As a result, the PS4 Pro emphasizes 4K and high dynamic range (HDR) technologies found on new high-end televisions.
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The PS4 Pro will go on sale November 10, for US$399 (RM1,600).
While Sony did not delve too much into its gaming aspirations at IFA 2016, the Japanese giant made a decision to compete with Apple for eyeballs on the web last night with the announcement of its latest console, the PS4 Pro.
Sony has said the games business is set to be its biggest growth driver, helped by strong PS4 console sales, a rise in subscribers to its PlayStation network and the launch of its virtual reality headset. Previously known as the PlayStation Neo, the new console has been officially named the PlayStation 4 Pro.
“It was always our intention to design the PlayStation 4 as a platform to simulate and fuel future revolution”, said Andrew House, chief executive of Sony Interactive Entertainment.
For weeks now, the gaming world has sat in anticipation for Sony to unveil its new version of the PlayStation 4.
Sony’s worst-kept secret has finally been announced: the PlayStation 4 Slim. Patches will be developed for a number of now available PS4 games to use the PS4 Pro’s power to improve graphical quality in 1080p, a feature Sony calls “forward compatibility”.
The lighter-weight version will hit the market September 15 and sell for $299, about $50 less than a conventional PlayStation 4. Microsoft announced and then delivered the cost-reduced Xbox One S this summer, but a coming 4K- (and VR-) capable “Project Scorpio” console won’t arrive until holiday 2017. Three years after the PS4 debuted, Sony brought out this souped-up version to help juice gaming sales. According to Van Beek, The PlayStation 4 supports supersampling.
Secondly, Share Play and Remote Play feature have been boosted to 1080p on PS4 Pro.
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Games developer Bioware have released footage of their upcoming science fiction game Mass Effect: Andromeda running on the new console. Of course it is better in terms of output resolution, as the 4K support is evident in videos and certain titles.
