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New reports regarding Sony and the next generation of consoles leave no doubt that PlayStation 6 Lite in its classic form may never be created. Although the idea of a cheaper version of the hardware still circulates in leaks, everything suggests that Sony will not follow the path known from handhelds or weaker variants of the hardware. The reason is simple: today's technological requirements make such a compromise too evident.
Performance and Image Quality Issues
The biggest obstacle for the Lite version is the difference between mobile and home hardware. The systems designed for handhelds simply do not perform well on large 4K screens. A game that looks good on a small display may appear significantly worse on a television, which means additional work for developers. On top of that, there is the issue of the architecture itself; according to leaks, the potential "cheaper" chip would have limited performance scaling capabilities. Even the use of advanced upscaling does not solve all problems and only complicates the game development process. In practice, this means that the Lite version may turn out to be too much of a compromise for new generation standards.
A more realistic alternative
However, this does not mean that a cheaper PlayStation 6 will not be produced at all. A much more likely scenario is a trimmed-down version of the main console, which will retain the same architecture but be cheaper to manufacture. 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 to the entire ecosystem and easier to implement.
Everything indicates that the PS6 Lite in the “budget console” style will not be created, and Sony is likely to opt for a cleverly simplified version of the full-fledged hardware.
source: digitaltrends
