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

[TheBlackNaruto]

ZahaDoom said:

TheBlackNaruto said:

While I see where you are coming from at the CURRENT moment your complaints are just not real. The uses base will not be split. Currently all games will work on both systems. PSVR will work on both systems.  The upgrades to the PS4K are so minor that they won't make a huge difference outside of possible 4K output for movies and TV. The people "talking" about how the current PS4 can't handle VR are just talking. So why are you upset? I don't get it?

 CURRENTLY, ps4.5 or k isn't even out yet, but obviously were looking into the near future. An increase in specs splits the user base,  I don't care what rules are in place, there wouldn't be a need for an increase if it wasn't going to be used.the minute it is, you have disparity and you've split the userbase. AND it's amplified huge with splitting the PSVR userbase off the bat, which makes me think there's no way they this is true.

If I seem angry, sorry, but just look at the tone of the OP'S post. Saying people have money envy. Look at it another way, some people need to get some money empathy. And I'm not talking about me, but think of the single mom that worked so hard to get her son a ps4 for christmas, now to have him come home from school and tell her there's another better one he needs.

That leaves a bad taste in the mouth towards SONY for the non gamer who asked the salesman even if this ps4 was the latest and if nothing new on the horizon soon, and he answered honestly, no. Or the kid with a summer job.

You have to empathize with the 40million users, and just demanding developers build in compatability back doesn't cut it.

I think it's a dumb move, but it's their company. Time will tell now if this is all true, and how it plays out.......

 

 

Yeah I can totally understand that. As a single father though it doesn't bother me because I know what is going on. A lot of those sinlge moms have no idea what the difference is between the PS4 and the PS4K and more than likely outside of the harcore gamers the kids won't know either. Heck you still have a lot of people that don't know the differences between the PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4 they just see it as a playstation heck some call everything a Nintendo still lol. So the average consumer won't even be hindered by this. We the hardcore crowd are the ones that are making a big deal about it because we are spoiled and want things the way we want it.

For the average buyer this won't even bother them in the slightest. All they will care about is if it plays PS4 games, will they be able to play with their friends online and does it have maybe a few apps like Netflix, Hulu etc....they aren't going to be bothered by one having a better frame rate, SLIGHTLY better graphics and processing power etc...the only ones that would even care about that are US. The hardcore crowd who visit these forums. And why it even bothers us is beyond me because we are not forced to upgrade our current PS4s(even though I won't have mine until May 10th lol) and they will still work fine and will be able to play every game that is out and comes out.

So I guess your points while understandable are just not real yet so why not address them when or IF they come true. Because as of now we have been told that it will not happen. There were many revisions to the PS3 yet every game was still playable on every PS3. I know it is not the exact same scenario but you get this picture. This is being made into a big deal and from what has been released this won't have any impact outside of pushing 4k TVs and movies. So as you said time will tell so let's just wait and see how things play out.