Sony finally revealed PlayStation Neo to the world today. It’s called PS4 Pro. It will run you $399 and it is out in November.

First rumored back at GDC 2016 earlier this year as PS4K and PS4.5, the console was said to have eight Jaguar cores clocked at 2.1 GHz, 36 GCN compute units at 911 MHz and 8 GB GDDR5 at 218 GB/s.

It was said to support both the current DualShock 4 controller as well as the updated version revealed in August via PlayStation 4 Slim leaks.

PlayStation Architect Mark Cerny came on stage to discuss in his soothing voice the PS4 Pro’s ability to stream HDR and 4K content, it’s faster processor (AMD Polaris), how it can run games at a reliable 60fps in 1080p all tossed in a case with a 1TB hard drive.

A new Netflix app will be available with the PS4 Neo at launch so that subscribers can watch 4K streaming from the content provider. More than 600 shows and movies will be streamable in 4K from Netflix by the end of the year.

Games such as Watch Dogs 2, Horizon: Zero Dawn, For Honor, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Spider Man were shown along with environments from Killing Floor 2 all in 4K. He also showed the differences between a game running on a standard gaming system, the firm’s first-party game Days Gone, and one which supports HDR. The Last of Us was also shown to promote how much better the game looks compared to a standard TV when running in HDR on the PS4 Pro.

Still, even if you don’t own an HDR TV, games will still look “upgraded” by boosting the graphics for lower definition displays. Cernyt said the PS4 Pro will automatically output to the best resolution possible, and will play the games at the determined setting.

A number of games have been or will be patched to work on PS4 Pro, so there is no need to buy new versions of the PS4 games you already own. For example, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and its pre-order incentive, Modern Warfare Remastered, will support PS4 Pro “out of the box” and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 will be patched to support Pro.

Battlefield 1 and FIFA 17 will support the new console, and Mass Effect Andromeda will be released for the console.

We’ll have more on PlayStation 4 Pro as more details emerge. For now, you can add it to your Christmas Wish List, as it’s out on November 16 and will run you $399 or your regional equivalent. It arrives November 10.



Posted: Sep 07, 2016 3:21 pm
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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2016/09/07/playstation-4-neo-finally-revealed-to-the-world-as-playstation-4-pro/