WSJ: PlayStation 4K will be announced prior to PS VR release
It looks like our current PS4 is already obsolete. Thanks, Sony.
The rumors surrounding a new 4K version of the PlayStation 4 appear to be picking up steam as the Wall Street Journal is now reporting a more powerful version of the console may be coming.
In the report, Sony is said to be working on a PlayStation 4 model that will be able to handle “higher-end gaming experiences”, which includes virtual reality content. Those with a current PS4 will need to purchase this new model in order to benefit from its powerful innards, meaning there won’t be a way to upgrade your current console.
The new PS4 is expected to be announced prior to the October release of PlayStation VR, which would be good timing if Sony also launches the console close to its reveal. If not, the announcement could impact on its holiday sales since new customers would want to purchase this new console over the less powerful one.
[Via WSJ]
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replyDaniel Perez posted a new article, WSJ: PlayStation 4K will be announced prior to PS VR release
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How would that even work? Did people really think they would be able to upgrade their old consoles?
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Beg to differ, I always wanted to see another 32X.
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I would be stoked if the PS4k is only $200 after trade in.
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I would imagine they will phase out the current gen console and keep the price the same (at least I hope that's what happens). So assuming it's $400 for the 4k, they would need to give people a $200 trade in credit for the older consoles, and that seems a bit too generous. I bet it will be closer to $100 for your trade in, which isn't awful but I don't know if it's enough to make it a no brainer to upgrade.
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It will be higher than $100. Best Buy has still been giving $100 for an Xbox 360 within the past month or two.
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What's the other one? I thought it was just Xenoblade (and the SNES VC stuff now).
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That new Zelda game is apparently complete crap and frame rates get as low as ... 2... on the old 3ds (hyrule warriors legends) not even any 3d support. But its not an "exclusive" to NEW 3ds..
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Is there more than one example? I would hope it would be rare to see unless you are crossing 2 generations. Maybe the highend PSVR games would require the new console but if they do this, I could see them forcing developers to support current and one gen back on all titles (albeit at lower performance)
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I wish there was a way to upgrade but hopefully they will have a trade in program or something... not holding my breath though.
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3 year product cycles for consoles will be interesting. 2-3 years for cell phones seems to be the average for most people when upgrading so I don't see why consoles cant manage 3yr cycles especially if the hardware is so similar to PC making backwards compatibility easier. However I will hold my breath until we actually see how much more powerful the next ps4 is versus the older model.
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Hah! I called it!
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Pee Ess Fork! Pee Ess Fork!
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Just when I was thinking of getting a ps4. I'm sure leaks like that cannibalize sales, so hopefully this will come out sooner rather than later.
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This is so rad. If the new unit has 100% native support for all the old PS4 games(and I bet it will) and they are not emulating and both units share the same OS and API(of course the new one would have extras) this will be a massive success.
To me its simple make the unit the same OS with upgrades and of course and allow all the PS4 games to work natively then everyone will pretty much buy the new unit.
Take it one step further as a dev your game could then have two modes sort of like a PC 60FP MEGA version for the PS5 and a 30 FPS medium version that works on the PS4.
Man if they do this right it will be amazing, this is 100% the way all consoles should work(aka their cycles). Man I hope MS does this as well and puts out a Xbox Two.
Man I can not wait for E3, if its what I think it is I will get it day one with out question.
Also I am going to bet 100% the new unit will play PS4 games 100% natively,and probably 16AF and AA++. Be cool if old games could be patched to run at 60FPS, +rez and other tweaks.
Its a win win if you do it this way/right and would be EPIC!
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