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DasBunker4889d ago

Glad it will be more accessible. Hoping for a $400 starting price point.

TobeyMaguireFan4889d ago

rumor in the other article says it will be $599 us dollars again

Skip_Bayless4889d ago

True next-gen technology has been revealed.

Gazondaily4889d ago (Edited 4889d ago )

A few months ago we were begging for these kind of specs and people told us it wasnt happening.

Well, it's happened and then some! This machines specs are more than enough. The glimpses of the games we saw are a testament to that fact.

LOL_WUT4889d ago

Confirmed next-gen console, showed games running on it and specs revealed... Yep pretty much how its supposed to go down ;)

#Take notes

vickers5004889d ago

Can someone who knows their computer graphics tech explain to me how powerful the ps4 gpu is compared to say, an nvidia card? Like is it comparable to a GTX 460, a GTX 600 series or what?

Enemy4889d ago

Looks like Tobey's crying again.

Persistantthug4889d ago (Edited 4889d ago )

an Nvidia 660.
That's just the GPU and just talking about Teraflops.
http://www.gpureview.com/sh...

However, we haven't really been told what the CPU's Teraflop output is yet, so the total will end up being a bit more.

Eazy-Eman4889d ago

@tentons
so...when are you making the video of you eating your hat? Can you put some tobasco sauce on it before you eat it?

ABizzel14889d ago

@vickers500

What @Persistantthug said, although I don't understand why he used NVIDIA instead of AMD seeing how that's what the PS4 is using.

Using AMD the GPU is somewhere between the 7850 and 7870. Factoring in the CPU and the amazing RAM and it should be on par with that HD 7870, so mid-high PC graphics.

However, developer tools are better at coding for consoles, as the tools are focused on consistent and specific hardware, so expect to see games running comparably to current high-end PC's in the next 2 - 3 years.

On a side note seeing how precise the recent rumors for the PS4 were (besides doubling RAM), it's safe to assume that the Xbox 720's specs. are pretty close as well, for better or worse.

ProjectVulcan4889d ago (Edited 4889d ago )

It's going to be like a Radeon 7850. Just under 2 teraflops combined system performance. 7850 is 1.76 teraflops. 7870 by itself is 2.5 teraflops. The CPU we can assume Is the touted Jaguar cores simply because it was also called an APU and the CPU and GPU are on the same die. So it isn't gonna be a big CPU.

Being x86 architecture it will be directly comparable with desktop pc parts. If it is the 8 core 1.6ghz Jaguar based design then it's about as fast as your average dual core desktop CPU. Jaguar cores are small and designed really for tablet style applications. So pretty much any desktop quad core from the past 4 years will be quite a bit faster.

Raw performance of a midrange PC.

Current top of the line single AMD GPU 7970 is 4.3 teraflops by itself. 7990 dual GPU card is 7.4 teraflops by itself. I read somewhere that an update of the Radeon product line due this year would put their top end single GPU card to at least 6 teraflops. Which is believable.

So you get an idea with these examples.

TheGamerDood4889d ago (Edited 4889d ago )

"Axe99: Aye, but have to deal with a lack of optimization (because of the various hardware setups) and the huge tax on performance that running on Windows (if you're actually playing high-end games - there's very few high-end PC games on Linux or Mac) entails. Once you take into account the Windows resource 'tax', the PS4 specs actually compare pretty well with high-end PCs - far better than I expected, that's for sure."

Cueil4888d ago

Try a 7750... that combined with the APU would put that around 1.8tflops

evilhasitsway4888d ago

that it is so bet youll have to pay a decent amount for that beast which i do not mind doing.

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WarThunder4889d ago (Edited 4889d ago )

@TobeyMaguireFan
U jelly? xfan? hehehehe

mrbojingles4889d ago

Who are you even replying to?

SilentNegotiator4889d ago

Anyone that's been around N4G for a while knows that is another account by the infamous user "Bungie", a great troll and/or a massive Xbox fanboy.

Kevin ButIer4889d ago

@silent

Ohhh the irony... he can't use "Bungie" anymore... LOL

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HammadTheBeast4889d ago

lol PS4 has made you so mad. Also, check his comment history before defending him people.

