There's a difference. I'm sure this hardware refresh will appeal to more people than, say, the PS5 pro - even when we're disregarding the marketing approach they're apparently going for. In particular because people begged just for this for years. But let's not pretend that it is anything more than that.
Have you ever tried to sell that kind of code update to a customer? They usually expect something like improvements or at least changes instead of merely juggling backend components behind closed doors to put a new price tag on it.
