<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
(	O
PS4	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
South	O
America	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
console	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
eighth	I-Application
generation	I-Application
,	O
it	O
competes	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Switch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moving	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
more	O
complex	O
Cell	B-General_Concept
microarchitecture	I-General_Concept
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
features	O
an	O
AMD	B-Architecture
Accelerated	I-Architecture
Processing	I-Architecture
Unit	I-Architecture
(	O
APU	B-Architecture
)	O
built	O
upon	O
the	O
x86-64	B-Device
architecture	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
theoretically	O
peak	O
at	O
1.84	O
teraflops	O
;	O
AMD	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
powerful	O
"	O
APU	B-Architecture
it	O
had	O
developed	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
places	O
an	O
increased	O
emphasis	O
on	O
social	O
interaction	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
other	O
devices	O
and	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
off-console	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
other	O
supported	O
devices	O
(	O
"	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
"	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
stream	B-Protocol
gameplay	O
online	O
or	O
to	O
friends	O
,	O
with	O
them	O
controlling	O
gameplay	O
remotely	O
(	O
"	O
Share	O
Play	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
's	O
controller	O
was	O
also	O
redesigned	O
and	O
improved	O
over	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
improved	O
buttons	O
and	O
analog	O
sticks	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
integrated	O
touchpad	B-Application
among	O
other	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
also	O
supports	O
HDR10	B-Device
High-dynamic-range	B-Application
video	I-Application
and	O
playback	O
of	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
multimedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
Sony	O
for	O
acknowledging	O
its	O
consumers	O
 '	O
needs	O
,	O
embracing	O
independent	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
not	O
imposing	O
the	O
restrictive	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
schemes	O
like	O
those	O
originally	O
announced	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
and	O
third-party	O
studios	O
,	O
before	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
its	O
competitors	O
;	O
developers	O
described	O
the	O
performance	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
"	O
significant	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
obvious	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
PS4	O
became	O
the	O
second-best-selling	B-Application
home	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
behind	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Sony	O
unveiled	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
Slim	O
,	O
a	O
smaller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
high-end	O
version	O
called	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
which	O
features	O
an	O
upgraded	O
GPU	B-Architecture
and	O
a	O
higher	O
CPU	O
clock	O
rate	O
to	O
support	O
enhanced	O
performance	O
and	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
in	O
supported	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
Sony	O
discontinuing	O
in	O
Japan	O
all	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
models	O
except	O
the	O
Slim	O
version	O
in	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
still	O
being	O
produced	O
in	O
Western	O
markets	O
following	O
their	O
statement	O
of	O
3-year	O
support	O
of	O
PS4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
lead	O
architect	O
Mark	O
Cerny	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
fourth	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
began	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
earlier	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
had	O
been	O
launched	O
after	O
months	O
of	O
delays	O
due	O
to	O
issues	O
with	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
delay	O
placed	O
Sony	O
almost	O
a	O
year	O
behind	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
already	O
approaching	O
unit	O
sales	O
of	O
10million	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
CEO	O
Jim	O
Ryan	O
said	O
Sony	O
wanted	O
to	O
avoid	O
repeating	O
the	O
same	O
mistake	O
with	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
's	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Sony	O
began	O
shipping	O
development	O
kits	O
to	O
game	O
developers	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
modified	O
PC	O
running	O
the	O
AMD	B-Architecture
Accelerated	I-Architecture
Processing	I-Architecture
Unit	I-Architecture
chipset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2013	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
an	O
event	O
known	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Meeting	O
2013	O
would	O
be	O
held	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
U.S.	O
,	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
"	O
future	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
officially	O
announced	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
at	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
problems	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
been	O
having	O
with	O
their	O
positioning	O
of	O
their	O
newly	O
announced	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
which	O
included	O
its	O
higher	O
price	O
point	O
( $499	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
strict	O
regulations	O
on	O
how	O
users	O
could	O
share	O
game	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Sony	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
hardware	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
,	O
rumored	O
to	O
be	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Neo	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
revision	O
is	O
a	O
higher-end	O
model	O
that	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
support	O
gameplay	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Layden	O
stated	O
that	O
Sony	O
has	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
"	O
bifurcate	O
the	O
market	O
"	O
,	O
only	O
that	O
gamers	O
playing	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	O
will	O
"	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
