{"id":26815,"date":"2013-02-25T12:27:37","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T16:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=26815"},"modified":"2013-02-25T12:27:37","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T16:27:37","slug":"playstation-4-video-game-news-launch-games-more-sony-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=26815","title":{"rendered":"Playstation 4 VIDEO GAME NEWS: LAUNCH GAMES & MORE – Sony News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI)\u00a0today introduced PlayStation\u00ae4 (PS4\u2122), its next generation computer entertainment system\u00a0that redefines rich and immersive gameplay with powerful graphics and speed, intelligent\u00a0personalization, deeply integrated social capabilities, and innovative second-screen features.\u00a0Combined with PlayStation\u00aeNetwork with cloud technology, PS4 offers an expansive gaming\u00a0ecosystem that is centered on gamers, enabling them to play when, where and how they want.\u00a0PS4 will be available this holiday season.<\/p>\n

Gamer Focused, Developer Inspired<\/strong>
\nPS4 was designed from the ground up to ensure that the very best games and the most\u00a0immersive experiences reach PlayStation gamers. \u00a0PS4 accomplishes this by enabling the\u00a0greatest game developers in the world to unlock their creativity and push the boundaries of\u00a0play through a system that is tuned specifically to their needs.<\/p>\n

PS4 also fluidly connects players to the larger world of experiences offered by\u00a0PlayStation, across the console and mobile spaces, and PlayStation\u00ae Network (PSN).\u00a0The PS4 system architecture is distinguished by its high performance and ease of\u00a0development. \u00a0PS4 is centered around a powerful custom chip that contains eight x86-64 cores\u00a0and a state of the art graphics processor.<\/p>\n

The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) has been enhanced in a number of ways,\u00a0principally to allow for easier use of the GPU for general purpose computing (GPGPU) such as\u00a0physics simulation. \u00a0The GPU contains a unified array of 18 compute units, which collectively\u00a0generate 1.84 Teraflops of processing power that can freely be applied to graphics, simulation\u00a0tasks, or some mixture of the two.<\/p>\n

PS4 is equipped with 8 GB of unified system memory, easing game creation and\u00a0increasing the richness of content achievable on the platform. \u00a0GDDR5 is used for this memory,\u00a0giving the system 176 GB\/second of bandwidth and providing a further boost to graphics\u00a0performance.\u00a0The end result for gamers is new games with rich, high-fidelity graphics and deeply\u00a0immersive experiences that shatter expectations.<\/p>\n

Shared Game Experiences<\/strong>
\nSocial interaction is central to PS4 experiences, so new features were built into the\u00a0actual foundation of the system\u2019s hardware architecture. \u00a0PS4 provides dedicated, \u201calways on\u201d\u00a0video compression and decompression systems that enables seamless uploading of gameplay.<\/p>\n

For the first time ever, gamers can share their epic triumphs with the press of a button.\u00a0Gamers simply hit the \u201cSHARE button\u201d on the controller, scan through the last few minutes of\u00a0gameplay, tag it and return to the game\u2014the video uploads as the gamer plays. \u00a0Gamers can\u00a0share their images and videos to their friends on social networking services such as Facebook.<\/p>\n

PS4 also enhances social spectating by enabling gamers to broadcast their gameplay in\u00a0real-time to friends using live internet streaming services such as Ustream. During live\u00a0broadcasts, friends can make comments on the streamed gameplay and, if a gamer gets stuck\u00a0on a challenging level, friends can also join the game in completely new ways. \u00a0For example,\u00a0friends can offer health potions or special weapons when a player needs them most during\u00a0actual gameplay.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, users can connect their Facebook account with Sony Entertainment\u00a0Network account. \u00a0Through PS4, users are able to deepen their connections through co-op play\u00a0or \u201ccross-game chat\u201d.<\/p>\n

PS4 Second Screens<\/strong>
\nPS4 integrates second screens, including PlayStation\u00aeVita (PS Vita), smartphones and
\ntablets, to wrap gamers in their favorite content wherever they are. A key feature enabled by
\nsecond screens is \u201cRemote Play\u201d and PS4 fully unlocks its potential by making PS Vita the
\nultimate companion device. \u00a0With PS Vita, gamers will be able to seamlessly pull PS4 titles
\nfrom their living room TVs and play them on PS Vita\u2019s beautiful 5-inch display and intuitive
\ndual analog sticks over Wi-Fi networks\u00a0*1. \u00a0It is SCEI\u2019s long-term vision is to make most PS4\u00a0titles playable on PS Vita\u00a0*2.<\/p>\n

