14 DAY TRIAL // A source has revealed that a specification sheet sent out by hardware developer Sony shows that its next home console will have an advanced version of the Cell processor at its core and will use both 10 GB of RAM and 10 GB of video memory.
The architecture for the Graphics Processing Unit of the new console will apparently be using the new Kepler technology from Nvidia, which is also powering the best graphics card on the PC market at the moment, the GTX 680.
The specifications sheet says that resolutions will reach as high as 3840 x 2160 when playing in traditional 2D, while gamers who plan on experiencing three dimensional video games will be able to do so in full 1080p using two graphics chips and a new generation of special glasses.
The rumor also says that the PlayStation 4 will be backwards compatible and will allow gamers to even play games that were launched during the PSOne era.
Apparently, it has a launch date set for the final quarter of 2013 and an official announcement will be made by Sony before the end of the current year.
A source inside Sony has told a number of video game news outlets that the specifications were not real.
The company has a policy of not commenting on rumors and speculation and has repeatedly told gamers that they have no plans to make an official announcement about their new console during 2012.
Sony has also repeatedly emphasized that it has a ten-year life plan for the PlayStation 3, with more big games set to arrive during 2013 and beyond.
Other rumors have mentioned that the new hardware generation from Sony will bear the name Orbis and it will include a new technology that prevents used games from running on the device.