Bloody hell, who fed PlayStation president Andrew House a thesaurus? Speaking about the now-confirmed PlayStation 4K in an interview with the Financial Times, the Welsh executive has explained the motivations behind the platform holder's decision to introduce a more powerful console mid-way through the generation.
He said: "The consumer is attuned to a different cadence of innovation in technology thanks in great part for the upgrades cadence on mobile phones or PCs." So, for those without a dictionary handy, what does this mean? Well, basically, the suit is saying that it's become second-nature for people to upgrade their tech on a regular basis, and therefore the old model of console generations may be becoming outdated.
However, it's clear that Sony's not switching to an iterative model entirely. Instead, it sees the PS4K as a means to offer "some additional benefits" to those who upgrade – it won't be leaving existing owners behind. And the comments also don't rule out the possibility of a full-scale PlayStation 5 in the future; this is more a half-step than a seismic change in philosophy, then.
[source ft.com]
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Honestly I don't understand what he is saying, I must wait for my wife to tell me :/
@Bliquid You don't need to change your PS4, though. Just like the existence of new TVs doesn't mean you need to upgrade your TV.
I see the PS4k as the console to maintain a 'certain' standard for the next 2-3 years before the PS5 is revealed/released. Its obvious that the PS4 is not going to last as long as the PS3 did and we see certain standards already being 'difficult' to maintain. As developers push game design and utilise the modern technology, those 'visual' standards will decline - increasing numbers of games will drop from 1080/30 to 900/30 or 900/60-720/60. In a few years time, games could very well be at the point where the PS4 can't run them - not without making more sacrifices to the game beyond just visual and that's when the PS5 will come out. Those games that can't run on a PS4, even though they 'could' run on the Neo, won't be released at all on PS4/Neo because they can't run on both!
It's funny really as it was only yesterday I was thinking consumers are attuned to a different cadence of technology innovation. What a coincidence! lol
Did the playstation move happen under this guy? Was that futuristic technology for discerning playstation owner?
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If andrew house is welsh, then why does he speak like a squeaky voiced engishman middle class politician ? Tony blair on helium.
He's using financial times language, not IGN language. Because he's clearly an educated guy. Bet he's fed up of dumbing down for the kids - "dis is the pleyysteeshunnn fuuuur!!!"
@Bliquid Yea, I agree with you about the expectation of a longer console life cycle too - as we all have come to expect that, and THAT is the cadence we are use to. I also don't look at gaming consoles as "tech" that is upgraded every year or so, so much as I view them as an appliance. However, I think we need to start getting use to shorter cycles now that this industry has become so big. Gaming is a huge thing now compared to the old days, even since PS2 the industry has skyrocketed. I went to school for computer animation in 2004, and to see what is possible now versus then is pretty amazing. Also, there is much more talent focusing on developing this industry now, and so the technology advances exponentially, not only on the software side but hardware as well. And they play cat and mouse back and forth, so as much as it sucks, I think this is just to be expected..
3 year upgrades is way better than 5 year upgrades. I love the PS3, but it was so sadly under powered by 2013. I think any sony fan would be excited for more frequent upgrades.
@Boerewors rofl
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