PlayStation 4 debuted in the USA - Computer Point

Into The next-generation of home consoles officially opens with the debut of the new PlayStation in stores overseas. Some tail, no assault on the shelves, new games coming soon. The challenge with Xbox One will be burning at Christmas

Rome – PlayStation 4 is now officially available in the United States: the new Sony console, hailed as one of the two contenders to the throne of next-gen consoles longer required by fans, was officially presented by the Japanese during an event held in New York and streamed.

It was all in all a toss “quiet”, with a short tail and a few shops that has exhausted the console, but nothing comparable to other occasions. The first to receive a new PS4 was that Joey Chiu, and management of Sony worthily celebrated the event in favor of cameras.

Announced by a marketing campaign that for months hammering the message ” Greatness Awaits “, PS4 renewed in virtually every aspect of the ecosystem PlayStation beginning to end hardware and software through connectivity, habits, social networking applications,” second-screen “(with a special app for iOS and Android gadgets) and all the rest. The reviews already posted from sites that specialize in video games and related describe the new PlayStation 4 as a powerful machine with a sleek – and extremely compact, considering the hardware that’s inside and dimensions contained much less of the competitor Xbox One – and in particular a DualShock 4 ergonomic, functional and more than suitable to exploit the new capabilities of the console.

Those who have tried the operating system PS4 it was quite satisfied, in terms of responsiveness, multitasking skills – with the ability to switch from a video game in 3D graphics in a complex app for streaming media (Netflix) and vice versa without ‘shadow of uncertainty. Less appreciated are the failings of PS4 on the front of home entertainment “accessory”, what Xbox One has chosen as his field of choice, and that in the case of the Sony console is still missing on the front of the functionality.

Course, no one seems to be willing to tear his hair for PS4: The console hardware un’upgrade remarkable for users of older consoles, but in the case of a user accustomed to play on PC upgrade is not that spectacular. Same goes for games: the titles available are decent debut, graphically satisfying but not at all revolutionary, waiting for that “Greatness” that Sony has promised.

In any case, PS4 is the result of a research & development that Sony has brought forward, trying to learn from the (many) mistakes made at the time of the debut of the PS3, a job that led the company to abandon the proprietary technologies by providing a machine “user-friendly” to high coefficient of repairability ready to face the scenario modern gaming. A very different and much more multi-faceted than 7 years ago, in a market that appears – at least in the States – not so favorable to the PlayStation brand as it had been in the past. PS4 will arrive in Europe – and then in Italy – on 29 November.

Alfonso Maruccia