"the future is here".

The technology has been evolving over the past few decades pretty quickly, it makes sense that console generations are eventually going to become a thing of the past, where instead of waiting nearly a decade, you upgrade within less time. The only issues I'm seeing with this are price points and how the hell would they manage to make a console that can play at 4k 60fps 100% all the way while being insanely cheap, because at the moment 4k on PC is a thing and it's getting cheaper with time, by the time PS4.5 comes out, 4K on PC will be cheaper and better with performance. The other part to note is exclusive being carried from console to console rather than dying with the previous system or being held onto a new system while still supporting the previous one, MS is already doing that with Windows 10 to 7/8 users and it's rather irksome.

I agree for the most part. The only fork in the road is Nintendo. True, Nintendo might have patents for upgradable consoles and I would welcome it. But they are still dead set on making new experiences which more than likely require new hardware components. For PS and XB, upgradable consoles will basically be PCs with proprietary controllers, which I wouldn't mind as long as there are exclusives. I wonder what the future holds for consoles vs. PC. I feel that eventually they'll hit a stalemate in terms of graphical and performance capability.

There are 2 types of upgradable consoles that could be made:

1: DIY Hardware Upgradable

An upgradable console would be interesting, however it would have to be developed first for dummies. Most likely, the majority of people who own consoles don't know how to build a computer. A console is still a computer. If an upgradable console is made, it have to be fool proof.

2: Prebuilt Upgradable

I think this is more like the PS 4.5. This would be the more appealing choice. It'd be basically the same build with better specs. I think this is stable and would be a much better way to approach a console generation. But as you said, it'd be the end of generations which I think is a good idea. However, as I said, NIntendo usually requires new hardware for each console. Unless they break that mentality soon, they'll be doing it the old fashioned way for a while.

Ha I should know tbh, I upgraded my 4GB of RAM to 16GB to run UE4 (8 required I think). And yeah, I thought video RAM was inside the GPU itself but hey learn something everyday.

Yeah that's the route I'd like to see if Sony and MS go down the upgradeable hardware route. 

Yup. The industry has changed too, today it's mostly adults who have far greater disposable income. It isn't the same business it was in the 80s/90s or even 2000s. 

Fair enough, its a very necessary question 

Bad.

Guys it's kotaku, I mean kotaku, we can talk and speculate about this when the source is believable.

Makes sense. Nintendo must really be scaring Sony and MS. MS was rumored to be doing this soon too, correct? Just think if Nintendo again releases a console (NX) that matches or surpasses the PS4 and XB1 and then a year later we get new consoles from them that blows it out of the water? Nintendo would be in the same situation they are in now. It could really damage them badly.

lol As soon as saw "4k", instant bs. That model would be so much more expensive.