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

[Aeolus451]

AnthonyW86 said:

Aeolus451 said:
I doubt any of that. Sony gains nothing from doing a PS4.5 and has everything to lose from a move like that. This is most likely some sibling theory that spawned from the unlikely idea that MS is gonna create upgraded versions of the xbox one or allow people to upgrade the xbox one. Why would sony or ms try to emulate steam machines when they didn't really do well at all? It makes no damn sense to have tiered consoles.

I think they have a lot to gain actually: Better VR experience, broader market(ing) appeal, higher profit margin and most off all a larger install base(wich mean more software sales and PS Plus subscriptions). Because what will happen to all those PS4's that get replaced? Exactly they get sold off, giving more people access to an affordable PS4 and thereby creating a larger install base. And the greatest thing for Sony is they don't have to cut into their own profit margins for that, and they make money on every PS4.5 that is sold.

If you want something like that go with steam machines. The reason why I bought a PS4 is to play it's exclusives and to play the best versions of 3rd party games for consoles. I do not want to have to upgrade to keep doing that. It's why I went with home consoles and not pc or steam machines. Many others echo that line of though hence why steam machines haven't done anything to home consoles.