It is hype and because both nintendo and Microsoft messed up on their consoles as well. Nintendo chose to release a console with a tablet as its main attraction and come out less powerful than its competition. Without the casual croud going crazy for it, it did not perform as well as the Wii.

Microsoft fucked up so hard, i don't think it needs to be brought up again.
They paved the way for the PS4 to take the lead once more.

I know for a fact that number 3 isn't true...so we'll skip that.

You talk about all of Sony's gimmicks and then go on to talk about Discs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. All three of those went on to become the standard for consoles after Sony did it. You also talked about Sony not having up to date tech after talking about three game changing inovations in physical media that they helped push into gaming.

Your post made no sense dude...

LOL I couldn't even read the rest of his/her post without laughing. It was riddled with bias and contradiction. Hehe If you can't be objective, then just don't post in the article of the platform that you don't like. Saves everyone the trouble.

The PS4 is readily available right now. Good luck finding a buyer unless you sell it at a loss!

I've mentioned this in another thread awhile back, so forgive me if anyone's heard me babble this before, but I do think that there's a bit too much of a negative stigma surrounding the word 'hype' nowadays, especially when it comes to the PS4. Too many people use it as an insult, (PS4 doesn't DESERVE those sales, it's all hype!) or even interpret others who say it as an insult, even if the person saying it didn't mean to be insulting, or even to level criticism. I honestly think that a console CAN sell on hype, but STILL deserve those sales, depending on where much of the hype is coming from.

Even the Xbox One is, and will be, partially benefited on hype (granted, a LOT less by the look of things,) as there are fans who are getting on board and proudly proclaiming how darned awesome Halo 5 is going to be, despite barely anything of the game being shown. They hype it simply because it's Halo, and as Halo fans are convinced they will be happy as clams once they have it; they don't really NEED proof that it's 'good enough' for them. There are Nintendo fans who got on board with the Wii U BEFORE it really had much of anything, in part because they had faith that, if nothing else, they would eventually get a new SSB, a new Mario Kart, a new Zelda game, etc, etc. No real, concrete, 'in your face' proof, but instead there's a certain level of faith, a willingness to invest now and believe that awesome things will come.

And if we're talking about a console to invest faith in, or to hype then why NOT the PS4? The PS3 was absolutely fantastic in the later half of its lifespan, blasting out exclusive after exclusive, trying new IPs, investing in games of all sizes and flavors. Gamescom showed that this momentum is still going to go strong with the PS4. If we're to use the past as an indicator, then the last few years suggest that the Playstation platform brings fifty flavors of awesome, even when they're facing an uphill battle. xP And when you factor in the fact that it's had either equal or superior multiplats to its direct competitor, the formerly cheaper price point, Microsoft spinning in circles and making helicopter noises with its mouth, a far stronger presence in Europe, etc, etc, ETC... then yeah, not really a surprise that it's selling so dominantly. o.o

Is the PS4 hyped? Yes, I believe so, but I think that it's well deserved hype, as it's not simply what the console already has that is driving such sales, but also a faith that what is yet to come, or even yet to be announced, will be awesome. I'd likely be one of those adopters, if I had monies. x.x

Prove it, put the lists side by side and show us how PS4 has the worst library.

I disagree.  PS4 has the best library and XB1 has the worst.   Not even considering that all the multiplats they share are usually better on PS4.

AU$450 is still cheaper than most places have them for. I'll be ok. If not I can always find uses for it like those in those japanese GIFs.

Basically this is 5th gen where Nintendo & Sega messed up?

This sums up pretty much what I wanted to say.

To add, the only reason I go the PS4 like 2 months ago because it was on sale for $400AUD, normally $549AUD.  I do have some games on PS4 but nothing that makes me run to my PS4 as MUST PLAY NOW. The games for PS4 will come in 2015 no doubt about that. If sale did not happen I would have waited till 2015 to get one.

Also Nintendo and Microsoft fucked up their PR so bad for launch all the core gamers jumped on PS4 thinking it be their saviour. 

Yeah, nothing wrong with it selling on hype. It just seems people will bash you if you say it is. Almost every successful console originally sells on hype.