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Ruler on 02 July 2016

Sony has just confirmed that the PlayStation Neo and the PS4 Slim will be the last of the "upgrades" for the PlayStation 4, signaling the could be the end of the console's cycle.

There is no release date yet for the new PlayStation Neo and the PS4 Slim but they are expected to be released this year. The bad news is that Sony has denied that they are not releasing annual or bi-annual upgrades for the console as the two will be the last upgrades for their current PlayStation 4.

Both Microsoft and Sony have confirmed their new consoles which they insist is not to be considered the next-generation ones but rather just upgrades for their current consoles. The PlayStation Neo and the Xbox Scorpio are expected to bring significant improvements in the form of 4K resolution with smooth framerates.

Sony Executive Andrew House told investors in a Tokyo meeting that the PlayStation Neo and the PS4 Slim could be the last upgrades for the current console cycle as it would still last the usual six years, Metro has learned. He added that there would not be any change in their hardware release pattern which could also mean that the PlayStation 5 could happen soon.

House did say that mid-generation upgrades are still possible. Microsoft seems to be following along as well with their Xbox Scorpio and their new Xbox One S upgraded console.

With all the talks and news regarding the upgraded consoles, all of them have not yet been revealed officially yet. Sony is expected to unveil the PlayStation Neo and the PlayStation 4 Slim at the upcoming Tokyo game Show in September, TechRadar reported.



Read more: http://en.yibada.com/articles/136912/20160701/sony-playstation-neo-ps4-slim-will-last-upgrades-4-cycle.htm#ixzz4DG0a2Z88

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SWORDF1SH on 02 July 2016

So Sony are still going for defined generations while MS will go for the continuous updated consoles route



Barkley on 02 July 2016
SWORDF1SH said:
So Sony are still going for defined generations while MS will go for the continuous updated consoles route

If they do indeed go ahead with the PlayStation 5 I expect it will be Sony's last defined generation and the ps5 will be continuously updated, and I expect it won't be called the PlayStation 5 either.



Conina on 02 July 2016

The Yibada source of that article doesn't work.



SWORDF1SH on 02 July 2016
Barkley said:
SWORDF1SH said:
So Sony are still going for defined generations while MS will go for the continuous updated consoles route

If they do indeed go ahead with the PlayStation 5 I expect it will be Sony's last defined generation and the ps5 will be continuously updated, and I expect it won't be called the PlayStation 5 either.

I think the advantage of having a defined generation is it's clearer to communicate with the consumer. I'm sure Sony will want to add major features and/or take and/or adapt their direction in gaming. Releasing a PS5 will get that message across much more efficient. The downside is when you start a new generation, you start from zero and have to build up once again. 



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Slimebeast on 02 July 2016

This is great news if true, only six years between generations and an update inbetween.



JRPGfan on 02 July 2016
SWORDF1SH said:
So Sony are still going for defined generations while MS will go for the continuous updated consoles route

It wont last forever for MS either.

Think how badly the Xbox One, will hold back the scorpio, or any console after that, if they have to make games that can run both on them, and the oldest Xbox One.



Lawlight on 02 July 2016
Barkley said:
SWORDF1SH said:
So Sony are still going for defined generations while MS will go for the continuous updated consoles route

If they do indeed go ahead with the PlayStation 5 I expect it will be Sony's last defined generation and the ps5 will be continuously updated, and I expect it won't be called the PlayStation 5 either.

It makes 0 sense to not call it the PS5.



Teeqoz on 02 July 2016

When did he say this? I've listened to the entire G&N investor day conference, and I didn't hear anything about it.



ZhugeEX on 02 July 2016

Ignore original post below. Thread title has now been updated. 

 

 

 

Considering I listened to the investor conference live.

This was not said at all.

What was said was this-

"House mentioned that this is the first time for Sony to offer an hardware upgrade in the middle of the life cycle of a console. That said, they’re not going to do regular upgrades akin to the PC or mobile markets. The company is also not pursuing a generational hardware change."


Can a mod please change the title or close the thread.