gaming companies like Sony and MS make different models of the same console?

Example: PS4 Standard with the current hardware and PS4 Premium with a more powerful hardware but more expensive (USD 800/900/1000). All games can run on both version and if you decide for the standard your games will run with more modest visuals, in the case you are willing to spend more for the premium, you will run the same game with high-ultra visuals. PC games offer it, the Valve 'console' will offer different specs. Why don't Sony-MS do this too?

Obviously because they hate people with money.

Obviously because they love poor people.

*face palm*

The whole point of using consoles as a platform is that it sets a standard of hardware for a generation so that it's easier for devs to make games for as many devices as possible and the hardware itself is cheap to consumers. It's asinine for any of the big 3 to do what you're saying.

It doesn't make sense, third parties that make multiplats also make the PC version wich offer different visual degrees for different specs.  Valve will bring its Steam Machine which offer different specs and I doubt it would make games more expensive. If steam machine is a hit, I don'y see why Sony-Ms couldn't do the same with their next consoles (before cloud gaming becomes the pattern at some point in the future).

If you are not willing to get the most expensive steam machine, just get the cheapest one.

Price range from 450 to 5000:

http://store.steampowered.com/sale/steam_machines