Sony has always offered some of the most innovative products, and its video games have been among the best without a doubt. Now you have a new video game console from Sony to look forward to, the PlayStation 4. The console will most likely be titled PS Orbis and will launch around the 2013 holiday season. Some specifications of this game console have been released. However, the timing of Sony’s release is unofficial, so there’s always the possibility of a change in announcement.

The PS Orbis will be built around the AMD Southern Islands GPU and AMDx64 CPU. AMD Southern Islands GPU is a name given to many of AMD’s 2012 high-end PC cards. The PlayStation Orbis GPU will be able to display games at a resolution of approximately 4096×2160 pixels, which happens to be more than is required. by typical HDTVs. It will also be possible to play 3D games in 1080p.

Sony’s current PlayStation console contains a chip that allows users to play older PS2 game titles. Unfortunately, PlayStation 4’s backwards compatibility feature has been completely ignored (it seems that way at the moment) and is focused solely on future-gen titles. For those who love playing their PS3 games, you may want to sit tight until the issue is cleared up in more detail, as PS Orbis will not allow you to play them. This is Sony and Microsoft’s attempt to kill off the second-hand video game market. Also note that there will be no resale value for any PS4 games, as it is said that it will not be tied to the Sony Entertainment Network. PlayStation 4 will have a 32nm Cell processor with around 16 SPE, which is double what PlayStation 3 has. There are chances of a big partnership with Google.

PS Orbis will also come equipped with a downloadable Blu-Ray feature which may make things difficult for some. Digital distribution is definitely a step forward, although there’s no denying that not all users of this game console will have access to fast broadband connections. To play the new games you will have two options, a PSN download or the Blu-Ray disc. If you choose to buy the disc, then there is a PSN account you need to be locked out of, and only then can you play the game, save it to your HDD, or attach it as downloaded in your account history. Although the Orbis hasn’t been released yet, and probably no one has seen it, fan-created images of this new console are already being posted online.

If it looks anything like the posted pictures then it certainly looks great and immensely attractive. It’s not that previous models didn’t look good, just that with further development, this one looks even better. As already mentioned, the release date is said to be around the holiday season of 2013, most likely around Christmas. Sony will release its PlayStation 4 before Microsoft’s Xbox 720 release. Previously, Microsoft 360 launched a year before PS3, and this gave it a great start. People had already bought it before even taking a look at PS3. It is natural to believe that this time Sony will not take such risks. Whether the name PlayStation Orbis is just a nickname or the real name is yet to be discovered, but one thing is for sure: the new PS Orbis will definitely take the gaming world one step ahead of anything we’ve seen before.