Creating for the platform is costlier than it should be
The new version of
the PlayStation 4 is not yet officially announced by Sony, but it seems
that video game developers who are aiming to work with the company in
the future are not too happy with its existence and the requirements
that the company is placing on them.
The information comes from the Twitter account of
Colin Moriarty, who works on Kinda Funny at the moment and quotes
trusted sources inside the gaming industry.
He claims that there are extra costs associated with the development of video games for the new version of the PlayStation 4,
which has been known as the 4K but apparently has the NEO codename
inside Sony, and that they also do not want to plan for two versions of
their title.
The information seems to confirm the fact that all
game makers will have to create two separate versions of their titles.
Base is designed to run on the currently available version of the
platform and needs to be full features while NEO will be offered only on
the new hardware and can have improved performance and resolution,
although there's no need to support 4K or any other visual standard.
Developers will need to make sure that both run
well, which adds to the costs associated with development, but Sony will
probably step in and support those who are ready to deliver content for
its new device.
The PlayStation 4 NEO will probably arrive before the end of the year
A recent leak associated with the new console shows
that Sony is planning to deliver improvements when it comes to the CPU,
the GPU, and the memory, which should improve the overall performance of
the device.
It's unclear if the initial rumors about 4K support
for the new PlayStation 4 are correct or if only limited support for the
standard will be offered at launch.
There are some hints that the release date for the
coming console is at some point during October, the month when Sony is
also aiming to deliver its PlayStation VR virtual reality platform.
Presumably, the company is holding off on an
official announcement despite the rumors because it wants to show off
its new hardware to as many people as possible during the coming E3 2016
event in June.
The new PlayStation 4 NEO will have to compete with
two other rumored devices, the Xbox One Slim that will be offered by
Microsoft and the much talked-about Nintendo NX.
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