• Send Us A Tip
  • Calling all Tech Writers
  • Advertise
Monday, July 14, 2025
  • Login
TechStory
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to
No Result
View All Result
TechStory
No Result
View All Result
Home News

New PlayStation For Heavy Graphics Game : Sony

by Chinmay Bidkar
March 28, 2016
in News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
New PlayStation For Heavy Graphics Game : Sony

Visitors test PlayStation VR in Tokyo on March 26. Sony is planning a new version of its PlayStation 4, which could be unveiled before the planned October release of the PlayStation VR.

TwitterWhatsappLinkedin

28 March 2016, USA :

You might also like

Jane Street Deposits Rs 4,843.5 Crore as Directed by SEBI, Allowed to Resume Trading in India

Trump’s 35% Tariff Threat Disrupts Walmart’s Bangladesh Garment Supply Chain

China’s Maglev Train Hits 404 mph, Paving Way for the Future of Ultra-Fast Travel

Sony Corp. is planning to sell a more powerful version of its PlayStation 4 machine to handle higher-end gaming experiences, including virtual reality, people familiar with the matter said, while continuing production of its existing console that has so far sold more than 36 million units world-wide.

Existing PlayStation 4 owners would need to buy the new model to take full advantage of the enhanced graphics and power, though it is likely that the current model and the coming one would share the same software catalog, one of the people said.

The new console would be announced before the planned October release of the PlayStation VR, Sony’s new virtual-reality headset, the people said. It would be able to handle ultra-high-definition resolution graphics. The upgraded console would also provide more power for running the PlayStation VR, whose main competitors, Facebook Inc.’s Oculus Rift and HTC Corp.’s Vive, are designed to work with top-shelf computers.

 

Visitors test PlayStation VR in Tokyo on March 26. Sony is planning a new version of its PlayStation 4, which could be unveiled before the planned October release of the PlayStation VR.
Visitors test PlayStation VR in Tokyo on March 26. Sony is planning a new version of its PlayStation 4, which could be unveiled before the planned October release of the PlayStation VR.   

 

Microsoft recently signaled plans to deliver console upgrades in lieu of entirely new systems years apart as it looks to more deeply integrate its Xbox One system with its Windows 10 operating system for personal computers.

“We will see more hardware innovation in the console space than we’ve ever seen,” Xbox head Phil Spencer said at a press event in San Francisco on March 1, in which remakes of several games with 4K resolution capability—quality four times greater than today’s standard of full high-definition—were announced. “You’ll actually see us come out with new hardware capability during a generation allowing the same games to run backward and forward compatible.”

A spokeswoman for Microsoft said the company remains “committed to console innovation.”​

Nintendo is developing a new gaming platform, code-named “NX.” It hasn’t revealed any details about it, though some analysts believe it could be available as early as October.

Nintendo declined to comment on its console release cycle.

Sony’s goal with the upgraded PlayStation 4 console is to capture gamers willing to pay for a richer gaming environment, including a high-end virtual-reality experience, the people familiar with the matter said.

Even without a beefed-up console, Sony is expected to be a leader in the VR market this year despite delaying its PlayStation VR system until October, according to Piers Harding-Rolls, an analyst at research firm IHS. Sony’s headset starts at $399, below the $599 Rift and $799 Vive.

Macquarie Securities projects Sony will sell eight million PlayStation VR headsets in the product’s first two years on the market, but Macquarie says it will take years before the hardware device itself becomes a considerable profit contributor. For now, the headsets will drive highly profitable software sales, Macquarie wrote in a research note recently.
About 1.4 million virtual- and augmented-reality headsets will be sold word-wide this year and nearly 40 million headsets by 2020, researchers at Gartner Inc. estimate. Augmented reality blends digital images with a person’s view of the real world.

Sony has been expanding its offerings recently, including the rollout of an online TV-streaming service, to attract a wider range of customers. Simultaneously offering a standard model PlayStation 4 and an upgraded version to appeal to both casual gamers and hard-core fans is part of this effort, analysts say.

Damian Thong, an analyst at Macquarie Securities, said he expects PlayStation 4 software to be usable with future-generation consoles, a switch from the past, when certain games were incompatible with different-generation consoles.

“It would clearly signal the end of the traditional console generation cycle,” said Mr. Thong, in a recent letter to clients.

Source : WSJ

Image: Zuma press

Tags: Playstation VRSony
Tweet54SendShare15
Previous Post

Pandora Founder Tim Westergren Returns As CEO

Next Post

Finally, Free Mini-Computers To 1mn Kids in UK

Chinmay Bidkar

Curious, Keen Observant & Dynamic! Chinmay finds peace in meeting people who work hard for humanity. He has new found interest in Gadgets and Techs and at Techstory he gets to write about it! Reach out at- [email protected]

Recommended For You

Jane Street Deposits Rs 4,843.5 Crore as Directed by SEBI, Allowed to Resume Trading in India

by Rounak Majumdar
July 14, 2025
0
Jane Street Deposits Rs 4,843.5 Crore as Directed by SEBI, Allowed to Resume Trading in India

Jane Street, the global proprietary trading giant based in New York, has made headlines in the Indian financial markets by depositing Rs 4,843.5 crore into an escrow account...

Read more

Trump’s 35% Tariff Threat Disrupts Walmart’s Bangladesh Garment Supply Chain

by Rounak Majumdar
July 14, 2025
0
Trump’s 35% Tariff Threat Disrupts Walmart’s Bangladesh Garment Supply Chain

The recent threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose a 35% tariff on imports from Bangladesh has sent shockwaves through the country’s crucial garment sector, with immediate...

Read more

China’s Maglev Train Hits 404 mph, Paving Way for the Future of Ultra-Fast Travel

by Harikrishnan A
July 14, 2025
0
China’s Maglev Train Hits 404 mph, Paving Way for the Future of Ultra-Fast Travel

China has reached a major milestone in its quest to revolutionize high-speed transportation. In a recent test conducted at Donghu Laboratory in Hubei Province, a magnetic levitation (Maglev)...

Read more
Next Post
Finally, Free Mini-Computers To 1mn Kids in UK

Finally, Free Mini-Computers To 1mn Kids in UK

Please login to join discussion

Techstory

Tech and Business News from around the world. Follow along for latest in the world of Tech, AI, Crypto, EVs, Business Personalities and more.
reach us at [email protected]

Advertise With Us

Reach out at - [email protected]

BROWSE BY TAG

#Crypto #howto 2024 acquisition AI amazon Apple bitcoin Business China cryptocurrency e-commerce electric vehicles Elon Musk Ethereum facebook flipkart funding Gaming Google India Instagram Investment ios iPhone IPO Market Markets Meta Microsoft News NFT samsung Social Media SpaceX startup startups tech technology Tesla TikTok trend trending twitter US

© 2024 Techstory.in

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to

© 2024 Techstory.in

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?