PS4's 8GB RAM was kept secret from third-party devs until console reveal

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VGKing said:

superchunk said:
That's because it wasn't always going to be 8GB. How is that news to anyone? Sony planned on 4GB and then later decided the cost to bump to 8GB was justified due to being comparable to what was rumored to be coming in neXtBox.

Sony's 8GB was as much a reactionary change as adding motion to the original PS3 controller. However, in this case it will actually benefit devs and gamers.

Even with 4GB, Sony still had the advantage in terms of specs. Do I need to mention the difference between DDR3 and GDDR5?
If anything, the 8GB upgrade was their reaction to developers wishes, not Microsoft or Nintendo. Maybe Epic convinced them? We could see their next big game be a Ps4 exclusive....

When did I say otherwise? However, to the average person, 8 > 4. Keep in mind, Sony/MS advertise specs to mass consumer... not just devs.