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Sony chief executive Kazuo Hirai said today that the PlayStation 4 will differ from Microsoft’s Xbox One, which is being pitched as an all-in-one entertainment box in the living room.


“I fundamentally believe that the initial market that we need to make sure we appeal to with any new platform … is really the gaming audience,” Hirai said. “They will be the supporters of your platform and they will help propel the installed base.”


He spoke at the You must login or register to view this content. conference hosted by AllThingsD. He was joined by Jed York, the chief executive and owner of the San Francisco 49ers, and they talked about the You must login or register to view this content. in Santa Clara. He made the remarks in response to a question from moderator Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal.


Hirai acknowledged the PS4 will have non-game applications. But Sony will not emphasize those at the outset as it did with the launch of the PlayStation 3 game console in 2006. The PS4 is coming out this fall.


He said Sony would add other entertainment apps, “But that’s after we establish the platform as a video game platform. We want to make sure that we are there for the gamers with our PS4 as well. They will go beyond this, but they’ll definitely start with gamer first.


He concluded, “For us, it’s all about the gamers.”


By contrast, Microsoft’s Xbox One unveiling had lots of apps that have nothing to do with games, from using voice commands to change TV channels to using Skype while watching shows.


VentureBeat’s Dylan Tweeney is on site at the D11 conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., and provided notes for this story.

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As long as the PS4 has Netflix, I'm happy!

PS4 will dominate.

It will

Lol I know, so I'm happy

see this is how you get me sold on your console. he says “For us, it’s all about the gamers.” and what this tells me is that i am their main focus and target demographic for their game console. and if i get apps or some other shit down the road, cool. at least i know they put all their effort into making a console designed for my needs and wants before a bunch of shit... besides netflix because i want that

I personally don't see a point in having all these apps when I have a phone, Ipad, or a friggin computer for those, especially since they're trying to put it in a product meant for gaming. W/e, we can all wait for E3 but that still won't change my decision to buy the PS4. I hope XBOX users can enjoy their console because I really don't care about console wars, just want everyone to be satisfied with what they want and not give a f*ck about each other.

You never know Microsoft could kick out the jams at E3! Regardless i'll always stick with the Playstation because there's more to chose from when it comes to games on the Playstation. Who doesn't like a little bit of everything?!