GameStop is far and away the biggest video game retailer in the United States, and CEO Paul Raines is privy to information that none of us know. Fortunately, every time that he appears on national television, he tends to let us in on the secret – he more or less dated PlayStation VR before Sony had a chance to, after all.
And now he's dropped a hint regarding the PlayStation 4K – or Neo, as it's codenamed – telling CNBC that there'll be "two new [console] form factors" this year: "A PS4 Neo and an Xbox One new slim version." Microsoft, of course, dated the Xbox One S for 2nd August earlier today, and it sure sounds like the PS4K won't be far behind.
A spokesperson for GameStop has since tried to muddy the waters, suggesting that Raines was talking more generally about in-production hardware – but he didn't mention Project Scorpio, which isn't due for over a year yet. Having watched the interview, it seems pretty clear to us that the suit was suggesting that the PS4K will launch prior to Christmas, which his company expects to complement PlayStation VR this holiday.
Of course, none of you that have been reading this site will be surprised by that news, as there's already plenty of reason to believe that the PS4K is coming this year – despite Sony keeping it close to its chest. PlayStation president Andrew House said that the company wants to release the console almost immediately after it's revealed, so it's still got plenty of time to drop the details.
[source video.cnbc.com, via gamespot.com, vg247.com]
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Sooner rather than later I hope... Just hope it comes with a 4k HDR Bluray player (like the XB1s). I fully expect the Neo to have 4k Streaming so its just the Bluray and HDR options that could be different.
Regardless, I am still buying the Neo over the Slim because of the benefits to gaming - the primary reason I buy a console. It will be interesting to see if it can manage 1800p as a minimum - especially in games like BF1 (900/60 on PS4) and can't wait to see what Horizon: Zero Dawn looks like...
Oct 13th! I'm calling it. Hahaha let's see how it plays out.
I'm just sad about this "4k" ps4. I read the leaked specs and this thing is gonna be kinda weak. I'm certain it will mostly upscale to 4K.
@wittypixel To be fair, even the best PC graphics cards available right now struggle with native 4K content. Assuming the leaked specs haven't changed, it's still a big leap from the existing PS4 model.
And if every game is going to be built with the current PS4 in mind anyway, that should be enough to offer some decent optional improvements.
Looking like a TGS reveal with an October 13th launch.
@wittypixel Its around 2.5x as powerful as the PS4. Considering the PS4 is the most powerful console currently, the PS4k is quite a step up - That makes it around 3x as powerful as its closest rival - the XB1.
From Sony's PoV, they could make it a lot more powerful but the cost could price it too high for a mid-cycle upgrade that is limited and restricted to the content that has to also run on PS4 too - it can't have any unique software/features/DLC etc. It has to be powerful enough to see a difference but not too powerful that it affects Sony's plans for the future. How would it look if the PS5 was only a bit more powerful? Sony will have to release a PS5 at some point because the PS4 isn't going to last as long as the PS3 did.
According to the Developer guidelines, games will be upscaled to 4k but the native resolution is meant to be at least 1800p. Considering games like Battlefield 1 is 900p, that's a similar type of scaling to fit that to a 1080p TV as 1800p would be to fit on a 4k TV. Its still a lot better for those of us with 4K TV's, with the console upscaling to 1080p and then the TV upscaling that to 2160p. If you don't own a 4k TV - every game will be at 1080p! Every game will have at least the same if not better, more stable frame rates...
I know games will not compete with PC 4K games with all the settings turned up to Max/ultra but its still a step up from anything available currently and likely to be the most powerful console ever built for a year at least and delivering the highest native resolution of any console but not too powerful that when Sony release the PS5, that won't be a disappointment.
@wittypixel Are you kidding the most powerful GPU on the market today cannot do 60fps at 4K.
@crazykcarter Definitely.
Sony has handled the PS4K rather poorly. There seems to be almost no fanfare for it, and it seems like a stopgap measure similar to Nintendo's poorly-performing New 3DS models.
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