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[orochi91]

Have always been a console guy so I need my fix of Naughty dog, PD, SP, etc games. I'm in the pessimistic camp about this move but will see how it plans out.

Agreed.

What makes this news so unusual is the timing as well, where most of Sony's big franchises and devs have yet to launch on the PS4. Yet now all of a sudden there's talk of a new console.

This gen has been weird.

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

E3 this year is going to be fucking wild.

 

[onQ123]

If true, this is a slap in the face to the people who bought the vanilla PS4.

How? HDMI 2.0 wasn't even ready when PS4 was designed & most of the people who bought the PS4 don't own a 4K TV. This would be a console for the 4K TV owners.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Can Sony call it PS4K please? I like PS4K better than PS4.5.

Thanks, Sony!

 

[entremet]

LOL! I will honestly sell my PS4 and gladly upgrade if this happens.

Why not keep it as a collector's item?

 

[PhantomVash808]

With this rumored news I'm pretty torn. I feel like this is a slap in the face to me supporting the PS4 at launch. This news makes me also question what I should do with my current situation as my PS4 just broke so I'm sort of tempted to wait for this possible PS4.5 but than I will be missing out on Uncharted 4 and No Man's Sky or should I just repair it.

 

[RootCause]

Zoetis just not giving a damn. Dropping dem bombs

Uninformed bombs.
Samsung, Apple, LG, Sony, HTC, Moto. All of them release a new version every year.

 

[The Lone Courier]

I don't know about you guys but I'm gonna wait for PS4.65. Who knows what upgrades that will have.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

To play games for however many months? Then whenever this new model releases you will most likely be able to trade in your PS4 and pay a small amount for better resolution/graphics and higher frame-rates, if you choose.

As if the old version wouldn't nose dive in price.

 

[Protann]

IM MAD AS HELL I BOUGHT A PS4 I WANT THE HARDWARE TO STAGNATE IM GOING PC ONLY WHERE NEW HARDWARE IS RELEASED EVERY FUCKING DAY

I mean, if Sony's trying to turn the PS4 into a PC with these incremental hardware upgrades, why not just build a PC and get all the benefits of that platform?

 

[Corto]

Also this.

Many people who bought PS4 at its first years will now definitely hesitate to do so with the PS5.

"Let's just wait for the superior PS5.5".

Maybe that's the real reason the Xbox One failed to gain traction in the beginning of the generation. Early adopters were afraid of another red ring of death situation. Nahhhh

Early adopters always get the shaft one way or the other. Pay premium, get early iterations of hardware that will have several upgrades through the generation, and buy hardware more likely to fail than their future revisions. That's the technology life cycle.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

I really hope Sony won't cut the headphone jack for the PS4.5 SE Rosegold Edition.

Lmao! But will it have forceTouch on the controller

 

[AstroNut325]

Because I would've just saved my money and waited for this beefier console.

In the future I'll wait until a console is on its last hardware iteration before picking it up.

So the car you drive is the final iteration of the model? What about your phone? Has your brand/manufacturer released it's final iteration of the phone? What about the computer you're using? Is it the final iteration?

We're stepping away from the traditional console generations. If you're "waiting for the final iteration," it might never come again.

 

[Nanashrew]

I doubt that's locked down already.

I can easily see it taking the current price of the PS4, while the original model gets a price cut.

 

[gamz]

E3 this year is going to be fucking wild.

Right?! What a crazy 2016 already.

 

[Litri]

I recently bought a PS4, fuck no please.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Why not keep it as a collector's item?

I got 3 in the household already... :3

 

[texhnolyze]

PS4.5 feels like a stop-gap release.

PS5 will have to be a beast in order to make up for this fuckery.

I'll wait for PS 5.5 instead.

This is a great plan.

Indies in 4k and you can resell GTA V 4k remaster, The Last Us 4k remaster etc all over again.

No need anymore to create any new games...

This... Is a really great plan indeed.
Yoi read that, Sony? Money.

 

[big fake]

E3 this year is going to be fucking wild.

ANYTHING POSSIBLE. ITS BARELY APRIL AND LOOK AT ALL THESE LEAKS. INDUSTRY NEEDS A PLUMBER OR SOMETHING.

 

[orochi91]

Console only gamers sure love buying the same game over and over don't they!

Backlash will be intense if there isn't any backwards/forwards compatibility.

Zeotis (insider) has hinted that games on the PS4 will work on the PS4.5, so crisis averted.

If not, we riot :3

I'll wait for PS 5.5 instead.

PS5s is where it's at

 

[Asd202]

So any hardware advantage Nintendo could had have just went down the drain lol. NX definitely won't get the hardcore back the gimmick must be really good.

 

[Corto]

Can Sony call it PS4K please? I like PS4K better than PS4.5.

Thanks, Sony!

PS4VR. Get it? Because it's for VR!!!!

 

[Sky Saw]

Can Sony call it PS4K please? I like PS4K better than PS4.5.

Thanks, Sony!

If it's 4k gaming it's going to be $800

 

[AstroLad]

This would be fantastic as right now the only way to play 4k discs is with an expensive dedicated player -- super annoying. I'd pay for a new PS4 tbh.

 

[Obliterator]

Uninformed bombs.
Samsung, Apple, LG, Sony, HTC, Moto. All of them release a new version every year.

