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[Grim Patron]

It's more confirmation that corporations aren't as stupid as some think or wish they'd be. They need to sell devices NOW, the fact that the cat's out of the bag already could jeopardize that, that's why House is making sure to say Neo will be expensive, so that people still buy PS4's now and in the future.

This makes sense to me.

 

[Caronte]

I just want a slim PS4.

 

[Han Shot First]

GOD DAMNIT

You fuckers fucked me

You seem surprised. Isn't that what "fuckers" do?

 

[Camwi]

WTF? No NX? No PS4K?

Why do the gaming gods continue to shit on my E3 hype?

 

[LelouchZero]

Yes! It's finally been confirmed, I can't wait!

 

[amdb00mer]

GOD DAMNIT

You fuckers fucked me

Did you maybe sell your PS4 early hoping for a NEO release this year?

 

[Chamber]

So, no God of War 4 as well at E3?

Wut

 

[KinofChaos]

Sort of amazing that Sony are going to go into E3 with the implication that people shouldn't buy the current PS4.

You are overestimating hardcore gamers...the avg person doesn't care and will just go with the cheaper option. This won't effect PS4 sales.

 

[Pankratous]

How do you not announce a console at E3? When the hell else are they gonna do it?

Special event like they did for the original PS4?

 

[Loris146]

So now its all down to MS to bring some surprises next week.

Is this just more confirmation that E3 is no longer as big as everyone thinks it is?

Every year it's the same story. E3 is still the most important gaming event but it makes little sense to unveil a new HW so early ( if the target release is end of 2016 / q1 2017) . It would impact PS4 OG sales.

 

[prwxv3]

So who's going to rush out to buy a PS4 now. Dumb move Sony

The general market will not care until a official reveal.

 

[MarkMclovin]

I think my hype for E3 just died a little

Welcome to E3 season! This happens everytime.

 

[Ricker]

This is great, now they can focus on games only. I also hope no VR too.

lol,I think we will get an overkill of VR unfortunatly now.

 

[Rymuth]

There it is. Gamescom is going to be one for the ages.

 

[Putty]

Not at E3? To the surprise of no-one with a hole in their arse.

 

[Playsage]

So now the big question is, all the games that will be demoed in E3.... what system are they going to be running?

:S

I'd say that actually confirms on what are running

Spoiler

Ubisoft's on GTX1080

 

[LyleLanley]

I think not announcing a lot more information at E3 is the wrong way to go for a potential release like this.

 

[OneUh8]

As I suspected. No doubt it will be one of those announced and then quickly release sort of thing. Smart, because they will kill PS4 sales if they announced it and not release quickly.

 

[LuuKyK]

How do you not announce a console at E3? When the hell else are they gonna do it?

At a separate event? At PlayStation Experience?

As I suspected. No doubt it will be one of those announced and then quickly release sort of thing. Smart, because they will kill PS4 sales if they announced it and not release quickly.

Thats what I thought too.

 

[wapplew]

I'm glad it won't be at E3. More stage time for GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMES!

Iterative consoles are my anti hype anyway.

High five! Iterative consoles is the reason I'm not hype about this E3.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

So its a PS4 Expansion SKU for those who want 1080p/60 in all their Ps4 games.

 

[valkyre]

Sort of amazing that Sony are going to go into E3 with the implication that people shouldn't buy the current PS4.

Yeah, I always thought that Neo would be confirmed when Sony would be able to circulate it to the market immediately, like Apple does releasing the products directly after keynotes...

I dont get what they are doing now...

 

[AwakenedCloud]

Huh, Gerstmann was right that they wouldnt show it on e3

Came here to post this.

 

[Kill3r7]

Awesome, just announce price and release date.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

Why even confirm this? They will just lose sales until it's released. No one wants a lesser product if they know they can pay a little and get the best version. IMO, this is the wrong move to make.

Because we all know it's happening and if they went the entire E3 and never addressed it it'd be odd.

Plus you're looking at PS4 $250-300 and Neo $400. More people will be buying the base PS4 when the Neo launches

 

[Memnoch]

I was always sceptical of that - Neo and VR target the same demographic at launch and as a company you have to be out of your mind to expect them to pay up to €1000 in a single month or two.

