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Sources:Upgraded PlayStation 4 is Codenamed NEO, Contains Upgraded CPU, GPU, RAM

Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:09 pm
Posted by TomyDingo
Austin, Texas
Member since Aug 2003
19434 posts
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:09 pm
GiantBomb article

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NEO will feature a higher clock speed than the original PS4, an improved GPU, and higher bandwidth on the memory. The documents we've received note that the HDD in the NEO is the same as that in the original PlayStation 4, but it's not clear if that means in terms of capacity or connection speed. Starting in October, every PS4 game is required to ship with both a “Base Mode” which will run on the currently available PS4 and a “NEO Mode” for use on the new console.
This post was edited on 4/18/16 at 8:11 pm
Posted by Mr Gardoki
AL
Member since Apr 2010
27652 posts
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:16 pm to
That was very detailed. Hopefully this will chill the people freaking out that they are going to abandon their ps4.
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
Member since Dec 2011
66015 posts
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:18 pm to
Will buy.

I wonder if UC4 will be a Neo title, as the article says devs can release Neo capable titles before the Neo releases, which leads me to believe UC4 will be one of those.
This post was edited on 4/18/16 at 8:19 pm
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
Just across the water...
Member since Aug 2009
25057 posts
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:33 pm to
Be interesting to see if the Xbox gets an upgrade in response.

Posted by bigpetedatiga
Alexandria, LA
Member since Aug 2009
8633 posts
Posted on 4/18/16 at 9:13 pm to
I'm curious to know if any deals will be offered for people willing to trade in their old ps4.

Posted by CornDogCologne
AFUERA!
Member since Nov 2007
8733 posts
Posted on 4/18/16 at 9:25 pm to
I still think this is a horrible idea. Incremental upgrades during one hardware cycle?

I'd rather just get a PC.
Posted by The Sad Banana
The gate is narrow.
Member since Jul 2008
89498 posts
Posted on 4/19/16 at 7:50 am to
So games have to have a base mode and a Neo mode, but how is that going to make games better? Isn't that making it harder to produce good games in a landscape where games are mostly shipped super broken anyway?
Posted by SouthTiger504
Member since Sep 2014
1163 posts
Posted on 4/19/16 at 1:41 pm to
Why can't NEO mode and standard mode coexist?

Can't the devs just build the game to take full advantage of NEO mode at native 1080p and let the standard mode run at a lower resolution upscaled to 1080p.

This way they wouldn't divide their user base and as long as both consoles are running at the same frame rate it wouldn't put anyone at a disadvantage.
This post was edited on 4/19/16 at 1:45 pm
Posted by Drewbie
tFlagship
Member since Jun 2012
58113 posts
Posted on 4/19/16 at 1:49 pm to
Yeah....I'd rather not have to buy an entirely new console every time they want to make a slight upgrade.

Meanwhile in PC masterrace land, the comp I built in 2012 is running Black Desert on the highest settings at 50 FPS in highly populated areas.

This post was edited on 4/19/16 at 1:49 pm
Posted by Baers Foot
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Member since Dec 2011
3549 posts
Posted on 4/19/16 at 3:24 pm to
As a recent PS4 buyer, someone please form my opinion on this for me.
Posted by stlslick
St.Louis,Mo
Member since Nov 2012
14157 posts
Posted on 4/19/16 at 5:12 pm to
This shite should of been the ps4 and the other Xbone.

They stuck it up console users arse, with the so called,"Next Gen" pieces of shits, and now want u to buy an actual Next gen console?


frick both companies, they pushed their garbage out, when they should of waited, and this should of been their first next gen consoles.
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
51874 posts
Posted on 4/19/16 at 10:05 pm to
Developers are all pissed about this
Posted by Dixie Normus
Earth
Member since Sep 2013
2647 posts
Posted on 4/20/16 at 11:52 am to
This makes me happy that I got a PC and just picked one of the consoles to play exclusives on. Now, instead of having (well, its not a necessity, but I'm a geek and like new shite) to buy a new console for an incremental upgrade, I can just buy a new GPU or something if I need to upgrade that will see more bang for my buck.
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