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Turkish on 11 June 2012
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thismeintiel said:
NintendoPie said:
JoeTheBro said:

The PS Vita is the closest thing to proof we have that the PS4 will be a powerhouse.

 

I'd have to predict a starting price of $450 with bleeding edge power. Sony will use modified off the shelf components to keep costs down and keep it cheap. They will make a very small profit on each system sold. BC will be a "coming soon" feature through emulation.

 

Hopefully whatever specific components they go with are optimized for 3D.

The PSVita doesn't tell you much about the PS4. The Vita is an update to a hand-held console, the PS4 is an update to an already strong home console. I doubt we'll see that much of a difference from PS3 to PS4.

Yes, but the PSP was a strong handheld the time it came out, too.  Even so, Sony didn't sacrifice power when it came to the Vita. I doubt they will with the PS4, either.

@ OP

I hope they use some hybrid of the Cell so that BC for the PS3 is an option.  However, if they go with already existing CPUs to save cost, they had better put in PS1 BC (pretty obvious they will have this) and PS2 BC (not so obvious.)  I really don't want 3 Playstation consoles hogging up space in my entertainment stand.  I also expect at least 4GB of RAM, VRAM included. And I'm guessing it will launch with at least a 320GB HDD in it, but most likely a 500GB one. They will definitely be sticking with Blu-ray.  So, it will most likely be a 8x or 12x drive, which will be awesome for load time reduction.

AS for cost, I expect the PS4 will be launching for $400-$450.  They will probably be breaking even or taking a small loss.  This will also make it ~$50-150 more than the Wii U (I expect the Wii U to sell for $300-$350) for a much more powerful system.

4GB normal ram and 2GB VRAM would be better. Even smartphones will feature 2GB RAM next year. I want the new OS to be as interactive as possible, with no trophy syncing or load times. Custom music at all times. True multitasking, like going to the web  to look up for walkthrough while playing a game.

 

  Here are some Crysis 2 comparison shots with amazing textures, PS4 definetly need 2GB VRAM

 

http://www.dsogaming.com/editorial/this-is-why-we-need-more-than-2gb-vram-in-our-graphics-cards/

 

Yesterday there was a thread about how far graphics could look better, well this is how much better they could look. I imagine that thread was made because WiiU is somewhat as powerful as current gen HD consoles. There will be a massive gap in graphics again.