I totally would. It would be expensive but Christmas has come early!

 

[cackhyena]

I just want a slim PS4.

I feel like there's zero need for one. Ps4 never seemed built at all.

 

[ZeroX03]

Sony are super chill on Neo. I believe him when he says “It is intended to sit alongside and complement the standard PS4,” “We will be selling both [versions] through the life cycle.”

I just want a slim PS4.

How much more slim can it feasibly get?

Can't wait for that slim XB1 though, that system should be PS4 sized.

 

[WinFonda]

"Both versions through the life cycle".

can we put an end to the doomsday posts about new PS4s every 2 years now?

how many years left in PS4's cycle you think? its incredibly naive to believe this isn't part of an effort to establish a new norm of hardware updates every 2-2.5 years.

 

[DrROBschiz]

Did you maybe sell your PS4 early hoping for a NEO release this year?

Naw but i did recently take it apart and cleaned it

added new thermal paste

Seems to be working really well so far

 

[Mufausa The 3rd]

I dont even think I'll upgrade as I barely use my PS4 as of right now.

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

Only hardware we might see is the x1 slim. I wasn't expecting anything else, Scorpio won't be shown. Also I'm okay with this. They can devote more time to games both Sony and Microsoft.

I prefer when they have the separate events to show the system actually.

 

[Boke1879]

Good. We know it exists and I doubt this stalls sales of the PS4. And it won't be at E3. Good. It means they'll reveal it closer to its release

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Yeah, I always thought that Neo would be confirmed when Sony would be able to circulate it to the market immediately, like Apple does releasing the products directly after keynotes...

I dont get what they are doing now...

The mass market still have no clue about NEO.

 

[sense]

I mean Nintendo won't show NX and now this. Yeah, this speaks a lot about E3 and revealing systems there. It's not important at all.

No it shows that they don't want to cannibalize the existing ps4 sales until the fall. PS3 slim was announced at gamescom as well closer to fall.

 

[TheSlySoul]

VR focus confirmed then!

 

[dc89]

Hmmm.

 

[Betty]

This gen is gonna last.

 

[Asd202]

WTF why are they announcing it now without all the details. That's a mistake IMO. Also $399 confirmed.

 

[PackAPunchedMick]

Why anyone would think Sony would release both VR and Neo within a 3 month window is beyond me.

 

[gofreak]

The general market will not care until a official reveal.

If the current PS4 market is more price conscious I don't expect a big impact, if it's clear this is going to be a high-end, expensive enthusiast model.

 

[LegendofDragoonLives]

Aaaaaaaaaand E3 is unintersting again.

Yep, who cares about games when you can talk about consoles.

 

[Brinbe]

hype deflated

 

[Silent Chief]

Wasn't there a rumor like a month ago that it would be revealed at TGS?

Less unveil it in the region where there will be the less interest?

 

[thuway]

How do you not announce a console at E3? When the hell else are they gonna do it?

It's pretty obvious why Sony isn't showing off Neo. A new PS4 would undermine the insane amount of exclusives they are rumored to be showing. When you design a conference, you design it for how you want the press to write about it.

The main talking point of E3 2016 seems to be PS4's exclusive portfolio which includes- and isn't limited to: God of War IV, Detroit, Dead Don't Ride, The Last Guardian, Dreams, Boundless, Gravity Rush 2, Gran Turismo Sport- and the list goes on.

Every PlayStation cycle it takes a few years- but there comes an E3 where the exclusives come to roost. This is that year.

 

[Loudninja]

nvm

 

[RdN]

I already was counting on it missing E3.

No reason to announce it now and have a negative impact on PS4 sales.

If it really is coming this year announcing it at Gamescom or even TGS makes a lot more sense.

 

[DragonKnight]

E3 fucks given are now considerably less.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

"Consumers with 4K tv's"

Yeah ok...Like that thing will do 4K.

 

[Chittagong]

FFS. They might just postpone the entire E3 to 2017 at this point.

Well, upside is that we are getting a PS4K