Sony's most powerful console will be hitting the shelves on November 10 and surely, it puts Sony and the PlayStation in a position that they have never been to before. One issue here is that a lot of developers will be giving their games what they call "the PlayStation 4 treatment," which is essentially adapting to its more powerful specs and features. This will let a game that is currently available to be played in an even greater detail and faster frames, resulting to a better gaming experience.
Eurogamer reports that all seems to have gone quiet for the PlayStation 4 pro for weeks just before it gets released. While it has caused some hype, downloadable media which were released after the PlayStation meet allegedly failed to showcase the hardware favourably. With just less than a month to go before this revamp to the PlayStation 4 gets released, the considerable lack of exposure is quite puzzling. Despite that, the price level of the PlayStation 4 Pro which is at $399 or $349, makes choosing it a no brainer especially that the holidays are upon everyone.
This makes the PS4 Pro priced closely with the PS4 in its initial launch and while the removal of the UHD Blu-ray drive seems like a blunder, it is actually a strategy to get more of these consoles at homes. Keeping the price at a competitive level will also help address the key concern about the hardware which considerably improves the visual experience. After all, the addition of a few dollars for the features and increased capabilities of the PlayStation 4 Pro do not make it a bad deal at all.
Gamasutra, on the other hand, reports that the recent announcement of the PlayStation 4 Pro could mean that developers will soon be treating development of console games like that of PC games. This is because the upgrades to the hardware and the added capabilities could create a demand for developers to create games with the PS4 Pro in mind. However, they have to be able to downscale settings such as graphics and lighting quality to makes them playable on older versions of the console.