I'm pretty sure that was just a tease / joke. I dont think he actually means blame apple. He's just saying think of this upgrade how you think of the 6 and 6s

 

[DigitalScrap]

With the move to x86 architecture on consoles, I figured this would be what would happen. Think of your console now like an Alienware Alpha or similar. There will be newer versions that give better performance, while the older consoles will still play the games, just not as well.

I figured when MS started talking about going in this direction that it wouldn't be long before Sony did as well.

I'm personally fine with it - I'll upgrade every few years and sell my old systems. I'd like to see user upgradable memory like on the Alphas though.

 

[Simply Sami]

I thought E3 would be boring after last year. But it looks like we going to get a lot of big news.

 

[RootCause]

I got 3 in the household already... :3

Triple stack em. At this rate you'll be able to play jenga.

 

[DSmalls84]

I wonder what the specs/price point will be? I thought Sony would keep sticking with lower price points and reasonable specs after the success of PS4. Especially after the PS3 had such a slow start at high price points. Definitely interested because I just upgraded to a 4k tv, but wasn't expecting any new hardware in the next few years besides a possible "slim" system release. Will be interesting to see where this goes.

 

[oti]

ANYTHING POSSIBLE. ITS BARELY APRIL AND LOOK AT ALL THESE LEAKS. INDUSTRY NEEDS A PLUMBER OR SOMETHING.

3D Mario NX launch title confirmed.

 

[XxRampage07xX]

Not an issue for me as long as they have some upgrade programs going on.

 

[RevenWolf]

I would really be happy with this assuming it doesn't have exclusives for the old ps4, more options is always good, and the incremental system would work much better than having the same console for 8 stagnating years.

 

[notaskwid]

Terrible, unnecessary idea.

 

[DigSCCP]

Where would we go to that "You develop for one PS4, you develop for 36 million" Sony just showed in one of those PSVR presentations?
Honestly I hope this never happen.
Devs will always target the biggest audience, wich means the weakest SKU, and the chances of we get even longer gens with only res + FPS + some assets being better is huge.
And if I wanted that I would have a PC, not a console

 

[LostDonkey]

ANYTHING POSSIBLE. ITS BARELY APRIL AND LOOK AT ALL THESE LEAKS. INDUSTRY NEEDS A PLUMBER OR SOMETHING.

 

[family_guy]

And this will only last for like, what, 2-3 years? Do people seriously okay with that?
Except if Sony decides to push PS5 back to 2022 or later.

Well I'd like to be able to play all episodes of FFVII Remake on PS4 so I'm okay with this.

 

[Gouty]

I mean, if Sony's trying to turn the PS4 into a PC with these incremental hardware upgrades, why not just build a PC and get all the benefits of that platform?

The same reason every last one of us bought the PS4 for in the first place, PS4 games.

 

[mcrommert]

You know, this 'right back atcha narrative' would work better if Sony was bringing all their first party games and releasing them on the PC the same day as their console, speak more about Windows in the console NPD PR statement, switch to MAU's, and lets us not forget the 2:1 install base.

I believe it was a culmination of things getting people to say that, not just short statement by Phil Spencer about hardware upgrading (which a short similar hypothetical was also answered by a Sony rep last year).

Shhhh...its okay I'm here for you

 

[Sky Saw]

Backlash will be intense if there isn't any backwards/forwards compatibility.

Zeotis (insider) has hinted that games on the PS4 will work on the PS4.5, so crisis averted.

If not, we riot :3



PS5s is where it's at

But then they are only 1080p on your super duper system that cannot stand!

 

[AstroNut325]

Terrible, unnecessary idea.

Why? Please elaborate on such opinions. One line statements don't bring anything to the discussion.

 

[PG2G]

You guys need to read between the lines, Sony is obviously existing the console business.

 

[Cyriades]

Sony doesn't sit idle do they?

 

[Pryce]

If I could play 4K games as standard I'd sell my PS4 and upgrade instantly.

Do it Sony.

 

[Turkoop]

I have no idea how the upgrade program will be..

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Triple stack em. At this rate you'll be able to play jenga.

Fucking hilarious! I'll stack the PSVR's mini box on it too. Make it reenact Sega Genesis expansion!

 

[Giriath_89]

Also this.

Many people who bought PS4 at its first years will now definitely hesitate to do so with the PS5.

"Let's just wait for the superior PS5.5".

I think this will depend entirely on whether owners will be able to trade in their current console for the new version, and on how much they would be required to pay to do so.

Sony will have to work with retailers in all the countries they operate to make sure trade-ins are available for a fair price.

 

[New002]

Well, shit. It was fun while it lasted I've never been a fan of this idea when it comes to gaming consoles. Brb gotta go yell at some clouds.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

I have no idea how the upgrade program will be..

I do...there wont be one

 

[RootCause]

But then they are only 1080p on your super duper system that cannot stand!

I'd be happier if they let me play my PS3 games.:3

 

[vivftp]

I have a launch PS4 and bought a second one for my bedroom in November. If this is a worthy upgrade, then I'd definitely consider it. I don't have a 4K TV though, so it'd have to give a considerable boost to PSVR and 1080p gaming to be worth it to me.