Console Information

PS4 - Xbone - next to each other

PS4 ready for use

PlayStation4 - box angle

PlayStation4 with DualShock4 quickstartguide Earset USB-cable HDMI-cable and powercable

PlayStation4 - first look

PlayStation4 - second look

PlayStation4 - console and controller

PS4 logo

PS4 colorlogo

References

Pre E3

(Exclusive video | PlayStation 4 See it First at E3 | Teaser)

Post E3

E3 2013 : June 11-13, 2013

(PlayStation E3 Press Conference 2013)

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/130611a_e.pdf (Pressrelease PS4, DS4, PS4eye Specifications)
http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/130611b_e.pdf (Pressrelease PSN, Playstation Plus)
http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/130611c_e.pdf (Pressrelease Overview)

(Introducing 『The PlayRoom』 - PlayStation Eye & DualShock Tech Demo)

(Mark Cerny "The Road to PS4" - 'No Hum, No Pajama' Edition @ gamelabs 2013)

Comic-Con International

Comic-Con International: San Diego : July 18–21, 2013

http://us.playstation.com/community/comiccon.html

Gamescom

Gamescom 2013 : August 22-25 2013

(PlayStation gamescom 2013 Press Conference)

Other

(Sony Playstation 4: Unboxing Debug-Konsole [deutsch])

http://new.livestream.com/accounts/3796398/events/2475845/archives

Console

Productcode

Release model product code: CUH-1000A

Specifications

size: 30.5cm x 27.5cm x 5.3cm

APU

Main Processor (APU):
- CPU: low-power x86-64 AMD "Jaguar", 28nm, 8 cores @ 1,6GHz
- GPU: AMD's Graphics Core Next : Radeon HD 7850 based graphics engine with 18 Compute Units = 1152 GPU cores -> peak shader throughput = 1.84 TFLOPS

	PS4	Xbox One	WiiU	PC: Geforce GTX Titan	PC: Radeon HD 8970
Compute Units	18	12	5	48	32
GPU Cores	1152	768	320	2688	2048
peak shader throughput (TFLOPS)	1.84	1.23	0.351	4.5	4.3

notes:

there was some mention of 30K polygon count in historical reference of how detailed the renderings will be, but if you crosscheck it with other references it is just empty marketing phrasing.
http://www.videogamer.com/news/microsoft_outlines_performance_difference_between_xbox_one_and_ps4.html

Memory

Memory
- Controller : 40 bits per channel, with 8bit error correcting (32bit RAW)
- Modules: 8GB unified GDDR5 RAM @ 5500MHz in ?x?=256bit configuration / 8x32bit channels -> 176Gbit/s bandwidth
- note: 2.5GB of RAM will be reserved/used by the system, leaving 4.5GB for Content/Games and 1GB of Flexible memory.

	PS4	Xbox One	WiiU	Notes
Total size	8GB	8GB	2GB
Address-ability	unified	unified	unified
Configuration / Bus-width	?x?=256bit	16x16bit=256bit	4x16bit=64bit
Channels	8x32bit	4x64bit	?1x64bit?
Module Type	GDDR5	DDR3	DDR3
Speed (effective)	5500	2133	1600
Cache	-	32MB 6-T eSRAM 102GBit/s	-
Bandwidth (Gbit/s)	176	68.3	12.8
System Reserved / Application+Game Free (GB) / Flexible Memory	2.5 / 4.5 / 1	3 / 4 / -	1 / 1 / -	Flexible Memory is used by games and games only, the OS cannot use it.

MediaCon

MediaCon (accompany processor for background tasks)

Storage

Harddrive storage built-in (competition Xbox One uses 2.5mm SATA 500GB HDD)

	PS4	Xbox One	WiiU	Notes
Internal	500GB HDD Upgradable	500GB HDD Non-Removable	8GB eMMC or 32GB eMMC

Optical drive, BD 6xCAV / DVD 8xCAV (8.5MB/s)

Connectors

USB 3.0
Aux (for PlayStation 4 Eye)
HDMI Out (competition Xbox One also features HDMI Input)
Analog-AV out (backwards compatible with ancient PS1/PS2/PS3 MultiAV) second pressreleases removed all mention and console presentation did not show AV_Multi connector
Digital audio output: TOSLINK (optical)
C7/C8 coupler? [4]

Wireless / Networking

GbLAN (10base-T, 100base-TX, 1000base-T)
Wifi (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n)
Bluetooth 2.1 EDR (3mbit)

WiFi on E3

Knowing the WiiU loses connection easily with its 5G wifi, how does the wifi on PS4 relate on a crowded environment? :

WiFi on E3 - picture by http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/11/seen-e3-a-console-war-joke-in-wi-fi-form/

Pre E3 Console Teaser pictures

ps4 - teaser0 (Rear vent detail)
ps4 - teaser1 (Top cover BD detail)
ps4 - teaser2 (Front right detail)
ps4 - teaser3 (Rear vents detail)
ps4 - teaser4
ps4 - teaser5
ps4 - teaser6 (Earset detail)
ps4 - teaser7 (Front BD detail)
ps4 - teaser8
ps4 - teaser9 (Rear vents detail)

