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Sony Working on 'PlayStation 4.5' With Enhanced VR and 4K Support (kotaku.com)

Posted by msmash on from the whispers-in-high-school-hallways dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Citing multiple sources, Kotaku says that Sony is working on a 'PlayStation 4.5.' The gaming console will supposedly have an upgraded GPU which will support high-end 4K resolution for games, and have more processing power which would enhance the games supported by PlayStation VR. From the report, "A more powerful PS4 would also allow the machine to be more competitive with PCs in the world of virtual reality. With a higher-end GPU, the PS4 could more easily match up against the more expensive Oculus Rift and HTC Vive virtual reality headsets, which are designed to work with powerful PCs."

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  1. PS4K by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    if they don't call it the Playstation 4K i will be disappointed

  2. Re:All they have to do is make PSVR PC compatible by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    Enjoy your Windows spyware, trojans and viruses.

  3. Re:Playstation 32X by kurkosdr · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think what the dude meant is that fracturing your installed base just 2 years after your console launched is an immensely dumb idea, no matter how it's done (blot-on or new system). The only way Sony can pull "PlayStation 4.5" off and succeed is to make those VR games compatible with the ordinary PS4, even at a lower-resolutions or non-VR functionality. Otherwise, if there are games that run only on the PS4.5, every developer is going to go towards where the audience is (PS4) for as long as it's "good enough". Also, VR took Sony and MS by surprise, otherwise they wouldn't have gone for so mediocre GPUs...