PlayStation 4 hardware specs, peripheral prices revealed

Sony has announced the final specifications of the PlayStation 4, retail price points and the upgraded Playstation Eye as an optional component.

At Sony’s Playstation conference in February this year the company talked about the hardware inside the chassis, the games they were working on and the kind of things that gamers can expect from the console and its peripherals in the near future. Pricing wasn’t announced then and speculation had it that the company was waiting to see how Microsoft was going to handle several sensitive topics, including pricing.

It has now been revealed that the PS4 will retail for US$399, with the PlayStation Eye an optional component at US$59. This is compared to the Xbox One, which has a retail price of US$499, and comes bundled with the impressive Kinect 2.0.

The table below details the PS4’s and its peripherals’ specifications and recommended pricing for various markets.

PlayStation 4 – model CUH-1000A

PlayStation 4

Sony Playstation 4	CUH-1000A Features
Price (RRP)	US $399, US Canada $399, £349
Processor	x86-64 AMD Jaguar 8-core, 1.6GHz rumored
Graphics core	AMD Radeon graphics, 1.84 TFLOPS, 1152 shader cores
Onboard memory	8GB GDDR5 total on a 256-bit bus
Hard drive size	500GB 2.5-inch SATA (upgradeable)
Connectivity	Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR), HDMI, Digital Audio out, USB 3.0 x2 (front panel)
Included freebies	Dualshock 4 wireless controller, wired mono headset with microphone and in-line controls, AC power cord (slim design), HDMI 1.4a-compliant cable, USB charging cable

PlayStation 4 Dualshock 4

The PS4 comes bundles with a headset

Sony Dualshock 4	Features
Price (RRP)	US $59, US Canada $59, £54, €59
Colours	Jet Black with a matte finish
Weight	210 grams (subject to change)
Keys and Switches	PS button, SHARE button, OPTIONS button, Directional buttons (Up/Down/Left/Right), Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square), R1/L1/R2/L2 button, Left stick / L3 button, Right stick / R3 button, Pad Button
Touch pad	2 Point Touch Pad, Click Mechanism, Capacitive Type
Motion sensor	Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer)
Other features	Light Bar, Vibration, Built-in Mono Speaker
Ports	USB (Micro B), Extenti on Port, Stereo Headset Jack
Connectivity	Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Battery	1000mAh Lithium-Ion. DC 3.7v, fast-charging

PlayStation 4 Eye

Sony Playstation Eye	Features
Price (RRP)	US $59, US Canada $59, £44, €49
Color	Jet black with matte finish
Weight	183 grams (subject to change)
Sensor resolution	1280 x 800 x2 (for 3D motion capture)
Frame rate	1280×800 pixel @ 60fps 640×400 pixel @ 120fps 320×192 pixel @ 240fps
Lens specs	Dual glass lenses, F2.0 aperture, full-focus
Field of view	85°
Connection type	PS4 proprietary
Cable length	2m approx

The console is somewhat similar to the Xbox One (which has a retail price of US $499) and matches the PS4 in terms of memory size, hard drive size and core count. However, the PS4 has a GPU that’s 50% faster and beefier, in addition to a remarkably low US $399 price point and no restrictions on used game sales, trading and renting of games, lending of games to friends and region locks.

In addition, Sony also announced the Playstation Eye, which is an optional add-on, and confirmed pricing for the Dualshock 4 controller. An interesting factoid also popped up in the PS4 round-table Q&A where it was mentioned that the holes on the controller aren’t for a micrphone – in a nod to what Nintendo did with the Wii U Motion controller, it’s a small mono speaker that brings sound closer to you. This was later officially confirmed by Sony in a specification sheet released to the press.