A new application from SCE called \u201cPlayStation\u00aeApp\u201d will enable iPhone, iPad, and \u00a0AndroidTM\u00a0based smartphones and tablets*3\u00a0to become second screens. \u00a0Once installed on\u00a0these devices, users can, for example, see maps on their second screens when playing an
\nadventure game, purchase PS4 games while away from home and download it directly to the
\nconsole at home, or remotely watch other gamers playing on their devices.<\/p>\n

Immediate Gameplay<\/strong>
\nPS4 radically reduces the lag time between players and their content. \u00a0PS4 features \u201csuspend mode\u201d which keeps the system in a low power state while preserving the game\u00a0session. \u00a0The time it takes today to boot a console and load a saved game will be a thing of the\u00a0past. \u00a0With PS4, gamers just hit the power button again and are promptly back playing the\u00a0game at the exact point where they left off. \u00a0Additionally, users can boot a variety of\u00a0applications including a web browser when playing a game on PS4.<\/p>\n

PS4 also enables games to be downloaded or updated in the background, or even in\u00a0stand-by mode. \u00a0The system takes it one step further by making digital titles playable as they\u00a0are being downloaded. \u00a0When a player purchases a game, PS4 downloads just a fraction of the\u00a0data so gamers can start playing immediately, and the rest is downloaded in the\u00a0background during actual gameplay.<\/p>\n

Personalized, Curated Content<\/strong>
\nOn the newly designed PS4 menu screen, players can look over game-related\u00a0information shared by friends, view friends\u2019 gameplay with ease, or obtain information of\u00a0recommended content, including games, TV shows and movies. \u00a0The long-term goal of PS4 is\u00a0to reduce download times of digital titles to zero: if the system knows enough about a player to\u00a0predict the next game they will purchase, then that game can be loaded and ready to go before\u00a0they even click the \u201cbuy\u201d button. \u00a0PS4 will further enrich users\u2019 entertainment experiences, by\u00a0meeting their potential needs.<\/p>\n

Gaming in the Cloud<\/strong>
\nLaunched in November 2006, PlayStation Network, a network service for PlayStation\u00a0users, now operates in 67 countries and regions*4\u00a0around the world with the total number of downloaded content of more than 2.8 billion*5. \u00a0In addition to a variety of games available in\u00a0PlayStation\u00aeStore, PS4 users will be able to enjoy a variety of services offered by PSN, such\u00a0as Sony Corporation\u2019s Music Unlimited, a cloud-based music subscription service and Video\u00a0Unlimited, a premium video service, as well as various content distribution services.<\/p>\n

By combining PlayStation Network with Gaikai Inc\u2019s cloud technology, it is SCE\u2019s\u00a0goal to make free exploration possible for various games. In the future, when a gamer sees a\u00a0title of interest in PlayStation Store, they can immediately start playing a portion of the actual\u00a0game \u2014 not a stripped down version of the game. \u00a0With Gaikai and PlayStation Store, gamers\u00a0will be able to experience appealing games and only pay for the games they actually love.\u00a0PlayStation Network and the cloud will offer additional value to PlayStation gamers. SCE is\u00a0exploring unique opportunities enabled by cloud technology with the long-term vision of\u00a0making PlayStation libraries including an incredible catalog of more than 3000 PS3 titles*6
\nthat\u00a0is unmatched in the industry, mostly ubiquitous on PS4.<\/p>\n

SCE will announce new details of PS4 and its robust lineup of games from 3rd party\u00a0developers and publishers, the independent gaming community and SCE Worldwide Studios,\u00a0as well as further enhancements to the entire PlayStation ecosystem between now and the\u00a0holiday 2013 launch.<\/p>\n

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Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI)\u00a0today introduced PlayStation\u00ae4 (PS4\u2122), its next generation computer entertainment system\u00a0that redefines rich and immersive gameplay with powerful graphics and speed, intelligent\u00a0personalization, deeply integrated social capabilities, and innovative second-screen features.\u00a0Combined with PlayStation\u00aeNetwork with cloud technology, PS4 offers an expansive gaming\u00a0ecosystem that is centered on gamers, enabling them to play when, where and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[532,8274,2727],"class_list":["post-26815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-news","tag-playstation-4","tag-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26815"}],"version-history":[{"count":-4,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26815\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}