will	O
be	O
delivered	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
an	O
enhanced	O
graphical	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
everything	O
else	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
exactly	O
as	O
you	O
'd	O
expect	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high-end	O
console	O
was	O
publicly	O
revealed	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
presentation	O
to	O
investors	O
,	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
CEO	O
John	O
Kodera	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
was	O
heading	O
into	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
lifecycle	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
anticipating	O
decreasing	O
year-over-year	O
hardware	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Sony	O
discontinued	O
production	O
in	O
Japan	O
of	O
all	O
but	O
the	O
500GB	O
Slim	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
standard	O
PS4	O
and	O
PS4	O
Pro	O
still	O
being	O
produced	O
for	O
western	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
report	O
from	O
Bloomberg	O
News	O
in	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
Sony	O
had	O
been	O
poised	O
to	O
discontinue	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2021	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
ongoing	O
semiconductor	O
shortage	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
difficult	O
for	O
Sony	O
to	O
keep	O
up	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
demand	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
instead	O
planned	O
to	O
continue	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
helping	O
to	O
offset	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
shortage	O
,	O
this	O
production	O
method	O
would	O
help	O
assure	O
deals	O
with	O
its	O
component	O
providers	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
hardware	O
found	O
in	O
modern	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
uses	O
an	O
Accelerated	B-Architecture
Processing	I-Architecture
Unit	I-Architecture
(	O
APU	B-Architecture
)	O
developed	O
by	O
AMD	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
combines	O
a	O
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
(	O
CPU	O
)	O
and	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
components	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
memory	B-General_Concept
controller	I-General_Concept
and	O
video	O
decoder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CPU	O
consists	O
of	O
two	O
28	O
nm	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
Jaguar	O
modules	O
totaling	O
8	O
x86-64	B-Device
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
7	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
game	O
developers	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GPU	B-Architecture
consists	O
of	O
18	O
compute	O
units	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
theoretical	O
peak	O
performance	O
of	O
1.84TFLOPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
contains	O
8GB	O
of	O
GDDR5	O
memory	O
,	O
16	O
times	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
RAM	O
found	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
console	O
considerable	O
longevity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
models	O
support	O
high	B-General_Concept
dynamic	I-General_Concept
range	I-General_Concept
(	O
HDR	O
)	O
color	O
profiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
read-only	O
optical	B-Protocol
drive	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
reading	O
Blu-ray	O
Discs	O
at	O
speeds	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
times	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
features	O
a	O
hardware	O
on-the-fly	O
zlib	B-Language
decompression	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
PS4	O
model	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
1080p	O
and	O
1080i	O
video	O
standards	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Pro	O
model	O
supports	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
includes	O
a	O
500	O
gigabyte	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
for	O
additional	O
storage	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
Software	O
4.50	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
enabled	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
external	O
USB	B-Protocol
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
up	O
to	O
8TB	O
for	O
additional	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
features	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
Ethernet	O
connectivity	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.0	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
auxiliary	O
port	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
for	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
motion	O
detection	O
digital	O
camera	O
device	O
first	O
introduced	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mono	O
headset	B-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
DualShock	O
4	O
,	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio/video	O
output	O
options	O
include	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
TV	O
and	O
optical	B-Protocol
S/PDIF	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DualShock	O
4	O
is	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
's	O
primary	O
controller	O
;	O
it	O
maintains	O
a	O
similar	O
design	O
to	O
previous	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
DualShock	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
and	O
design	O
refinements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
tweaks	O
,	O
the	O
caps	O
of	O
the	O
analog	O
sticks	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
concave	O
design	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
controller	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
the	O
triggers	O
and	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
was	O
refined	O
,	O
the	O
D-pad	O
buttons	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
steeper	O
downward	O
angle	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
resting	O
space	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
thumb	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hand	O
grips	O
were	O
made	O
thicker	O
and	O
given	O
microtexturing	O
to	O
improve	O
their	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
DualShock	O
4	O
is	O
a	O
touchpad	B-Application
;	O
it	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
detecting	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
