PS4 Release Date In November; Sony Launching Event Today To Reveal Details About Two Consoles, Pricing, Mobile Device Access

Sony will reveal the next generation PS4 gaming console in a launching event today in New York. Until the event, official details are sparse.

However, new rumors about pricing, the release date and mobile device accessibility have surfaced. 

Kotaku, citing an anonymous insider source, claimed that the PS4 release date would be in November 2013, in time for the holiday season.

The same source revealed that two versions of the PlayStation 4 game console would be available, priced at $429 and $529. This is consistent with a previous report in The Times that claimed Sony would price the PS4 lower than the PS3.

New rumors speculate that PS4 gamers will be able to control the game system from their smartphone or tablet.

In addition to chatting through the PlayStation network, users will be able to use the PlayStation store to purchase games on their mobile devices that are downloaded to the PS4 console.

Sony recently expanded the PlayStation Store to function in web browsers, making this update feasible.

PS4 Gamers will also be able to watch friends playing through a new speculative feature, the 'PlayStation Eye'. The anonymous source claimed that the users of this new feature wouldn't have to own the games they are watching.

Recently, a PS4 controller prototype was leaked. If the design of the official controller model is consistent with the leak, users can expect a touch screen, microphone, and a PlayStation move bar built into the peripheral.

Other rumored PlayStation features include an all-inclusive social networking experience. Sony reportedly attempted to focus on PS4 connectivity versus hardware specs on this new model, enabling footage and achievement sharing through a 'share button'.

Official details will be released today at Sony's PS4 official launching event.

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