PlayStation Meeting 2016 Recap

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The PlayStation 2016 Meeting occurred today at 3:00 PM EST time at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. Here's the highlights of what happened from the event:

    

- Andrew House came out on stage and confirmed the PlayStation 4 Slim. It will be the standard PS4 console at retailers moving forward. 

- The PlayStation 4 Slim will release on September 15th for $299 (£259).

- The PS4K or PS4 "Neo" will officially be called the PlayStation 4 Pro. 

PS4 Pro Features:

Double the GPU power (No specific figure was offered) 

Comes featuring HDR out the box (Current PS4’s will receive this as a free update in the near future.)

Will play resolutions up to 4K.

Improved clockrate on the CPU.

Includes a 1TB of storage.

   

- Mark Cerny, the console designer, showed off various upcoming and past titles running on the new console.

- New gameplay videos appeared for:

Horizon: Zero Dawn

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Mass Effect: Andromeda

- 4K Video Apps are on their way for both YouTube & Netflix.

Andrew House ended the meeting by revealing the release date, design (below), and price of the PS4 Pro. It will release on November 10th, 2016 for $399 (£349)!

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What'd you think of Sony's on-stage demonstrations? Did they sell you on the Pro? Let us know below!

PlayStation 4 Slim
The slimmer revision of the current PlayStation 4 console.
Release Dates
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15 Sep 2016-Standard
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PlayStation 4 Pro
An updated, higher powered version of the PlayStation 4 which will be sold alongside the original console. With a ...
Release Dates
10 Nov 2016-Standard
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