simultaneous	O
touch	O
presses	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
pressed	O
down	O
as	O
a	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Start	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Select	O
"	O
buttons	O
were	O
replaced	O
by	O
"	O
Options	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Share	O
"	O
buttons	O
;	O
the	O
latter	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
's	O
social	O
features	O
(	O
including	O
streaming	O
,	O
video	O
recording	O
,	O
and	O
screenshot	O
tools	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DualShock	O
4	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
non-removable	O
,	O
rechargeable	O
lithium-ion	O
battery	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
charged	O
using	O
its	O
micro	O
USB	B-Protocol
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
also	O
features	O
an	O
internal	O
speaker	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
for	O
headsets	O
or	O
headphones	B-Device
;	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
headset	B-Device
earbuds	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
's	O
motion	O
tracking	O
system	O
is	O
more	O
sensitive	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
LED	O
"	O
light	O
bar	O
"	O
was	O
additionally	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
accessory	O
to	O
further	O
track	O
its	O
motion	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
visual	O
effects	O
and	O
feedback	O
within	O
games	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
reflecting	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
low	O
health	O
by	O
turning	O
red	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
PS4	O
and	O
DualShock	O
4	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
for	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
exception	O
are	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
motion	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
originally	O
released	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
are	O
officially	O
supported	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Shuhei	O
Yoshida	O
stated	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
the	O
DualShock	O
4	O
would	O
support	O
"	O
basic	O
functions	O
"	O
when	O
attached	O
to	O
a	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Sony	O
unveiled	O
an	O
official	O
USB	B-Protocol
wireless	O
adapter	O
for	O
the	O
DualShock	O
4	O
,	O
enabling	O
use	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
functionality	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
provide	O
support	O
and	O
controller	O
customization	O
functionality	O
for	O
DualShock	O
4	O
,	O
through	O
existing	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
largely	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
model	O
,	O
except	O
that	O
the	O
touchpad	B-Application
now	O
contains	O
a	O
"	O
stripe	O
"	O
along	O
the	O
top	O
which	O
the	O
light	O
bar	O
's	O
LED	O
can	O
shine	O
through	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
controller	O
can	O
communicate	O
non-wirelessly	O
when	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
over	O
USB	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
optional	O
motion	B-Device
sensor	I-Device
and	O
camera	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
two	O
1280×800	O
pixel	O
lenses	O
operating	O
with	O
an	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
of	O
2.0	O
,	O
with	O
30cm	O
focusing	O
distance	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
85°	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
also	O
features	O
a	O
four-channel	O
microphone	O
array	O
,	O
which	O
helps	O
reduce	O
unwanted	O
background	O
noise	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
connected	O
,	O
different	O
users	O
can	O
automatically	O
log-on	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
via	O
face	B-General_Concept
detection	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
system	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
;	O
it	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
headset	B-Device
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
1080p	O
display	O
panel	O
,	O
LED	O
lights	O
on	O
the	O
headset	B-Device
that	O
are	O
used	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
to	O
track	O
its	O
motion	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
control	O
box	O
that	O
processes	O
3D	B-Application
audio	I-Application
effects	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
video	O
output	O
to	O
the	O
external	O
display	O
(	O
either	O
simulcasting	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
VR	O
perspective	O
,	O
or	O
providing	O
an	O
asymmetrical	O
secondary	O
perspective	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
motion	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
's	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
is	O
called	O
"	O
Orbis	B-Device
OS	I-Device
"	O
,	O
based	O
upon	O
a	O
customized	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
WebKit-based	O
web	O
browser	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
NetFront	B-Operating_System
browser	I-Operating_System
;	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
modern	O
WebKit	B-Language
core	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
and	O
Safari	B-Application
,	O
giving	O
it	O
high	O
compatibility	O
in	O
HTML5	B-Application
compliance	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
introduces	O
a	O
customizable	O
menu	O
interface	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Dynamic	O
Menu	O
"	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
color	O
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
profiles	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
accounts	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
recognize	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Services	O
from	O
third-party	O
vendors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Netflix	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Video	I-Application
,	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
within	O
the	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multitasking	B-Operating_System
is	O
available	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
opening	O
the	O
browser	O
or	O
managing	O
party	O
chat	O
,	O
and	O
switching	O
between	O
applications	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
double-tapping	O
the	O
"	O
PS	O
"	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
or	O
a	O
microphone	O
