@SonyInfinity

Haha, I don't necessarily think there will be a PS4.5, this report sounds more like Sony's discussing with major studios when they should launch the PS5. The moment 4k gaming is mentioned you know it'll take a pretty heavy CPU and GPU and at this point a 4K gaming console would be too expensive. The logical choice would be AMD, but even with AMD manufacturing at a loss like they did when this gen started, I don't think a 4K gaming console can be made for under $600 till at least 2018.

I do think it would be a good move for Sony, not just because I want it. I think that it would open up new possibilities for them and increase overall software sales. At first I figured that if this were to happen, MS would be the first to do so, but I'm not too sure about that when I thought about it some more; Sony is in a position very much like Apple is where they can't seem to do no wrong and I believe that bringing a 4.5 on the market will give people a much needed extra option to choose from within the PS framework. People who haven't bought a new console yet could go for the $249 PS4, a price like that would open it up for casuals, families, grannies and 3rd world countries. And for $399 there could be this new and improved PS which suits the needs of hardcore and especially VR gamers better.

My parents aren't interested in hardcore gaming or VR, but a $249 Netflix machine where their grandkids can play games on would be a no brainer. My kids could play the same games as they do back home and even pick their saves out of the cloud, but it'll be with slightly worse visuals and a lower framerate. iPhone 5 is still selling like hotcakes all around the globe because it does pretty much the same as a 6s does, but at a lower cost. Sure, it's slower and some games are iPhone 6 only, but the majority of games, apps and functions is readily available.

I honestly think they're on to something if they just handle the sentiments right. They should explain the way I just did that nothing's gonna chance for people with a PS4, unless they want to! If they want to upgrade they'll have 4K (or better 1080p visuals and framerate realistically speaking) and better VR performance, if they don't they won't even notice because all the games that were coming to PS4 are still coming out.

As a closing thought I'd like to express that aside from the vocal negative Nancies that feel console cycles should last 10 years (which I noticed are coincidentally the same people who are always bashing Xbox, keep on whining about censorship which they know nothing about and are really hostile towards women involved with gaming who they always see as f*cking femi nazis*) I see people thinking way to far ahead. People are dreaming up what games would be possible in the future and although I understand, I'd like to take a step back and consider what it can do for our current library. The new 3ds seems a waste of money on first glance with just one port and some SNES games that are exclusive, but it was one of the best things to happen to handheld gaming for me since the Vita because it gave me an incentive to replay lots of games I already owned and made me appreciate my 3ds library way more! Games like Luigis Mansion, 3D land, Pokemon Y, Mario Kart, SSB, MGS, Mario Golf and many more opened up to me in a way that I never thought they would; they played more smoothly, handled better, booted up faster and the 3D effect was all of a sudden the best feature to grace handheld gaming, whereas previously I hated it. Just think about Bloodborne, The Witcher, AC Unity, Just Cause and so many more that will be playable like the devs intended for the first time! I don't even need exclusive PS4.5 games when I can play Blooodborne on 60fps!

*based on my experiences on a SA gaming forum where I'm part of; on pushsquare we just have Sammy as our resident fanboy