Post E3 Console pictures

E3 presentation - screen shot 2013-06-10 at 9.41.34 pm
PS4 - pic 01
PS4 - pic 02
PS4 - pic 03
PS4 - pic 04
PS4 - pic 05
PS4 - pic 06
PS4 - pic 07
PS4 - pic 08
PS4 - pic 09
PS4 - pic 10
PS4 - pic 11
PS4 - pic 12

Disassembly Pictures - Wired.com

PS4 back detail
PS4 lateral back
PS4 front
DualShock 4 back
DualShock 4 front
DualShock 4 lateral front/top
PS4 front detail - power/eject
PS4 lateral front/top
PS4 back overview
PS4 top and Dualshock 4
PS4 lateral back
PS4 disassembly overview
PS4 Cooling Fan
PS4 Bluray Drive
PS4 Cooling block with heatpipes
PS4 mounting midframe
PS4 components overview
PS4 motherboard detail (SAA-001 1-889-352-11)

"Always On" feature

There seem to be no requirement for a continious internet connection (ofcourse unless you want to use services that require them, like PSN/SEN, online mediaservices, share button etc.).

Same requirements as WiiU - while in the Xbox field there was some discussion about the need of it. See also : http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/microsoft-exec-stirs-controversy-always-xbox-twitter-tirade-173337715.html

OtherOS (Linux / BSD)

None

Backwards compatibility

Hardware

Does not support Super Audio CD (SACD)
Does not support PS3 DualShock 3 or PS3 Sixaxis
Supports PS Move

Software

PS3 disc/media will not work directly.
PS1/PSone, PS2/PStwo, PS3 game support via cloud service.

Comparison Table

"you can emulate with a PC, 90% of the things that the PS4 will never do, by just turning it off."

