The PlayStation 4 (officially abbreviated as PS4), is a video game console from Sony Computer Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 during a press conference on 20 February 2013, it was launched on 15 November 2013, in North America, and 29 November 2013, in Europe and Australia.[9][10] It competes with Nintendos Wii U and Microsofts Xbox One, as one of the eighth generation of video game consoles. Moving away from the more complex Cell architecture of its predecessor, the PlayStation 4 features an AMD x86-64 Accelerated Processing Unit, in hopes of attracting a broader range of developers and support for the system. The PlayStation 4s GPU can perform 1.843 teraflops, making it the worlds most powerful games console.[11] Sony intends more focus on social gameplay, incorporating a share button on the new controller and enabling a view of in-game play streamed live from friends. The console enables interactivity with other services and devices through the following methods: PlayStation Now, a cloud-based gaming service that offers streaming video game content;[12] PlayStation App, designed to enhance gameplay by using smartphones and tablets as a second screen; and PlayStation Vitas design for playing a majority of PlayStation 4 games through wireless Remote Play. During the 2014 fiscal year, demand for PS4 assisted Sony to top global console sales.[13]
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