PS4 Event: Console, Price, Release Date – All No-Shows

We expected lots of details about Sony’s new PS4 yesterday at Sony’s PlayStation Meeting 2013 event.

However, pretty much all we got was talk what the console is capable of. We didn’t even get to see the device. Not exactly the unveiling many gamers expected.

Sony did show off the controller, which looks very similar to a PS3 controller.

The new Dual Shock 4 controller will come with a new ‘share’ button though, a touchpad at the front, and a headphone jack.

The share button will allow players to record gameplay and share screenshots on social networks. Sony’s lead system architect Mark Cerny, who presented the controller on stage, also said the console is going to support cross-game chat.

As for the actual console, Sony said the PS4 will feature an enhanced PC GPU which contains 18 compute units (unified) and can generate up to 1.84 teraflops of processing power. Thec power-chip contains a state of the art graphics processor and eight x86-64 cores.

The cloud gaming platform will roll out in phases, according to the company, and will allow players to play their favorite titles from all previous PlayStation models.

They also said that players will be able to invite friends to their controllers virtually, to help them in completing games they have trouble with.

A PlayStation app will be available for iOS and Android devices that will allow players to supplement the gaming experience by using the extra devices as a second screen.

PS Vita owners will be able to play PS4 titles over Wi-Fi seamlessly.

There wasn’t any word a the price, or the release date, for the PS4.

What do you think about the big reveal that didn’t include the console? Leave your comments below.