What is so bad about keeping all your games and peripherals, just to upgrade the box (PS4 to PS4.5)?

[cpg716]

potato_hamster said:

cpg716 said:
If the 4.5 rumor is true, and it means upgraded GAMING performance. I don't see it as a big deal.. The 40 million with the current PS4 will still be able to play old and new games.. while the people with PS4.5 will get patches to upgrade the visuals. This isn't hard, as most games are DOWNGRADED before release.. This really isn't a big deal at all.. and I don't get why any SINGLE person would be against this, besides just having something to complain about. This would likely benefit the PS VR also..

Most games are optimized before release, not downgrades. Often times these optimizations do involve some downgrading, but it still remains that even a game developed for the PS4.5 would have to be optimized before release, so it's not like they can just make the PS4.5 version and just downgrade it to the PS4 version. It doesn't work like that.

Um..  Yes. It does.  PC games can run at HIGHER resoltions on more capabale PC's and lower on those that cant.. Its been happening decades my friend. This would be NO different. Its not about just DOWNGRADING.. Its about having the better assets available for the PS4.5 and not on the PS4..