A bunch of PS4 rumors were supposedly leaked with the big ones being a late 2013 release date, codename of "Orbis", and requires a constant internet connection.
The project is rumored to be codenamed "Orbis" which could end up as part of the final name similar to Vita ending up being added as a new name to the Playstation family. It could also hint at continued connectivity between the handheld and the system due to Orbis meaning "Circle of" and Vita meaning "Life" in Latin.
Rumored specs involve AMD providing both the CPU and GPU with GPU a "Southern Islands" brand and the CPU being an x64 processor.
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The PS4's GPU in particular, we're told, will be capable of displaying Orbis games at a resolution of up to 4096x2160, which is far in excess of the needs of most current HDTV sets. It'll also be capable of playing 3D games in 1080p (the PS3 could only safely manage 3D at 720p).
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According to unnamed sources, Sony already started to send out development kits during this month's GDC conference with the goal to have the games ready for next year.
Now for the potentially bad news, it appears Sony won't bother at all with backwards compatibility for PS3 games (software or hardware). Also rumored is the next Playstation could be leaning towards not allowing used games to be played similar to rumors of the next Xbox.
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Here's how our main source says it's currently shaping up: new games for the system will be available one of two ways, either on a Blu-Ray disc or as a PSN download (yes, even full retail titles). If you buy the disc, it must be locked to a single PSN account, after which you can play the game, save the whole thing to your HDD, or peg it as "downloaded" in your account history and be free to download it at a later date.
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Another potentially bad piece of news appears to be the demands for a constant internet connection to use the system and used games could be restricted to a trial/demo-like mode or require an "Online Pass" payment just to play the game. The Pass would become a standardized feature and no longer up to publishers to implement.
http://kotaku.com/5896996/the-next-p...re-the-details
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