Xbox One S says hello.
That's a valid point but for some reason I don't see them being put off from using the "S" just because Microsoft used it for a slim model.
Regardless, I see them using a simple letter after "PS4", not a word.
Xbox One S says hello.
But then everyone without 4K TVs would assume it's not worth buying. I'm sure Sony will come up with a better name that conveys the range of benefits better. New PS4 or PS4+ is way less of a gamble.Exactly. It makes total sense. I've never really entertained any other possibility tbh. I would be pretty surprised if it's not PS4k.
If a game "doesn't support" Neo, does that just mean it doesn't have anything extra to take advantage of the extra power in the Neo (hope it's this),
One question, though, I keep hearing that "all games will continue support the base system and 'most' will also support the Neo." If a game "doesn't support" Neo, does that just mean it doesn't have anything extra to take advantage of the extra power in the Neo (hope it's this), or is Sony literally about to release a version of the PS4 that can't play all PS4 games (surely not this)?
All PS4 games starting from October will "support Neo". They won't be allowed to release on PS4 without doing so. They will need to run in Neo mode, on the ps4 neo. So there isn't going to be a new release from that point onwards that "doesn't support Neo."Pretty excited, I have been thinking of getting a PS4 (tired of sitting here with my Xbox and watching you guys get all the games I want ), held off after Neo rumors started, but was getting concerned whether or not it would come out before Horizon releases. Looking forward to getting the full scoop on new features vs. price difference so I can decide which to buy.
One question, though, I keep hearing that "all games will continue support the base system and 'most' will also support the Neo." If a game "doesn't support" Neo, does that just mean it doesn't have anything extra to take advantage of the extra power in the Neo (hope it's this), or is Sony literally about to release a version of the PS4 that can't play all PS4 games (surely not this)?
From what I understand, we're talking 100% backward and forward compatibility. If a game doesn't "support" Neo, it just means you're basically running it as you would any normal PS4 games. There's no additional ability to access the higher power in that box, so it won't run any better (or theoretically worse), than it did on the original PS4.
And the only games that won't "support" Neo are those that have already come out if they have no desire to create a Neo patch. (Which will probably be the majority as there would be very little profit in doing so for most titles.) Everything beyond a certain point will be required to "support" Neo, though I imagine that will mean smoothing the framerate or bumping the res and little else for most 3rd party devs.
I haven't heard anything that would make me think differently.
All PS4 games starting from October will "support Neo". They won't be allowed to release on PS4 without doing so. They will need to run in Neo mode, on the ps4 neo. So there isn't going to be a new release from that point onwards that "doesn't support Neo."
But all ps4 games, regardless of whether they have a Neo mode built in or not, will still work on the Neo. The PS4 Neo can play all ps4 games.
Also, I wouldn't be surprised if we get some cases of the games that run in "neo mode" running the exact same as the base ps4 version because the dev didn't have time/budget to put work into that mode.
It depends on BC implementation. If the architectures are very close (which they are), there's a chance that older games, without Neo mode, could have less framerate drops or that games with dynamic scaling would drop resolution less due to extra Neo power.
Or maybe they'll do a 1:1 BC where you won't get anything extra. We'll find out soon.
But then everyone without 4K TVs would assume it's not worth buying. I'm sure Sony will come up with a better name that conveys the range of benefits better. New PS4 or PS4+ is way less of a gamble.
Yeah, really hoping the ps4 mode for the neo isn't purposely limiting the cpu/gpu power available to those games, and that allows the framerates in pre-existing games to improve since there's extra headway.It depends on BC implementation. If the architectures are very close (which they are), there's a chance that older games, without Neo mode, could have less framerate drops or that games with dynamic scaling would drop resolution less due to extra Neo power.
Or maybe they'll do a 1:1 BC where you won't get anything extra. We'll find out soon.
Yeah, I don't think we'll see a lot either, just some here and there. The main reason I think we may see some is because the ps4 doesn't have much problems hitting 1080p, and since that is the minimum res requirement for neo some devs may just leave it at that, and the reactions to those games is going to be bad.I doubt we'll see a lot of those. It's going to be very simple to at least boost the resolution and AA, if nothing else.
Pretty excited, I have been thinking of getting a PS4 (tired of sitting here with my Xbox and watching you guys get all the games I want ), held off after Neo rumors started, but was getting concerned whether or not it would come out before Horizon releases. Looking forward to getting the full scoop on new features vs. price difference so I can decide which to buy.
One question, though, I keep hearing that "all games will continue support the base system and 'most' will also support the Neo." If a game "doesn't support" Neo, does that just mean it doesn't have anything extra to take advantage of the extra power in the Neo (hope it's this), or is Sony literally about to release a version of the PS4 that can't play all PS4 games (surely not this)?
I sold my ps4 before it went down in value, in anticipation of the NEO.
I just want it to be out already so I can play some games again.