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Report: PS4 Slim Appears to Support 5 GHz Wi-Fi

One of the main complaints about the original PS4 model is the lack of 5 GHz support by the console’s Wi-Fi module. This appears to have been changed for the PS4 slim according to Twitter user shortman82, who purchased one of the leaked units.

FallenAngel19842798d ago

At least some things are being upgraded

Muzikguy2798d ago

Yes at least they made some sort of change for the better. I was wondering if there was anything. I'm waiting like many for the Neo reveal

Kingthrash3602798d ago (Edited 2798d ago )

Lol man why wouldn't it have upgrades???????????
We don't know anything about the slim and people are downplaying it, every slim edition is an upgrade. ...making it slim alone is an upgrade but making it have more features and support is also not new for any console.

Muzikguy2798d ago

Personally I like the PS4 as it is, without being a slim. I also liked the fat PS3 way more than the slim. Anything upgraded though is nice 😄

neutralgamer19922797d ago

just wait till sony officially unveils the console, i am not saying it will have more upgrades all i am saying is let's wait to hear from the companies who are releasing these machines(instead of believing rumors)

stiggs2797d ago

@Kingthrash360

"Lol man why wouldn't it have upgrades???????????"

The incentive which motivates console makers to release slim models is based primarily on economics. The redesign allows the manufacturer to cut costs and increase profitability. While it is typically safe to assume that a new model will include some upgrades, the only thing that has been confirmed about the PS4 Slim (other than aesthetic changes) is that some aspects have been down-graded, such as the missing optical out port.

agame9142797d ago

@kingtrash your name says it all...

bouzebbal2797d ago

funny, i didn't know it didn't support 5Ghz until last weeked when i change my wifi installation at home and i even searched on the net why PS4 doesn't support 5Ghz.
2,4Ghz works fine if you have very fast network, but 5GHz will definitely add to the stability.

andibandit2797d ago (Edited 2797d ago )

@KingTrash360

"every slim edition is an upgrade"

It appears, they've removed Optical Out, on the new Slim...

Muzikguy2797d ago (Edited 2797d ago )

That optical out omission means I'll never get the slim model. Unless I have to for some reason. I like having and using optical out

@Jack
I was thinking that about Rocksmith too. I have it on PS3 and its that way. If it weren't for that game I'd still use it. Has such a nice sound when used😄

JackBNimble2797d ago (Edited 2797d ago )

With out digital optical I will won't be able to play Rocksmith with out lag so hopefully the Neo doesn't leave it out.

Unless they've add an AV port I will never get the slim.

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Sarcasm2798d ago

What would really be awesome if they can update the drive controller to support SATA III

But I'm not hopeful.

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JD_Shadow2797d ago

Hopefully it is true. I had a 2.4 GHz only Xfinity modem, unknowing how much that interfered with a lot of radio waves, and my wireless headset kept having issues because of it. Since moving to dual band and 5GHz, thing have gone steady for everything. 5 will probably be the new standard before long, and I'm not sure why the PS4 never had it to begin with.

Shakengandulf2798d ago

Pretty awesome if this is true, unfortunately my next console is the neo.

boomtube19872798d ago (Edited 2798d ago )

Forget that and get a Scorpio or a PC. Keep Phat PS4 for Naughty dog games. PS4 Neo will be the weak console with worse graphics and frame rate.

The_Devil_Hunter2798d ago

That didn't stop you from buying the Xbox one did it?

22CobraKing2798d ago

Scorpio is like an Xbox 2, no one ever said that Neo was going to match Scorpio.

Roronoa04112798d ago

why would he do that? thats a terrible idea

Yui_Suzumiya2798d ago

And boom goes the dynamite

DARK_WOLF2798d ago

Nah man playstation has some sick exclusives so why not get the best possible playstation to experience them?

Xbox is my main console cos its what i prefer but playstation still a great console.

Ima have a scorpio AND a neo 😎

Kingthrash3602798d ago (Edited 2798d ago )

What games the scorpio gunna have? It can be as powerful as it wants to be....but no games? Also the rumored specs is enough to run 1080 60 even 1440 60...that's lovely and likly what the scorpio is gunna run. If you think every game....especially 3rd party games gunna go for 4k 60...or even 30 then you will be dissapointed. Pc's have a trouble running 4k with more TF. But whatever I'll enjoy watching the scorpio get every game compared to pc and get its ass handed to it every time. But whatever count pixels against the neo...get your pixels win and sales loss. Smh If you think for one minute people bought a ps4 for its power advantage over xbox then you are sadly mistaken and if MS thinks this then the scorpio will fail just like the xbo did.

MALVAD02798d ago

salty troll.... neo its gonna be ps4.5 wait until they release ps5. and why buy a scorpio when he can buy a pc don't forget that xbox has no exclusive's anymore

S2Killinit2798d ago (Edited 2798d ago )

I think for now i will get the console with games (Neo) and then upgrade to the PS5 which will be more powerful than scorpio, probably arriving a year after scorpio does.

