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As Sony Computer Entertainment warms up its blue lighting and double-checks its playlist for [February 20th](http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/31/sony-nyc-february-20-playstation/), one unnamed SCE official says that the PlayStation 4 will act as more of a home entertainment hub than what we've seen in the past. They added, according to the _Nikkei_, that the main selling point won't be the [rumored eight-core AMD64 CPU](http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/23/report-orbis-dev-kit-specs/) or other hardware specs, but how it opens up new styles of play -- something Nintendo is also [focusing on](http://www.engadget.com/wii-u-review/nintendo-wii-u-review/). Sony is going to push the new console as a home entertainment "nerve center," with a focus on the hardware's ability to connect and share to mobile devices -- the rival that's [pulling gamers away](http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/10/timber-ios-and-android-take-60-percent-cut-of-mobile-gaming-dol/) from traditional consoles. No discussion on any [Gaikai-powered](http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/02/sony-buys-gaikai/) cloud gaming just yet, but following its unveiling later this month, the report states that the new PlayStation should launch before the end of the year. A bit of a shame, then, that it's still only February.
Filed under: [Gaming](http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/), [Sony](http://www.engadget.com/category/sony/)
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**Source:** [Nikkei (requires subscription)](http://e.nikkei.com/e/ac/tnks/Nni20130208D08HH361.htm)
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