2 Things I Think Will be in PS4

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ArnoldRimmer said:

Neither will be in the PS4.

SSDs are great for sure - low power consumption, very fast, no noise etc. But they won't be in the PS4 because they are simply extremely expensive - the price/capacity ratio is orders of magnitude worse than HDDs. And prices won't drop that fast.

The solution the PS3 already uses is better, because it is more flexible and already allows for SSDs: You can use ANY storage that you can plug into a standard 2,5" SATA bay. So the choice is up to you: You can either use a standard HDD with lots of gigabytes and low prices, but if you really want the benefits of SSDs, simply buy a 2,5" SATA-SSD.

And integrated Android is highly unlikely for a stationary game console that doesn't even have a touchscreen. If anything, we might see the return of "Other OS". That would be a more flexible solution and would enable running Android as well.

 

Here is my prediction what the PS4 will have: It will ship with a camera/microphone combination similar to the Playstation Eye, but probably stereoscopic 3D and HD. And it will probably also have a split motion controller like PS Move and Wii.

Integrated Android is already in devices without a touchscreen. Stationary/mobile isn't really an issue, but if Chrome OS is meant for the PC then I agree it's more likely to be Chrome (I didn't know there was a Chrome OS, so putting it in PS4 will mean better mass market awareness)

From a HDD perspective PS3/4 is a mobile device, because it uses laptop HDDs not PC HDDs, so wither goes the laptop, so goes the PS4. As for price of SSDs: now that they are being put into laptops/netbooks the price will start to come down faster than they have in the past. With their lower power consumption (lighter/longer lasting batteries, better for the environment, no moving parts, smaller devices) there's plenty to commend SSDs to the general public and a number of features people would find attractive in a non-mobile device. Eventually SSD will replace HDD everywhere including PCs. Won't be long before there isn't a laptop/netbook on the market with a HDD. If PS4 is going to use the replaceable memory thing like PS3 then it's going to find being the only device shipping with a 2.5" HDD start to become more expensive as production of the 2.5" drives start to tail off, same as it's uneconomic to ship PS3's with 80Gig HDDs now compared to 160Gig HDDs.