Kotaku - Sources: Sony Is Working On A ‘PS4.5’

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method114 said:

cpg716 said:
Its amusing .. that the console gamers here are confused on how this work.. If this came out Holiday 2017/eary 2018. They wouldn't be abandoning the 40+ million current PS4 owners.. NEW titles would work on BOTH CONSOLES.. On the PS4 they would be 1080p and on the new console they would run at 4k.. JUST LIKE ON PC PEOPLE.. There is a REASON BOTH CONSOLES WHEN TO x86 CHIPS THIS TIME AROUND.. THIS WAS THE REASON.. I called this in 2013 when BOTH CONSOLES came out.. That the next versions would simply be UPGRADES.. 16gb of RAM, 2TB HD, and 4k GPUs.. Then is two or 3 years after release.. they could start releasing 4k only games.. would be 2020 before most people had 4k TVS anyways.. But this sort of scenario gives the current people who have 4k TVS a better gaming option.. while allowing those with 1080p to keep their PS4 (2013) models..

They main concern here to me is that anyone who buys the PS4.5 wont get the full use of the system for years after release. Well unless it's a Sony game that is and even then I'm not sure. The thing is you'll have to hold back the game because if you make a game to good the rest of the console wont be able to play it. They already do this with PC gaming and the PS4.5 would be in the same boat. The devs would simply ignore all the extra power avalible to them and continue to make games that pretty much look the same.

Sorry. You are confused.. This is NOT what happends in PC..   Again.. The game you buy would be able to play 1080p or 4k..   PC games do this now.. They can be scaled to play on 720, 1080p, 2k, and 4k..    The games LOOK better as you scale up..    It could easily be the case where once you do the GAME install, it downloads the correct assets..   There is no "holding back power".   The New version would play games at FULL 4k ..  Same game would play JUST fine at 1080 on the original PS4..  Devs wouldn't ignore  4k ..  In most cases devleopers have to DUMB down games to play on the PS4.  Hence why the original Versions they show at E3 etc always LOOK better then what they finally release..     Now they can keep the higher quality versions running smooth on the new system, and then 1080p scalled down ones on the original. 

Also this would be beneficial for a NEWER more capable PS VR to come out in 2 years.. 

Also..  again.. Someone said "Who has 4k"..   By next year pretty much all TV's sold will be 4k.. By 2020 the majority would be.. So it woud make perfect sense if they released this in Late 2017/early 2018..    And again.. No one HAS to upgrade ...  it would be there for those who BOUGHT 4k already..  and they could actually take advantage of it..