Eurogamer: Independently confirms source that the PS4.5 is real, referred as PS 4K
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THE:MILKMAN
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Yes nothing different. It would though, IMO, be worse than what happened with PS360 after the 7/8 year cycle. Only this time we're talking 5 years if 2018 is the year for PS5.
God help us if we go 7/8 years again.
mckmas8808
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What if their roadmap has the PS5 coming out in 2020?
For people with 4k TVs a native feed would be like Christmas.
SlaughterX
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Id upgrade if it played UHD BD
Pancakes R Us
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I'm done with consoles if this is the case. Might as well go PC route, build a sweet rig, use my Xbox Elite controller that cost an arm and a leg with it as well as try and relearn my keyboard/mouse FPS skills.
The one benefit that consoles always had over the PC was the low cost and exact hardware over a generation. People could invest $300-$400 in a console and know that 6 years from now or whatever the games coming out would still work.
With rotating hardware every few years it''s a vicious cycle that drives profits for companies but hurts the consumer. Additionally, the only reason devs like Rockstar can give GTA V on Xbox 360 or Naughty Dog with Last of Us on PS3 is because the hardware never changed and they had enough time to learn the ins and outs fully.
The one benefit that consoles always had over the PC was the low cost and exact hardware over a generation. People could invest $300-$400 in a console and know that 6 years from now or whatever the games coming out would still work.
With rotating hardware every few years it''s a vicious cycle that drives profits for companies but hurts the consumer. Additionally, the only reason devs like Rockstar can give GTA V on Xbox 360 or Naughty Dog with Last of Us on PS3 is because the hardware never changed and they had enough time to learn the ins and outs fully.
I'm pretty sure the current PS4 doesn't output 4K at all, correct me if I'm wrong though
Zombegoast
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Like I said in the other thread, they might as well release it as PS5 with the same OS. the CPU is far to slow (even on the regular PS4) and will have to switch into a better APU.
ScaryShark
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Same here. I already want a UHD player and I'm deep in the PS ecosystem. Two birds for me.
Trogdor1123
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Not all that fun but I agree. I hope they don't do a massive upgrade. I'd be a bit sour.
That's the thing, if you're so mad about 2 options why would you be happier with 1000's of options? isn't this what you're upset about in the 1st place? seem like a case of false rage & a hate for change.
Let's get all released games to 1080p60 locked first, then add more pretty pixels and fluff effects :b
Not happening with console if you also expect it to be;
A) Smaller than desktop PC case
B) Console priced and not very high end gaming PC priced
CosmicQueso
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So we haven't read through the article linked in the OP?
THE:MILKMAN
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Hey thuway, weren't you not so hot on the idea of a PS4.5 in other threads or am I thinking of someone else? Option 1 is a pretty serious bump/change so am wondering if you may have heard something yourself?
Please no. Give me 5-6 year console releases, but with more substantial advancements in tech and performance with each new system, similar to what we've already been getting.
Enter the Dragon Punch
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It's going to be interesting if the next Xbox One iteration is more powerful than this PS4.5
Suspect there will be more flips than a Tony Hawk game
Lys Skygge
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Option 3 aligns with what I speculated in the previous thread.
THE:MILKMAN
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A serious bump/"realignment" now would allow that. They would have the not so small issue of convincing a 40 million install base this is a good idea though.
That's not what this is all about. A stopgap upgrade inside a generation will not make the games unplayable on the first iteration of the console. The games will play decently all the same as developers will still target those specs as the baseline. The mid-generational refresh will only enable the games to run at slightly better perfomance and/or slightly better IQ. And with VR being on its infancy will make that technology evolution very fast in the next years, so limiting Playstation VR to hardware that could span to 6-8 years would kill any chance of PSVR explosion.
Krisprolls
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No, there are a lot of PC gamers nowadays.
Enter the Dragon Punch
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hohoho nice meme my friend
Goodacre0081
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throw in PS1/2 backwards compat while your at it Sony
Yeah, this thread is a lot different from the other upgrade threads. Now we are on the acceptance stage.
evilromero
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So this will be a legit Ultra HD Blu-Ray player for those who want movies on that format?
Blackleg-sanji1
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Pretty much have to be at this point way to much smoke.
Krisprolls
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hohoho this is not a meme but okay.
prag16
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Obliterator
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Why is everyone saying this will make no difference for games and only output media at 4k? Eurogamer themselves say there is new GPU tech. They wouldn't need a new GPU to output 4k media.
I agree it won't be able to do native 4k gaming but there is a new GPU in there for a reason. Its going to have some effect on games
I agree it won't be able to do native 4k gaming but there is a new GPU in there for a reason. Its going to have some effect on games
More work for devs and crazy majority of people get to play the 18fps version of exclusive games.
Nice.
The problem with this is it's an inherently risky proposition starting a new generation, starting from scratch.
Who knows what the scenario is, but what if at anytime, they always supported 2 "generations":
PS4 and PS4K now, PS4K and PS5 when it's released, and so on... May early PS4/XB1 games were seriously held back because of cross gen commitments, and this will help with that.
You're wrong it has 4K as a option in PlayMemories
What?
Enter the Dragon Punch
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It's sarcasm poking fun at a shitpost
Could be. It was the 360 that launched with no HDMI and maxed out at 720P/1080i.
Teletraan1
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I got into PC knowing there was an upgrade path. I am sitting on my 670 waiting for Pascal because I know Pascal is coming out at some time this year.
With my PS4 I thought that it was going to be the only PS4 that would be released outside of Slim models but not a different spec configuration so I bought one. Had I known that the launch PS4 would be worse specs than one being released perhaps this year I would have waited and purchased this one. Not really some perverse line of thinking. They changed the way things have worked since the inception of consoles after the product was released. I don't see why anyone is puzzled as to why some would be angry over this.
Canklestank
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My prediction from the "Are you in or out for iterative consoles?" thread a couple days ago.
And I think that's the most we can expect. Slightly better fps in games that struggle or unlocked games could be a nice side-effect, but I don't think Sony is really after a "more powerful PS4". They want a trojan horse for 4K BR and 4K TV's.
The number of people that want iterative consoles scares me.
And I think that's the most we can expect. Slightly better fps in games that struggle or unlocked games could be a nice side-effect, but I don't think Sony is really after a "more powerful PS4". They want a trojan horse for 4K BR and 4K TV's.
The number of people that want iterative consoles scares me.
There's a framrate limitation, and it doesn't support HDR which is a major feature of UHD.
Could just be a bit of an upclock due to better cooling and a smaller die.
Exclusive games for PS are almost always a showcase for hardware.
You can bet your bottom dollar that a beefier PS4 will be the baseline to show off the hardware and I can see the older version being left behind with crummy versions in some cases.
Not inconceivable.
Iztok Mravlja
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Wasn't this the concensus about what this thing is all along?
I mean, it's what made the most sense to me, I never took any of this 4k gaming for $400 seriously.
It would obviously be priced at a premium compared to the base model which is probably due for a shrink.