The console, which was first introduced during a Sony press conference on February 20, will not restrict the sale of used games, nor will it require frequent connection to the internet, the National Post reported.
The console will also be priced at $399, according to the Guardian. That’s $100 cheaper than the $499 price tag for the Xbox One.
Sony received two bouts of wild applause, says PC Magazine, one of which was when Jack Tretton, the CEO and president of Sony Computer Entertainment America, announced unabashedly that there will be no restrictions on used games.
Sony also took a dig at Microsoft with its release of a short video explaining how to share PS4 games. It flies in the face of Xbox’s much more complicated sharing and lending system, part of which involves installing each new game on the system’s hard drive.
While the PS4 will not be backwards compatible with PS3 games due to the changed system architecture, Sony has announced plans to start streaming PS3 games online stating in 2014, according to TechRadar UK.
GamesRadar is keeping track of every title announced for the PS4, which includes titles like Killzone: Shadow Fall, Battlefield 4, Infamous: Second Son and more.
Sony seems to be less focused on the TV side, however, something Microsoft is more whole-heartedly embracing. Gigaom reports that the PS4 will have services like Redbox Instant, Flixster and some exclusive Sony content.
The Xbox One, on the other hand, will feature many exclusive TV options like a live-action Halo TV series and an interactive TV show called Rabbids invasion, reports Engadget.