In the meantime, If the scorpio has any games i cant live without, I'll just get it on the PC.

DARK_WOLF2797d ago

I didnt realise that having a game on pc and xbox meant its no longer on xbox.

Dumb ass fanboys keep hating it only promotes hate in return of ur precious playstation.

Ur not true gamers but u are true haters

daynnight3652797d ago

I think he's right guys, and I've owned every ps, never a ms product. 85 ppl downvoted simply bc theyre in denial. If it was any different I'd speak on it, but it's not. We'll see shortly.
My next device will be a custom built pc

Muzikguy2797d ago (Edited 2797d ago )

What about the Xbox One? That's "the weak console with worse frame rate" right now. I like gaming today. Scorpio isn't out today. I doubt I'll be getting the Scorpio myself. Not too fond of the 4 to 5 year console cycle idea. I know that's how it used to be, but times change. I feel like we haven't even had enough decent, let alone great, games yet for the current systems.

agame9142797d ago

@boomtube were you trying to get the most disagrees in N4G on purpose?

Edito2797d ago

Is it hard to understand that people don't buy consoles for the same reason you buy a PC? PC gamers can build the best mega pc in the world it wont run uncharted, horizon or gran turismo... simple as that...

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SniperControl2797d ago (Edited 2797d ago )

Why would you get both a PC and Scorpio, now that all ms exclusives will be available on PC where is the incentive to buy a scorpio?

Scorpio will be a very expensive closed PC when it drops.

TKCMuzzer2797d ago

How do you know that, all PS4 Neo games may be 1080p and a locked 60 FPS, I would take that over 4K 30 FPS any day. I spent a lot of money on a HD tv I will not be upgrading any time soon.
Your comment is nonsense.

Inzo2797d ago

@The_Devil_Hunter

*slow clap*
WTF! you just smoked that boomtube guy.

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Luvofdegames2797d ago

Hey crapgamer camp, grow up and stop with the console war.

xMANB3ARP1G2797d ago

Says the loser who bought 3 xboxs this gen and probably a dozen 360s. Keep your garbage bro. I like good games not just mindless generic shooters and I also like my system having games I can only play there xbox games moving forward are on pc thus xbox is trash.

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Muzikguy2798d ago

Same. I'm wondering what the Neo will be like. Im also waiting to see what the PSVR will be like. Exciting times ahead

Antnee5342798d ago

Don't wait on psvr alone battlezone and rigs are system sellers

Muzikguy2797d ago

Battlezone does seem cool. It reminds me of what I was hoping Cyber Sled would be like. Not that we would've gotten that on the PS1, but still. I was young back then 😄

ShadowKnight2798d ago (Edited 2798d ago )

Even though I'm not getting this or the Neo that's great for the Playstation fans. This should be required in every new console from now on. I'll be waiting for the PS5👍

343_Guilty_Spark2798d ago

Ps5 should be here 2019.
But Scorpio 2 is 2020.

DigitalRaptor2798d ago

You say something so unfeasibly predictable with such confidence.

Shame that nobody on this site takes you seriously, because you could be on to something there with such prediction skills that certainly don't undermine your confidence in the Scorpio Version 1 🔮 👌

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Sm00thNinja2798d ago

Not reallying breaking news but ok that's cool

DigitalRaptor2798d ago (Edited 2795d ago )

I guess since PS4 is on the downward slope, Sony introducing noticeably faster data transfer rates e.g. download speeds for future PS4 owners is not that much of a big deal. 👌

Edit: I guess I forgot to add "I was being sarcastic" at the end. This was a direct response to Sm00thNinja, and the "downward slope" comment was meant to be tongue-in-cheek based on a back and forth we had the other day. LMAO!

Sm00thNinja2797d ago

Nope never had a problem with download speeds on my Playstation 4. Sorry you've had to deal with this issue.

zb1ftw7772797d ago (Edited 2797d ago )

5ghz isnt faster than 2.4ghz though. 5ghz has a shorter range making it a worse option under isolated conditions. 2.4ghz is better in every single way, except when you have alot of other gadgets using 2.4ghz and it becomes congested.

Of course though, both 2.4ghz and 5ghz suck compared to a wired connection.

Which is basically what any true gamer would already be using.

All in all, this makes no difference to anyone, ever, except for the ill informed and knowledgeless person.

madmonkey012797d ago

downward slope? are you crazy?

Brave_Losers_Unite2797d ago (Edited 2797d ago )

@zb1ftw777

5ghz is waaaaaaaaaay faster than 2.4ghz. I get about 18mb download speeds on my 2.4 channel. I get around 180 mb download speeds on my 5ghz channel.

"All in all, this makes no difference to anyone, ever, except for the ill informed and knowledgeless person."

