The difference between 720p and 1080p is astounding to me. In fact I see a big difference between 720p and 1366 x 768 (that's what my monitor goes up to). I find 720p notably blurry in comparison. Is that just me?

And don't forget in 3D! lol

OT: Personally I think 16gb of RAM is overdoing it, even 8gb seems alot. WiiU has 2GB and Ps360 has 500mb, we all seen the wonders that was possible on Ps3, with Halo 4 looking even more impressive so 16 times that RAM seems alot and 32times seems ridiculous. Altho 8gb seems alot I think is plausible.

!6gb of RAM, with 250gb of HDD and obviously a stronger CPU and especialy a stronger GPU for the 1080p/60fps/3D part... If this is true, I'm no expert but I doubt that they can make it 499$ while still being profitable.

Also, despite the part of the Orbis being announced right before E3 2013 being plausible imo, I seriously doubt it will launch in Fall 2013, I predict Fall 2014 or at the EARLIEST spring 2014.

Dev kits often get double the RAM than the actual retail system. So it's 4-8GB rather than 8-16 :)

Yes it's just you.

What you're seeing is not the difference in native resolutions, what you're seeing is scaling artifacts that your monitor causes when it tries to scale a game res of 1280x720 up to its own native monitor res of 1366x768.

It's an important and common phenomenon though that is seldom mentioned in graphics discussions, because that difference caused by resolution scaling can be shockingly bad.

1080p 60fps capability shouldn't even be a question. Either way, I'm excited for this news, and cannot wait what PS4/Orbis will have to offer.

How does these rumored specs compare with the Wii U?

If this is legitimate, it seems Sony are trying to create a very smooth user experience coupled with specs that allow for easy development. Key areas the PS3 encountered problems. Lets hope they've learnt from some of their other mistakes as well.

Also, I actually hope they don't call it the PS4. They need to be daring with their new console, create something totally new and exciting. Re-branding the PS division and giving it a completely new look might work in their favor.

usually the view-distance when watching from a monitor is less than from a tv. and i think most people play on tv and not on a monitor.

Yup, I'll pay more money. Sony has no interest in another console war, they'll let MS market to the lowest common denominator and instead they will put out a high-end, high-quality, expensive console. That is my demographic, and that is what I want.

Sounds okay. I hope they update the Piledriver based APU to next years core. There's a good chance they will be able to do it if final dev kits will hit next summer.

If the only difference is slightly better graphics and 1080p between PS3 and 4 then adoption will be slow. Especially if the same games runs on both systems (which is highly likely based on this)