Sony PS4 review

By Nick Broughall Games consoles  

Our Verdict

The most powerful games console in the world, the PS4 will be a complete system with a few more features and games.

Product features

• Processor Core : Octa-core (8 Core)

For

• Excellent performance
• PlayStation Plus
• DualShock 4 is good
• PS Vita Remote Play over WiFi
• All Aussie SVOD services

Against

• Lack of amazing exclusive titles
• No 4K output
• No MP3 playback (yet)

Update: PS4 might be entering the world of Ultra-HD gaming in 2016, if a recent report from The Wall Street Journal is to be believed. Rumours of a PS4.5 (or PS4K if you like) have been circulating for a few weeks, but thanks to the numerous sources it appears as though Sony really will have a high-powered console refresh as soon as October 2016.

Original review below:

Having recently celebrated its second birthday, the PlayStation 4 is already well on its way to becoming one of the most successful games consoles of all time.

After selling an incredible one million units in just its first 24 hours on sale in the US, the PS4 has now been snapped up by over 35 million gamers worldwide at last count.

The PS4 is currently enjoying a recent price drop, with the RRP dropping to $479.95. Of course, street value has seen the console hit prices as low as $350, and there are plenty of bundles out there with new games as well.

As a counterpoint, a refurbished Xbox One can be picked up for $399 RRP, though that's without a bundled Kinect. If you want the Xbox One camera in there, you'll need to spend $499, although street prices are going to be lower.

If you do want to get yourself a PlayStation Camera, it can be bought separately for $89.95.

• What should we expect from the PlayStation 5?

For previous Playstation consoles, the two year mark is roughly the time that Sony rolls out its 2nd gen "slim" version. For the PS4 though, the changes have been fairly low key and under the hood of 500GB consoles.

The current 1TB consoles out in the wild are all still running the older CUH-1100 series hardware - something to keep an eye out for if you're looking to pick up a new Playstation 4 this year.

This new CUH-1200 series of consoles has had some pretty major refinements to its build, even if it isn't the anticipated 'slim' version that some were expecting.

What's new?

There are a few cosmetic changes to the design. For a start the two-tone finish of the original PS4 is gone, replaced by a complete matte black finish.