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Meet PlayStation 4, Sony's New Gaming Console

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Sony held its much-buzzed-about PlayStation 2013 conference yesterday, and as expected, the company revealed its next-generation gaming console, PlayStation 4. Internally, the system boasts 8GB RAM, X86 CPU, local-storage hard drive, and GDDR5 memory for superfast graphics.

Also on display is the new controller, the Dual Shock 4, which has touchpad input and a share button to show friends screenshots of a current game. The controller works with a camera for motion-controlled gaming. While we didn't get a look at the console itself during the conference, it is expected to be available for the 2013 holiday season.

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The follow-up to PlayStation 3 is . . . PlayStation 4.

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Meet the PlayStation 4's new controller, the Dual Shock 4, which has enhanced rumble features, a touchpad, a headphone jack, a share button, and a light bar. It also works with a PlayStation camera for motion-controlled gaming.

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A view of the light bar on the PlayStation 4 controller, Dual Shock 4. The controller's share button gives players a shortcut to take screenshots and video clips.

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One of the core design principles of PS4 is social interaction.

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PS4 gamers can create social profiles to upload video recordings of game-play and interact with friends on existing social networks.

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Sony says recording game-play is simple with the new user interface. You can choose a segment of game-play and upload the video in the background while continuing to play.

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With the Remote Play feature, you can also play PlayStation 4 games on the PlayStation Vita.

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Cloud entertainment services like the ones seen here, including Hulu Plus, Netflix, and MLB.tv, will roll out throughout the year, though Sony is mum on exact timing.

—Additional reporting by Nicole Nguyen

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