Sony announced the PlayStation 4 Pro – a 4K, HDR-capable version of the PS4 – at an event today held at the PlayStation Theater in New York City.
Group President and CEO Andrew House told the audience that the console will exist alongside the PS4 Slim which, according to House, is "the standard system going forward."
The PS4 Pro is a salvo against Microsoft's Project Scorpio, announced at E3 earlier this year.
Both systems will play games in native 4K and will benefit from high dynamic range technology that allow an expanded color gamut to be displayed on HDR-compatible TVs.
A number of developers have already designed games supporting the new hardware including Sony Interactive Entertainment's Bend Studio and Infinity Ward, the team behind Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
"The PS4 Pro will support richer textures and 4K graphics on top of 60 frames-per-second gameplay," said Andy Hendrickson, CTO of Activision.
4K media a go-go
Beyond 4K Ultra-HD gaming, though, the PS4 Pro will also be capable of 4K video streaming through an updated Netflix app.
The additional processing power should also make gameplay and media on the upcoming PlayStation VR headset smoother as well.
Surprisingly, though, House made no mention of there being a 4K Blu-ray player inside the Pro – a potentially major oversight should that be the case. We've reached out to Sony to confirm whether this is the case or not.
The PS4 Pro will be available on November 10 for $399 / £349.
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