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gunnerforlife4889d ago

can someone explain to me how good all this is compared to lets say pc specs, does it make ps3 as powerful as midrange PCs or lower then that?

Main Processor
Single-chip custom processor
CPU : x86-64 AMD “Jaguar”, 8 cores
GPU : 1.84 TFLOPS, AMD next-generation Radeon™ based
graphics engine

^ any good?

CGI-Quality4889d ago

Nearly 2T.FLOPS for any console is amazing! I'm running a GTX 690 in my rig, which can manage 5.6T.FLOPS, but to even have a home system that can do 2 is going to work wonders for devs like Naughty Dog, Guerrilla Games (as we've seen with the new Killzone), Santa Monica, and Quantic Dream!

chasegarcia4889d ago (Edited 4889d ago )

pc equivalent:

GPU= ati 7850 (estimate by TFLOPS)
CPU= AMD FX-8120 (A good guess)
Memory=GDDR5 ---------The best part of the specs.

Specs overall are pretty good. It is going to be like another ps3 > Wii difference between PS4>Wiiu.

--Onilink--4889d ago

single chip?? i thought they said they were on the same die?

showtimefolks4889d ago

ok so is wiiu still considered a next gen system lol?

not a lot of great 3rd party support for nintendo again.

on topic:

its a day one purchase even if its $599. sony has a proven track record of delivering games and as a gamer above everything else i want games

silvacrest4889d ago

personally i consider the wii U just current gen

hivycox4888d ago

wii u is next gen...its silly to even ask that question...

un by the way = poeple around here doesn't know the true power the wii u has... its highly customized which is hard for analysts to determine the power of the console...

but due to the fact that the architecture allows the system to put out better graphics than last gen consoles and only need mere 40W to power it ..its certainly next gen...

The 8GB GDDR5 RAM inside the PS4 won't allow the system to sell under a minimum of 450$...at LEAST

NBT914888d ago

Wii U is a next gen system.
Nobody bought a WII U thinking "I am sure this will produce better graphics than the PS4!" if you STILL don't see the point of the WII U, you never will and as a gamer, I pity you. It must be a shame to only play games with mind blowing graphics while missing out on other great gaming experiences. Should we not play GOW: Ascension next month since it is releasing on PS3 which isn't as powerful as PS4?

Well I will be loving playing Metal Gear on my PS4 and round of SSB WII U thrown in for good measure, if people want to limit their selves to only the first because they feel they owe it to Sony then that is their problem.
Sony fans are like the posh slobs of gaming, thinking because they pay more and get better hardware that everything else simply isn't worth their time. I love PlayStation but dude, it's not all about graphics and hardware.

showtimefolks4888d ago

NBT91

dude graphics and atmosphere makes a hue part of the game, and no wiiu isn't next gen its stuck somewhere in the middle and will be over shadowed by ms and sony when it comes to next gen consoles

releasing it a year before isn't gonna do it any favor, 3rd parties will be again on ps4 and next xbox. so yeah its great to have wiiu but only for nintendo exclusives.

and as a long time sony fan i am glad they always raise the bar something nintendo hasn't done in a long time.

call me a graphics whore but every game that comes out reviewers lavish it and say it looks amazing so what's wrong if i want my console experience to be stunning looking?

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Ryo-Hazuki4889d ago

8GB GDDR5 RAM......INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Statix4889d ago

8GB of GDDR5 RAM was a huge shocker for me. All leaked specs indicated 4GB (although Sony stated to developers they were aiming for more).

Hell, my recently-purchased AMD GPU "only" has 3GB, and I thought that was a lot!

starchild4889d ago

Yeah, me too, Statix. I have an HD 7950 with 3GB of GDDR5.

The PS4 will be a very powerful console. Especially if it has good tools (as rumored) and devs can code more to the metal.

