PlayStation 4

Sony’s eighth-generation home video game console, released in 2013. Its x86-64 architecture and shared PlayStation Network platform supported a broad family of games and services.

AMD Jaguar: A low-power x86-64 processor microarchitecture used in several consumer devices. The PS4’s eight-core CPU uses Jaguar cores for game logic and system tasks.
PlayStation 4 Pro: A higher-performance PlayStation 4 model released in 2016, designed to improve graphics and support 4K output. It extended the console generation with stronger graphics while retaining compatibility with PS4 games.
PlayStation 3: Sony’s seventh-generation home video game console, released in 2006. Its complex Cell processor and difficult development environment informed the PS4’s more familiar architecture.
Sony Interactive Entertainment: Sony’s division responsible for the PlayStation business, including consoles, games, and online services. The PS4’s success strengthened this division’s role within Sony’s entertainment business.
Graphics processing unit: A processor designed to accelerate graphics rendering and other highly parallel computations. The PS4 combines its CPU and graphics processor on one custom chip.
PlayStation VR: A virtual reality headset for PlayStation 4, released in 2016. The headset used the PS4 as the processing platform for console virtual reality.
Mark Cerny: An American video game designer and architect who led the technical design of the PlayStation 4. Cerny presented the PS4’s development philosophy and coordinated its hardware design.
PlayStation 4 sales: The commercial performance of Sony’s PlayStation 4 console, which exceeded 117 million units shipped worldwide. Its large installed base made the PS4 one of the best-selling home consoles.
GDDR5: A high-bandwidth graphics memory standard used in graphics cards and game consoles. The PS4’s shared 8 GB GDDR5 pool gives games substantial bandwidth for graphics and system data.
Bloodborne: A 2015 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony for PlayStation 4. Its console exclusivity helped define the PS4’s reputation for distinctive single-player games.

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