Tomorrow at 9pm local time, Sony’s hosting an event in New York where it’s expected that they’ll show off two new PlayStation 4 models. The first is the already leaked PlayStation 4 slim, which is already available to purchase in some second hand shops thanks to a bunch of them apparently “falling off a truck” somewhere in the Middle East.
The other? The also leaked, but infinitely more exciting PlayStation 4 Neo, an upgraded PlayStation 4 that’s supposed to be capable of playing existing and future PlayStation 4 games in higher fidelity, higher resolution and with better frame rates.
The system was originally uncovered by two separate branches of Kotaku after this year’s GDC in March. Later, specifications of the proposed, upgraded system emerged – showing that the system was getting a significant boost. But is it significant enough to drive 4K console gaming? Probably not. Not really. According to those specs, this is what you can expect from the PlayStation 4 Neo:
| Base PS4 | PS4K Neo | Boost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Eight Jaguar cores clocked at 1.6GHz | Eight Jaguar cores clocked at 2.1GHz | 1.3x |
| GPU | 18 Radeon GCN compute units at 800MHz | 36 ‘improved’ GCN compute units at 911MHz | 2.3x FLOPs |
| Memory | 8GB GDDR5 at 176GB/s | 8GB GDDR5 at 218GB/s | 24% more bandwidth, 512MB more useable memory |
After Microsoft’s announcement of its own more forward-thinking upgraded Xbox One, Scorpio, there’s been conjecture that Sony went back to the drawing board to make the Neo a little more powerful. I don’t think that’s happened, and I think the specs of the system we’ll see tomorrow evening will align quite closely with the information we currently have. I’d absolutely love to be wrong though.
What we do know about the Scorpio thus far is that it’s a beast, boasting six teraflops of power, the same 8 cores and 320GB/S of memory bandwidth – coming in at about 40% more powerful than the expected specs the PlayStation 4 Neo sports.
What we don’t know – yet – is what games (existing or yet to come) will feature support for the PlayStation 4 Neo. Future games will support running in ‘Base Mode’ and a new ‘Neo Mode’ that takes full advantage of the newer hardware. Given how incredible some PlayStation 4 games already look, I’m excited to see what the Neo is capable of.
What are you hoping to see at tomorrow’s reveal?
Last Updated: September 6, 2016
Skittle
September 6, 2016 at 12:01
I feel robbed.
Pariah ???
September 6, 2016 at 12:04
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Admiral Chief
September 6, 2016 at 12:04
I sense impending butthurt
Umar
September 6, 2016 at 12:09
I’m not too tech savy so to me, flops is something you wear on your feet. All I want, all I’m praying for is 60fps in *most* games and even stable 30. Don’t care about the pees, just give me enough power to run games smoothly. I hope they come out and show Bloodborne running at 60fps. I’d jizz.
Alessandro Barbosa
September 6, 2016 at 12:10
OMG UMAR HI
Umar
September 6, 2016 at 12:13
*waves* Hello my fhriend, we meet aghain
RinceThis
September 6, 2016 at 12:18
LG on 30fps? You’re willing to wait till 2033?
Umar
September 6, 2016 at 12:20
I hope it runs at 10fps. More cinematic.
RinceThis
September 6, 2016 at 12:21
haha! HIPSTER 900+ buddy! 🙂
Pariah ???
September 6, 2016 at 12:14
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Pariah ???
September 6, 2016 at 12:14
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SwiftSlug
September 6, 2016 at 12:17
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VampyreSquirrel
September 6, 2016 at 12:29
Slugs shouldn’t play with salt.
RinceThis
September 6, 2016 at 12:19
Lol. How old is the PS4? How old was the 360 when it was obsolete? This is what you call a ‘forced state of Obsolescence ‘…
Zoe Hawkins
September 6, 2016 at 12:20
i suppose you wouldn’t know, hey? 😛
RinceThis
September 6, 2016 at 12:20
Que?
Geoffrey Tim
September 6, 2016 at 12:36
PS4 will still play games, mate. ;P
RinceThis
September 6, 2016 at 12:56
Erm, yes. That is what I said. Something being forced to be obsolete, doesn’t mean it IS obsolete. That is what the term obsolescence means.
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 6, 2016 at 13:12
Insolence!
RinceThis
September 6, 2016 at 13:22
Haha! You’re damn straight! Watching people try insult you because they think you are hating on their fanboyiz machine because they don’t understand a word is cute, not insolence!
Original Heretic
September 6, 2016 at 12:35
I expect pain, lots and lots of pain.
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 6, 2016 at 13:16
Such a cool movie 😀
Pariah ???
September 6, 2016 at 14:37
RIP Heath Ledger.
Jac7
September 6, 2016 at 12:52
Honestly, I expect nothing from Neo, but I do expect Sean Murray to come out of his procedurally generated cave and explain why he lied to the inner child in all of us.
K1FF J1MB0B (sizzle edition)
September 6, 2016 at 13:26
What are the chances of Keanu Reeves being on stage?
Morne Nell
September 6, 2016 at 13:27
I expect something NEO
The Order of the Banana
September 6, 2016 at 13:34
Neogaf and Kotaku are shit!
The Neo will be a beast!! And even if it isn’t, it will be glorious!
Pieter Kruger
September 6, 2016 at 13:37
If Neo fails will Zony..I mean Zion fall?
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 6, 2016 at 13:47
And then we can all carry on being power bricks for the Xbone cloud!
Nikola
September 6, 2016 at 13:49
Ill see how it is when it comes out and will it be really worth the upgrade, if yes I will sell my PS4 and get the new one:)
chimera_85
September 6, 2016 at 15:58
I am interested to see the specs and price of the Neo.
Allykhat
September 7, 2016 at 08:21
Would be a bit silly is Sony dont make changes along the lines of what Scorpio is sporting. I suspect that’s why they’ve been so quiet about Neo since Scorpio was announced. Here’s to being *hopefully* pleasantly surprised.