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

[Aeolus451]

AnthonyW86 said:

Aeolus451 said:

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. 

I don't get it, no one would be forcing you to upgrade. You're PS4 version of a game would look and play exactly the same regartless if an PS4.5 exists or not. The bottom line is we would have more choice and a more powerfull option, and Sony makes more money. The way i see it, everyone wins.

Because the PS4.5 would become the new standard for devs to devolope exclusive games/some multiplatform games for and that would make the original PS4 obsolete. Here in lies the main problems with different levels of power in hardware with the same console. If devs make games that take full advantage of the better hardware, it won't be playable or as good on the lesser version of that console. If they make games playable on both versions, the stronger version's game doesn't use it's better hardware to the fullest. This the main reason why there's console gens to begin with. It gives devs plenty of time to make as many games as possible in a gen's lifecycle and to profit from and it gives gamers plenty of time to play that gen's games and eventually gravitate towards the new gen's consoles/games.

Ultimately, a PS4.5 is just a premature PS5. Sony makes it's money in the gaming market off of software/subs/digital content and not the hardware. It has no reason to split it's userbase this early. If PS gamers wanted new hardware every 2 to 3 years, they would have went with a steam machine or more likely a PC.