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setsunatenshi on 19 March 2016
walsufnir said:
setsunatenshi said:
this is the biggest load of bullshit I ever heard in the console/gaming news world.

there is 0 actual credibility to this rumor and I will gladly eat crow if proven otherwise.

4k gaming requires a processor/gpu horsepower that i'm only confident the ps5 will be able to achieve due to the recent 14nm chips that will begin production this year

 

If you want to read Bullshit read tidux on Twitter.

Well, there seems to be a new ps4 coming and it's not just a slim version. It won't be rendering at 4k unless some indie games and only when they don't use Unity.

But there is credibility to this rumour as said several times in this thread. What it exactly will be, we will probably soon find out.

 

is everyone simply parroting kotaku though? there's a reason i blacklisted them a long while ago. 

don't get me wrong though, it's possible something is happening. i just give 0 credibility to the 4k aspect of the rumor. that is some prime quality bs there.

 

having said that i personally would buy an upgrade unit even if just for vr to be as good as it can



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walsufnir on 19 March 2016
setsunatenshi said:
walsufnir said:

 

If you want to read Bullshit read tidux on Twitter.

Well, there seems to be a new ps4 coming and it's not just a slim version. It won't be rendering at 4k unless some indie games and only when they don't use Unity.

But there is credibility to this rumour as said several times in this thread. What it exactly will be, we will probably soon find out.

 

is everyone simply parroting kotaku though? there's a reason i blacklisted them a long while ago. 

don't get me wrong though, it's possible something is happening. i just give 0 credibility to the 4k aspect of the rumor. that is some prime quality bs there.

 

having said that i personally would buy an upgrade unit even if just for vr to be as good as it can

 

Not parotting but more or less Independently confirming a new unit. And no, 4k for games at a fidelity of uncharted is completely out of the question.



Ruler on 19 March 2016
Sprash said:
wow a clickbait article from kotaku created a thread on vgchartz and we are up to nearly 200 comments already? and is it just me or why are some people writing a comment as if they believe this article and think this is legit?

Its kinda feels true because these rumors were leaked by game devolopers who talked to Sony and when Kotaku asked Sony for a statement they denied which is an indicator it could be true



Why i left PC gaming

 

(2015) Question for PS4 owners: if the situation would be reverse? would you still play on PS4?

(2015) The "I don't care PS4 is the most powerful console" thread

LurkerJ on 19 March 2016

A predictable move. The logical thing to do is to offer a better hardware that shares the same exact software, game by game.

If we start seeing "Exclusive to PS4s", why would I want to invest in consoles? I won't. I am already gutted enough having to pay to play online when my PC runs the same games better, and cheaper.

To be frank, the PS4 feels like a PS3.5 to me. They shared many of the third party, and first party games, until recently. It should be easier for developers to support X1/PS4 and the S models giving the architecture will be the same this time around.



Ruler on 19 March 2016
Aeolus451 said:
AnthonyW86 said:

I don't get it, no one would be forcing you to upgrade. You're PS4 version of a game would look and play exactly the same regartless if an PS4.5 exists or not. The bottom line is we would have more choice and a more powerfull option, and Sony makes more money. The way i see it, everyone wins.

Because the PS4.5 would become the new standard for devs to devolope exclusive games/some multiplatform games for and that would make the original PS4 obsolete. Here in lies the main problems with different levels of power in hardware with the same console. If devs make games that take full advantage of the better hardware, it won't be playable or as good on the lesser version of that console. If they make games playable on both versions, the stronger version's game doesn't use it's better hardware to the fullest. This the main reason why there's console gens to begin with. It gives devs plenty of time to make as many games as possible in a gen's lifecycle and to profit from and it gives gamers plenty of time to play that gen's games and eventually gravitate towards the new gen's consoles/games.

Ultimately, a PS4.5 is just a premature PS5. Sony makes it's money in the gaming market off of software/subs/digital content and not the hardware. It has no reason to split it's userbase this early. If PS gamers wanted new hardware every 2 to 3 years, they would have went with a steam machine or more likely a PC. 

A lot of former PlayStation Users just did this



Why i left PC gaming

 

(2015) Question for PS4 owners: if the situation would be reverse? would you still play on PS4?

(2015) The "I don't care PS4 is the most powerful console" thread

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KingofTrolls on 19 March 2016
Fusioncode said:
All 7 people who have a 4k TV are going to really love this.

8. A friend of mine bought one last month.



KingofTrolls on 19 March 2016
Ruler said:

A lot of former PlayStation Users just did this

Also a lot of users jumped into console gaming thanks to PS4. 17% of PS4 users do not have any previous console.

Hmm, PS4+PC combo looks good, if u like MMO,MOBA,etc.



etking on 19 March 2016

Sounds very reasonable. The PS4 is far too weak for 4K or VR, it can barely handle 1080p with reduced details, frame rate and draw-distance compared to PC. But hardware-wise the PS4 is a AMD64-PC and could easily be upgraded. And AMD's new APU generation which could just replace the current slow AMD PS4 APU, exactly can do 4K processing at relatively low cost. As long as games stay backwards-compatible to the old PS4 (with lower resolution, framerate, details, draw-distance) it would be a very wise move and enable Sony to sell more 4K TVs and movies.

The only looser would be the NX because it would be outdated and a whole generation behind once again.



Locknuts on 19 March 2016

I would love for the PS4 to get some decent processing power. The GPU seems fine but there are just too many 30fps games so the CPU needs to be beefed up. Absolutely hopeless for VR with decent visuals.

I'd like this to be true but I don't think it is.



SvennoJ on 19 March 2016
walsufnir said:
Soundwave said:
According to Zoetis, an insider on NeoGaf this is coming this fall and mainly what it will do is allow PS4 games to run at 4K resolution.

 

I wonder how they want to achieve that. Perhaps with a standard upscaler. No way it will render existing games in 4k natively.

That's 1000% more likely.
A slim version with HDMI 2.0 port and upscaler to output all content in 4K. Just like the 360 upscaled everything to 1080p last gen. These 4K upscalers have been in blu-ray players for a couple years now, easy to add. Someone simply misunderstood what they were overhearing. Rendering console games in 4K is a long way off.