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what's going on I've learned the ravage consumer and today I'm going to be reviewing the new PlayStation 4 so let's not waste any time let's get right into it alright guys here we have the PlayStation 4 Sony's official entry into the console war and it's been seven years in the making but it's finally here and taking a look at the design of the ps4 you'll see that Sony went with a sleek parallelogram kind of shape and Sony has proven time and time again that it isn't afraid to leave the standard rectangular shape in the past for something that's different and unconventional the ps4 comes coated in a matte impart glass finish that really gives it a high-end feel under the glossy portion of the ps4 you'll find the removable hard drive sony has made it quite easy to replace the initial 500 gigabyte version for something of a larger capacity or even a solid-state drive that will increase the ps4 s performance it's sleek and mature design should prove easy to fit amongst any entertainment area regardless of its very different parallelogram shape in front of the system you'll find a touch capacitive power button as well as a capacitive eject button for discs these buttons are very flush within the system it may actually be overlooked to those unfamiliar with it and speaking of this the ps4 can play blu-rays and DVDs but it does not support playing regular CDs or 3d blu-rays which is quite unfortunate if you happen to have a large collection of those also up front you'll find two 3.0 USB ports currently the only real use for these is to charge external devices like your controller phone etc and it's the same that you won't be able to use an external storage device to read any files other than system software and this means you won't be able to load up your system with mp3s video files and such which is quite unfortunate considering how great of a media hub the ps3 was hopefully Sony changes this in a future update in the back you'll find the power connect that uses the same sized plugs most of the past Playstations have used an HDMI port a digital out an Ethernet port and an aux port which is used for the PlayStation camera take note that the back only contains an HDMI port and this is something you want to keep in mind if you don't game on an HDTV yet now let's take a look at the upgraded DualShock 4 controller its new shape has been getting a lot of praise all over the web and for good reason it feels like it's a more streamlined version of the ps3s Dual Shock controller and is much more comfortable in the hand I never had any issues with the ps3 controller but I definitely can feel the difference when I go back to it after using the Dual Shock 4 there are some welcome changes to it such as the little ridges in the back as well as the bottom of the handles which provide some nice grip to the controller and you'll also notice the thumb sticks have changed as well they now have an indented shape that allows for easy thumb placement and more comfort the ridges around the joystick also make it easy for those of you who like to use the edges for movement there are also a ton of new features found on new Dual Shock 4 and the most popular is probably the new clickable touchpad found right in the center there are too many games that currently support this feature but games like Assassin's Creed 4 and the playroom app have found interesting ways of utilizing it such as zooming in on maps or throwing little robots around your room you shouldn't expect the performance that you would see on a smartphone's touchscreen but it's interesting nonetheless and I look forward to seeing how its implemented in more games on the side of the trackpad you'll notice the share and options button I found that the options button is pretty much your Start button while the share button allows you to send up to 15-minute game footage and screenshots to various social media outlets under that you'll find an integrated speaker and games like resogun take advantage of the speaker to provide warnings and other in-game activities and one of my personal favorite features of the controller is the ability to plug in any headphones into the 3.5 millimeter headphone jack and use it to listen to all game audio and party chat this eliminates the need for an expensive gaming headset if you already have a nice pair of headphones and what's great about this is that if your headphone has a mic you can use it to chat with people in your party also at the top of the controller you'll find an LED light that works with the PlayStation camera and it allows it to function as a PlayStation Move controller and it also helps to determine which player you are this LED light also does some pretty funky stuff like change colors to show your health status in all honestly though you probably won't really notice or find use for the colored LED outside of determining which controller is yours battery life on the controller lasts about 5 to 6 hours and now uses a micro USB in order to charge if you play for several hours at a time you might want to invest in a long USB cable or be ready to charge during your playthrough overall this controller packs some great technology and I can't wait to see how developers plan to incorporate the features into their games and of course we have to discuss the actual software side of things the ps4 is new operating system is pretty simple at first glance it's made up of two rows the main row containing your games apps while