I also like how you say it makes no difference yet you claim 2.4 ghz is better. (Which in terms of speed it absolutely isn't)

andibandit2797d ago (Edited 2797d ago )

edit nvm

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ziggurcat2798d ago

Perhaps not, but it's something the PS4 should have had from the very beginning. Any improvement is welcomed, imo.

Sm00thNinja2797d ago

My PS4 has always downloaded faster than any other console in my house so I've never had any gripes

81BX2797d ago

Both my xb1 and ps4 have downloaded fast. Never had an issue with either. Maybe its server location?

ziggurcat2797d ago (Edited 2797d ago )

@smooth & 81

I never had any problem with the speeds, either because the console has always been around a metre/yard away from my router/modem (I also have 100Mbps internet), but I still think that in 2013, 5GHz should have been the standard for PS4.

Having said that though, I have since switched to a wired connection for both my PS4, and Xbox One because I wanted it to be that much faster to take advantage of the speed that I have available.

(as an aside, I think I need to mention that I did not click disagree with either of your comments... not that that has any real impact to begin with)

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mkis0073h ago

Such a good game to me. Crazy how different peoples opinions can get.

Crows903h ago(Edited 3h ago)

For me it wasn't that surprising. There was some bad press before. There's also the matter and element of a person's disposition when trying out a certain game. Sometimes you're just not really into the type of game that you're playing so you put it down because you don't like it. Not necessarily because it's a bad game but because you're just not up for something like this. Reviewers have a tough because no matter what they feel like playing they've got to play what's releasing.

I have many times gone back to games that I put down only to thoroughly enjoy them the second time around because either there wasn't another exciting game coming out around the same time or I just had no other games to play and haven't played that type of game in a while. I'm not the type of person that can just play a souls game through all this iterations one after the other without getting burnt out on the formula.

In my opinion this game was great from the start. Some bugs here and there but nothing worse than the most AAA releases during the same time after and before. All I did was wait one week and I had a phenomenal time with the game. No other zombie survival game comes close to how I thoroughly enjoyed this one

-Foxtrot1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Yeah I thought it was pretty decent, it had its flaws but for their first big console single player open world game it's a solid 8/10.

I have never seen an AAA "zombie" game feature as many enemies as the horde sections did, you really had to think about your surroundings and plan carefully.

I feel journalists had an issue with this game from the moment it was announced, they really didn't like the Biker characters and the overall Biker gang theme. If they were anything else I feel it would have had a better chance or at least they'd overlook some of the flaws like they do for certain other open world games. They don't mind waiting weeks or months for a patch knowing its coming but a game that has it Day 1 it's suddenly a big no no? Yeah this was one of those moments that showed you how they cherry pick who to suddenly decide to go harsh on when they want to.

mkis0071h ago

Ill never forget the reviewer who tried to claim the "ride me like you ride your bike" line was anything but a joke...they (sarah and deacon) explicitly call it a joke and the reviewer still misinformed the reader about it as if it was a literal thing.

Michiel19891h ago

the score on metacritic is 71 from journos, its 9 points lower than your review so stop making stuff up. They didn't hate it from the start, they on average just liked it slightly less than you.

-Foxtrot1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

@Michiel1989

I'm not making anything up, they held a grudge against it and made stuff up themselves like mkis007 has just pointed out. That 71 on Metacritic is why it didn't get a sequel.

Anyway how can I make anything up when I didn't even mention metacritic in my original post?

Leeroyw3h ago

Second act of that game far surpassed the first. Which is why people felt it didn't live up to the hype of the trailers. Personally I loved it. But it was a slog to get your bike and weapons up to skill.

Inverno2h ago

Was gonna post a brick wall of text but I'll keep it short. Pardon my French but f**k the media for the hate they gave this game. If you have a PC to play it on you can get it as low as 10 bucks, and if you have a PS then it's a no brainer. Totally worth a play.

phatak2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

I don't even comment here often but had to for this game, I still stand by my opinion that this was one of the top 10 games of the ps4 generation, I preferred days gone over god of war, horizon and last of us 2, the launch version was definitely piss poor and that messed up the reviews for this game, honestly some games deserve a re-review or post patch review as the metacritic score stays forever but the reality is its not even the same game anymore, the ps5 patch is amazing and the pc version which I play on nowadays is one of the best looking games ever, complete shame that we wont get a sequel, god of war got one, horizon got one, last of us got one, spider man got one,ghosts of tshushima about to get one but this game wont get one, sucks to be honest.

Ps3/360 era had some hidden underated games for me it was shadows of the damned, alice madness returns that deserved more sales and a sequel/ higher scores, and similarly for the ps4 era it was days gone, and dying light 1 that deserved much more love, dying light atleast got a sequel, everyone needs to play this game once and judge for themselves, for me its officially the most underrated game of the ps4 era, go play it if you haven't.

andy852h ago

Awesome game. Just bought it for my laptop last week

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