Sony Announces the PS4

As many expected, Sony has officially announced the PS4 at the Sony PlayStation Meeting today. The new PlayStation will have an X86 processor, "state of the art" GPU, 8 GB of high-speed unified memory, and a hard drive for local storage. The PS4 will allow gamers to share their gameplay stream and even remotely take control of friend's games. Along with the PS4, Sony has unveiled a new DualShock 4 controller which features a built-in touchpad at the center of the controller, and a built-in microphone jack.

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Re:How long until the PS4 is irrelevant?

[Beardo the Bearded]

That's not really what keeps consoles alive.

If I want to play the latest game for a PC, I have to check the specs, buy a new video card every year. I'll have to upgrade the CPU and RAM every 2 years or so as well. A decent gaming rig will set me back $1500 and be a money sink.

If I want to play the latest game for the 360, I buy the game and put it in the drive. It'll run. It cost $500 with the extra controllers and the Kinect. I won't have to upgrade it until I decide to buy the next gen XBox.