Today, Adobe officially announced Creative Suite 4, better known as CS4. Part of that is the almighty Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended, both complete with a laundry list of new features and updates.

CS4 has been highly anticipated by many, myself included. I’ve been waiting for the next update to finally lay down the cash and own a piece of the monster that is Photoshop. Let’s see if my wait was worth it.

Feature list after the break.

That’s right, mark the calendar, because September 23, 2008, is when Adobe will unveil CS4 and announce its availability, according to Lee Brimelow, a platform evangelist at Adobe.

CS4 likely will not be available on September 23rd, but simply announced. Adobe will discuss when we can get our hands on the next generation of the Creativity Suite, though you can expect it to drop before the end of 2008, according to the common rumor.

Learn more, including how you can participate in the launch web broadcast, after the break.