Not only is the PS4 4K hardware refresh happening, but according to a new report, it could be on store shelves for the holidays.
Sony is indeed planning on selling a new higher-end version of the PS4, sources familiar with the situation told The Wall Street Journal, and that version will be more capable of handling VR than the current PS4.
Both PS4 and the rumored PS4.5 are said to share the same library of games, however it’s likely that older units will offer a compromised VR experience, with one idea thrown around that those gamers might not get a 360-degree experience.
Finally, the sources said to expect an announcement before PlayStation VR comes out in October, with retail units hitting store shelves by the end of 2016.
PS4.5 will peeve new PS4 owners
Sony Group President and CEO Andrew House announced earlier in the month that the PS4 had sold 36 million consoles worldwide over the past two and a half years.
Should the PS4.5 come to fruition, Sony might find itself in a bit of hot water with consumers who recently purchased the system and now possibly won’t get the full VR experience the PS4-purveyor promised them.
That said, Nintendo recently made a similar move with the 3DS line of handhelds with this year’s New Nintendo 3DS that offered a second directional stick and an upgraded processor, and there was little to no pushback on the matter.
Source: techradar.com
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I assume this is device will be capable of 4K 30 FPS. If it is I just hope it holds the 30 FPS targeted framerate, compared to the "next-gen" consoles that have to lower the resolution just to maintain 30 FPS on some modern titles… Xbox One is a huge flop when it comes to hardware performance (7850 pc equivalent) 900p subpar 30 FPS… Even with PS4 having a stronger GPU (7870 pc equivalent) it still struggles like the Xbox One but not as much.
I think that frequent updates to the consoles' hardware while maintaining backward compatibility is a great thing for us and the way to go. In the previous generation, hardware has continued far too much than it should have, and it was really limiting and far beyond pc capabilities in its last years. As a user I'll be glad if the current gen will change that and will ugrade more frequently, even if I'll have to spend more money. Heck, we upgrade the phones every year and a half for twice as much, upgrading consoles which we like is fine.