PS4 Neo Officially Revealed as PS4 Pro

[The Sandman]

As expected, Sony today unveiled its new, more powerful PlayStation console, which is called PlayStation 4 Pro. It will launch on November 10, 2016 and cost $399/£349.

The console will complrment the standard PS4 and sit alongside it. The name was picked to show that it is part of the current version of the console, but aimed at the higher-end gamers. It is not an entirely new architecture and thus not a new generation of PlayStation hardware.

During the PlayStation Meeting event, Andrew House, president and group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, discussed Sony's decision to pursue 4K and HDR, which are two of the major new features the PS4 Pro enables. House described these as "natural" paths of progression for visual fidelity. He went on to introduce lead architect Mark Cerny, who said Sony's vision is to "take the PS4 experience to extraordinary new levels."

"Our goal is to deliver high-fidelity graphical experiences," he added. "We aim to provide developers with tools to further their visions."

Among the hardware upgrades in the PS4 Pro are a 1TB hard drive, doubled GPU power, and technology adapted from AMD Polaris graphical architecture. These allow the PS4 Pro to reach resolutions "not thought possible on consoles" in 2016. The CPU clockspeed has also been boosted. The Pro will not have a 4K Blu-ray drive.

Cerny went on to show off a number of games running on PS4 Pro and displayed on a 4K display. The games included Marvel and Insomniac Games' Spider-Man, Ubisoft's For Honor, and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Cerny described the new resolution capabilities of the PS4 Pro and its impact on games as "transformative."

Sony Bend's Days Gone was used to show how HDR can deliver "a level of photorealism that you've never experienced in a game." Cerny said Sony doesn't expect developers to support HDR from the outset, but believes those that do will see huge visual improvements.

Other games shown at higher-resolution and using HDR include Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Infamous: Last Light, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, and Horizon: Zero Dawn. HDR support will be introduced to all models of PS4 via a system update next week.

Cerny clarified that PS4 Pro isn't just for people with 4K or HDR-capable displays, as developers can make use of the extra power to improve visual fidelity on standard 1080p TVs. Games will know what display you use and developers can tailor their experiences to fit. The extra power can be used to boost visual density or make other tweaks to visuals that can be enjoyed on non-4K TVs.

Patches for "over a half-dozen Sony titles" are in the works to take advantage of PS4 Pro and many third-party developers are also working on releasing patches to take advantage of the new hardware.

The same discs and downloads will run on both models of PS4 but play in different ways. Sony has said it is asking publishing partners to consider how they can best use PS4 Pro on standard HDTVs and 4K.

Activision appeared on stage during the event to announce both Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Modern Warfare 4 Remastered will support PS4 Pro when the hardware launches. Additionally, a title update for Black Ops 3 will also allow for Treyarch's game to harness the new horsepower.

EA followed, confirming FIFA 17, Battlefield 1, and Mass Effect: Andromeda will support PS4 Pro. New gameplay for Mass Effect: Andromeda was shown running in 4K, it offered a look at the game's new protagonist exploring a dark cavern using a jetpack.

For video streaming, a new Netflix app will be available and upcoming exclusives such as Marvel's Luke Cage and Narcos Season 2 will support 4K streaming. A new YouTube app will also be available for 4K streaming.

The full specs of the PS4 Pro can be found below:

• Main processor: Custom-chip single Processor
  • CPU: x86-64 AMD "Jaguar," 8 cores
  • GPU: 4.20 TFLOPS, AMD Radeon™ based graphics engine
• Memory: GDDR5 8GB
• Storage size: 1TB
• External dimensions: Approx. 295×55×327 mm (width × height × length) (excludes largest projection)
• Mass: Approx. 3.3 kg
• BD/DVD Drive: BD × 6 CAV, DVD × 8 CAV
• Input/Output: Super-Speed USB (USB 3.1 Gen.1) port × 3, AUX port × 1
• Networking: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)×1, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth® 4.0 (LE)
• Power: AC 100V, 50/60Hz
• Power consumption: Max. 310W
• Operating temp: 5ºC – 35ºC
• AV Output: HDMI out port (supports 4K/HDR) DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) port

Sony first announced the new system in June. Days before E3, Sony confirmed it was in the works but declined to share anything more than broad, high-level comments regarding it. At the time it said the console would be a more powerful system with 4K support that plays the same games as the existing PS4.

It also claimed it would continue to be sold alongside the standard PS4, serving as a complement to that console. Shortly thereafter, Microsoft revealed the Xbox One S and Project Scorpio at E3. Sony has largely been silent on the subject of its new console since its announcement.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-neo-officially-revealed-as-ps4-pro-specs-relea/1100-6443352/

 

[The Sandman]

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[django]

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@Nilgiri perhaps Bangla company waltons will do one better lol.kudos

 

[The Sandman]

 

[Mentee]

Have anyone noticed or its just me , they are pushing p@rn even in the games Thanks sandy but iam more of a Bandar killa lad

 

[Azadkashmir]

past console designs were made with cheap capacitors or sometimes lack of heatsinks for chips that will be running to max. which made the consoles freeze, standby frozen, dont turn on, bad connectors, poor graphics, dont read disc cos cheap plastic lens. or cheap plastic gears.

i hope they have used military grade components with high end 105 degrees capacitors for sound quality/graphics.
big heatsinks with powerful fans or water cooled chipsets. silver wires with shielding for top quality connection and reduced interference. change the disc reader motor to heavy brushed/nedynium magnets/double ball bearing motor for extra smooth operation, metal gears.
then place like faraday cage over it, so no signal will interfere with it. laser disc reader with glass lens / scratch proof.

these industries are so skingy with parts.

