If there's something you want to play, it's a great idea. The Neo isn't really going to be much of an upgrade unless all the leaked info was wrong.

My ps4 works just fine. I say go for it, unless you're a proper "1080p 60fps" kind of person.

I think a price drop for the original PS4 is more important than whatever the Neo can do. So it will be cheaper if you wait.

Well, like you said, they will have that reveal happening in just a few weeks and it might also come with an announcement of a price drop for the original. If ignoring that, I'd say just go for it, but I'm someone who bought PS4 at release and plays 90% of his games on the platform, so eeeeh.

@hunkulese said:

A lot has happened since then, especially the scorpio announcement.

Considering I bought a PS4 a few weeks before the NEO announcement leaked and was proper pissed off, I'd suggest waiting. It's hard to know how much of an upgrade it's gonna be, but it's not gonna be worse. The nightmare scenario for me is that a few years in, games only run decently on NEO, while the regular PS4 is stuck in screen tearing land like my 360 was these last couple of cross-gen years.

Other than potential price drops post-Neo, it's a fine time to buy one. Might drop after that September event but it's already worth the money now with all those bundles out there.

Id personally wait the few weeks and see what Sony has to offer with the Neo. Maybe they will offer a slimmer model or a price drop of the exiting PS4 or something along with there event. If after the event they don't say a price and date, then i would way the benefits of the Neo if they showed them off vs. just buying one now and having fun.

This depends on how you value money vs time, doesn't it?

I am always a little baffled by people who are against buying consoles at launch because a better version might come out or a price drop might happen. That's always the case, but you also lose the utility of the system while you're waiting. The way I think of it is: If I offered you $300 to wait until November to get a Playstation 4 would that seem like a good deal to you? If so, wait, if not, consider buying. You can probably find a used PS4 cheaper than new if you just want something to play a few games on before Neo arrives and you can probably sell that used system for at least $150 if/when you decide to upgrade.

So it's weighing a couple hundred bucks vs a couple months with a PS4; which is more valuable to you?

I say it's worth it if you have the disposable income and there are games you want to play right now, and the PS4 has a decent library of exclusives at this point. It'll probably be awhile before we see games that really take advantage of Neo's added power anyway, and at that point you may have gotten 6-8 months use out of the system, which to me is definitely worth a few hundred smackeroos.

I think your logic is sort of where I'm falling right now. That, and I've never been the kind of guy who needs high performance. As long as things function, I'm happy. So, I'll probably jump on now. I'm pretty nervous about buying used consoles, so I'll probably drop the extra $75 or so to get it new. Plus, if I go new, I'll probably bring home some random game with a bundle.

I agree. Whenever someone says they'll wait for something because something better might be coming up all my red flags go up. If they extend that philosophy to life in general, they usually are not a lot of fun.

It's not as bad as buying a Mac right now(as all of those are painfully outdated, and it seems a pretty big update is soon for some of them) but still pretty poor. I'd wait to see what the NEO shapes up to be and how much it is. The current PS4 is a nice system but there's no need to dive in now.

I don't know how "around the corner" that Neo is. Also I don't think the Neo sounds like a worthwhile update. The XB1 beefed up version (name escapes me, jaguar panther or whatever) sounds like something worth waiting for. If there are a bunch of cool PS4 games you want to play then I would get one now and not worry about it.

Even if you don't buy a Neo, there is a very real possibility that the regular PS4 could be dropping in price with the announcement. Might be worth waiting.