Codename ORBIS? Sony PlayStation 4 gets a working title
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:35 am
ORBIS.
This is the code name reportedly being given to the fourth incarnation of the PlayStation console (PS4), tipped to be released during the “holiday season” next year.
The console reportedly contains better graphics and a resolution better than most high-definition TV sets, with users able to play 3D games in full HD.
While the PlayStation 3 (PS3) was technically capable of full HD 3D game play, Sony’s guidelines prevented games from displaying in full 1080p (pixels).
As for the name, associate editor of gaming website Kotaku, Luke Plunkett, had a few ideas: “The word ‘Orbis’ itself, from Latin, means circle, or ring, or even orbit,” Plunkett wrote.
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This is the code name reportedly being given to the fourth incarnation of the PlayStation console (PS4), tipped to be released during the “holiday season” next year.
The console reportedly contains better graphics and a resolution better than most high-definition TV sets, with users able to play 3D games in full HD.
While the PlayStation 3 (PS3) was technically capable of full HD 3D game play, Sony’s guidelines prevented games from displaying in full 1080p (pixels).
As for the name, associate editor of gaming website Kotaku, Luke Plunkett, had a few ideas: “The word ‘Orbis’ itself, from Latin, means circle, or ring, or even orbit,” Plunkett wrote.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/ ... z1r2yX6rLt