Sony sure hasn’t shied away from providing a breakdown of what’s underneath the hood in PS4, and with that jaw-dropping Killzone Shadow Fall demo, why would they? Below you’ll find a detailed list of specifications for PS4 hardware. Of note is is the 8-core x86-based Jaguar, 8GB DDR5 RAM, a custom AMD GPU boasting 1.84 TFLOPs of processing power, and USB 3.0 support.

Main Processing Units
CPU : x86-64 AMD “Jaguar”, 8 cores
GPU : 1.84 TFLOPS, AMD next-generation Radeon™ based graphics engine

Memory
GDDR5 8GB

Hard Disk Drive Built-in

Optical Drive (read only)
BD 6xCAV
DVD 8xCAV

I/O
Super-Speed USB (USB 3.0) 、AUX

Communication

Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)
IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth® 2.1 (EDR)
AV output

HDMI
Analog-AV out
Digital Output (optical)

DualShock 4 Controller

External Dimensions Approx. 162mm x 52mm x 98mm (width x height x depth)
(tentative, excludes largest projection)
Weight Approx. 210g (tentative)
Keys / Switches PS button, SHARE button, OPTIONS button,
Directional buttons (Up/Down/Left/Right),
Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square),
R1/L1/R2/L2 button, Left stick / L3 button, Right stick / R3
button, Pad Button
Touch Pad 2 Point Touch Pad, Click Mechanism, Capacitive Type
Motion Sensor Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, threeaxis accelerometer)
Other Features Light Bar, Vibration, Built-in Mono Speaker
Ports USB (Micro B), Extention Port, Stereo Headset Jack
Wireless Communication Bluetooth® Ver2.1+EDR
Battery Type Built-in Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery
Voltage DC3.7V (tentative)
Capacity 1000mAh (tentative)

 

What remains unknown is what the actual console will look like – and exactly how much storage it’ll pack. Most likely, Sony will adopt a multi-SKU strategy akin to the PS3, but it looks like we’ll have to wait  until E3 to find out.

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