The PS4 received an epic reveal last night and Sony has already hit the ground running by releasing the official spec sheet. You technical types may want to read all the nitty gritty details but for the rest of us here are the key take outs from this sheet.
- Console: $399 (R5500)
- DualShock 4: $59 (R700)
- PlayStation Eye: $59 (R700)
- CPU: x86 AMD 64bit 1.8Ghz
- HDD: 500Gb
- RAM: 8Gb GDDR5
- Weight: 2.8 kgs
- Blu-Ray Drive
- 2 USB ports
- Wireless, Bluetooth, Ethernet
- Bundled with Headset, HDMI Cable and USB Cable
And there we have it, what’s really awesome is that it comes with everything you need in the box to get gaming. No other purchase required.
Last Updated: June 11, 2013
Macethy
June 11, 2013 at 12:50
Do you have to buy the Eye accessory?
Uberutang
June 11, 2013 at 12:51
Optional extra.
Ultimo_Cleric N7
June 11, 2013 at 12:55
At least you can choose whether to have this one on or not….
Lardus
June 11, 2013 at 12:55
Love that it is OPTIONAL!!
CaptainNemo42
June 11, 2013 at 12:58
Great! So you can buy it later if you want to, or it’s on special.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
June 11, 2013 at 12:57
My body is ready!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
June 11, 2013 at 12:57
Hopefully, our shores will see enough stock…. 😀
Airborne
June 11, 2013 at 12:57
Almost 7, 000 bucks… minus the Eye Toy… hmmmm…
okay 🙂
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
June 11, 2013 at 12:59
Depending on our exchange rates, it might be wiser to wait a bit and get the console post-launch. I have enough saved up, but I might wait a few months, just to make sure that all the launch issues have been dealt with.
Uberutang
June 11, 2013 at 13:01
Remember the 399 includes a controller also. So 399 + a game and you can play. (or 399 + 50 for plus and 2 free games per month + drive club)
Airborne
June 11, 2013 at 13:03
Good points… and lets factor in that the games will be 700 bucks each… and you need two games atleast…
Uberutang
June 11, 2013 at 13:05
Warframe + War thunder is f2p and will be on ps4.
Uberutang
June 11, 2013 at 13:01
349 pounds.
matthurstrsa
June 11, 2013 at 13:01
How many controllers does it come with? I’m guessing 1, just like this gen?
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
June 11, 2013 at 13:02
If the PS3’s anything to go by… one?
Andre116
June 11, 2013 at 13:04
I remember picking up my 360 a couple of months after launch with a bundled game and an extra controller (for 2 in total) at the same price as what it costed at launch.
Rinceyouropinion
June 11, 2013 at 13:06
Yeah, I don’t see the SONY price coming down anytime soon. Not if they are this cheap at launch. In fact, SONY have only just started making profits on the sale of the PS3.
matthurstrsa
June 11, 2013 at 13:06
You know what would be sneaky? Bundle it with… none! Then you have the good press from your massive $100 price difference, but what people don’t know is they have to fork out half that to get a controller. But they must bundle one with it. Surely?
HvR
June 11, 2013 at 13:20
from the spec sheet, the following will be included in the standard box:
Included PlayStation®4 system × 1
Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK®4) × 1
Mono headset × 1
AC power cord × 1
HDMI cable × 1
USB cable × 1
matthurstrsa
June 11, 2013 at 13:22
Thanks man! Was too lazy to do my own research. Shame on me!
Admiral Chief Commander
June 11, 2013 at 13:14
AY EM DEEEEEEEEEE
RichardC
June 11, 2013 at 14:29
Bit of a typo at the CPU there. Think you got the 1.84 confused with the GPU’s teraflops, pretty sure its a 3.2 Ghz or 3.6 Ghz CPU.
Roo_ZA
June 11, 2013 at 14:48
Nope, that’s what these two new consoles run at.
Melasco
June 11, 2013 at 14:53
I agree, will be 1.6 – 2Ghz, but I still don’t see that anywhere? Where’s the 1.8Ghz from or was it a typo?
Roo_ZA
June 11, 2013 at 14:56
Well I guess it’s mostly educated guessing, based on what the specs for the AMD chips.
HvR
June 11, 2013 at 16:15
AMD specs for Jaguar cores are up to 1.85GHz, remember Jaguar is AMD’s new low power series and the higher the frequency you run at the more power and excess heat you consume/produce.
They up the “processing power” these days by using smaller transistors (28nm for the Jaguar) and then fitting more cores, more low level caches and bigger data pipelines on the silicone.
Also the Jaguar series in SoC (system on chip) the CPU and GPU (Radeon HD8000 core) is situated on the same silicone, the GPU is also more powerful than the CPU and does all the hard grunt work, graphics, physics (or anything other beefy task).
Melasco
June 11, 2013 at 15:05
I have 2 unanswered PS4 questions I’m curious about:
1) This question is irrelevant for comparison purposes, I know, but just wondering, what is the CPU clocked at? Must me 1.6 – 2.0 Ghz imo, but does anyone actually know?
2) How much of the PS4’s 8Gb RAM is actually available to games? Most rumors suggest the OS only uses 1Gb, so 7Gb is available, but still rumors. Look, even the 5Gb available to games on XBOX One is a crapload in console terms, but I’m just curious because this may affect the lifespan of the console.
These are simple questions… I wonder why they are still unanswered…