enables	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
system	O
using	O
voice	B-Application
input	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saying	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
initiates	O
voice	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
All	O
Commands	O
"	O
displays	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
possible	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
supports	O
Blu-ray	O
and	O
DVD	O
playback	O
,	O
including	O
3D	O
Blu-ray	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
music	O
and	O
video	O
files	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
played	O
from	O
USB	B-Protocol
drives	O
and	O
DLNA	O
servers	O
using	O
the	O
Media	O
Player	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
free	O
and	O
premium	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Music	O
powered	O
by	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Video	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
owners	O
to	O
rent	O
or	O
buy	O
TV	O
shows	O
and	O
films	O
à	O
la	O
carte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
United	O
States-exclusive	O
cloud-based	O
television-on-demand	B-Application
service	O
known	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vue	O
began	O
beta	O
testing	O
in	O
late	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
membership	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
access	O
multiplayer	O
in	O
most	O
games	O
;	O
this	O
requirement	O
does	O
not	O
apply	O
to	O
free-to-play	B-Device
or	O
subscription-based	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smartphones	O
and	O
tablets	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
as	O
second	O
screen	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
wake	O
the	O
console	O
from	O
sleep	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sony	B-Device
Xperia	I-Device
smartphone	O
,	O
tablet	O
or	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
streaming	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
handheld	O
,	O
allowing	O
supported	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
remotely	O
from	O
around	O
a	O
household	O
or	O
away	O
from	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
has	O
ambitions	O
to	O
make	O
all	O
PS4	O
games	O
playable	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
can	O
add	O
Vita-specific	O
controls	O
for	O
use	O
via	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
later	O
expanded	O
to	O
enable	O
PS4	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Play	I-Device
functionality	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
PCs	B-Device
and	O
on	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Macs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
allows	O
for	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
functionality	O
on	O
computers	O
running	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
OS	B-Device
X	I-Device
Yosemite	I-Device
,	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
El	I-Operating_System
Capitan	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
supports	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
options	O
of	O
360p	O
,	O
540p	O
,	O
and	O
720p	O
(	O
1080p	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
PS4	O
Pro	O
)	O
,	O
frame	O
rate	O
options	O
of	O
30	O
–	O
60	O
FPS	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
DualShock	O
4	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
via	O
USB	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
App	O
allows	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
from	O
their	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
has	O
officially	O
stated	O
that	O
starting	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
community	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
will	O
be	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
will	O
not	O
prevent	O
users	O
from	O
communicating	O
with	O
their	O
friends	O
in	O
private	O
messaging	O
or	O
in	O
group	O
chats	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
is	O
uploaded	O
seamlessly	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
other	O
PSN	B-Device
users	O
or	O
social	O
networking	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
else	O
users	O
can	O
copy	O
media	O
to	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
flash	O
drive	O
and	O
upload	O
to	O
a	O
social	O
network	O
or	O
website	O
of	O
their	O
preference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamers	O
can	O
either	O
watch	O
live	O
gameplay	O
of	O
games	O
which	O
their	O
friends	O
are	O
playing	O
through	O
the	O
PS4	O
interface	O
with	O
cross-game	O
camera	O
and	O
microphone	O
input	O
,	O
spectate	O
silently	O
,	O
or	O
broadcast	O
their	O
own	O
gameplay	O
live	O
via	O
DailyMotion	B-General_Concept
,	O
Twitch	O
,	O
Ustream	B-Application
,	O
Niconico	O
,	O
or	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Gaming	I-General_Concept
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
friends	O
and	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
public	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
comment	O
upon	O
them	O
from	O
other	O
web	O
browsers	O
and	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Share	O
Play	O
requires	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
subscription	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
one	O
hour	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
games	O
are	O
distributed	O
at	O
retail	O
on	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
,	O
and	O
digitally	O
as	O
downloads	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
games	O
must	O
be	O
installed	B-Application
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
a	O
system	O
called	O
"	O
PlayGo	O
"	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
begin	O
to	O
play	O
portions	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
opening	O
levels	O
)	O
once	O
the	O
installation	B-Application
or	O
download	O
reaches	O
a	O
specific	O
point	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
downloaded	O
or	O
installed	B-Application
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS4	O
users	O
will	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
browse	O
games	O
and	O
stream	B-Protocol
games	O
via	O
Gaikai	O
to	O
demo	O
them	O
almost	O
instantaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
says	O
it	O
is	O
committed	O
to	O
releasing	O
an	O
ever-increasing	O
number	O
of	O
free-to-play	B-Device
games	O
,	O
including	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
and	O
War	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
