PS4 Launch Day Buyer's Guide: Games, Gear, And More

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PS4 Launch Day Buyer's Guide: Games, Gear, And More

Added: 10.11.2013 20:00 | 8 views | 0 comments

PlayStation 4
Price: $399
Release Date: November 15th, 2013
Notable Specs: 8GB GDDR5 RAM, Blu-Ray Drive, 500GB HDD

Sony is taking everything it's learned from the last generation and using it to make the ultimate gaming console with PS4. Right off the bat, Sony's next-gen console trumps its predecessor in the pricing department with an asking price that is $200 cheaper than the PS3 when it launched back in 2006. The infamous Cell Processor has also been scrapped in an effort to make development as easy as possible. Instead, Sony is opting for a more PC-like, semi-custom AMD-powered x86 CPU that has first-party, third-party, and indie developers all grinning from ear to ear. And then there's the real kicker for fans who appreciate raw techinical power, as PlayStation 4 boasts 8GB of GDDR5 RAM, which trumps PS3's RAM sixteen-fold.