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PotentHerbs on 18 March 2016

Don't ruin a good thing, Sony!!



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NobleTeam360 on 18 March 2016

I'm for it on Xbox and I'm for it on PlayStation.



teigaga on 18 March 2016
potato_hamster said:

This would be the dumbest move in PlayStation history if Sony actually does this.

It is such a horrific idea it's not even funny.

If this console exists in any capacity, the PS4.5 might be able to output in 4K for video files/4K blu ray only. It will not affect games unless Sony wants to piss off both developers and their fan base.

Why would they piss off developers?

I don't think having an optional, far more power SKU of the same/similar architecture will be much work on their behalf. Especially if resolution is the main use of that added power.



Darwinianevolution on 18 March 2016

Why would they do that? They are silling PS4 like crazy, and they are miles ahead of the competition. Why would they risk alienating their consumers and dividing their userbase for a slightly more powerful machine?



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Soundwave on 18 March 2016
teigaga said:
Will be very devisive unless current owners can easily and cheaply (<=$199) upgrade their current systems.

We know Nintendo did it with the N64DD but anyone with the tech knowledge know whether the PS4 could be upgraded hardware wise with a plug in accessory?

This would be at minimum $200 I would have to think as an "add-on" (not sure if that would even be possible). The jump to 4K is huge, the system would have to be made several times more powerful. 



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potato_hamster on 18 March 2016
zorg1000 said:
potato_hamster said:
This would be the dumbest move in PlayStation history if Sony actually does this.

It is such a horrific idea it's not even funny.

There are now rumors/speculation of Sony, Microsoft & Nintendo all allowing upgradable hardware. Do you think it would be dumb if all 3 go this route?

Yes. 100% yes.

It increases developer costs, confuses potential customers, and spits in the face of existing ones. Not to mention how Sony would completely mess their profit margin on the PS4 by developing it, deploying the changes to developers, developing new dev kits, and retooling factories to produce two fundamentally different versions of the same consoles instead of one.

It's no-win for pretty much everyone involved.



OdinHades on 18 March 2016

Terrible idea.



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bunchanumbers on 18 March 2016

I look forward to seeing PS4.5 exclusive games and watch Sony spit in the face of every PS4 owner. Greatness Awaits... on PS4.5.



Normchacho on 18 March 2016

Okay, so right off the bat I just want to say that 4k is 4 times the pixels of 1080p, not twice as many.

Anyways, 4k gaming would take a huge boost in power if you wanted to even maintain the same level of asset quality we are already seeing on the PS4. I think a slight bump in power (allowing for stable 1080p @ 60 fps for all games) with 4k video support is more likely.

 

Edit: I should also point out that in my humble opinion, there is no fucking way.



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potato_hamster on 18 March 2016
teigaga said:
potato_hamster said:

This would be the dumbest move in PlayStation history if Sony actually does this.

It is such a horrific idea it's not even funny.

If this console exists in any capacity, the PS4.5 might be able to output in 4K for video files/4K blu ray only. It will not affect games unless Sony wants to piss off both developers and their fan base.

Why would they piss off developers?

I don't think having an optional, far more power SKU of the same/similar architecture will be much work on their behalf. Especially if resolution is the main use of that added power.

Because developers will likely have to pay for new and improve dev kits that run at this higher spec. Because developers will now literally have to do twice the testing. Because developers will have to make enhancements to the game to run at both specs.

It's more time, effort, and expense for developers to have to handle this. It's the main reason why there is only one game that is New 3DS exclusive, and that games was made by Nintendo themselves.