PS4 Rumor Roundup: Everything We Know About The PlayStation 4 Before Tomorrow's Big Event. - Let's Talk About Hardware

Hardware Specs and Controller

In terms of it's raw horsepower, obviously the next iteration of the PlayStation family is going to have to come in quite strong if it plans to last another six years on the market. Despite all of the power already behind the PS3's cell however, it is very much agreed upon that an AMD x64 processor will make its way into the system alongside a 8GB RAM and a Southern Islands GPU with an addition 2GB of dedicated video memory. All of this will help to support resolutions of up to 4K for those willing to fork over the high amounts of cash to purchase one of those TVs.

With regards to the controller, we've probably all seen the pictures by now. Most reports will tell you that in most cases it looks pretty similar to a Dualshock design except on top of the regulars it will also sport a slightly more rounded overall feel and a rear touch pad to allow for new ways to interact with games. From the images we have seen it also looks like the start and select buttons will be removed possibly in favor of some kind of display. There has also been a lot of chatter about a Share button as well which could allow you to post statuses and videos to various social media outlets such as YouTube and Facebook.

My Prediction: All of this sounds just about right. It's pretty much on par with solid gaming PCs and sticks with Sony's major philosophies of high-res games and bringing console and portable closer together. With a rear touch pad, the cross-play feature would be complete to work with the PlayStation Vita.

Sources: Kotaku / IGN

So that's the base hardware, but what about add-ons? Check out possible peripherals next!

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