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so all the rumors and speculation are true Sony is in fact preparing to release an upgraded PlayStation 4 call it the PS 4.5 or the ps4 Kay whatever you want though sony has been referring to it internally as neo so what is improved in the ps4 it's the hardware according to giantbomb the Neo ps4 will contain a faster CPU updated GPU and higher RAM bandwidth for now sounds like the hard drive that's gonna stay the same now here's where things get interesting beginning in October every new ps4 game is required to ship with two modes a base mode for the current ps4 model and an updated mode for the Neo model the Neo mode is going to allow for games to presumably run and look better than they would on the current ps4 the Neo ps4 can support 4k but there's no mandate that says games have to support that resolution so what does this mean if you already own a ps4 well nothing really I mean the Neo ps4 won't have any special treatment they're not gonna get any exclusive features and it won't be games that will run only on a neo ps4 in fact the look and feel of the interface will be the same including the store online etc out of the gate that doesn't really seem to be a reason why anyone would have to upgrade however we still don't know how this all affects PlayStation VR there's no word if this will improve the overall VR experience aside from the likelihood that PS VR games will also run better on a neo system now we don't have a release date just yet nor a price though there have been reports that the Neo ps4 will debut for around 399 the Neo deadline for October games may indicate a late 2016 release but odds are we'll get more info at e3 2016 in June