PS4

Gaming system, 2013

PS4 is Sony's PlayStation 4, a video game console released in 2013.

The fourth generation of PlayStation dominated its era alongside Microsoft's Xbox One.

I spent most of college playing FIFA on my PS4.

Now largely superseded by the PS5, though many games still support it.

Sony

DualShock

Sony console controller

Gran TurismoItalian touring designation
The Last of UsSurvival story amid infection
Spider-ManArachnid-themed masked hero

console

controller

Device directing a system

hardwareMetal goods and fittings
systemConnected parts forming whole
disc driveDevice reading optical media

HDMI · hard drive · USB · optical drive · touchpad · light bar · rest mode · fan · overheating · firmware

media

Netflix

Subscription streaming service

HuluVideo streaming platform
Amazon PrimeE-commerce membership program
Blu-rayHigh-definition optical media

DVD · Spotify · YouTube · HBO Max · Crunchyroll · Twitch · media player · 4K · HDR · streaming

gaming

multiplayer

Involving multiple participants

onlineNetwork-connected state
co-opMember-owned organization
party chatGroup voice in games

PSN · matchmaking · trophies · platinum · digital download · patches · DLC · season pass · free-to-play · Fortnite

Categories

gamingvideo games, buff, games, gameplay, gaming
SonyWalkman, Handycam, Discman, DualShock, PS5
PlayStationDualShock, PS5, PS3, PSN, trophies
Shell Settingsexport, alias, prompt, profile, variable
entertainment centerTV stand, media center, stereo, hi-fi, amplifier

Opposites

gaming platform rivalry

Microsoft gaming console

Nintendo Switch · Xbox Series X · PC gaming · mobile gaming

portability

Sony portable gaming device

Nintendo Switch · Nintendo 3DS · handheld console · Game Boy · PlayStation Vita

gaming generation

PS4PS5

Sony's current console

PlayStation 5 · PS1 · Atari 2600 · PS2 · PS3

Family

PlayStation, PlayStation 4

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G