Everyone seems to know when the PS4.5 Neo is going to be unveiled. Everyone except Sony, apparently.
In June, The Wall Street Journal claimed that Sony would unveil both its 4K-ready gaming console and a slimmed down version of the PS4 at Tokyo Game Show (TGS).
Today, French gaming site Gameblog reported that Sony plans on holding an unveiling in New York City on September 7. That report has since been corroborated by VICE Gaming, who claims to have heard it from several unnamed sources close to Sony.
There’s room to believe both reports are right, that Sony may hold an event at TGS this year for members of the Asian press, then hold an event in New York City for the North American and European press corps but Sony has yet to officially confirm either date publicly.
The mid-generation console war continues
Sony’s upcoming hardware update has been a bit of a mystery ever since news first leaked of its existence. In the months since, we’ve heard a bit about its purported specs and how the hardware will radically improve PlayStation VR’s performance.
But Sony isn’t the only one with new hardware on the horizon.
Last week, Microsoft launched its new Xbox One S system that’s capable of 4K Blu-ray playback and High Dynamic Range gaming, and had already announced its next system, Project Scorpio, during its keynote at E3 2016.
Nintendo has its own next-gen system, called the Nintendo NX, which its President Tatsumi Kimishima has said will be unveiled in March 2017.
With three new-and-improved systems en route, 2016 is starting to resemble 2006 – the year that Sony launched the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo shipped the Wii – more and more each day.
Source: techradar.com
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What happened to the gaming system that could last for years before being replaced? This is a big blow to the reason of buying a console over a PC, I don't get why Sony/Microsoft(with the new Xbox to come) would do this to themselves. What they should do is console with upgradable hardware that you just have to plug in like Legos. It'd make the console upgradable and re-usable too. If they use their own hardware and put out updates for a reasonable price, they should be able to follow the pressure for new hardware and by keeping the prices of the games high, still make money.
At that point why not just buy a PC? It's not as though any of them sell their hardware particularly cheap currently, what makes you think add-ons would be any different?