in New York today. And while no physical system was shown to the public, the specs, demos,

and gameplay footage may in fact blow your mind.

Sony's Andrew House said the new console will create "experiences that surpass gamers' wildest

expectations."

Lead system architect on the PlayStation 4, Mark Cerny, said "the development of a next-gen

platform started about five years ago" and that it's goal is "freeing developers from

technological barriers."

Cerny said the platform is "by game creators for game creators" and that its architecture

is "like a PC, but supercharged." PS4 uses the X86 CPU and has 8GB of memory and a local

hard drive. It uses APU technology and GDDR5 memory, which is typically reserved for "top

of the line, high end graphics cards." The system also features a new controller, the

Dual Shock 4, implementing touch controls similar to the rear of the PS Vita.

The pillars of PS4 are Simple, Immediate, Social, Integrated and Personalized. PlayStation

4 supports suspending and reloading play sessions instantly. Also the console has a secondary

chip for uploading and downloading in the background. Games can then be played as they

are being downloaded.

PlayStation 4 even offers personalization and will "get to know you", allowing games

to be downloaded and instantly available before you buy them, based on what the PS4 has learned

from you and will think you'll want to purchase.

The system supports seamless uploads of gameplay, spectating friends' gameplay sessions in real

time as well as integrated chat. Players will have profile pages like Facebook integrated

to the "full PlayStation ecosystem."

The PS4 is coming, this holiday season, 2013. While no specific release date or price have

been set, it is definitely looking like we are in for one wild ride with Sony's revolutionary

console. For all your PlayStation 4 news, you're already in the right place, IGN.