The gaming site claims the files were shared with the site with SuperDae, an individual who attempted to sell next-gen Xbox dev kits on eBay last year, and who posted images online that appearedto show Kinect 2's ability to map clothes and fingerson his twitterfeed.
The documentation reveals the tech specs of the PS4 dev kits as follows:
System Memory: 8GB
Video Memory: 2.2GB
CPU: 4x Dual-Core AMD64 'Bulldozer' (effectively 8x cores)
GPU: AMD R10xx
Ports: 4x USB 3.0, 2X Ethernet
Drive: Blu-Ray
HDD: 160 GB
Audio Output: HDMI Optical, 2.0, 5.1 7.1 channels
Alongside the machine's specifications, Kotaku says that the documentation shows that there is a new controller for the console called the Orbis Development Tool, which maintains many of the features of the DualShock controller, except with a key difference: a touchpad. This touch-surrface interface recognises two point multi-touch and clicked for an additional input interface. The PS4 does however support the odler DualShock 3 and Sixaxis controllers, and apparently is also compatible with the PlayStation Move motion control system.
Kotaku says that Sony's next-gen console will also support 'multi-simultaneous logins', which will allow multiple users to sign into accounts on a single console at the same time.
Although exciting from a performance perspective, we cannot help feeling anxious about the PS4's launching price. Unless Sony is willing to sell at low margins, or even at a loss, this system will cost you a pretty penny. This might translate into the kind of slow start that plagued the PS3, where a convincing game lineup materialized only after several months had passed.
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