wraggster
February 8th, 2013, 22:03
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/01/feb20ps4620x340pxhedimg_620x340.jpgAs Sony Computer Entertainment warms up its blue lighting and double-checks its playlist for February 20th (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/31/sony-nyc-february-20-playstation/), one unnamed SCE official says that the PlayStation 4 will act as more of a home entertainment hub than what we've seen in the past. They added, according to the Nikkei, that the main selling point won't be the rumored eight-core AMD64 CPU (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/23/report-orbis-dev-kit-specs/) or other hardware specs, but how it opens up new styles of play -- something Nintendo is also focusing on (http://www.engadget.com/wii-u-review/nintendo-wii-u-review/). Sony is going to push the new console as a home entertainment "nerve center," with a focus on the hardware's ability to connect and share to mobile devices -- the rival that's pulling gamers away (http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/10/timber-ios-and-android-take-60-percent-cut-of-mobile-gaming-dol/) from traditional consoles. Edge had previously mentioned the possibility of a dedicated share button on the next-gen controller, though that remains a product of the rumor mill at the moment. No discussion on any Gaikai-powered (http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/02/sony-buys-gaikai/) cloud gaming just yet, but following its unveiling later this month, the report states that the new PlayStation should launch before the end of the year. A bit of a shame, then, that it's still only February.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/08/sony-ps4-main-selling-point-new-playing-options/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/08/sony-ps4-main-selling-point-new-playing-options/