PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 4 (abbreviated as the PS4) is a video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment and is the successor to the PlayStation 3.



History
While much of its development on the new console was talked about as early as of the late 2000s, the PlayStation 4 was unveiled on January 20, 2013 though most things such as the hardware, controllers, and others were explained. The design wasn't unveiled until the E3 on June 2013. The PlayStation 4 did have some major reputation, much of which had called an improvement since its PlayStation 3 days, including the lack of DRM restrictions (much of which implemented by Microsoft on it's Xbox One though removed after E3), allowance of Self-Published titles, and among others. The PlayStation 4 was released on November 15, 2014 in North America, eventually breaking the record as the fastest selling console in history with one million units sold in under a day (though Xbox One did the same a week later on it's November 22 launch at some countries). The PS4 was later sold in Latin America and in Europe on November 29 and later sold to other countries within the Holiday Season of 2013 on towards Japan's launch on February 22, 2014. Currently the PS4 has one of the most units sold at 9 million units as of July 2, 2014.

Sonic Games
Due to the Nintendo Partnership that started back at 2013, the PlayStation 4 has no Sonic Games as of July 2014 though there has been some rumors that it could come by 2015 (which much of it calming to be false). However, some Sonic games released on the PlayStation 3 are playable on PlayStation Now but under it's open beta in the U.S. and Canada

PlayStation Now
NOTE: PlayStation Now is on Open Beta in the U.S. and Canada and its unavailable in other countries by 2015.
 * Sonic the Hedgehog CD

DualShock 4


The DualShock 4 is the primary controller for the PS4. Although similar to the DualShock 3, it offers a Touchpad, Motion-detection support through it's 3-axs gyroscope and accelerometer, vibration and also many others. It also offers a mono speaker, a 3.5mm headset jack, and it can be charged with a microUSB, using a dedicated charging station or the console (even when the PS4 is off). The DualShock 4 can be used on the PlayStation 3 but it must be connected using a MicroUSB Cable and some PS3 game may not work with the DualShock 4. When Playing games on PlayStation Now, the touchpad is used as a Start and Select Button (Right side for Start and Left side for select if available)

Backward Compatibility
Unlike the Wii U and like the Xbox One, the PlayStation 4 is incompatible with all PlayStation 3 games (including PSN games on PS3, PS2, and PS1 games) due to hardware compatibles. Although Sony ruled out that emulation is not up yet for the PS4, it does however offer a new PlayStation service to play PS3 games called PlayStation Now. PlayStation Now (or PS Now) is a cloud gaming service announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2014 during Sony's Keynote Speech. The service will offer players to rent PS3, PS2, and PS1 games to their PS4, PS3, along with the PS Vita, Sony BRAVIA TVs, Smartphones and Tablets. It started its open beta on the PS4 on May 20, 2014 and the Open Beta has since been opened on July 31, 2014 in the U.S. and Canada and will expect to be released soon to other regions by 2015.

Trivia

 * The DualShock 4's controls are somewhat similar to the Wii U GamePad as they share some components like touch controls.
 * The PlayStation 4 has sold up to a Million units in its first day at launch in North America in November 15, 2013 making it the fastest selling console at launch. The Xbox One also did the same thing at its launch in November 22, 2013.
 * At 1.843 Tera-flops on it's GPU, the PS4 is the world's most powerful gaming console.
 * The PS4 is very well know for its "social" aspects on the PS4 including with the "SHARE" Button on the DualShock 4, allowing the use of LiveStreams and others.