Controllers
Function \ Platform	PC	PS1	PS2	PS3	PS4	Wii	WiiU	Xbox	Xbox360	Xbox One	Remarks
Dualshock 1	Yes (with par.port or USB adaptor)	Yes	Partial (not all games)	Partial (not all games, only with USB converter)	No	No	No	No	No	No
Dualshock 2	Yes (with par.port or USB adaptor)	No	Yes	Yes (only with USB converter)	No	No	No	No	No	No
SixAxis	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Dualshock 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Arcadestick (PS3)	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Dualshock 4	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
EyeToy	Yes	No	Yes	Partial (as Chatcamera)	?	No	No	No	No	No
PS3 Eye	Yes	No	No	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	No
PS3 Move	Yes	No	No	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	No
PS4 Move	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Wii Remote / Wii Remote Plus	Yes	No	No	Partial (not all games, only with USB converter)	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Wii Nunchuk attachement	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Wii Classic Controller attachement	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Wii Balance Board	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
WiiU Game Pad	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
WiiU Pro Controller	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Xbox Controller / Xbox Controller S	Yes	No	No	Partial (not all games, only with USB converter)	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Xbox 360 Controller	Yes	No	No	Partial (not all games, only with USB converter)	No	No	No	Yes (but only a few titles and you'll need Xbox Live to download emulation profiles)	Yes	No
Xbox One Controller	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Disc Media
Function \ Platform	PC	PS1	PS2	PS3	PS4	Wii	WiiU	Xbox	Xbox360	Xbox One	Remarks
PS/PSone discs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
PS2/PStwo discs	Yes	No	Yes	Partial (only older models)	No	No	No	No	No	No
PS3 discs	Partial (Dump only, Theoretical)	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
PS4 discs	Partial (Dump only. Theoretical)	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Wii discs	Partial	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
WiiU discs	Partial (Dump only, Theoretical)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Xbox discs	Partial (Theoretical)	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Xbox 360 discs	Partial (Dump only, Theoretical)	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Xbox one discs	Partial (Dump only, Theoretical)	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Used Game discs without repay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Lending games to friend/brother without repay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Games continue to work beyond lifetime	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
MultiMedia
Function \ Platform	PC	PS1	PS2	PS3	PS4	Wii	WiiU	Xbox	Xbox360	Xbox One	Remarks
AudioCD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	Yes	Yes	?
Compressed Audio (MP3/AAC)	Yes	Partial with MP3 addon on older models	Yes with homebrew	Yes	?	Yes with homebrew	Yes with homebrew	Yes with homebrew	Yes	?
Super Audio CD (SACD)	Yes	No	No	Partial (only older models)	No	No	No	No	No	No
DVD-A	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	?
VideoCD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	No
DVD Video	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No (only with oldest patchable drive and added homebrew)	No	Yes (add-on required)	Yes	?
HD-DVD Video	Yes	No	No	Yes with 360 HD-DVD addon and homebrew software + firmware modifications	?	No	No	No	Yes with 360 HD-DVD addon	No
BD-Video	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Compressed A/V (AVCHD/H.264/MP4/DivX/WMV)	Yes	No	Yes with homebrew	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Homebrew / Linux / Community changes
Function \ Platform	PC	PS1	PS2	PS3	PS4	Wii	WiiU	Xbox	Xbox360	Xbox One	Remarks
Homebrew	Yes	Yes Caetla (or when modified)	Yes PS2 Linux kit (or when modified)	Yes OtherOS (or when modified)	No	Yes Only when modified	Yes Only when modified	Yes Only when modified	Yes Only when modified	No
Linux	Yes	Partial (bare kernel, only 2MB useable)	Yes PS2 Linux kit (or when modified)	Yes OtherOS (or when modified)	No	Yes with homebrew	Yes with homebrew	Yes with homebrew	Yes with homebrew	No
Drivepatches	Yes	Yes modchips, swapmagic	Yes modchips, swapmagic, softmods and isoloaders	Yes swapmagic, softmods and isoloaders	No	Yes drivechips, softmods and isoloaders	Yes drivechips, softmods and isoloaders	Yes drivechips, softmods and isoloaders	Yes drivechips, softmods and isoloaders	No
Peripherals
Function \ Platform	PC	PS1	PS2	PS3	PS4	Wii	WiiU	Xbox	Xbox360	Xbox One	Remarks
Mouse	Yes	Yes (proprietary)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Keyboard	Yes	Yes (proprietary)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Harddrive (Internal)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Harddrive (External)	Yes	No	Yes (when modified)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Printer	Yes	No	Yes (with Linux)	Yes (some Canon, Epson and HP)	?	No	No	No	No	No
Storage
Function \ Platform	PC	PS1	PS2	PS3	PS4	Wii	WiiU	Xbox	Xbox360	Xbox One	Remarks
Memory	Only limited by userchosen hardware	3.5 MB	26 MB	512 MB	8 GB	91 MB	2 GB	64 MB	512 MB	8 GB
Disc Storage (max)	Only limited by userchosen hardware	650 MB	8.54 GB	50 GB	50 GB	8.54 GB	25 GB	8.54 GB	8.54 GB (15-30 GB HD-DVD)	50 GB
Audio + Video Output
Function \ Platform	PC	PS1	PS2	PS3	PS4	Wii	WiiU	Xbox	Xbox360	Xbox One	Remarks
Video Resolution	Only limited by userchosen hardware	256×224 to 640×480	256×224 to 1920×1080	480i/576i SD up to 1080p HD	up to 1080p HD (games) / up to 3840×2160 (Video/Photo)	up to 480i/480p/576i	up to 1080p	up to 1080i	up to 1080p	up to 3840×2160 (unsure which content)
Audio	Only limited by userchosen hardware	analog stereo + Dolby Surround/Dolby Pro Logic	analog stereo + Dolby Surround/Dolby Pro Logic, optical Dolby Digitial/DTS	analog stereo + Dolby Surround/Dolby Pro Logic, optical Dolby Digitial/DTS	analog stereo + Dolby Surround/Dolby Pro Logic, optical Dolby Digitial/DTS, LPCM 1.0, 2.0 and 5.1 over HDMI	analog stereo	analog stereo, LPCM 1.0, 2.0 and 5.1 over HDMI	analog stereo (optical with added Xbox Advanced AV Pack or Xbox High Definition AV Pack for optical Dolby Digitial/DTS)	analog stereo + Dolby Surround/Dolby Pro Logic, optical Dolby Digitial/DTS, on models with HDMI: LPCM 1.0, 2.0 and 5.1 over HDMI	analog stereo + Dolby Surround/Dolby Pro Logic, optical Dolby Digitial/DTS, LPCM 1.0, 2.0 and 5.1 over HDMI

Note: The GameStick, NVIDIA Shield, Ouya, and Steam Box are attempting to compete in this market; however these are seldom referred to as "eighth generation consoles".

4K resolution

Digital video resolutions (VCD to 6K)

UHDTV resolution chart

Screen Size versus Viewing Distance

Generic Info

In short, 2160p or 8.3 megapixels (yes, that is the resolution of a pre 2002 era camera)

Not supported by PS4

Will not support rendering, upscaling etc for gaming of:

PS4 games
PS3 games
PS2 games
PS1 games
PSN games

Supported by PS4

"video" (not specified which type, using what service nor examples of to be expected quality).
"photo" (not specified which type, using what service nor examples of to be expected quality).

Supported already by PS3/ PSP/ PSVITA

By using the same extended definition of 4K resolution, it s already supported on PSP, PSVITA and PS3 for "photo", PS3 wiki: Talk:Eboot.PBP#Description article being officially described as using "ultra- high resolution (4K) digital data".

Resolution used such 6400x3600,5760x3240...

Production pictures

PS4 packaging prerelease - picture 1
PS4 packaging prerelease - picture 2

Source: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2578001622

Price & Release Date

color: Jet Black

USA: 2013/11/15

released

PS4: $ 399,-
DS4: $ 59,-
PS4Eye: $ 59,-

Europe/Australia/New Zealand/Brazil : 2013/11/29