[simias]

I was talking specifically about the PS4. I don't know why I thought they'd use OpenGL, I just naively thought Xbox == DirectX and PS4 == OpenGL. Seemed easier for the devs to port their games on a well known and documented API.

What do they use instead? A custom API?

[Pxl_Buzzard]

The PS4 uses a couple APIs for game graphics, GNM and GNMX[1]. I've heard that their shader language is similar to GLSL (corrected by lunixbochs). The menus are built in WebGL running inside a stripped-down Webkit browser. Developers are unable to use WebGL for games, but it isn't out of the question that will be supported in the future.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4_system_software

[lunixbochs]

HLSL is Microsoft's shading language. GLSL is the OpenGL shading language.

[Arelius]

You're point?

[Arelius]

The shading language is similar to CG and HLSL, not very similar to GLSL.

[Narishma]

Yes, customs APIs. LibCGM on PS3, GNM and GNMX on PS4.