After much resistance, I am on board with the Neo

[SvennoJ]

Intrinsic said:

DraconianAC said:

My issue is clear:

If you're going to bring two different model versions onto the market, You do it when you first launch:

$399 for PS4 = Sub par 1080p ~ 30FPS
$499~599 PS4 = 1080p Native 60FPS with 4k (movie playback?)

But to introduced a different more powerful model midterm after telling their customers that the PS4 was engineered with a 10 year life and that it will reach get 1080p native if the developer truly understands the architecture is plane false advertising to me. I'm not down with that. If they were upfront with it from the beginning and let the market decide which sku will sell better, I would totally understand their PS4 and PS4.5 versions then.

I domt think you understand what a ten year life span means. 

However, can you show me a single place that it was said or discussed that they will never make a PS4 that improves on the base model mid cycle?

Can you show me a place where they discuss adding a different hardware spec?

“So the PS4’s enlarged, very fast memory allows us in the future to improve and add more new features. And at the same time we are continuing to invest and add onto the online services so that, three years from now, the PS4 will be much, much better than PS4 this holiday – and that was the case on PS3 and PS Vita.”
https://www.vg247.com/2013/06/12/sony-to-support-ps4-for-10-years-always-wanted-to-hit-the-399-price-point/
Seems they wanted you to believe the ps4 had enough room to grow.

The addition of complementary technology for Sony's PlayStation 4 through features like cloud-based game streaming and mobile apps will allow the console to stay in-step with new trends and new technologies, Sony says.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/13/5102084/embracing-new-technology-lets-ps4-shift-strategy-over-its-10-year

Blame the failure of the cloud I guess.