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Updated 3:46p ET: Well, that was a weirdly short show. The PS4 Pro will launch on November 10th at $399. PS4 Slim is $299. Hardly any love for PSVR. Kind of a crazy event.
Updated 3:12p ET: PS4 Pro is half-step that was codenamed “Neo.” 4K and HDR support.
Updated 3:06p ET: The event has begun. PS4 Slim right out of the gate.
We’re only two and a half months away from Black Friday, and Sony is gearing up for the holiday season in a major way. At today’s PlayStation meeting, Sony is likely to show off three upcoming products: The slim redesign of the PlayStation 4, the more powerful PlayStation 4K (AKA PlayStation Neo), and the PlayStation VR headset. The event starts at 3PM ET (12pm PT), so join us here as we liveblog the entire announcement.

Liveblog



3:45p ET: Well… That’s a wrap for the announcement. Barely any PSVR talk. That price is great, but will it actually deliver smooth gameplay at 2160p? We’ll find out soon.




3:44p ET: PS4 Pro coming November 10th. $399. Damn!
3:42p ET: Hmm… no talk about UHD Blu-ray, but… it’s Sony. That has to be in it, right?
3:41p ET: Wow! All PS4s can use HDR after a firmware update. That’s awesome. Now is the time to buy a new TV!
3:40p ET: Over 600 hours of 4K footage on Netflix. New Netflix app for PS4 Pro. YouTube is making a new app as well.
3:37p ET: BioWare exec confirmed FIFA and Battlefield 1 will support PS4 Pro. Now showing Mass Effect Andromeda footage. Exciting! But that won’t be out until 2017.





3:33p ET: Activision rep says Infinite Warfare and Modern Warfare Remastered will support PS4 Pro features at launch. Black Ops III is getting a title update to support the new specs as well. Sweet.
3:31p ET: All games will play on both models, but Sony is having devs take advantage of the new hardware. Not surprising. We heard this before.
3:28p ET: Cerny is calling patches for existing PS4 games “Forward compatibility.” Some older games can be patched to take advantage of the better specs.



3:26p ET: PS4 Pro seems like a solid purchase even if you don’t have an UHDTV.
3:24p ET: Devs can use the extra horsepower to make 1080p output better. SSAO!
3:19p ET: Discussing what human eyes can actually see. HDR is impressive, but it only really makes a difference in person. Hard to sell, I think.
3:17p ET: Showing off games in 4K. Obviously it doesn’t make much difference for livestreamers.
3:16p ET: Not only will this benefit UHDTVs, but Cerny says that 1080p displays and PSVR will benefit.
3:14p ET: Better GPU, faster CPU, and 1TB hard drive.
3:12p ET: Mark Cerny on stage to talk PS4 Pro.
3:11p ET: PS4 Pro is the 4K model.
3:10p ET: Talking 4K and HDR, and what that means for PlayStation.
3:08p ET: PS4 Slim announced right away. It’s exactly what we thought it was. Launches September 15th. $299.
3:06p ET: Andrew House is on stage.
3:03p ET: Waiting for things to kick off. A bit late.
2:53p ET: Less than ten minutes to go before the event starts!

What we expected before the show

The PS4 Slim was discovered a few weeks back, so we might know everything there is to know about this slightly smaller console. It’s likely cheaper, uses physical buttons instead of capacitive buttons, and is missing the optical audio port. Otherwise, it seems to be pretty much the same as the current PS4. And because it’s been found in the wild, there’s a decent chance it will launch very soon.

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