any	O
disc	O
of	O
older	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emulated	O
versions	O
of	O
selected	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Portable	O
games	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
upscaled	O
to	O
high	O
definition	O
and	O
have	O
support	O
for	O
PS4	O
social	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Andrew	O
House	O
indicated	O
that	O
Sony	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
service	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PS4	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
within	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
European	O
launch	O
to	O
follow	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Sony	O
unveiled	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
which	O
will	O
initially	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
games	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	O
via	O
a	O
cloud-based	O
streaming	O
system	O
,	O
purchasing	O
games	O
individually	O
or	O
via	O
a	O
subscription	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
solution	O
of	O
no	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
on	O
the	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
was	O
in	O
closed	O
beta	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
technology	O
in	O
the	O
PS4	O
"	O
impressive	O
"	O
and	O
an	O
improvement	O
from	O
the	O
difficulties	O
developers	O
experienced	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
industry	O
professionals	O
have	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
's	O
performance	O
advantage	O
over	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
ExtremeTech	O
says	O
the	O
PS4	O
's	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
offers	O
a	O
"	O
serious	O
advantage	O
"	O
over	O
the	O
competition	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
cross-platform	O
development	O
,	O
games	O
that	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
assets	O
will	O
appear	O
"	O
very	O
similar	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
scenarios	O
,	O
designers	O
may	O
tap	O
some	O
of	O
PS4	O
's	O
additional	O
power	O
in	O
a	O
straightforward	O
manner	O
,	O
to	O
boost	O
frame	O
rate	O
or	O
output	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
,	O
whereas	O
games	O
from	O
Sony	O
's	O
own	O
first-party	O
studios	O
that	O
take	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
"	O
will	O
probably	O
look	O
significantly	O
better	O
than	O
anything	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	O
One.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
concerns	O
surrounding	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
DRM	O
measures	O
to	O
hinder	O
the	O
resale	O
of	O
used	O
games	O
(	O
and	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
DRM	O
policies	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
which	O
did	O
contain	O
such	O
restrictions	O
)	O
,	O
Jack	O
Tretton	O
explicitly	O
stated	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
E3	O
press	O
conference	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
no	O
restrictions	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
resale	O
and	O
trading	O
of	O
PS4	O
games	O
on	O
physical	O
media	O
,	O
while	O
software	O
product	O
development	O
head	O
Scott	O
Rohde	O
specified	O
that	O
Sony	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
disallow	O
online	O
passes	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
policies	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
consumer-friendly	O
,	O
extremely	O
retailer-friendly	O
,	O
and	O
extremely	O
publisher-friendly	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Sony	O
's	O
E3	O
2013	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
IGN	O
responded	O
positively	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
attitude	O
towards	O
indie	O
developers	O
and	O
trading	O
games	O
,	O
stating	O
they	O
thought	O
"	O
most	O
gamers	O
would	O
agree	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
care	O
about	O
games	O
like	O
 [ Sony ] 	O
do	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
buy	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
's	O
removable	O
and	O
upgradable	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
also	O
drew	O
praise	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
with	O
Scott	O
Lowe	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
gave	O
the	O
console	O
"	O
another	O
advantage	O
"	O
over	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
whose	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
cannot	O
be	O
accessed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
called	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
"	O
the	O
gamer	O
's	O
choice	O
for	O
next-generation	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
price	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
restrictive	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
importantly	O
,	O
Sony	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
"	O
acknowledge	O
its	O
consumers	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
respect	O
its	O
audience	O
"	O
as	O
major	O
factors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
has	O
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gadget	O
Show	O
gave	O
a	O
similar	O
review	O
complimenting	O
the	O
DualShock	O
4	O
's	O
new	O
triggers	O
and	O
control	O
sticks	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
feature	O
,	O
yet	O
criticized	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
media	O
support	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
compared	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
over	O
various	O
categories	O
,	O
allowing	O
their	O
readers	O
to	O
vote	O
for	O
their	O
preferred	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
following	O
the	O
launch	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
apparent	O
that	O
some	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
higher	O
resolutions	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
other	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirk	O
Hamilton	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
reported	O
on	O
the	O
differences	O
in	O
early	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
which	O
ran	O
at	O
1080p	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
720p	O
and	O
900p	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demand	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
was	O
strong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
the	O
placement	O
