JRPGfan said:
So what are we talking here.... twice the power of the PS4? and the ability to upscale things. How much would such a unit cost? I dont know... I rather just have a cheap slim version of the PS4. But I guess options is okay, those with more to spend, can go for the more expensive version that can upscale games. |
processing power doesn't determine the costs
die size (wafer price), yield and process price determines the cost of a chip
generally a faster chip has more transistors and therefore a bigger die size (at the same production process) and often lower yields, so it's more expensive per chip
but the PS4 APU (combination of CPU and GPU) is made in 28nm and 348mm² in size - with the new architectures they coud make a <300mm² die in 14/16nm(finfet) which costs the same or less per chip, but is a lot more powerful, as lots more transistors fit into 300mm² in the 14/16nm process than into 348mm² in 28nm
if Sony offers a PS4K they could probably build it at the same price as the PS4 now, but I think they would sell it at a larger profit (starting price $399) while fading out PS4s with the current price or at a small discount
