Sony revealed that the PS4 would be price competitively at around $400 US dollars, with a much slimmer body construction, almost a mixture of the PS2 and Xbox One combined.
Not only will the Sony console be cheaper at the launch date, but also the computational power behind the device will be better as well. While Microsoft and the Xbox One have been flamed pretty hard over the last few weeks about the possibility of requiring an internet connection to "check in" every 24 hours, even for single player games, Sony has announced that there is no similar requirement for the PS4. All games will be disc-based and able to run offline and there will be no restrictions to buying or playing used games.
So far though, Sony has not set a concrete release date, but we can probably expect their latest console to be in the hands of consumers by the 2013 holiday season.
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