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New reports regarding Sony and the next generation of consoles leave no illusions PlayStation 6 Lite in its classic form may never materialise. Although the idea of a cheaper version of the hardware is still circulating in leaks, everything indicates that Sony will not take the path known from handhelds or weaker variants of hardware. The reason is simple: today's technological demands make such a compromise too noticeable.
Performance and Image Quality Issues
The biggest hurdle for the Lite version is the difference between mobile and home hardware. Chips designed for handhelds simply do not perform well on large 4K screens. A game that looks good on a small display may present itself significantly worse on a TV, meaning extra work for developers. On top of that, there’s the issue of the architecture itself; according to leaks, the potential “cheaper” chip would have limited scaling performance capabilities. Even the use of advanced upscaling doesn't solve all the problems and only complicates the game development process. In practice, this means that the Lite version could be too much of a compromise for new generation standards.
A More Realistic Alternative
However, this doesn't mean that a cheaper PlayStation 6 won't actually be made. A far more likely scenario is a stripped-down version of the main console, which will retain the same architecture but be cheaper to produce. Sony may cut costs by reducing the amount of memory, simplifying the design, or using less advanced cooling, without forcing developers to create separate versions of games. This solution is much more friendly for the entire ecosystem and easier to implement.
Everything suggests that the PS6 Lite in the "cheaper console" style will not be created, and Sony will rather focus on a cleverly simplified version of the full-fledged hardware.
source: digitaltrends
