The answer is saving money, and you should have been able to work that out from the fact that Sony is a company.
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PS4 Slim Review
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The answer is saving money, and you should have been able to work that out from the fact that Sony is a company.
40% smaller
Transistor
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017B6WFP8/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Get one of those. It's a cheap solution that works extremely well
You'd have to get a HDMI/Optical box thing on Amazon if you really need to use Optical.
ethomaz
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Well if you live in the last century yes /jk
To be fair nobody with a good/mordem system will use Optical Port anymore because the High Quality / Uncompressed audio can't pass thought it.
So you need to go with HDMI in any case.
Lately everyone's been acting like they've never seen a console revision before.
JayhawkerStL
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Unless you have a soundbar or wireless surround headphones that have optical for their inputs.
Dredd97
Member
Andrew House steps up to the mic..
"$199.99 fuckers.. available now.. (or last week if your in Manchester)"
"$299.99 neo bitches 2 x PS4 power available in November, or October in Liverpool"..
drops mic..
The random Heinz Ketchup made me laugh
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So it can get a lower price?
The Neo is two slims sandwiched together if those Foxconn leaks from yesterday are to be believed.
wapplew
Member
Xbox one S spoiled everyone.
LOL yeah I was surprised too. I think Microsoft could've made the OG Xbox one smaller but they didn't want to risk another red ring fiasco.
Transistor
Banned
Betting money on an official USB hub that'll connect to both ports and give more outputs
Yeah, I haven't been following this, but how have people gotten ahold of this?
AllBusinessJr
Member
Virtual surround sound headphone gamers would beg to differ. Some expensive devices out there with excellent sound quality (looking at you, Creative X7) accept surround signal via optical in. We use these devices so we can put high end headphones to use in gaming applications for consoles rather than crap sound quality video game specific headsets.
Until they make these devices with HDMI in, optical is console gamers' only option to use virtualized surround sound with audiophile headphones.
ethomaz
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I always have in my mind that old input/output tech needs to die and you needs for compatibly with some old equipment then you buy a cheaper adapter/conversor.
That is how I used my old VGA monitor for years in a PC with only HDMI output... $10 adapter.
I think the guess is that they were supposed to be announced "available now" at the upcoming event, but somehow got shipped a little early to retailers and some of them sold them.
CEX had like... 3 or something available at their website IIRC for a brief time.
AnthonypUK
Member
Nice "Journalism" there since Sony have never commented on the slim.
GravityInsanity
Member
Yikes, she needs to clean up her room.
5ghz tho
If I'm not wrong original Xbox one already had this one.
Its more about contracts. They can't screw retailers/stores that didn't receive the new model yet.
Omnii-chan
Member
Awesome news! Even if I keep my current PS4, I'll be getting a new controller for this reason.
No kidding. Pretty gross when people just leave trash on their floor.
Broadbandito
Member
the neo better have optical
I want the optical as well but can tell how outdated it has become. Time to shop for a new surround sound system.
Transistor
Banned
OR get an HDMI audio extractor.
Optical is an old format. We've killed Component and composite, it's time to kill optical.
ethomaz
Banned
It is time to move on
Chris Metal
Member
Hate watching unboxing videos, every one I come across the person doing it is really rough on the hardware/accessories inside... Don't they care about looking after their purchases
Also review article mentions nothing is different in new slim apart from no optical, well we know it now supports 5Ghz WiFi, that has been some worthwhile change... That's a biggy.
Also review article mentions nothing is different in new slim apart from no optical, well we know it now supports 5Ghz WiFi, that has been some worthwhile change... That's a biggy.
4:29m, how do you live in such a dump?
jesus christ. have they ever heard of a trash can?
Transistor
Banned
4:29m, how do you live in such a dump?
God damn it's disgusting.
Reineldinho
Member
All these, news unboxing and reviews all around.... has it been officially announced yet?
Sometimes I miss the days when a press conference means something and not (almost) everything have been leaked in advance.
Sometimes I miss the days when a press conference means something and not (almost) everything have been leaked in advance.
aygomyownroad
Member
If Microsoft managed to get 4K HDR from their Xbox One revision then I don't see how Sony couldn't have. It is a great selling point (4K HDR Bluray player for £300 that also plays video games) and something Sony has done in the past (PS2 - cheapest DVD player on market at the time) (PS3 - one of the first Bluray players) and something I can't understand except they are being tight.
It looks ok, but no optical output! I prefer it to HDMI, and another sign of trying to save a few pennies of the product.
It looks ok, but no optical output! I prefer it to HDMI, and another sign of trying to save a few pennies of the product.
Daffy Duck
Member
And what about those of us who use gaming headsets like Turtle BeachAstro A40's that use optical out for the audio source??
Sony would be on to a killer if they did this.
Yes people will still buy it if more expensive - and Sony don't need to do this - but if they did do this then there would be no stopping it!
Transistor
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You're comparing it to products that had those features from the beginning. The PS4 did not have UHD capabilities from the beginning. Plus, this is strictly a cost saving revision. It'll be super cheap, not meant for the 4K crowd. That's what Neo's for
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017B6WFP8/?tag=neogaf0e-20
People had to do the exact same thing when they wanted to hook up PS4s to sources that only had VGA or HDMI. As a format gets older and dropped, there will always be adapters to make it work.
Hey, be fair!!!4:29m, how do you live in such a dump?
When you spend all your time working on in-depth, accurate and really interesting reviews like that one you probably just don't get time for "being clean" and all that sort of unnecessary rubbish.
Probably because they'd be stealing one of the more saleable bulletpoints of the Neo.