We've hit the less than 10 day mark before the PlayStation 4 goes on sale, and with 9 left to go, the eagle has landed and gamers are that much closer to nabbing a PS4 all their own. The next-gen console has arrived at the warehouses and back rooms of various stores, which are readying for the next-gen system to go on sale.
A Walmart employee posted the above image (and more), showing the console is good to go. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a similar case for GameStop, BestBuy, Target, KMart, and countless other stores across the country.
So if you know someone that works at any of these mega retailers, now's the time to get on their good side, or at the very least, make sure your pre-order is all set.
Under the hood, the PlayStation 4 boasts Supercharged PC architecture, X86 CPU, Enhanced PC GPU, and 8GB Unified Memory according to the official specs.
It will support the same PlayStation Plus service as the Vita and PlayStation 3. However, a Plus subscription will be required for online multiplayer games, but not for additional media services like Netflix. Sony has also updated the Dual Shock controllers with a touch screen and improved shoulder triggers, and bundles the console with a headset.
The PlayStation 4 is set to release on November 15 in North America and on November 29 in Europe. Day one games available for the system include Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Killzone Shadow Fall,Madden NFL 25, Minecraft, NBA 2K14, Need for Speed: Rivals, and more. It will retail for $399.
The company has some last minute games to announce, but won't be doing so until the console gets a bit of its own "midnight madness." The night before it launches, at 11pm EST, GameTrailers TV is hosing a PS4 All Access event, with Sony set to take center stage with some world premieres for titles that have not yet been formally announced in a blaze of last minute hype for the console finally releases. So it's got that going for it, which is nice.
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