If the PS4 arrives toward the end of 2012, then it should be approximately 5 times more powerful than the PS3 - or equivalent to a VERY HIGH-END PC gaming rig. That would be the maximum extent of it until PS4 developers started hitting "the metal" in the early stages of 2014 (where, as expected, the PC will start to break away from it). Any next next-gen gaming console is going to have to kneel before TDP green policies set by Government energy target requirements. Less than 200W; though don't doubt for a moment that Microsoft and Sony will try very hard to meet 150W. If the PS4 arrives in 2014, it would likely be around 15 times the power of the PS3. That would crush any high-end PC you can dream up, until 2016, when Intel takes x86-64bit to levels that simply cannot be conceived of right now On another note, discarding HDD and SSD altogether would assist strongly in this TDP target gain. And that a new form of "Optical Srteaming" will take place. That's where the Cell's SPEs come into focus - they are absolutely monsters at streaming data from Optical linear devices. Giving every ounce of "power per watt per transistor", where it's actually required, CPU and GPU, is how the expectations of these consoles can be achieved.

OK, I'm sorry but where exactly did you hear that the PS4 wouldn't be much better than the PS3?! Didn't you see that video of the polygons enhancement? No it's not on this page but if you find it you'll realize. without a doubt, that the PS4's graphics are going to be unbeatable. Think real life graphics!

ps4 is going to be a revaloution like all ps technology is there not just put millions of proudects to make us buy them they are make them for the entertainment of the (and s@#t loads of money)

2020 is likely to be the point where the first Graphene-based Game Consoles are considered as they're specific enough to be considered for Graphene rather than Silicon. Anything larger and more complex would be a challenge at that point. 100x the power of the PS4 at room temperature. That's the kind of power increase that could occur. As long as they achieve a band-gap in Graphene (where Electrons can be turned on and off (and they can pass back and forth through that band-gap - which currently doesn't fully exist yet). In 2021, the PS5, based on Graphene fabrication would likely be a "25"Ghz SoC (with no cooling required) on a "50"w design. A 25Ghz Graphene SoC would do ray-tracing like nVidia and AMD currently do triangle-polygons+texture fillrate. 100x power is probably the least of what it could achieve of whatever you are expecting to get from a PS4 in 2013. There's a good chance that could happen in the next 10-15 years.

how are they going to top ps4 with ps5 and 6 is toping 5 HTERE GONNA BE EPICCCCCCCCCCC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CANT FREKIN WAIT MAN

Made perfect sense to me bro

2-20-2013

if you watch the 2 hour video it will have compatibility eventually and it will be able to play ps1 through ps4

you obviously have not read up on either console because PS4 has already been winning and its called the Xbox one so i don't know where you're getting your bad information