Every day, we welcome the new smart phones, digital cameras, tablets and even laptops, so do the new game consoles. Right on November 15 this year, Sony’s PlayStation brand has entered the “next generation” with the newly-released multitalented, speedy PlayStation 4, naturally, the video game world has been significantly different than the it used to be: HD is now standard, online multiplayer an expectation and multitasking a given.
Without any doubt, the PS4 is remarkably better-looking than the PlayStation 3 — or the Xbox One, or the Xbox 360. The most obvious feature is how small it is—more than 2 inches tall, 12 inches deep and 10 inches wide, making the PS 4 super slim and much smaller than any version of its processor PlayStation3 that ever made. Besides, it’s around 5 pounds lighter than the first-gen PS3 and 1.5 pounds heavier than the final PS3. Have to say that, the newest model really upholds Sony’s reputation for snazzy hardware design.
A console, of course, has to do more than just how it looks. It’s really what’s on the inside that counts. There’s no denying that, what’s inside the PS 4 box is surprisingly impressive. A speedy customized processor with eight AMD Jaguar CPU cores and a next-gen Radeon GPU are equipped in the PS 4. Some great features which bring many benefits to the users have already empowered to the PS4, for example, the option for voice-chat regardless of what game they’re playing. Besides, Sony has also improved the responsiveness of the new DualShock controller, making it more smooth and convenient for the game play. Embracing the same traditional PlayStation button layout as its predecessors, there are several new features and important tweaks added on the one of the PlayStation 4. The mold of the controller however, sees the biggest and most long overdue change, dropping the old school DualShock design from 1997 (when it was first introduced on the original PlayStation in Japan) and embracing anergonomic, more rounded design with better grips. It’s light weight, smooth and slick.
On the other hand, Players are allowed to send the audio through the controller’s headphone jack, which should be a good option for late-night gamers who don’t want to wake the rest of the household. The fact is that, the newest PlayStation 4 has got less entertainment options than Microsoft’s Xbox One which would be released on Nov. 22. Whereas, Sony’s game console including the PS 4 does support apps for video services such as Netflix and Hulu Plus. It also has an Internet browser, which is good for light Web surfing but definitely won’t become your primary way of looking things up online. Stunningly, the PS4 is able to record the last 15 minutes of game play at the maximum 720p at all times, users are allowed to trim the recorded video down into short clips or upload the whole video to Facebook for sharing.