You’re well aware of the story by now, of a more capable and better equipped PlayStation 4 console, that has been referred to as the PlayStation 4.5 or PlayStation 4K. Just a mere three days before their press conference at the 22nd E3 expo could kick-off, Sony has stepped in to comment on the rumors.
In an interview with The Financial Times, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Andrew House confirmed the development of the heavily-rumored machine, internally referred to as NEO, however, it won’t be present at E3 as previously expected.
While House didn’t share details on the specific hardware the newer console will be equipped with, NEO is expected to feature a higher-clocked CPU, an improved GPU, and higher bandwidth memory, according to previous reports. Specific pricing details for the console weren’t shared either, though House did state that the cost would be higher than today’s PS4 but didn’t specify whether or not the existing model would remain at its $350 price point.
House explained why the more powerful variant wouldn’t be present at this year’s E3, “We want to ensure we have a full range of the best experiences on the new system that we can showcase in their entirety.” As previously reported, software support for NEO is expected to begin this October, suggesting a release within that time frame.
Going on, House reaffirmed that NEO will not supersede the standard PS4 but will exist alongside it. “It is intended to sit alongside and complement the standard PS4,” he continued, “we will be selling both [versions] through the life cycle.”
The two models won’t divide the player base as all games will be playable on both the PS4 and NEO. Both will support PlayStation VR when it launches in October, and there will be no NEO-exclusive titles.
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It looks like we’re gonna have new Playstations and Xboxes every couple of years now.
I’m pretty sure that the TALK of “4K” is Just for Video playback, and Not the Actual Gaming Resolution.
But we’ll have to wait and see what the “4K” actually Means.
If it’s supposed to be out in October or November, how can they NOT have a demo of it at E3? Are they only going to show it off in the media?
If it isn’t in production yet, they won’t have anything to show. The specs should be good enough to share at E3.
Exactly. How can you not have anything to show, but have it come out in 4 or 5 months? Seems rushed if there isn’t anything done yet. I dunno. I do hope it comes out then, because I never made the jump to the PS4 from a PS3, and I’ve decided to wait until the Neo comes out.
No triple screen support? (why not, it is easy build for this if you can look 4K?) Not buy!
It’s in production. It just doesn’t have any software (games) to showcase yet.
Reply @Speedy above.
Triple screen is so 2015, 2016 is the year of VR.
VR is not good option for endurance racing because we own only one pair of eyes…
Neo owners could be the shortest life-cycle console owners ever. It will exist alongside the PS4 until the PS4 is replaced. But the PS4 will be replaced in the not too distant future, it needs to in order to to stay in touch with gaming expectations. 2018 could see the PS5, NEO may only last 2 years as a current gen console.
In 2018 a 1.6ghz console will be redundant, so Neo must fade with it too. Trinity will need to make an appearance. By 2018 there will be VR headsets with 4k displays with 120fps….
PS5 not coming 2018, maybe +2020. If it coming 2018, i crash my PS4 and never buy next. Because we need wait games +2 years?!
Same here, FireEmblem. Here’s hoping that they keep the 4k at 350 euro, I might just be able to buy one at Christmas
I’ve been delaying getting a PS4 until the new one was confirmed, mainly on price. Depending on how much it is, I’ll either get the NEO or the standard PS4.
Hopefully it comes with a 2TB harddrive. I would probably buy one.
I have a base PS4, so I’m not interested at all. Hopefully Sony doesn’t betray all of the people that are buying PS4’s right now and do something smart with the NEO.
i ll wait for the PS5K ;)
“The two models won’t divide the player base as all games will be playable on both the PS4 and NEO. Both will support PlayStation VR when it launches in October, and there will be no NEO-exclusive titles.”
And yet most of our comment section will still be people raging about having to get NEO to play GT Sport and/or 7.
Glad I bought a regular PS4, I’m certain that the price delta will be much higher than the added value can justify.
So what’s the use? I dont get it i thought the new ps4 will add vr support, now both will have vr. So is the new neo only for 4k content?
I expect it to be right around the same price as the current PS4, perhaps +$50-100.
That sound promising for an October release ?. Maybe they’ll pull a PD and delay it. They could release it in an incomplete state like they did with the PS4. Just thinking back to the horrendous updates the first year of the PS4 is enough to put me off the Neo.