Today, Sony finally pulled the veil—basically translucent at this point—off the Neo, officially known as the PlayStation 4 Pro. It’s a more powerful PlayStation 4 that will support 4K and HDR. Impressions so far are… mixed.
The PS4 Pro’s beefier hardware specs do present some intriguing possibilities, largely involving improved framerates for VR and games like Bloodborne. But that stuff’s not confirmed. Largely, general sentiment surrounding the new machine seems to be, “Why should I buy this shiny new thing? What’s the appeal beyond, ‘It’s shiny and new?’ Especially if I don’t own a fancy TV?” Also, people think its name isn’t great, and it looks like a staircase.
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Sony failed to answer a lot of questions that current, non-4KTV-owning PS4 players will have in that conference. Not great.
— Dave Scammell (@VG_Dave) September 7, 2016
Not sure about PS4 Pro. You want console power? Get a Scorpio. You want an intro next-gen console? Get a PS4. The PS4 Pro is for…?
— Justin Davis (@ErrorJustin) September 7, 2016
So far, I'm pre-ordering an iPhone 7 and not a PS4 Pro.
Don't have a 4K TV, so it's not for me apparently…#PlayStationMeeting
— Greg Miller (@GameOverGreggy) September 7, 2016
until i come up with something more thorough, here's my analysis of today's PlayStation thing pic.twitter.com/xfaRwOXs1e
— Bob Mackey (@bobservo) September 7, 2016
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I wish PS4 pro were stair shape. So you can put something on there. #PS4pro pic.twitter.com/DpIjmUL2Pm
— kei – to a T – akahashi (@KeitaTakahacy) September 7, 2016
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this shit looks like a triple decker sandwich lol wtf https://t.co/0CczlOI28X
— josh (@sgtvelocity) September 7, 2016
.@GameOverGreggy and @TimGettys nailed it. That entire #PlayStationMeeting felt like old school, we don't have a clue Sony.
— Jesse Cox (@JesseCox) September 7, 2016
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The inevitable PlayStation 4 Pro Plus will obvs have 4k Blu-Ray support. And a caffeine dispenser.
— Matt Gardner (@FuzzyPixels) September 7, 2016
Why didn't they just name it Playstation 4K? Do I have to do all of the marketing around here? #PS4Pro
— ShaggleROC (@ShaggleROC) September 7, 2016
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finally, I can throw away my amateur ps4
— Nathan Grayson (@Vahn16) September 7, 2016
4K streaming & Blu-Ray ✅
HDR gaming ✅
Greatest games ✅
40% smaller ✅
Xbox One S from $299: https://t.co/GzguOUfMeV pic.twitter.com/vWb6r1x9PD— Xbox (@Xbox) September 7, 2016
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So that’s… a lot of negativity. Anybody out there sold on the PS4 Pro? Or even excited about it? Why?
