PS4.5/PS4K Is Codenamed 'NEO' And More Info

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DM235 said:

sabvre42 said:

Why would they do this...

Because they are on a x86 architecture allowing them unlimited backwards compatability of both games and the OS. Because Nintendo was planning on dropping a console mid generation that if what is rumored would cause the power split to favor NX. Because Xbox was/is planning on doing it, and they do not want to get caught with their dicks in their hands. Because they could milk more hardware revenue from people like me. And cause VR.

Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.  I don't believe the Nintendo NX rumours, since launching a much more powerful console would make it much more expensive than the PS4 / XBox One, and with them having a 60+ million install base, the NX would be dead on arrival.  Sony makes next to nothing from the console sale, so unless you start buying 2 of each game (one for each of your consoles), Sony would just lose money.  You have a good point about VR, as a more powerful console would help it against the Rift and the Vive, but in my opinion that is still not worth it.

It honestly costs sony nothing, and instead costs the developer time. However, as almost all games coming to PS4 also come to PC -- it does not cost them much. They simply take some of the enhanced PC features and add it to the baseline PS4 version, up the resolution/framerate and call it a day.