The PlayStation 4 was released to critical acclaim, with critics praising Sony for acknowledging its consumers' needs, embracing independent game development, and for not imposing the restrictive digital rights management schemes like those originally announced by Microsoft for the Xbox One. The console also supports HDR10 High-dynamic-range video and playback of 4K resolution multimedia. The console's controller was also redesigned and improved over the PlayStation 3, with improved buttons and analog sticks, and an integrated touchpad among other changes. The PlayStation 4 places an increased emphasis on social interaction and integration with other devices and services, including the ability to play games off-console on PlayStation Vita and other supported devices (' Remote Play'), the ability to stream gameplay online or to friends, with them controlling gameplay remotely ('Share Play'). Moving away from the more complex Cell microarchitecture of its predecessor, the console features an AMD Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) built upon the x86-64 architecture, which can theoretically peak at 1.84 teraflops AMD stated that it was the 'most powerful' APU it had developed to date.

A console of the eighth generation, it competes with Microsoft's Xbox One and Nintendo's Wii U and Switch.

Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February 2013, it was launched on November 15, 2013, in North America, Novemin Europe, South America and Australia, and on Februin Japan. The PlayStation 4 ( PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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