of	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
preorders	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
while	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
alone	O
,	O
one	O
million	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
consoles	O
were	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
console	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
250,000	O
consoles	O
within	O
a	O
48-hour	O
period	O
and	O
530,000	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
data	O
released	O
by	O
Nielsen	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
nine	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
PS4	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
thirty-one	O
percent	O
of	O
its	O
sales	O
were	O
to	O
existing	O
Wii	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
owners	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
whom	O
had	O
by	O
then	O
owned	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Gamescom	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
10million	O
PS4	O
units	O
had	O
been	O
sold-through	O
to	O
consumers	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
for	O
the	O
tenth	O
consecutive	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
sales	O
announcement	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
Sony	O
confirmed	O
on	O
January	O
4	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
sold-through	O
18.5million	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
over	O
91million	O
consoles	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
876million	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
PS4	O
had	O
sold	O
102.8	O
million	O
times	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	B-Application
home	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
behind	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
holds	O
a	O
market	O
share	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
70%	O
within	O
all	O
European	O
countries	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
has	O
been	O
produced	O
in	O
various	O
models	O
:	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
Slim	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
a	O
hardware	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
,	O
model	O
number	O
CUH-2000	O
,	O
known	O
colloquially	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
Slim	O
,	O
which	O
phased	O
out	O
the	O
original	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
have	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
the	O
newer	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.1	O
standard	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
larger	O
gap	O
between	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
optical	B-Protocol
audio	I-Protocol
port	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
model	O
also	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.1	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.0	O
and	O
5.0GHz	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
500GB	O
model	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
price	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
(	O
codenamed	O
Neo	O
,	O
model	O
number	O
CUH-7000	O
)	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
worldwide	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
with	O
improved	O
hardware	O
to	O
enable	O
4K	B-Architecture
rendering	O
and	O
improved	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
performance	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
upgraded	O
GPU	B-Architecture
with	O
4.198	O
teraflops	O
of	O
processing	O
power	O
and	O
hardware	O
support	O
for	O
checkerboard	O
rendering	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
higher	O
CPU	O
clock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
PS4	O
"	O
Slim	O
"	O
,	O
this	O
model	O
also	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.1	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.0	O
and	O
5.0GHz	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
capable	O
of	O
streaming	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
,	O
the	O
PS4	O
Pro	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
Ultra	B-Device
HD	I-Device
Blu-ray	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
marketed	O
by	O
Sony	O
as	O
PS4	O
Pro	O
Enhanced	O
have	O
specific	O
optimizations	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
this	O
model	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
graphics	O
and/or	O
higher	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
games	O
not	O
specifically	O
optimized	O
,	O
an	O
option	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Boost	O
Mode	O
"	O
was	O
added	O
on	O
system	O
software	O
4.5	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
enabled	O
to	O
force	O
higher	O
CPU	O
and	O
GPU	B-Architecture
clock	O
rates	O
on	O
existing	O
games	O
to	O
possibly	O
improve	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rendering	O
games	O
at	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
is	O
achieved	O
through	O
various	O
rendering	O
techniques	O
and	O
hardware	O
features	O
;	O
PlayStation	B-Device
technical	O
chief	O
Mark	O
Cerny	O
explained	O
that	O
Sony	O
could	O
not	O
"	O
brute	O
force	O
"	O
4K	B-Architecture
without	O
compromising	O
form	O
factor	O
and	O
cost	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
support	O
"	O
streamlined	O
rendering	O
techniques	O
"	O
using	O
custom	O
hardware	O
,	O
"	O
best-in-breed	O
temporal	O
and	O
spatial	O
anti-aliasing	O
algorithms	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
AMD	O
Polaris	O
architecture	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
even	O
beyond	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hermen	O
Hulst	O
of	O
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
explained	O
that	O
PS4	O
Pro	O
could	O
render	O
something	O
"	O
perceptively	O
so	O
close	O
[	O
to	O
4K ]	O
that	O
you	O
would	O
n't	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
difference	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS4	O
Pro	O
supports	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
,	O
Share	O
Play	O
,	O
and	O
streaming	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
1080p	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
capturing	O
screenshots	O
at	O
2160p	O
,	O
and	O
1080p	O
video	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
Sony	O
quietly	O
issued	O
another	O
revision	O
(	O
model	O
number	O
CUH-7200	O
)	O
,	O
initially	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
hardware	O
bundles	O
.	O
</s>
