The Playstation 4 prefix was released on sale in November 2013. For Russia, the implementation of the device began on November 29, 2013 and continues to this day. The Playstation 4 is the very first 4th generation console to go on sale.
Sales launch
The release date of the set-top box on Russian shelves of electronics stores is November 29, 2013. The starting price of the device was 18,990 rubles. On the same day, the launch of sales of devices took place in Europe and Latin America.
For the first time, the set-top box began to be sold on November 15, 2013 in the United States at a price of $ 399, which is slightly lower than in Russia. In the first 24 hours of sales, about 1 million copies of the device were sold, which is a record for consoles of all previous generations. To date, the price of a set-top box starts on average from about 21,000 rubles. You can buy the device in hardware hypermarkets or well-known online stores available throughout Russia.
The cost of one PS4 game can be up to RUR 2799.
Playstation 4 specifications
The new console from Sony has gained its popularity due to new technologies used to construct images in games. The console model received a powerful processor with 8 cores from AMD. As a graphics platform for the set-top box, a board based on Radeon was chosen, which was developed according to a separate order and is not a modification of any of the serial production boards for computers.
The device has 8 GB of RAM, a Blu-ray drive, HDMI and USB 3.0 connectors. The set-top box also has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The device comes with a wireless joystick called DualShock 4. The controller is equipped with a touchpad, gyroscope and backlight.
A Playstation Camera can be purchased separately, allowing you to run some exclusive games and chat via Skype.
Set-top box sales and competitors
At the moment Playstation 4 has more than 6 million copies of the console sold worldwide. The closest pursuer, Xbox One, has much less sales and reaches about 4 million. At the same time, the Playstation 4 has a competitive advantage over the Xbox One due to the fact that the device from Microsoft is not yet officially sold in Russia. Nevertheless, the battle for dominance in the console market continues, and the success of each of the consoles may depend on the quality of games released for a particular platform.
The Xbox One has an ESRAM memory strip installed, which has a significantly higher data transfer rate than standard DDR. Also, the list of advantages of the Xbox One can be attributed to the Kinect 2.0 technology, which is exclusive to the console and has no analogues.
