The teardown [Teardown Sony PS4]

WITH THE PS4 having passed two million sales worldwide at time of writing, and not due for Japanese release until February, it seems to have plugged into gamers and consumers more generally with that combination of traditional Sony qualities present in previous versions of Playstation. At launch, with a pre-VAT price of £244 and £290 in the UK, the PS4 is less eye-wateringly expensive than the PS3 appeared at its launch in 2006. It is also significantly cheaper than the Xbox One, with its pre-VAT UK price of £357. Get inside the device and that's where things get more interesting. Sony has historically sold gaming consoles at a loss. On the initial release of the PS4 it will continue to do so, but that may soon change.