 

[The Sandman]

Have anyone noticed or its just me , they are pushing p@rn even in the games

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Thanks sandy but iam more of a Bandar killa lad

What about this than?

OT

past console designs were made with cheap capacitors or sometimes lack of heatsinks for chips that will be running to max. which made the consoles freeze, standby frozen, dont turn on, bad connectors, poor graphics, dont read disc cos cheap plastic lens. or cheap plastic gears.

i hope they have used military grade components with high end 105 degrees capacitors for sound quality/graphics.
big heatsinks with powerful fans or water cooled chipsets. silver wires with shielding for top quality connection and reduced interference. change the disc reader motor to heavy brushed/nedynium magnets/double ball bearing motor for extra smooth operation, metal gears.
then place like faraday cage over it, so no signal will interfere with it. laser disc reader with glass lens / scratch proof.

these industries are so skingy with parts.

The new consoles from both MS and Sony are quite reliable they don't overheat at all though there were some problems with the DS4's battery and thumbstick rubbers i had to replace my first DS4 because it's battery was dead after just 2 months. :/

 

[Azadkashmir]

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What about this than?

OT

The new consoles from both MS and Sony are quite reliable they don't overheat at all though there were some problems with the DS4's battery and thumbstick rubbers i had to replace my first DS4 because it's battery was dead after just 2 months. :/

old stock battery lithium >>/???

They have years years of experiance no execuse for them, they like to corner the market and charge arm and leg. They should be fined.

i was once watching a video of a old soviet ussr tv , the guy takes apart showing the components, the thing was build like tank , soviet military grade components.

 

[war&peace]

Never liked PS4 and this is the same crap. I love my Gaming PC just updated with dual GTX 1080p video cards and it rocks

 

[That Guy]

For comparison, here are a few Microsoft's Project Scorpio specs (aka Upgraded Xbox) that we've been shown:

• Eight CPU cores
• Over 320GB/s of memory bandwidth
• Six teraflops (TF) of GPU power
• 4K gaming support
• VR support

From what I can gather, the specs that microsoft has shown about the Scorpio show it to be a bit to marginally more powerful than the PS4 Pro, in a few categories, especially in GPU power and performance. This pretty much confirms what the industry rumors were saying, before the PS4 Pro was announced; the rumors went even further to say that both Microsoft and Sony were going to make console generations irrelevant, by offering upgrades every few years. They'd only offer a new generation of console, once upgrading the current hardware became cumbersome.

I'm going to go on a limb here and say that both these upgraded consoles are being made SPECIFICALLY to support VR. I'd also say that not only is Microsoft going to fully integrate the Oculus Rift into the Scorpio, but they're actively working on their own version to compete with Sony's PSVR.

At this point, I'd suggest everyone just buy a mid range PC; With PS Now and Xbox cross-play, there is little to no reason to actually buy a console anymore. You can build a decent PC for Rs50,000 - Rs60,000, the same cost it would take to buy these two consoles.

 

[The Sandman]

Never liked PS4 and this is the same crap. I love my Gaming PC just updated with dual GTX 1080p video cards and it rocks

PC elitists JK congratz for those beasts but if you can show us your Gaming setup

For comparison, here are a few Microsoft's Project Scorpio specs (aka Upgraded Xbox) that we've been shown:

• Eight CPU cores
• Over 320GB/s of memory bandwidth
• Six teraflops (TF) of GPU power
• 4K gaming support
• VR support

AFAIK these are not confirmed specs just speculations but yes it is true that Scorpio is more powerful than PS Pro not only that a lot ppl inc me are not at all excited for this it looks ugly too instead of focusing on 1080p/60 gaming they're focusing on 4k gaming i mean really? Sony just lost this round to MS i guess but they still have a chance with their exclusives.

At this point, I'd suggest everyone just buy a mid range PC; With PS Now and Xbox cross-play, there is little to no reason to actually buy a console anymore. You can build a decent PC for Rs50,000 - Rs60,000, the same cost it would take to buy these two consoles

Exactly PS4 is enough for the next 1-2 years no need to buy another slightly upgraded PS4 but sir i don't think you can buy a good mid range PC on which can play games between Med-high @1080/60 in 50-60k Rs

 

[XenoEnsi-14]

 

[Desi_Guy]

I'll buy ps4 when they'll hack the system and make pirated games an easy trend untill then im not gonna waste my 4000 bucks on game when i could get that for free .

 

[The Sandman]

Yea this "game" looks really beautiful

 

[SSGcommandoPAK]