QUOTE(greyshadow @ Apr 1 2016, 10:48 AM)
Damn you $ony
it seems most of the future games will be developed specifically for PS4.5
with limited backward compatibility to the current PS4!

Means your current PS4 might not be able to run the future games smoothly, ie: frame drop, lower res & etc!

$ony way to force us to upgrade to PS4.5???

Here's my take on the PS4.5
- it is meant to boost the graphic on PSVR so that those game can have graphic quality that is on par with PS4 playing on normal TV, not surpass it;
- it is unlikely that newer game can only run on PS4.5 and not PS4, or run too poorly on PS4. The PS4.5 wouldn't take a huge leap of gpu power, only a marginal increase of gpu power to cater VR;
- it will not really run 4k gaming on TV as some speculate, just look at the price tag of PC gpu card that is 4k capable, no way Sony can sell a console with a PC price tag;
- if PS4.5 has any 4k support, that would be in the form of 4k video playback or streaming only;
- moving forward most current gen PS4 game should be playable on future gen console as proven by Xbox One, just like games on PC can be run with different configuration PC. The PS3 game cannot be played on PS4 because PS3 was cell-processor based, but nowadays both Xbox and PS is almost PC like, hence future gen console will easily run the previous gen game provided the console maker put a little effort to come out with a emulator engine just like what Microsoft did on Xbox One.
- For those who worried too much that the PS4 will have SIGNIFICANT inferior graphic/performance vs PS4.5, just look at those PS3 game remastered for PS4, does the upscalled game look overwhelming good that it trashes the original PS3 version, no they don't. Game developer will still focus on the 40 million PS4 user base instead of a PS4.5 user base that will never catch up to the 40 million mark before PS5 come out.
Cheers