This feels like it could singlehandedly kill PSVR and probably hurt future PS consoles a lot too. Announcing before PSVR launches seems like extra stupid timing so I'm still finding this hard to believe. Why would you basically tell people "hey might want to cancel those preorders and wait a while if you don't want shit to suck, losers!" while they still have ample time to just not buy PSVR at all.
What on earth are you talking about?
/smh
Now, being a bit more rational, it looks like they would (if all true) be going for what I considered to be option #2: Not just a mid gen refresh with slightly different design, but a true iteration having to be sold alongside the existing PS4 at a higher price, either $399 or $499 (for a pretty beefy version, but good luck convincing the masses at that price), while the regular PS4 would be at $299.
My guess is that Sony is aiming at being their own competitor, with a mass market model and a more upscale one, which was so far mostly seen in phones and... cars. Makes sense though I guess.
Still don't believe for a minute that we'll see native 4k gaming on that, whether at 30 or 60fps, unless they want to say "Will play games in 4k!"*
* only on certain less demanding games, specified on the box.
I think rather that there will be some form of 4k upscale, and that the PS4k will be more geared towards people wanting a machine able to play most modern AAAs at 60fps in 1080p, and including a 1Tb HDD, an UHD Blu Ray and a dual band WiFi.