Overview: PlayStation 4

Brian Achenbach

Praised as a console for both gamers and developers by its creator Sony, the PlayStation 4 has been improved in every way from its predecessors for the graphical quality of its games.

Games like Guerrilla Games’s first person shooter “Killzone Shadow Fall,” and SCE Japan Studio’s adventure game “Knack” are Sony’s exclusive launch titles that cannot be found on any other platform.

Sucker Punch Production’s PS4 exclusive “Infamous: Second Son” is an open world adventure game that puts players in the shoes of a man named Delsin Rowe who has gained superpowers including one to absorb other powers. “Infamous: Second Son” is slated to be released in 2014.

When it comes to content, Sony has deals with “Assassin’s Creed” developer Ubisoft and “Halo” developer Bungie for exclusive content on their consoles.

PlayStation players will get exclusive downloadable content for “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag” and when Bungie’s new game “Destiny” releases, PlayStation gamers will get downloadable content before it releases on other platforms.

What consumers will be getting when they purchase a basic PS4 is the console, an HDMI cable, a power cable, a wired headset, a charging cable for the controller that it comes with it and a 14-day free trial of PlayStation Plus.

The PS4 can record and stream game play, and can share it to social media sites.

The PS4 will require a subscription fee to their respective online services, but you do not need one to use the Game DVR to record gameplay on the PS4.

The PS4 has a 500 GB hard drive and can play Blu-ray discs as well.

One thing the PS4 will not be able to do is share recorded video content to YouTube. PS4 owners who have PSN IDs still will not be able to change their names.

The PS4 has an eight core AMD “Jaguar” processor compared to PlayStation 3’s custom cell processor.

The PS4 will launch on Nov. 15 for $400 with launch games such as “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag,” “Battlefield 4,” “Call of Duty: Ghosts,” “FIFA 14,” “Killzone: Shadow Fall,” “Knack” and “Warframe.”