Is the outrage towards PS4K proof that console gamers care more about performance and visuals than they're willing to admit?

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I believe that people are outraged because they fear that PS4 gets exclusive games, exclusive VR content or that newer games simply run like crap on the older PS4, lime we saw with some (limited) cases on New 3DS.

I'm not planning to buy a PS4K because I'm happy with my current unit and would rather keep my money for the future PS5. Of course, if I was buying it now or if my current unit got busted, I would most likely get a PS4K. If a friend asks if he should get a PS4 right now, I would probably ask him to wait, since the regular model will either be replaced by a cheaper slim version or will get a hefty price cut, so even if you want the regular unit, now is a bad time to buy it.

I see it as something that can be positive. Gens will probably never last 5 years again. Nowadays, games can take 5 year to be released. Last gen, the real PS3 games only kicked out for real in 2009/10, so I believe that we will still have a 7-year generation. PS360 suffered a lot of the last two year because they were heavily outdated and even low end PCs were a better deal while phones were already catching up. 2012/13 was when a lot of games flopped. An upgraded unit may allow PS4 to reach 7 years with much healthier sales.

I reserve my judgment to the official announcement and the months after launch. It all depends if Sony wants to screw the previous consumers or not. If handled correctly, they can keep the low cost current unit and the new premium version on market and sales will skyrocket, maybe closer to PS2 numbers. If they screw the current fanbase, then maybe that will be the chance for MS and Nintendo to rise up to the occasion and score a massive win.