We all know that PlayStation 4 will allow players to capture gameplay footage videos via the console, courtesy the dedicated arsenal of buttons on the newly revamped DualShock 4 controller. Now, however, there’s more on exactly how that will be achieved.
Recently, Sony’s Global Trade Policy Review specialist, Brad Douglas, took to Twitter and hinted that Sony would allow the new PlayStation 4 to capture video footage of games using HDMI. Douglas’ tweet stated: “I think we just announced that we're going to allow video capture of games over HDMI! ‘Details will follow soon.’”
While it was only a hint at that time, the notion has now been confirmed by Adam Boyes, VP of Publisher and Developer Relations at SCEA. When asked by a fan: "did they announce gameplay can be captured via hdmi for ps4," Boyes wrote: "yep, more details to follow down the road."
Additionally, both Sony and Microsoft have been present at the on-going Tokyo Game Show to showcase their respective new consoles. With a record 352 exhibitors present at the event, out of which 162 are from other parts of the world, Sony revealed that the PS4 will be offering an X86 CPU, alongside 8GB of unified memory.
Also, there’s an impressive PC architecture on-board alongside the CPU, with storage happening with the help of local HDD, apart from an enhanced PC GPU.
“The PC architecture has the GPU and the CPU conjoined on a single chip, which serves to keep the price of the console more affordable. The use of 8GB of memory, meanwhile, came at the beckoning of developers, with Sony originally wanting to use 4GB instead,” a Slashgear report states.
“Making developers happy leads more games, and more games leads to a better end result from users, is the philosophy behind the decision.”
According to Andrew House, President and CEO of SCEI, the PlayStation 4 will “provide the highest standard of gaming experiences.”
Sony’s PlayStation 4 is currently scheduled to release on Nov. 29, 2013 in Europe, Australia and New Zealand and Nov. 15 in North America.
