Sony will present its refreshed model of the PlayStation 4 likely to be not on the game show E3 in Los Angeles.
Sony wanted to ensure that "the whole range of game experience in their entirety" at the presentation of the PlayStation 4 "neo" become visible, said Andrew House, head of Sony's Games Division, in an interview of the "financial times" by the weekend.
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When the "neo" on the market come and how much it will cost them, not said House. The new model has been speculated about for quite some time, will be more expensive than the current version, he announced, but. The new model is an updated version of the successful console that will attract mainly hardcore gamers. She should be equipped with better graphics and even ultra-HD pictures.
The current PlayStation 4 as well as the "neo" to work with Sony's new headset for virtual reality. The PlayStation VR glasses will bring Sony in October on the market, you can pre-order it for 400 euros. It is significantly less expensive than competing devices of the Facebook company of oculus and HTC. Virtual game worlds are a key trend in the industry and are also a major challenge for new games concepts.
Meanwhile, first pictures on the net have surfaced shortly before the official press conferences of E3 of Microsoft's new Xbox one S. Games Forum NeoGAF members have published the images, the technology blog reported ' c'net '. According to an alleged screenshot with pre order button, the new model by about 40 percent should be smaller than the Vorgängerverion, support Ultra HD images, and be equipped with a 2-terabyte hard drive.
In professional circles, it was already expected that Microsoft introduces the Xbox one S at the game fair. To come is expected later in the year on the market. According to media reports, another model to appear in the coming year under the codename "Scorpio", that is optimized for the VR data glasses, oculus rift, immersing the user in virtual worlds.
Currently, Sony is in the business with new-generation consoles clear front: some 40 million units of the PlayStation 4 have been sold so far, rival Microsoft comes according to market researchers with the Xbox one on about half.