Another iteration of a Playstation 4 development kit has been sent out to developers, according to VG247’s sources.<\/p>\n
The dev kit, currently referred to as \u201cOrbis\u201d, is said to be housed in a normal PC case.<\/p>\n
The kit is reportedly based on AMD\u2019s A10 APU series, which is a combined CPU and GPU, and is \u201cderivative\u201d of existing A10 hardware.<\/p>\n
The \u201cultimate goal\u201d for the hardware is for it to be able to run 1080p games at 60-frames per second in 3D with \u201cno problem.\u201d<\/p>\n
The dev kits have either 8Gb or 16Gb of RAM, as well as the console sticking with Blu-ray.<\/p>\n
In terms of the interface, a new addition is said to be the ability to press the PS button mid-game, and access the PS store to buy DLC, then seamlessly returning to your game.<\/p>\n
Sources also said that this is the second dev kit that has been sent out, with a third iteration to go out in January, which is expected to be close to final spec.<\/p>\n
Orbis is expected to be announced at an event \u201cjust before E3\u2033 next year.<\/strong><\/p>\n Related articles<\/strong><\/p>\n PS4\u2032s specs similar to that of Xbox 720: reports<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Sony Playstation 4 launching before next Xbox?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Developers want next-gen consoles to be more update-friendly<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nSource: VG247<\/a> <\/strong><\/h5>\n