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The PlayStation 4 (abbreviated as PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 during a press conference on February 20, 2013, it was launched on November 15 in North America, November 29 in Europe, South America and Australia, and February 22, 2014, in Japan.

It competes with Nintendo's Wii U and Microsoft's Xbox One, as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles.

The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft.

Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to the Xbox 360 and the third console in the Xbox family, and was released in North America, Europe (in some countries), Australia, and Brazil in November 2013, and in Japan, China, and other European countries in September 2014.

It is the first Xbox game console to be released in China, specifically in the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone.

Microsoft marketed the device as an "all-in-one entertainment system".

The Xbox One mainly competes against consoles such as Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles.

A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor.

The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device, but as of the 2000s, it implies any type of display device that can produce two- or three-dimensional images.

Some theorists categorize video games as an art form, but this designation is controversial.

The Nintendo 3DS is a portable game console produced by Nintendo.

It is capable of displaying stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or additional accessories.

Nintendo announced the device in March 2010 and officially unveiled it at E3 2010 on June 15, 2010.

The console succeeds the Nintendo DS, featuring backward compatibility with older Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi video games.

Its primary competitor is the PlayStation Vita from Sony.

An independent video game (commonly referred to as an indie game) is a video game that is created without the financial support of a publisher.

Indie games often focus on innovation and rely on digital distribution.

Indie gaming saw a rise in the latter half of the 2000s, primarily due to new online distribution methods and development tools.

Some indie games have been very successful financially, such as Braid, World of Goo, Flow, and Minecraft.