What's New? Sony PS4 "Neo"

Rumor-level version of the PlayStation 4, the presence of the development name "Neo" Sony was officially recognized.

Sony's game division SCE (Sony Computer Entertainment), Group CEO Andrew House of Kai SIE (Sony Interactive Entertainment) in an interview by the FT paper, it is a plan to launch a high-end of the new PS4, the new model performance rather than "although PS5" to improve, has been revealed that the current PlayStation 4 and Heibai.

4K support of the upper version of PS4, has been made immediately after the developer conference GDC in March this year, a hot topic in the testimony of developer muscle that has received an explanation. The name "PS4K" from the fact that a full-scale corresponding to 4K, PS4.5 since it is an improved version, also, such as "NEO", which is a development code name.



4K game correspondence of the top version of PS4 "PS4K / PlayStation 4.5", announced before the PS VR?

To summarize the remarks of Mr. House simple:

- To launch a "high-end" of the new PlayStation 4.
- The new model 4K support (expansion of) and, equipped with advanced graphics performance than the current PS4.
- So-called "next-generation" and instead PS5, is a higher version of the same generation as the current PS4, both are Heibai.
And introduction of the reason is that out of the way of thinking about new to break easily traditional replaced every five years, "generation", to incorporate always advantage of the platform to continue to evolve, such as smart phones and PC.
Targets are hard core gamer. And consumers who upgrade to 4K TV.
Price is higher in the new PS4 (NEO). Not sold in backwardation (sell at the price of profit alone body can be secured)
· The new PS4 is upwardly compatible. Future of PS4 game will move in both of the current regular version PS4 and the new high-end PS4.
- All or a majority of PS4 game, it corresponds to the new PS4. (Note: Perhaps, but not in the sense that there is also a PS4 game that does not work in the new model, meaning that most of the games, such as FPS or become play with high-definition in the new PS4 is improved, benefit from the higher performance)
· Developers is in addition to the current PS4 correspondence, it is necessary to add a hand for the new PS4. However, the burden is small.
· The new PS4 is not announced in the next week's game event E3. Not yet revealed about the release date.


Performance differences and specific price difference, but still, such as the relationship between the virtual reality peripherals PS VR refrain from the sale by the end of the year many also point of the secret, the contents of generally advance exactly leak information.

While E3 is the top admit unexpectedly before is surprising, announcement of the game machine as you know, such as trends in the development progress and rivals of the software as well as the body, the often difficult elements. Even in past generations, such as they hit their product price and Release Date dared just before to perceive the announcement of rival in advance, always in each other to explore the game has been waged.

Sony while leaving the card in the hand by revealing in advance and does not officially announced at this year's E3, it will be considered to have an expectation management so that they are not disappointed freely to fans that had been expected in the rumor.

The top version of PS4, but was spread rumors in the leak of the developer muscle that has received an explanation from Sony, Microsoft also there is a rumor of a preparing a higher version of Xbox of the new. Xbox One is "Because should the expected number, try to use the means to mass-produce an expensive new technology to be strategic to the spread of the company" that is tricked into rival Once and out the greed, tracing the PS3 of the previous generation like It has been struggling in Kano such a reason, just announced the approximately $ 50 price cut before the E3.

Revised the concept of conventional "generation", the policy Yuku evolved in the cycle, such as a PC or smartphone because it has told from the previous even Microsoft executives, even though preparing actually the top version of Xbox There is no wonder . On the contrary, rival on top attached a great difference in the spread number is for changing the early direction of the wind as possible from the current situation where swollen capture also VR boom, motivation to introduce the detonator of Nari high-performance new model can be found in more than Sony.



In the rumor level of developer muscle, Microsoft but had developed a new Xbox is scheduled for announcement next year, know that Sony is time to put the Neo close, seems to have defeated before the announcement in this year's E3 in a hurry, and Makoto It had been told to Shiyaka. Sony while acknowledging the existence of Neo at this timing, that made it clear that it is not issued in E3, if the Microsoft side is if announced at E3 will be forgive the corresponding out rear Sony side at a price and release date, be issued if there is only wait afford to stand still remains inferior, we can say became a troublesome situation.

But is a pity not seen clash of the top version of PS4 and the higher version of Xbox One starting with E3 2016 from next week, the Microsoft side there is also a movement to the weapon the affinity of Windows 10 and Xbox One. Console of this generation is so waiting is still interesting deployment.