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Next playstation console is called PlayStation 5, releasing holiday 2020 and supports ray tracing at hardware level
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I will highly disappointed in $399 because that will mean something was really skimped on. $499 is a good price point. Don't want another PS4 struggling right out of the gate.
I dont really feel they have formally announced it though.
I think we get a presentation complete with more specs, game demos, their plans with PSNOW, VR, etc..
Well, I don't think this is coming at the cost of an event. The PS Meeting will still most likely happen. So, instead of it being another boring Tuesday, it is a day to discuss a few more things about an upcoming console. Win/win.
Because in Brazil, i can totally see the PS5 being sold for like $1000 at launch.
OK then, I'll just keep my mouth shut since I literally get shunned for even opening my mouth or ignored because I have nothing interesting (or truthful) to say.
Umm, yes? Tho you may not be serious.
But that was never going to happen
So with those specs , there is no way PS5 will cost less than $499, right? I mean, ssd, Ray tracing hardware, new technology in the dualshock 5
After coming through with the run away success, 100 million selling, 3 billion revenue a year, World-class exclusives powerhouse named PS4?
Sony could spit me in the face with acid and I'd still be like
Yes, it is highly likely it will be $499.
The only way it would be $399 is if they eat $100 loss.
Edit - Actually, more than that since costs will be >$500
I'm still hoping for a PSX 2019. Imagine the reaction of fans if they announced full PlayStation backwards compatibility (or other fan-pleasing announcements). Also, remember that it's the 25th Anniversary of the first launch (Japan) of the PS1, so that's something for them to celebrate. More importantly, however, maybe they could have it be set exactly a year before launch. This would allow PSX 2019 to officially kickoff the year-long countdown to PS5's release, perhaps with the unveiling of some sort of countdown clock (and the activation of said clock). But what about when the clock ticks to zero? That would be PSX 2020, where PS5's launch party happens. I know this probably won't happen, but man, the energy at those things would be electric if it did!
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I think if they sell for $499, they will lose some money in hardware, at least in the first year or two
True, the costs will exceed $500, so they'll still lose a decent amount of money at the beginning.
They know they will be able to make it back easily with software, PS+, PS Now etc.
PlayStation 5 and it's controller are both sounding like a package I will really enjoy using. Which would be a first. Hope the rumour I had heard of PS3 BC is true.
Maybe not the same as a "Pro" edition, but I would easily pay a couple hundred dollars more for a PS5 that I could pop in a disc from every single previous playstation and it would work. If that means basically stuffing a cell processor, ps1 and ps2 hardware in it, then that is what I would gladly pay the price for. (Sony if you are already planning on making standard PS5 bc with everything then please disregard...)
Yep - see their PSN revenue from 2018 if there are any doubts as to how much Sony is willing to invest in the system to maintain their position as market leader.
And digital sales have exceeded physical sales so they get even more of the pie.
I love how Sony is just casually dropping hardware specs, release window information and the official name of the console in online articles. No big events, no countdown timers. Nothing.
If anyone wants a great example of how SSDs can make development easier, look at all the effort Insomniac had to go through when it came to streaming and storing assets for Spiderman:
(jump to 14:50 for the start)
Imagine how many man-hours all this took to figure out that could (maybe) be totally eliminated next-gen.
edit: In this talk he specifically mentions that all the data duplication increased the game's size by ~10GB.
(jump to 14:50 for the start)
Imagine how many man-hours all this took to figure out that could (maybe) be totally eliminated next-gen.
edit: In this talk he specifically mentions that all the data duplication increased the game's size by ~10GB.
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I think the tech in the controller will mean buying additional ones will be ludicrous price much more than they already are.
This is great news, but November-December 2020 (I'm assuming that from the "holiday 2020" bit) is a lonnng way away. The base PS4 already feels a bit on its last legs from a performance perspective.
Would have made more sense to post this in the next thread speculation thread and expand on it .
Still with tech slowing down and gens lasting longer i expect the hardware to be relevant for longer than 6yrs .
Plus they would have had to refactor there engine for SSD tech any way even if the PS5 system different from normal .
These two parts caught my eyes.
Odd, that he mentions it that way, considering their emphasis on single player games. I hope it goes the other way around as well, and I can decide to leave the multiplayer portions away. I also hope it's mandatory for all developers, Bungie included. I'd love to be able to leave Crucible and Gambit parts away from Destiny, as I'm never going to touch them. Not to mention, that hopefully there would have to be notifications next gen, if quests include content from the side you haven't installed, so you wouldn't have to waste time starting them.
The bolded seems like a fertile ground for spoilers, unless they handle it like they do with story-related trophies. Nevertheless, it's something I'd want to opt out of.
Odd, that he mentions it that way, considering their emphasis on single player games. I hope it goes the other way around as well, and I can decide to leave the multiplayer portions away. I also hope it's mandatory for all developers, Bungie included. I'd love to be able to leave Crucible and Gambit parts away from Destiny, as I'm never going to touch them. Not to mention, that hopefully there would have to be notifications next gen, if quests include content from the side you haven't installed, so you wouldn't have to waste time starting them.
The bolded seems like a fertile ground for spoilers, unless they handle it like they do with story-related trophies. Nevertheless, it's something I'd want to opt out of.
A bulk of games on the PS5 will be third party games , and PS5 feature set exist to support that ecosystem more so than first party development needs.
Consistency and giving SP gamers the opportunity to save precious SDD space would be welcome. The article doesn't exactly make it clear how it will be in that regard, and will it be game-by-game basis or universally.
I can absolutely see the PlayStation 5 being sold for US$399 at launch solely because SIE is such a financial behemoth that they can afford to do so – le ol' sell-hardware-at-loss-and-profit-from-software business model. SIE have a bunch of talented studios under their belt that they know can produce guaranteed commercially successful titles, and putting PlayStation 4 games on the PlayStation 5 will allow SIE and their subsidiaries to still reap profits from their PlayStation 4 titles for years to come.
The power of one game is crazy. I usually play on Xbox first these days and with Gamepass I have all I need and more but remastered Demon's Soul's alone would make me go with PS5 first if I only had money for one system. Good thing I can afford both so it isn't an issue. I need the next Halo too. Bring on next gen!
Everything sounds great so far.
I'd really love PS1, PS2 and PS4 backwards compatibility in there. I don't mind if the PS1 and PS2 is for digital titles only. I've got so many downloaded games it would be lovely to have a console that plays Horizon 2, Uncharted 4, Tomba etc all in one box.
Or they could all all of that to PS Now and if you have the game already in your library, just stream it.
I'd really love PS1, PS2 and PS4 backwards compatibility in there. I don't mind if the PS1 and PS2 is for digital titles only. I've got so many downloaded games it would be lovely to have a console that plays Horizon 2, Uncharted 4, Tomba etc all in one box.
Or they could all all of that to PS Now and if you have the game already in your library, just stream it.
Yuck, I sure as hell hope not!. Jak and Daxter on the other hand... :)
For you it was the day of the PlayStation 5 name reveal...
But for me, it was Tuesday. - Cerny
But for me, it was Tuesday. - Cerny
All without a single cent spent on marketing....just let the viral marketing, press & influencers do it.
Will you buy RE4 and Skyrim one more time for remastered raytracing edition, lol
it shows such a disrespect for the PlayStation brand. The legacy deserves more than this random info dump.
Thanks for the laughs.
Sony have achieved global coverage of this off the back of a single interview. Disrespecting the brand indeed.
I wasn't aware that PlayStation was a religion, and not just a commercial video game brand...