PlayStation 4 Pro: Release date, news and features

By Jon Porter

PS4.5 NEO: What we know about PS4K

It’s almost here, we’re just hours away from Sony’s PlayStation Meeting, where the company is expected to announce the long-rumored 4K PlayStation Neo, alongside the PS4 Slim.

The first thing we’re excited to find out from the event is just what the new device is called. Initially the console was informally being called the PlayStation 4.5, but after GiantBomb managed to track down a leaked document which revealed it’s development name, the PlayStation Neo.

Reportedly the new console will offer a significant upgrade over the existing PS4, but will crucially do so while being fully compatible with its existing library of games, and will not carry any exclusive releases.

What this means is that instead of just slimming down the hardware and putting it in a redesigned box, the Neo is reportedly updating the PlayStation platform to support 4K output and enable smoother playback of virtual reality content.

Now, whether this means games will run at a no-holds-barred native 4K, or whether it’ll be some sort of upscaling trickery remains to be seen, but we know for sure that the hardware is going to support 4K resolutions in some fashion.