UPDATE:

Eurogamer now claims to have been given the same documentation as Giant Bomb, and has provided an exhaustive rundown of what's included.

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As the article puts it, "There is no doubt - this is real. This is the new, more powerful PlayStation 4 Eurogamer's article includes more information on the development side of the new mid-generation console, mentioning that the documentation spells out a specific timeline for when hardware will be sent to those making games for it.Development kits have already been sent out, and test kits will be sent out imminently, with a second-edition test kit following in June.

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A new report has revealed the apparent specs for the PlayStation 4.5, aka PS4K, aka the PlayStation 'NEO'.According to GiantBomb's sources , the upgraded version of the PlayStation 4 - rumored since March - is referenced internally as NEO, and will contain a a higher clock speed, improved GPU, and higher memory bandwidth. The console will also support 4K image output.The publication reports that from October, games released for the PlayStation 4 must ship with a 'Base Mode' for the current model and a 'NEO Mode' for the upgraded model, while games released previous to October can opt to take advantage of the new hardware with a patch. In a nutshell, games running in NEO mode will offer higher visual fidelity and a more stable frame rate - the exact specs provided to GiantBomb are below:8 Jaguar Cores at 1.6 GHz8 Jaguar Cores at 2.1 GHz- AMD GCN, 18 CUs at 800 MHz- Improved AMD GCN, 36 CUs at 911 MHz8 GB GDDR5, 176 GB/s8 GB GDDR5, 218 GB/sThe documents obtained by the publication suggest that Sony has no intention of splitting its user base with the NEO, and both consoles will share the same store and interface. There will also be no NEO-only games, nor will NEO users be offered any exclusive unlockables or gameplay options...aside from running a superior version of the game, that is.Last month, it was reported that Sony's new console will "be announced before the planned October release of the PlayStation VR." The information obtained by GiantBomb offers no finite elaboration on this, stating that devs will be "allowed to launch NEO-ready games before the NEO itself releases".After we reached out for comment, a Sony Computer Entertainment spokesperson said "we do not comment on rumor and speculation”.

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