The PlayStation 4 marks a turning point for Sony. It’s a humble gaming machine designed to integrate into your living room, a far cry from the pomp and circumstance with which the company debuted its predecessor, the PlayStation 3.
That’s a good thing, since the PS3 proved a prohibitively expensive box that was more difficult to program for and less online-friendly than its competitor, Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Sony’s suffered some well-deserved criticism in the seven years since the PS3’s debut, and seems to have taken that criticism to heart.
The PS4 is a beautiful piece of kit. With ample power under the hood, a controller that’s a joy to hold, and excellent system-level support for social sharing and streaming, Sony’s latest console is poised to perform very well in the years to come.
