There is much excitement surrounding the PlayStation 4 unveiling last Wednesday in New York City. The announcement of the processors powering the console and the games available to play before year’s end were things that gamers wanted to hear.

For Sony, this wasn’t just about a new console. The team at Sony Computer Entertainment wanted to express its passion for expanding services and features to give gamers an experience that was not possible in previous generations.

What does that mean to gamers? It means a gaming experience that fans can appreciate. We get a portal into a world that we understand and love. It matters because gamers can find a personality within games and can experience creativity through their favorite game titles. It matters like it does for movies, music and other forms of media. Everyone gets excited about their favorite artist releasing a new album or even a single for a taste of what is to come.

With the latest features, gamers can expect worlds to “come alive with great fidelity and intensity” said Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Gaming is a part of our mainstream culture and so are the social networks that are found today,  like Facebook and Ustream. They are important to and Sony understood this well enough to heavily integrate those services into the PS4 experience.

The engineers at Sony understand that many people own more than one device. With their PlayStation app, those same devices can access many of their services. Gamers can “expect powerful opportunities to connect and play and stay informed, even when away from the primary console,” said House.

The social media integrated into the PS4 allows fans to be proud. Sony has given us a reason to be excited about the new addition to the gaming industry.

The far more powerful PS4 translates to limitless potential for developers to refine beloved franchises and access to seamless connections to your specific community. The future of Playstation is right around the corner.