Awesome_Gamer4888d ago

Amazing. I can't wait to get a PS4.

hivycox4888d ago

its gonna cost ... and its gonna hurt a lot of people

Cueil4888d ago

it's not just size... what is the bit width of the bus... is it 128bit bus a 256? It wont be hire that's were the expense really starts getting crazy

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Lior4889d ago

C'mon people the big news today is the nvidia Titan is being released today for 839 pounds

akaakaaka4889d ago (Edited 4889d ago )

PS4 8GB of GDDR5 QUANTUM LEAP > TITAN is like 6GD og GDDR3? lol old gen.. even GDDR5 is still inferior because the PS4 has 8gb of it!

trancefreak4888d ago

I am happy for a few reasons 1: I love when new console tech comes out. 2 I will have amazing new games on this new console to play with and 3rd: Finally game engines will evolve further on PC and this new console tech. If that all makes sense cool.

boldstarr4889d ago

You wan't a cheap console with same games every year, buy an xbox
You wan't a kiddie games with outdated hardware, buy an Wii U

You wan't a console that's future proof, lots of diff game genres to choose and play, and a premium hardware buy a PS4

SignifiedSix4889d ago

For one, you can't even say anything about the next xbox as we know no actual facts about it. For all we know, it could be a more powerful system, or be on par with the ps4.

Microsoft has plenty of games being made for next generation. And many we dont even know about, like Fuse from crytek.

You're just another troll that plagues this website.

dafegamer4889d ago

how does this guy have 5 bubbles?

FlameBaitGod4889d ago

Oh they went with amd this time :O, nvidea must be pissed.

Malice-Flare4888d ago

nVidia's fault, they priced themselves out of Xbox, they priced themselves out of PS4...

plus, they're so draconian when it comes to licensing tech that the PS3 Linux does not have hardware access to the RSX GPU, which inspired hackers to hack the PS3 in the name of 'homebrew'...

lol, Project Shield...

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pain777pas4888d ago (Edited 4888d ago )

Sony just made the local news here in primetime and are doing a segment. Nice job their Sony!

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Zodiac4889d ago (Edited 4889d ago )

They should have Layman's terms for computer talk.

dirthurts4889d ago

Around the power of a radeon 7850 with a mid range processor.

Cueil4888d ago

No... a APU with that... drop it down to a 7750... you have ~800GFLOP combined with the ~ 1tflop from CPU

RememberThe3574889d ago

Haha your getting disagrees as if most people here know how to talk all that computer spec mumbo jumbo.

I completely agree with you, I'm not a computer guy so without any context these number are useless to me.

nrvalleytime4889d ago

GDDR5 8GB

This makes me very happy.

Rainstorm814889d ago

And devs happy...no excuses for Crytek

mt4889d ago

that made blizzard happy as well.

WarThunder4889d ago

And a 8 core AMD CPU! i have a 6 core, AMD is the best, Low price great performance.

2pacalypsenow4889d ago

Not better than intel Heyoooooooooo!

WarThunder4889d ago (Edited 4889d ago )

@2pacalypsenow

AMD is Better than Intel
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

EDIT:
Before u Disagree watch the video first.

Tsar4ever014887d ago

Sony probably would've used Intel, but they probably charged way to much for their hardware specs, amd was far more reasonable which is the reason they went with them instead.

torchic4889d ago

Mr. Warden you must be extremely impressed with the new console.

when will your new viral video on YouTube release? :)

--Onilink--4889d ago (Edited 4889d ago )

it definitely does, that is some huge amount of RAM, especially that its DDR5.

Though my wallet is crying in the corner of the room right now thinking of much money i will have to spend this gen again to be able to play in all formats

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mushroomwig4889d ago

'802.11 b/g/n'

Hurray! My biggest problem with the PS3 was the wireless.

NateCole4889d ago

Shit i was hoping for AC. Oh well still great.

krisq4888d ago (Edited 4888d ago )

Correct me if I'm wrong but only old phatties didn't support 'n' protocol. Slim and SuperSlim do have it.

mushroomwig4888d ago

No, none of the PS3 models have 'n' protocal sadly.

Ilovetheps54889d ago

The specs are really good in my opinion. I am very happy with the specs and can't wait to see what games they create on the PS4.

