A lot can change in a few years. This is the fourth time we’ve sat down and had a good, hard think about the PlayStation 4 since its 2013 launch.
Back then the launch line-up was fairly stifled, with clangers like Knack not elevating the console to true new-gen heights. Discs slip into the PS4 in the thin gap that runs across the front, disappearing into the gaming carcass. It looks very Blade Runner, giving little away of the power contained inside. The strip of light that runs in a bright-to-dim fade across the top glows blue, white, or orange depending on the console’s active state. And we think it looks rather awesome.
Compared to the original Microsoft Xbox One we think the Sony has better attention to detail: the PS4’s front, which slopes away backwards, features separate touch-sensitive power and eject buttons, and that PS4 logo, which all looks rather neat.