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Sony Working on 'PlayStation 4.5' With Enhanced VR and 4K Support (kotaku.com)
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."
"We want to bring the hardware confusion of the PC market together with the low-power of the console market," said Sony. "Think of it as bringing together the worst of both worlds."
"Already done it," responded Valve's Gabe Newell.
SJW's don't eliminate discrimination. They just expropriate it for themselves.
if they don't call it the Playstation 4K i will be disappointed
The Sega 32X was a bolt-on; like an amped up Nintendo FX chip concept. It tried to be a "Saturn Lite" console, but no where near its ability.
This is more of a "Playstation 4 Plus". Plays all PS4 games, but the Plus supports optional 4k (for titles that support it) and enhanced VR
Life is not for the lazy.
I know, why would I want to play original titles with gorgeous graphics like Splatoon!, Pikmin 3, Super Mario 3D World, when I can play buggy 3rd party "bald space marine" FPSs in glorious next gen brown? I hate it when companies push the envelope in creativity, fun, and challenge too.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to my "Fischer Price" games like "Fire Emblem: Fates".
Sony could have made a PS4 console that was twice as powerful, but it would have been twice the size to accommodate the larger heat sinks and cost twice as much. They would not have sold 36 million PS4's if that was the case.
Consoles are built to a price point and that price point gets lower over the lifespan of the console. It's quantity over quality.
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...
I was under the impression that a hardware upgrade was going to be sold for PS4 owners, and a new console would also be made that includes the upgraded GPU. This would be similar to the 32X, and Sega even planned a console that included the 32X and Sega CD hardware called the Sega Neptune.