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Playstation Plus Monthly Games for May: EA Sports FC 26, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Nine Sols

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FPSRUSSIA73d ago

What's Point in commenting your basicly closing down the site.

LiViNgLeGaCY73d ago

I'm surprised it's still the old site. I thought he said starting today?

Eonjay73d ago

Its like the final episode of the Sapranos. You gonna go to make a comment and when you click add th-

Profchaos73d ago

Timezone thing maybe.... RIP

darthv7273d ago

Insert the Ferris Bueller end scene... "You're still here? It's over.."

LiViNgLeGaCY73d ago

I think the only game here for me is Nine Sols. Was always interested in that game.

TheColbertinator73d ago

Glad I don't buy FIFA games anymore

Rebel_Scum73d ago

Hey now! Thats a great month.

Nacho_Z73d ago

Good month for me, I wanted that particular footy game and thought it might be due. Anyway who cares, shame about the site I'll miss the comment sections. All the best everyone.

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Naughty Dog Was Reportedly Divided On Joel's Controversial Fate During Development Of TLOU Part 2

Naughty Dog was reportedly divided on the controversial fate of Joel in The Last of Us Part 2 during the game's development.

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SimpleDad74d ago

NO, that can't be... No! I can't... Really?/s

Cacabunga74d ago

They for sure chose the worst way to deal with it

-Foxtrot72d ago

Funny considering Bruce left half way through development and now we get told there was an internal conflict with the story direction.

Makes you think…

HectixRose74d ago

I think it was good decision, if he was still alive, he would have been a mascot just like Kratos, drake and many others. These old dudes gotta die for new characters to take center stage with their own storyline. They keep dragging the emotional baggage into many sequels and eventually the story just turns into absolute shit show.

JEECE74d ago

It was ironic because people complained heavily about the story in the Uncharted games not having sufficient stakes because all the key characters always survived, despite the dangerous situations they were always in. Then ND killed a character in a more serious series and everyone lost their minds. Just shows that people don't always really want the thing they say they want.

CantThinkOfAUsername73d ago

I thought the more common complaint about Uncharted franchise was how the main cast are the good guys acting so nonchalantly while killing hundreds in cold blood (aka the dissonance between gameplay and story cutscenes). They just did it again in Part II.

Soy74d ago

Didn't have to kill him. Just have them part ways or Joel can "retire," whatever.

DarXyde73d ago

I don't think he would necessarily need to become a mascot (and besides, technically, I'd say Ellie is... So regardless, someone was going to be).

From a narrative perspective, I do think it has a similar effect to Ricky dying in Boyz N Da Hood: very likeable character, and you're really motivated to see the get back—in this case, it's more intense because it's an interactive experience. Most people hated Abby, but I get what they were after with portraying the cycle of violence and revenge—unfortunately, the game appears to want to take the side of the bad people.

But I will say that if Joel survived, it does become harder to tell an interesting story. What COULD have happened is an exploration into the rift between Joel and Ellie after the trolley dilemma events of the first game. It could have been interesting to see Abby out for revenge at the same time Ellie hated Joel.

Ashunderfire8673d ago

Sorry just had to say this lol! RICKYYYY!

Man Cuba Gooding Jr was miscast in that movie, but that part was cringey it was sad and funny at the same time man.

Ashunderfire8673d ago (Edited 73d ago )

I understand but the way they went about killing Joel, was poorly executed. Even the show of the Last of Us games tried to improved it, but it was just as bad. Well at least Joel got to know the reason why he had to die, before the death happened in the show. That part gave us the full context, but the game just let it happen with no pay off.

Joel death should have been a midway thing through the story, so we at least get to play him a little more with Ellie. Abby didn’t need to be this Hulk looking woman, but more like the show Abby which is a beater idea in my opinion.

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InUrFoxHole74d ago

The only ND game that was so disappointing to me I couldn't finish it.

pwnmaster300074d ago

Honestly as much as I loved the game, they could have just not killed him off.
I get it creator vision and all but killing a character that made you millions is just wrong imo. At least have him go down fighting.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

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Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle73d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7773d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments