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http://www.vice.com/read/report-sony-to-unveil-upgraded-playstation-4-in-september
Patrick Klepek at VICE Gaming confirms.
Good to have another source .
Can't wait to see how things going to go .
http://www.vice.com/read/report-sony-to-unveil-upgraded-playstation-4-in-september
Patrick Klepek at VICE Gaming confirms.
Shinobi. When would you say this thing launches? Not an exact date but do you think this year still holds water?
I think he said internally at Sony that they are worried about looking outdated.
Dammit, I was going to publish this today!
Too late
Patrick and Austin just did a periscope talking about Neo. They think it's launching this year, the reason for a tech showcase is because they don't have a game to show ready and there might be a spec bump but not sure how much. Patrick said that since Scorpio got announced Sony is worried about Neo looking outdated.
Patrick's cool and all, but I'm going to wait for a water-tight source to confirm, such as jeff_rigby.
Rather be late and right than first and wrong, but dang. As others have said, hat tip to Gameblog.
My only concern is dealing with 2 new product launches at the same time (or same window) let alone talk of also a slim incoming...
Yes, that's what it means. If it's not done natively, it's not 4k.
We don't want no 4k30 games. Make it run everything at 1080p60 and 4K output for bluray/netflix, call it ps4k and it will dominate the console market until next gen.
Yeah, but a nice free upgrade of ~13% FPS due to the overclock would be something
Rather be late and right than first and wrong, but dang. As others have said, hat tip to Gameblog.
This really feels like Sony's Sega Saturn moment to me.
With Microsoft, I think they can get away with Scorpio because the Xbox One is weaker than the PS4 and well, they are Microsoft.
With Sony, they are handily winning the generation and no one is really begging for a hardware update. People seem pretty content with what they have right now. So why do it? You are #1 and you are about to tell people that the console everyone bought in droves is obsolete and you need to upgrade.
Maybe since people are used to upgrading their cell phones people are more accepting of hardware refreshes these days and I think that's what Sony is banking on. Still, from someone who lived through all of Sega's crazy add-ons, this feels very similar and I think it could seriously hurt them.
I liked the idea of a PS4k which simply had a UHD drive and 4k capabilities like the Xbox One S ended up doing. That simply gives people that want 4k an option. A complete hardware upgrade though, it just sounds like bad news unless it's 2 years away.
So Gameblog is reliable now? lmao
If the final render is 4K who are you to say it's not 4K just because it's not done the way you're used to it being done?
I'm not talking about upscaling I'm talking about the final render output being 4K.
Patrick's cool and all, but I'm going to wait for a water-tight source to confirm, such as jeff_rigby.
So, what the ''technical showcase'' really means. Not much about games but more specs and maybe tech demos or something?
I think he said internally at Sony that they are worried about looking outdated.
Rather be late and right than first and wrong, but dang. As others have said, hat tip to Gameblog.
I would agree with you, but PSVR pre-orders are sold out and its likely Neo's pre-orders will also sell out. Going to be interesting if they also release a PS4 slim, this would need careful messaging.
Sony are going to benefit with launching the Neo this year as they will be part of the holiday sales rush as well as being on the market 12 months+ before the Scorpio. Next year is more crowded with NX launch and Scorpio specs reveled at E3 (if not leaked before)
This really feels like Sony's Sega Saturn moment to me.
With Microsoft, I think they can get away with Scorpio because the Xbox One is weaker than the PS4 and well, they are Microsoft.
With Sony, they are handily winning the generation and no one is really begging for a hardware update. People seem pretty content with what they have right now. So why do it? You are #1 and you are about to tell people that the console everyone bought in droves is obsolete and you need to upgrade.
Maybe since people are used to upgrading their cell phones people are more accepting of hardware refreshes these days and I think that's what Sony is banking on. Still, from someone who lived through all of Sega's crazy add-ons, this feels very similar and I think it could seriously hurt them.
I liked the idea of a PS4k which simply had a UHD drive and 4k capabilities like the Xbox One S ended up doing. That simply gives people that want 4k an option. A complete hardware upgrade though, it just sounds like bad news unless it's 2 years away.
We don't want no 4k30 games. Make it run everything at 1080p60 and 4K output for bluray/netflix, call it ps4k and it will dominate the console market until next gen.
We don't want no 4k30 games. Make it run everything at 1080p60 and 4K output for bluray/netflix, call it ps4k and it will dominate the console market until next gen.
Patrick and Austin just did a periscope talking about Neo. They think it's launching this year, the reason for a tech showcase is because they don't have a game to show ready and there might be a spec bump but not sure how much. Patrick said that since Scorpio got announced Sony is worried about Neo looking outdated.
maybe now people will stop this "Sony isn't thinking/concerned about Scorpio" nonsense
Here is the periscope it's like 11min conversation
https://twitter.com/austin_walker/status/762677022871216128
Shinobi. When would you say this thing launches? Not an exact date but do you think this year still holds water?
Hype aside, I expect the games to look identical to OG PS4 games, but with better framerate. With that being said, I hope they blow my low expectations away.
I will wait till Neo comes out to buy FFXV if the game looks better because of it....
I will take that bet
Gaming news is truly year round and not confined to one mega event. That's good. Stuff like this imo only helps the industry.
how much you willing to wager?
So.. Avatar bet?
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Finall! This means that it's coming out this year.If the reveal event ins next month, it's pretty much guaranteed to be a holiday release at the latest. Andrew house indicated that it was going to be an Apple/Samsumg type of launch for the console. Reveal the console, and release it a few weeks later. Also, that last sentence, LOL. Companies prefer not to be put in a position where the consumer has to choose between devices, they're not going to specifically release the Neo in march just to screw with Nintendo. lmao.
I remember an Andrew House quote from a few weeks ago, stating they like what Apple does with their events and they basically want to do the same thing. So announce new hardware, available very shortly after the event.
I'm going for a late October release. It adds up as developers were told their games should have a Neo mode as of October this year. Oh, and I wouldn't be surprised if Apple has their September event on the same day this year
If it's CPU bound, Neo won't change much.
Would gladly take a bet on this.
I doubt Sony or MS are worried about Nintendo.
OT-Exciting times, im eager to see if this thing will be a significant upgrade to PS4.
-d0hv
It's pretty funny. I remember how power didn't mean anything when the gen started but as soon as we found out Scorpio would be more powerful than the Neo that shit went out the window lolThis thread is really bringing out the warriors.
Predictably.
Also, there's no way Neo will launch this holiday season... At much, I can see it releasing in march just to screw Nintendo up since it's when they will launch the NX.
So you are saying there is a chance #5.5TF , this was in the article:
'Another source indicated to VICE Gaming that finalized development kits would be sent to developers around the same time.'
This really feels like Sony's Sega Saturn moment to me.
With Microsoft, I think they can get away with Scorpio because the Xbox One is weaker than the PS4 and well, they are Microsoft.
With Sony, they are handily winning the generation and no one is really begging for a hardware update. People seem pretty content with what they have right now. So why do it? You are #1 and you are about to tell people that the console everyone bought in droves is obsolete and you need to upgrade.
Maybe since people are used to upgrading their cell phones people are more accepting of hardware refreshes these days and I think that's what Sony is banking on. Still, from someone who lived through all of Sega's crazy add-ons, this feels very similar and I think it could seriously hurt them.
I liked the idea of a PS4k which simply had a UHD drive and 4k capabilities like the Xbox One S ended up doing. That simply gives people that want 4k an option. A complete hardware upgrade though, it just sounds like bad news unless it's 2 years away.
Shinobi. When would you say this thing launches? Not an exact date but do you think this year still holds water?
The blog is hinting that something might happen, regarding PS4 very soon (Aug-Sep)
Price drop or new model
So multiple retailers are actually telling PS4 shortage is incoming. And like some here posted reports are floating around saying Sony already stopped PS4 shipment to some retail channels.
After all the hype and great expectations for months in this forum, I probably won't be able to suppress a laugh if it turns out the PS4 Neo is really just meant to play PS4 games in 4K or a nearby lower resolution with the same 30fps and without much other visual improvements if one still uses a 1080p TV. That is what they even said about the more powerful Scorpio if I remember correctly.
I also will be laughing if FFXV won't get the Neo patch because it will release one day prior to the patch requirement and Square Enix isn't a first or second party developer that Sony can pressure to work on a patch ASAP. Tabata already said there are no established plans for a Neo version yet... And Tabata is usually pretty honest and frank.
https://twitter.com/austin_walker/status/762677022871216128Link to this periscope?
I wouldn't be surprised at an october launch. Also wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people make impulse purchases for the neo when they're not able to find the psvr in stores due to it being sold out.If that were true, they wouldn't announce it in September.
October release date. Mark it.
From the leaked Doc:
Late September games can't avoid it.