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The PlayStation Meeting: The PS4 Family


                PlayStation held an event to reveal two new additions to their PlayStation 4 family. The PlayStation (Slim) and The PlayStation Pro. The Slim will function the same as the original PS4. The PS4 Pro is the main reason everyone was so excited about this event. Along with new hardware they will be releasing a firmware update for the other PS4s. The update will feature High Dynamic Range (HDR). This will keep the existing PS4 community from feeling like they've been abandoned.

The PlayStation Slim was first at the event. Which they are replacing as the base PS4 model. The Slim was already leak two weeks before the event. They didn’t spend much time talking about features, mostly because gamers have seen its ins and outs. Soon, existing PS4 owners will receive a firmware upgrade that should excite everyone. This model will be available in stores on September 15, 2016 for $299.


            Now for the main hardware everyone wanted to see. The PlayStation Pro. The focus was how powerful the Pro can be with 4K HDR features. It will have improved GPU, 1TB, Boost in Clock rate, Interoperability, and 4K HDR. They showed footage of old games like, Tomb Raider and Shadow of Mordor. Games that already release will have an update that will use 4K and HDR features. And new games will already have the features on release. They wanted to make the fans know that games release will include all versions of PS4.

The new games they showed couldn’t be shown in full 4K on stream. When they changed the videos to HDR I couldn’t even tell what changed. They showed new games on the Pro (Mass Effect: Andromeda, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare). Aaryn Flynn (EA) and Andy Hendrickson (CoD CEO) were excited to use the technology to farther the limits of development. 4K was the main feature of the Pro, not only for gaming but for video streaming also, but not with Blu-ray 4K. With a new Netflix app exclusive to the Pro, there will be over 100 of hours of 4K content. The PlayStation Pro will be released on November 10, 2016. That was same price as the base PS4 at launch and available for pre-order now.


PlayStation is trying to make the new hardware co-exist with the other console in the family. It’s clear that they want everyone to play with the best gaming experience possible. Well now there is with the Pro for the best gaming quality. And even the base and slim versions will have an upgrade that will feature HDR lighting. In connecting the PS4 community, all games for the PS4 will work on any PS4 model. The Pro isn’t a first buy for me, because the upgrade isn’t that much of a boost. The firmware upgrade to the PS4 just makes it the more reason to wait for the Pro.

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