During a celebrity-filled bash at London's O2 Arena, Sony unveiled what it hopes will be the future of gaming: the PlayStation 4.

Among the stars at the event were Jonathan Ross, Prince Harry and Brooklyn Beckham, alongside new wife Emma Bunton, who gathered to watch a presentation of Sony's eagerly-awaited new console.

The ticket-only event, which was also attended by over 1,500 gamers, saw Sony's managing director Phil Harrison conduct a faultless presentation, adding that Sony intends to conquer the world - and Nintendo - with its latest system.

Harrison said: "Featuring motion-sensing controls, the PlayStation 4 aims to revolutionise the industry. The console includes a PS hand wand with optional changeable heads, allowing gamers to swap between a tennis racket to an F1 steering wheel to recreate the most realistic gaming experience yet. The PS4 is the most wanted entertainment system in the world - and we intend to outdo Nintendo in every area."

Harrison later revealed that the PlayStation 4's major selling point will be a new head unit bundled with the system, stating: "PlayStation 4's new Headview headset comprises a helmet that the gamer wears. The device, which covers the player's eyes, will offer the ultimate virtual experience. If the game the player is controlling is set in a desert, this helmet, complete with built-in temperature control, will take them there with the sights, sounds, smells and climate of the desert."

Harrison then defiantly added: "No other console has ever offered the gamer such an experience. PS4 is not a multimedia device, it's a system for gamers and offers them everything they have ever wanted. Now Nintendo, beat that!"

Featuring five microprocessors and visual capabilities Sony claims are comparable to that of a supercomputer, the firm is predicting the PlayStation 4, which retails for £399, will sell over two million units within three months, breaking all previous sales records.

PlayStation 4 will available in retail stores from Friday, November 24.