The PlayStation 4 unveiling blew our collective socks off, and Shuhei Yoshida has continued with his excellent policy of engaging with fans on twitter since then, but sometimes you just want a big sheet of facts printed on it.
Luckily this has come out alongside the conference, and we can dive in to find a few extra little details about the machine:
- In terms of storage, we’ll see a 500GB Hard disk drive, which @yosp has since confirmed is replaceable.
- Preliminary dimensions, for those with a ruler handy, are 275x53x305mm (width x height x length). That makes it slightly smaller than the PS3 Slim, and incredibly close to the PS3 Super Slim!
- Those craving USB ports will be disappointed to see that there are just two USB 3.0 ports on the front. The PlayStation Camera uses the dedicated AUX port on the back.
- The PS4 misses out on the very latest wireless standards, but 802.11 n and Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR) are plenty to handle wireless duties. There’s also Ethernet for cable lovers.
- Analogue is dead, as the sole outputs come in the form of HDMI and digital optical audio. That means no more Component video, and as with the PS3, HDCP may preclude external means of recording game footage. Lucky they have a ‘Share’ button.
- Included in the box you will get a PS4, a DS4, a mono headset, power cord, HDMI cable and USB cable.
- That means the PlayStation Camera will be an additional expense, and it’s priced at $59, €49 and £44. Clearly that has helped to bring the cost of the main console down, but we’ll see how that affects support and integration in games.
- Additional DualShock 4 controllers will set you back an eye-watering $59, €59 and £54, thanks to a totally different exchange rate being in use.
- The DualShock 4 still connects via Bluetooth and USB, with the sole difference that it is now a Micro USB port, rather than Mini USB.
- The DS4’s Touch Pad has “2 Point Sensing”, is based on smartphone-like capacitive touch, and also has a “Click Mechanism”. This makes it sound rather like the clicky unified touchpads which (I believe) were first used on on Apple’s MacBook Pro a few years ago.
For those that want to study the specs for themselves, you can have a look at the press release PDF here.
UPDATE:
In response to a few questions in the comments, some further clarifications:
- Elsewhere, @yosp has confirmed that the console is region free. Not for movies, but certainly for games.
- The slot for discs is barely visible in the 5th image, but resides on the left hand side, between the two blocks and to the left of the USB ports.
- With regards to legacy accessories, the DualShock 3 is not supported, but Move will be, alongside the new camera. It’s currently unclear about Bluetooth headsets, third party headsets, or racing wheels. Third party headsets will surely struggle without analogue outputs, though.
- The bundled mono headset plugs into the minijack & extension port on the bottom of the DS4.
If you’re more about the pictures, here’s a little gallery of images for your viewing pleasure:
AddictedAndy
Please, please, please can you find out how long the eye cable is and if its extendable?
AdmiringWorm
The length of the cable is Approximately 2 meters.
I don’t know if it’s extendable though.
teflon
Currently stated at 2 meters in the PDF, but subject to change.
As a proprietary connection, it would have to be a special cable to go any longer than that.
AdmiringWorm
ah, so that’s what ‘tentative’ means.
gazzagb
Glad the PS Eye isn’t bundled in, I certainly won’t be getting one until I’ve seen devs actually use it for more than a gimmick. Shame the controller is quite expensive.
Broonba
The Main console looks very sleek and sexy……..or is it just me?? :P
Kevatron400
I think the eye not coming with the box is a good choice for keeping the price of the box down (and making it dramatically different to the XB1), but it might lead to under-use a bit like the move this gen, like you say – support and integration are a lot more of a gamble for a developer compared to if they could guarantee everyone had one.
Motalla
I don’t think I will shelling out an other £450 on a Thrustmaster wheel, it better be supported!
freezebug2
Nice, I needed to know the pricing of the DS4 being an essential bit of starter kit for me, and that price seems very reasonable, less than expected for sure!
Checking the Amazon advert for the PS4 console and they have included in the tech specs an Analogue-AV out connector alongside the HDMI and optical digital output….strange addition but they do cover themselves with (all info subject to change)
PS4 console straight in at No. 1 in the Amazon games chart btw…..shocking! :P
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JBoo
1 thing i really hope it’s ‘NOT’ is noisy :-/ i.e the Fan noise. I hope it’s dead quiet, ‘ALL’ he time because that would be cool :-P + It seems every Gen the Fan noise goes up then down then up then down with the other versions etc etc LoL:D
JBoo
Er i meant ‘ ‘ALL’ the time’ not ‘ ‘ALL’ he time’ Well the PS4 could be a ‘he’ :D
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