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WSJ: PS4.5 Incoming

Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:14 am
Posted by Baers Foot
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Member since Dec 2011
3543 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:14 am
Article: Sony Plans New Playstation for Graphics Heavy Games

Thoughts? Actually have a PS4 being shipped to me right now, should I cancel and wait?
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George
Member since Aug 2004
77976 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:15 am to
Seems like a bad move on Sony's part. Why split your user base?
Posted by LewDawg
Member since May 2009
75242 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:19 am to
Consoles are dying IMO
Posted by Brettesaurus Rex
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Member since Dec 2009
38259 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:21 am to
They better have a trade in incentive program is all I can say.
Posted by McCaigBro69
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Member since Oct 2014
45086 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:23 am to
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Consoles are dying IMO


Posted by CornDogCologne
AFUERA!
Member since Nov 2007
8719 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:25 am to
Stupid move. Way to frick the early adopters.

Same goes for microsofts incremental enhancement strategy if that means shipping new hardware.
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
66804 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:27 am to
i hate this bullshite.
i would be pissed if there was an XBONE.5 and i had to drop $300 to keep up with the technology and my friends.
feels like a sales gimmick.
This post was edited on 3/29/16 at 9:29 am
Posted by Baers Foot
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Member since Dec 2011
3543 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:32 am to
I'm thinking of keeping my order, and if PS4.5 is really unavoidable...I'll have a nice $350 media box that can play PS4 games to put in another room. Kinda bummed me out when I saw that headline this morning though, always sucks to knowingly buy obsolete.
Posted by SnoopALoop
Nashville
Member since Apr 2014
4394 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:35 am to
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They better have a trade in incentive program is all I can say.


This 100%. I was hoping somehow Sony would just create some sort of hardware that converts to 4K (which is already made), but they'll steal our money.
Posted by fouldeliverer
Lannisport
Member since Nov 2008
13538 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:37 am to
I'm glad I decided to build a PC.
Posted by BulldogXero
Member since Oct 2011
9764 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:44 am to
Not a chance this ps4.5 plays triple A games in 4K, but maybe this means all games will be at least 1080p.

Posted by taylork37
Member since Mar 2010
15327 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:59 am to
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Stupid move. Way to frick the early adopters.


It screws the casual gamer sure, but the fanboys eat this shite up and praise Sony for it.

Posted by taylork37
Member since Mar 2010
15327 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:00 am to
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Not a chance this ps4.5 plays triple A games in 4K


Apparently it wont run 4K natively, but will upscale.
Posted by Gradual_Stroke
Bee Cave, TX
Member since Oct 2012
20917 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:03 am to
We're witnessing the death of the console.
Posted by BulldogXero
Member since Oct 2011
9764 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:17 am to
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Apparently it wont run 4K natively, but will upscale.


Was that a joke?

This will be like the New 3DS. Games will release and play like dog shite on a classic PS4. Meanwhile, they still can't run games at native 4K.

4K is such a white whale at this point. Few people have 4K TVs and those screaming at Microsoft and Sony over 4K native resolution are really underestimating the horse power required to run current gen games in 4k.
Posted by The Sad Banana
The gate is narrow.
Member since Jul 2008
89498 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:35 am to
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They better have a trade in incentive program is all I can say.

Yeah, I hope so. Why would they divide their customers like that?
Posted by Team Vote
DFW
Member since Aug 2014
7730 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:49 am to
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We're witnessing the death of the console.

It will be a slow death. People will take a long time to get tired of taking it in the arse for Microsoft and Sony.
Posted by tke857
Member since Jan 2012
12195 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:59 am to
they should make consoles modular where you buy a "brick upgrade" to upgrade the GPU and processor or the HD.
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
58071 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 12:00 pm to
fricking hell, the entire reason I prefer consoles over PC gaming is b/c I don't have to incrementally upgrade to continue to play games on the system. Did they learn nothing from what happened to SEGA when they tried to do that w/the SEGA CD and 32X? If they go the cell phone route I'm out.
Posted by Mystery
Member since Jan 2009
9003 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 12:39 pm to
Didn't the Xbox announce something similar and it got praised here?






I am not a fan of this.
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