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

[Lawlight]

mutantsushi said:

Lawlight said:
Does anyone know how this will translate in terms of difference in games?

For one, all new PS4 games from October onward will be REQUIRED to have PS4.5 version which has 1080p+ resolution requirement.
They will also be required to have the SAME or HIGHER frames-per-second as PS4.0 version...  So higher fps seems likely to be common.
Other than that, I expect expanded scope/usage of stuff like GPU-physics, GPU-audio-raytracing, better lighting and graphic FX.
Morpheus/PSVR games already are pushed to have high frame-rates, for which they will have to sacrifice normal graphic niceties,
so the PS4.5 version of those VR games will be able to add back graphic FX, and/or go for even higher FPS, etc...

In Eurogamer's take on the leak, they discuss how there will be feature-parity across 4.0/4.5, i.e. that gameplay is supposed to be the same...
But then describe it by saying that PS4.0 might allow for 2-way split-screen gameplay, but PS4.5 might allow for 4-way split screen gameplay.
...Which really is a significant difference in gameplay IMHO, but that sort of thing may be technically allowable, apparently.

The last part is pure speculation from Eurogamer. There is no way Sony will allow difference in gameplay between the 2 consoles.