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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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.......

You're talking a lot about splitting but can you explain what exactly is split when everyone is getting the same but one group just has better performance *cough*pc and mobile*cough*?

From a sales perspective nothing is split, there won't be two versions of the same game. The userbase isn't split because everyone still is in the same ecosystem.

If you mean more of a figurative split in the minds of people you might be right. People with the old model may think they're now outclassed or that they're less worth now. But that's not a split anyone should be concerned about because that split exists everywhere and a lot of times it's just people whining that they can't have the best stuff.

So if a split in your mind means increased sales and a more satisfied customer for Sony, then hell yeah. We need more of those splits.

 

BTW if a PS4K or a N3DS means a split in userbase how bad are generation leaps then? Those poor PS3 players must've been really pissed that some other Sony fans are now having games with better performance and so many exclusives they won't get if they don't buy the new device. I haven't checked the news lately but that must've been horrible for customer satisfaction and sales and Sony is probably dead because of that by now.