the top row contains PSN related content such as your PlayStation Store notifications messages friends and so forth while the interface is pretty clean it can take some getting used to recently played games comes to the front of the list which sounds pretty convenient but it causes your list to change all the time if you frequent multiple apps it isn't a huge deal but it may cause a few more seconds of looking for something since the tiles don't stay in place and as you download more games and apps the more clutter this interface may become I hope Sony adds the ability to pin your favorite games to the front of the list in a future update but the best thing about this OS is how blazing fast it is you'll have no issues jumping from app to app here and going through the menus are seamless and fast this is amazing in comparison to the menu speeds of last gens consoles the als also allows you to have two apps open at once one game and one entertainment app this is very convenient as you no longer need to quit your game to switch to your favorite video streaming application and switching between the two takes almost no time thanks to the very fast menu overall the ps4 has a very clean looking interface which is quite easy to browse I'll bet the slight room for improvement Sony has also introduced a Playstation app for your smartphone in conjunction with the ps4 and with this you're able to see who's online send messages check out what the latest activities of your friends are so Sony's really trying to push the social aspect as we all know and they do it with another platform such as the smartphone platform so I think that's a pretty cool thing as well sony also really extends the functionality of the ps4 by allowing you used Vitas Remote Play feature no matter where you are as long as you have a solid internet connection the Vita will also turn on the ps4 if it's left in standby mode to grant you access to your system and no you don't need to purchase an extra game for your Vita when you're using Remote Play as you'll just be streaming the game play from your PlayStation to the Vita you can also use both the PlayStation app and the PS Vita to act as a second screen for games that support the feature if you want to learn more about the amazing Remote Play feature as well as other great features the ps4 has I have a few videos that go more in depth and you can check them out in the annotation here or in the links down below in the description and finally to talk about the games the games look just as beautiful on the ps4 as one would expect and on the big screen there's a ton of detail to be seen and you can see just how much of an improvement it is over its predecessor the current launch lineup for the ps4 is pretty decent but there aren't too many noteworthy exclusives yet PlayStation Plus currently gives you access to a few free-to-play titles however such as blacklight retribution and they're already infamous resogun although the library may be considered lackluster at launch there are still a few good games out for it with more in the pipeline and one last thing about the games if you want to play online multiplayer you will have to invest in a PlayStation Plus subscription I definitely think it's worth the investment though because the PlayStation Plus has a lot of huge benefits like the instant game collection which allows you to download a couple of three games every month as well as some discounts for PlayStation Plus members so that's really good stuff there there's a lot of value added when you have PlayStation Plus so I don't think it's a real big strain on anyone who wants to play online multiplayer to have all those benefits as well and all right guys that pretty much wraps up my review of the PlayStation 4 and I definitely think that it's worth the $400 investment you're getting a great piece of technology here for a pretty low cost considering what's out on the market now I know a lot of you are wondering what's better the ps4 or the Xbox one well I can't give a definitive answer to that as I haven't gotten a chance to fully try out and use the Xbox one so I have to save my judgement still after I given the Xbox a fair shot I can't offer however the reasons why I decided to purchase the ps4 over the Xbox one and firstly I'm pretty invested into the PlayStation ecosystem with things like the PS Vita PlayStation Plus multiple PlayStation headsets so it made sense that I went with a system that supported all of those as I also have a pretty unique setup for my gaming consoles space was definitely a concern and the smaller footprint of the ps4 definitely appealed to me being able to play most of my games at 1080p versus 720p was also pretty important and I was able to save 100 bucks so why not so that's a bit of a look into my thought process when I decided I wanted to pull the trigger now this isn't to say that the ps4 is a perfect system as it does have its flaws such as having no ability to add mp3s or videos not being able to organize your menu at all and worst of all currently no support for the PlayStation pulse wireless headset unless you use it with your controller but these are things that I hope can be changed in future updates and I look forward to that happening but this truly wraps up my review guys and if you enjoyed it be amongst the best viewers of this video and hit that like button and also subscribe to the channel if you want more awesome videos from me but till the 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