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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 is still circulating in leaks, everything indicates that Sony will not take the path known from handhelds or weaker variants of the hardware. The reason is simple: today's technological demands make such a compromise too noticeable.
Performance and Image Quality Issues
The biggest obstacle 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 can present itself much worse on a TV, which means additional work for developers. On top of that, there is the architecture issue; according to leaks, a 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 could 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 created at all. A much more likely scenario is a stripped-down version of the main console, which will retain the same architecture but will be cheaper to produce. Sony may reduce costs by lowering 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 friendlier to the entire ecosystem and easier to implement.
Everything indicates that the PS6 Lite in the "budget console" style will not be developed, and Sony is more likely to focus on a cleverly simplified version of the full-fledged hardware.
source: digitaltrends
