By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
SvennoJ on 07 April 2017
Edit Thread
SegataSanshiro said:
It's not a new thing either. Turbo Duo. SEGA Wonder Mega. PS2 later models got a slight CPU speed increase. Game Boy went color. GBA SP added backlight. PSP 2000 had upgraded specs. New 3DS also upgraded specs from better CPU to more ram. PS4 Pro and Scorpio are the largest upgrades but still it's not a new practice.

Sure, but we have ps4 slim and XBox One S for that. The pro was practically launched next to the ps4 slim. The reason for the slim is to make money, the reason for the pro is to keep the core user happy.

I'm surprised double dipping is winning in the poll as the margins on the pro and the scorpio are likely very slim to maybe even non existent. That's a lot of R&D to make back while the systems themselves sell at close to production cost. The 360 Elites, ps3 slims, XBox One S are already serving the double dipping market. Pro and Scorpio will make some money, yet nothing compared to the much more juicy margins and sales numbers of their cost reduced siblings.

Captain_Yuri said:

I'd say its 4k TVs more so than PC. If they really wanted to compete with PC, they would have stuck to 1080p and choose a cpu that could do 60fps instead of this consistent move to 4k.

PC hasn't been about 4k gaming at all. The aren't even that many 4k monitors and the ones that are 4k aren't even that good with a few exceptions. Yet both Ps4 Pro and Scorpio has been spewing out 4k left and right... And 1080p enhancements for the Pro has been more or less been optional. Even sony's own games such as UC4 and the Last of Us Remastered bearly even does anything to enhance those games...

4K is the new buzzword and much easier to show off improvements. It's also much easier to render games in a higher resolution than go from 30 to 60 fps. Nothing is stopping devs from doing that on pro and scorpio, yet screenshots still rule. And exactly because 4K monitors aren't that mainstream yet, consoles have the unique opportunity to one up PCs at this point in time, especially with HDR. In a straight comparison consoles will always lose to PC.