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A PS4 Pro would be nice. I sold my PS4 and was planning to get a Pro, but now that I've heard about this, I'll wait. I have a PC backlog to get through (mainly Trails in the Sky SC)



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JRPGfan said:
Kerotan said:

They will gain fuck all sales by including a UHD player.  Completely unnecessary to include such a niche feature.  However they will make many millions less in profit. 

OT: 

This is obvious.  Both a ps4 pro slim and a ps4 super slim are to be expected.  Super slim to be sold @199 and pro slim to be sold at 299.

Nobody will compete in the console sphere with prices like that. 

PS4 Super Slim for 199$.

Sony arnt messing around this gen.

I think they ll do a slim version of the PS4pro too though.

I don't think we are going to see a PS4 SS.  I think the only reason we saw one with the PS3 was the Cell processor wasn't very cheap, and near the end they had hit a point to where they couldn't make it for any cheaper.  So, the only way they could get the price down any more was by making the system the most barebones they could.  The PS4 isn't going to see the same problem, as its chipset is more off the shelf and can be drastically reduced in price near the end.  I think we may see a $149 PS4 at the very end, a price the PS3 never got to.



A slim PS4 Pro with 4K player would be nice.



SonytendoAmiibo said:
Ganoncrotch said:
A ps4 slim with a screen and battery pack?.... also Joycons?

The last ARM conference stated that mobile chips will be at PS4 graphics levels by the end of 2017. The Nintendo Switch will destroy Sony in Japan. Sony's answer will be a portable PS4 similar to the Switch. It will be known as the Sony Swap. Yes, I just made most of that up.

I honestly wouldn't mind it, but I'd be scared to see it do bad like the Vita :

I love handhelds from both companies though, so I never want them to fail.



I wonder if this is how the yearly revisions start



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It's probably a PS4 Pro Slim. Or PS4 Super Slim.



Ljink96 said:
It's probably a PS4 Pro Slim. Or PS4 Super Slim.

199$ PS4 super slim bundled with God of War or Gran Turismo.

Holidays on lockdown.



JRPGfan said:
Ljink96 said:
It's probably a PS4 Pro Slim. Or PS4 Super Slim.

199$ PS4 super slim bundled with God of War or Gran Turismo.

Holidays on lockdown.

I'd even bet on a deal with Crash Bandicoot as a pack in with a 199 super slim. Now that along with God of War would be insane.



I wouldn't be surprised by thinner revisions for the ps4 in the next year or two, but Digitimes is not a reliable source for gaming rumors. 

 

Though I would totally be down for a Playstation 4 Switch :)



EricHiggin said:

With the current 16nm tech in PS4 and Pro, the only ways they could make the console thinner without it sounding like an airport again is to either change the shell design (which they obviously don't want to do considering Pro follows similar design characteristics) or take out the optical drive and make it a digital only sku. With all the success PS4 is having, now is a smart time to try it and see what happens. With PS Now, soon to offer PS4 games as well, it would be a great way to get a feel for if this approach will work, and if so, what type and how many PS5 sku's will they need going forward?

PS could run with 4 sku's. PS4/Pro for physical media gamers, and PS4/Pro Slim for digital media gamers.

They could also potentially have the present 16nm APU's re-engineered on the newest "12nm" process, which apparently is not a full node shrink, but a worthwhile improvement to the present 16nm process. This may allow PS4 and Pro to shrink and become approx 20% thinner possibly?

PS could even do both. Shrink the APU (in turn shrinking the heatsink and power supply size) allowing for slimmer disc based consoles, as well as creating 2 more sku's without optical drives for an even slimmer model. These would either be cheaper in price or have more mass storage space built in.

A PS4P/Hybrid I could also see being possible. There was a lot of talk about NiN wanting to get Switch out asap, but not so soon that there were no games ready obviously. On one hand it makes business sense since its right in the middle of the PS4(slim), Pro launch and the Scorpio launch, but I have to wonder if maybe PS has something else cooking in the hardware department that has NiN worried. Hence the possible rush to market for Switch. With NiN hyping E3 and all the games that will be shown, and the fact that MS will be showing Scorpio and new games, PS will need something truly exceptional this time to try and stand out from the crowd. Well if by chance PS was planning to surprise everyone with a PS4P/Hybrid announcement at E3, then if you were NiN, making sure Switch launched months in advance of that would be a MUST.

A PS4P (Phone) could also be a possibility. PS4 branded tablet or laptop, sure. PS has many potential paths forward, and with the home consoles selling themselves right now, branching out is just as much a possibility as doubling down on the present hardware.

Either way I'm pumped for E3. This year is going to be comparable to 2013, if not better.

I completely agree with this. If Sony is not looking at all of these possabilities right now with the success of the PS4, PSN, and the PlayStation Store, then someone should be fired. 

I really hope that a PS4 Phone is coming. They should have the down below 40Watts now, which is still much to high for a Phone, but with some compenent swaps, it may just be possible. Having a PS4 Phone in Japan should be golden. Sony and Nintendo have handed the mobile market to Apple in Japan, and people have to be disappointed. Hopefully, a PS4 Phone, and a Switch Phone, can change things over the next few years. Then I can be free from ever needing an iOS or Android device again.



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