Let say Sony launches PS4 NEO and discontinues old PS4..

[SvennoJ]

Intrinsic said:
I really don't see Sony selling the PS4 and PS4n together. Just makes zero sense. I see the PS4n to be what the PS4 slim would have been. just not a slim. Per say. The PS4n is just a PS4 with 4k output support. kinda like how 360 became a 360 with a dedicated HDMI output.

This theory will be confirmed if the Neo is announced at $350-$400. The PS4 will be phased out and then the Neo becomes $350. Probably dropped to $299 around when the NX is launched.

I agree that the ps4 will likely be replaced to limit overhead. The Neo likely exists because of problems shrinking down the current design, requiring a switch to a different hardware process, ie finfet.

I doubt it will hit 299 by next March though. Why would Sony start losing money on the hardware now. Being more than comfortably ahead they can afford to stretch the generation somewhat by cooling down the sales pace. 14nm finfet process is still brand new, I very much doubt it will be possible to make a profit at 299 in less than a year. First Polaris GPUs are set to launch in June. Maybe the ps4 will need to co-exist for a while if they can't produce enough NEOs.