En una entrevista a Shuhei Yoshida, este comenta que los desarrolladores podrán profundizar y sacarle el máximo partido al hardware de Playstation 4, ya que podrán disponer de ello para poder hacerlo, pudiendo profundizar mas en el hardware que en un PC o dispositivos móviles.
Eurogamer: So it will be possible to develop for PS4 even if you don't have a developer kit as well?
Shuhei Yoshida: Aaah, so we have to see... It depends on how we define the layer. The way we are approaching PS4 now is allowing developers to go really deep onto the metal, so Richard [Leadbetter of Digital Foundry] will know how that availability to the deeper hardware makes the console games way better than some PC or mobile approach. But if we do that, it will definitely require hardware to develop games.
Fuente: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-21-the-big-interview-sonys-shuhei-yoshida-on-ps4