Sony Confirms PS4 Neo

[Umair Malik]

It seems that all those speculations regarding the future of PlayStation were true. As the chief of the company’s PlayStation division Andrew House has confirmed, the company is indeed gearing up to launch an upgraded PS4 model, largely referred to as “Neo”.

But while the update is confirmed, important details regarding the price and availability are yet to be seen from Sony’s side. The original console will be kept on the shelf for the remainder of its lifecycle.

In the interview with Financial Times, Andrew House did indicate that the price could be higher than the existing PS4’s $350 level. He mentioned that a “very large majority” of new titles would make use of the processing ability of the Neo. The target would be to capture a more elite, hardcore segment of the gaming market with the Neo.

The kind of market which Sony is targeting has 4K televisions and as a result needs more graphical oomph, something which House guarantees will be coming with the PS4 Neo. If rumours are to be trusted, the new console would bring peak performance of 4.14 teraflops, compared to the 1.84 teraflops of the existing model.

Sony still hasn’t announced when we’ll get our first look at the console or know the full specs but that certainly won’t happen at E3, which is already underway. We are hoping that some last minute change of plans would eventually shed more light on the Neo, as Microsoft is also currently rumoured to announce its upgraded Xbox One “Scorpio” model.