PS4 PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 4 will ship with a massive 8 GB of GDDR5 memory, which is a huge upgrade compared to the current generation consoles. However, according to a PlayStation 4 developer PS4Daily spoke to, they have access to “only” 7 GB of RAM. The remaining 1 GB is reserved for the operating system and background tasks.

PlayStation 4 RAMSony showcased a lot of PlayStation 4 features during the unveiling in February. This includes deep social features running in the background, new sharing options where players can watch each other play, and background downloading of games. All this chews up quite a bit of memory. Still, having access to 7 GB of super-fast GDDR5 memory is a lot better than the 512 MB in the PS3.

Sony originally shipped dev kits to third party developers with only 4 GB RAM, and kept the true RAM amount secret from third party developers in order to keep it secret from Microsoft as well. Developers learned about the 8 GB of memory when the rest of the world did — during the February unveiling.

In addition to 8 GB of RAM, the PlayStation 4 sports an 8 core CPU and a GPU with 18 compute units, both part of the same APU package made by AMD. Sony worked close with developers to give them a console that’s tailored for games. Sony interviewed major game engine makers such as Epic (Unreal Engine 4), CryTek (CryEngine 3), and Id Software (Id Tech 5), asking them what they wanted out of next generation consoles. Overall, Sony worked closely with developers to create a console that made it easy to create games.

When it comes to large operating systems taking up a lot of RAM, Sony isn’t alone. Nintendo did something similar with the Wii U. The Wii U ships with 2 GB or RAM, but half of it — 1 GB — is allocated to the operating system itself. As console makers add more and more features, they need more and more memory to run those features. Microsoft is even rumored to include advanced DVR functionality in the upcoming Xbox 720, which will no doubt require copious amounts of RAM.

Sony is expected to reveal more PlayStation 4 details at E3 in June. We’re also hearing that this is when some of the NDAs will be lifted, where developers will be more free to talk about the specifics of the new console.

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Darko schrieb:

Wenn man bedenkt, das es 2x soviel Speicher sind wie die PS3 insg. hatte, aber auch nicht gerade wenig

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PS4 pricing to appeal to gamers “in the broadest sense”

Sony Worldwide Studios’ vice president Michael Denny has made a cryptic comment about the PlayStation 4′s likely pricing which suggests you won’t need a second job to pick up the newest big black box when it launches during the 2013 holiday season.

Speaking with Edge, Denny said Sony has learned from its mistakes with the PlayStation 3, which launched at $599, an astounding figure.

“I guess the first thing to say is that we listen and learn and take the judgement from every console launch we ever have and we have to be informed by what the strengths of our PlayStation 3 system have been, but also the challenges of that,” the executive said.

“We want a system that can reach as broad a gaming audience as possible but whilst being a system that’s deep, connected, rich and immersive and is going to give a very focused and differentiated experience than anything else that’s out there.”

When pressed, Denny wouldn’t go into specifics, saying there’s plenty of time to reveal pricing further down the track.

“The initial announcement phase that we’re in now is just to explain the vision to everybody. Part of that vision is we have created a console absolutely focused on gamers – and we want that to be gamers in the broadest sense as well,” he added.

“I think to some extent I can ask you to draw your own conclusions.”

Well, the more people can afford the damn thing, the broader the install base will be. The PlayStation 4 uses a PC-like architecture which ought to be cheaper to manufacture than the bespoke components of the PlayStation 3. It’s said to be much easier to develop for, too, so we ought to see more launch titles to give it a boost.

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Trayal schrieb:

Würde mich auch interessieren ob sie diesen Rechenknecht hier so einfach wegpusten kann (wenn hier schon von allen ernstzunehmenden Computern die Rede ist)...
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vs-the-ultimate-gaming-pc

Vermutlich nur wenn die Lüfter so laut und heftig drehen, dass alles davon fliegt.

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...not quite an 8x boost over PS4, but in fairness, it could easily be upgraded (we have four spare DIMM slots left). Doing so would be entirely pointless though, unless we set up a RAM disk and copied entire games into system memory. Thinking about it, that might have been quite an amusing experiment.

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