Purely speculation for the ps4/orbis/omni/whateva when it comes to the hardware and software services. *Beware* most (all) of this is smooth creamy bullshit.

http://www.vg247.com/2012/11/01/ps4_...playstation_4/

Orbis, we were told today, is based on the AMD’s A10 APU series. An APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) is a combined CPU and GPU.
PS4′s APU was described today as a “derivative” of existing A10 hardware. The hardware is “based on A10 system and base platform”.

PS4 Blowout: GPGPU, DirectX 11; Sony London to “Set the Bar for the Industry”, Global Illumination, Instant Radiosity...

Pretty sure GPGPU is a no brainer

semiaccurate.com/2012/12/10/confused-about-xbox-next-and-ps4-code-names/

Confused about XBox Next and PS4 code names?

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/383330/ps4-psm3-investigates-15-features-of-the-next-playstation-4

Its specifications are being finalised as we speak but, right now, this is the most accurate picture of 'the last console ever' you can read anywhere in the world. Better yet, the future of gaming is closer - and brighter - than you'd think...

http://kotaku.com/5968211/reality-check-theres-a-strong-chance-well-have...

http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220120320068%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20120320068&RS=DN/20120320068

Patent App for switching between distinct graphics procs  -  Pretty much means a dedicated gpu running along with the gpu in the apu (for low power apps / streaming movies, music / OS / etc )

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/385197/sony-prepares-closed-doors-industry-event-ahead-of-ps4-reveal/

"Set just a few weeks before the annual E3 showcase - where Sony is reportedly set to reveal itsPlayStation 4 system - the Destination PlayStation event could provide some initial details for industry partners on the next-gen console."

http://model4.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/world-exclusive-report-orbis-and-orbi-joint-sega-sony-project/

Sony and Sega arcade cab. Wat. This guy is a known Sega bullshitter. Just adding this link cause I can.

http://www.vgleaks.com/world-exclusive-ps4-in-deep-first-specs/

This is supposed to be almost dead on via dev leaks. Final dev kits should be heading out in summer.

TLDR SPECS

CPU

• 4 core (2 core pairs) 3.2 GHz AMD x86 (Steamroller)
• aggregate, 10x PS3 PPU performance
• 512 KByte L2 per core pair
• 64 bit pointers

GPU

• AMD R10x series GPU @ 800 MHz (Tahiti)
• aggregate 10x RSX performance, 1.84 TFlops
• DX”11.5″
• cheap branching
• 18 compute units, focus on fine grained compute & tessellation

MEMORY:

• 2 GByte UMA, pushing for 4 GByte (rumours have it at 4gb unified gddr5)
• 192 GByte/ sec non-coherent access for e.g. GPU
• 12 GByte/ sec coherent access for CPU
• >50% longer memory latency for CPU/ GPU compared to PC!!!
• DXT is lowest bpp texture compression format

MEDIA:

• 50 GByte BD drive
• PCAV, between 3.3 and 8x BD, most likely clamped to 6x
• automatic background caching to HDD
• HDD SKU with at least 380 GByte
• downloadable games

EXTRA HARDWARE:

• video encoder/ decoder
• audio processing unit, ~200 concurrent MP3 streams
• HW zlib decompressor
•  

$400 price point for next PlayStation, Xbox consoles | GamesIndustry International

$400 for next gen

October for PS4, November for Xbox

E3 will be nice.

Rumour: Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 to be revealed around GDC in March - VideoGamer.com

"The magazine suggests that both platform holders will reveal the hardware around GDC, which takes place in San Francisco between March 25-29, before showing off next-gen titles at E3."

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/386527/what-date-will-nextgen-xbox-720-and-playstation-4-details-be-revealed/

MS don't play when it comes to leaks. Where have you been spending your time worker bee?

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-01-18-sony-to-drop-dualshock-for-the-next-playstation-report

I hope it doesn't have the offset sticks of the xbox controller. Wild speculation has it with a small touscreen front and back like the vita. 

 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/df-hardware-orbis-unmasked-what-to-expect-from-next-gen-console

Distilled down to the fundamentals, these are the details we can share about the technological make-up of the next generation PlayStation.

• CPU: Eight-core AMD processor running at 1.6GHz
• Graphics core: Radeon HD hardware, 18 compute units at 800MHz
• Additional hardware: GPU-like Compute module, some resources reserved by the OS
• System-on-chip codename: Liverpool
• Memory: 4GB GDDR5, 512MB reserved by the OS

http://www.nowgamer.com/news/1769813/nextgen_xbox_720_will_be_more_powerful_than_ps4_report.html

MS > Sony in terms of power then takes it back at the end in an update Sony > MS

http://kotaku.com/5977849/the-playstation-4-has-a-new-controller-fancy-user-accounts-and-impressive-specs-so-far

http://www.vgleaks.com/world-exclusive-orbis-unveiled/

*UPDATED*

That's for my own amusement  lol