Topic: PlayStation 5 --OT--

@BAMozzy I think it will be fully backward compatible because people will be very unhappy if it’s not. They’ve set that expectation are already.

I don’t see why the new PSVR would have any exclusive games. I can attach my PS4 pro up to either a Black-and-white 420p screen or a 4K HDR screen and it will play the same games in the same way. The difference is the games are going to look better on the 4K screen. @Zukato

There are 3 cost saving measures that could help PS5 be cheaper than Anaconda:
-Sony seems heavily involved with Navi development so it is possible they have a better deal on their chipset
-Sony does not have to pay royaltee/liscence fee for blu ray
-Sony makes proprietary Ssds for their dedicated camcorders. They said the PS5 uses a "custom" SSD so could be saving there too
-Sony likely to be willing to take a loss on the hardware and make up for in in other revenues

@Ryall That's an interesting point, I didn't actually think about it in that regard.

@Ryall @Zukato Well, bacis information displayed through menus and environment, fine details of puzzles the world not looking absolutely horrific, and important view draw distances. All of those things factor in. That doesn't include more advanced motion tracking and/or being designed to work with a new camera.

@WebHead Those are all very good points, never even thought of that before.

@WebHead
Good points.
Also, we had this conversation before but then we got new perspective now, the launch window probably matters too.
Not only for components availability specially the chip but I guess things like memory and SSD will be more affordable as time goes by. Thought it maybe March but I'm more thinking of Fall 2020 now.
Just my thoughts as little as I may know.

@JJ2 yeah though i don't think fall necessarily means November. I think September is perfectly plausible as well.

The speculation about the upgradable new console seems to be over for now, where the idea was that you would buy parts to further enhance your own gaming experience. The Pro as a concept didn't become a problem for the PS4, so why change the blueprint?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/wccftech.com/playstation-5-next-...

Yeah we can forget about march. September is likely now imo.

@Zukato I don't think the majority were keen on that idea as that sounds too much like pc gaming.

@WebHead
Yes I saw that but not sure its reliable tbh. I think its speculation. I agree though, I think March is unlikely.

@WebHead lol don't use DigiTimes as a source. Can't think of a more unreliable resource for info t I be honest.

I've just realised if the PS5 releases next year it will be the result of Mark Cernys 2020 vision.

Boss eye sight.

You sir, have won Easter today.

So I reckon I'll just put my thoughts here. Be nice, I'm just trying to make sense of what I find on the Internet from a very humble point of view.
I doubt Anaconda is more 'advanced' because what could that mean? For instance if it uses Navi 20 instead of Navi 10 then that would leave Lockheard facing PS5 on launch window while Anaconda releases a year later? They likely mean more powerful for instance using more compute units, more memory, more storage space (though that s nothing to do with power
(I think it's all speculation even from insiders).
So based on DF apisak Gonzalo findings and adoredtv leaks we have something like a 1.8 clock speed and between 48 to 56 CU. That means between 11 and 13TF?

It really doesn't matter if the new Xbox is more powerful than the new PlayStation - power has never won a generation. Ultimately, price and games matter, and on one of those fronts, the new PlayStation will almost certainly be the better option. If the price is right, I just don't see the new Xbox doing much unless Microsoft has done something really novel.

@JJ2 No offence, but does it really matter? From what we know PS5 is gonna be powerful enough to be considered a step up for the majority. MS could in theory release a more powerful machine but so what? Personally I not even bothered about which is more powerful, I just wanna play good games.

I'm confident that the PS5 will be a decent upgrade from the PS4, and that will justify the upgrade and keep me happy. Games are certainly the primary determining factor for me and always have been, but power is important to a degree. I imagine a lot of people bought a PS4 because until the release of the Pro and then Xbox One X, it was the most powerful console on the market and the only one that consistently ran games at 1080p. It then continued to be a strong seller because of its unrivalled library.

Last gen, the 360 was my "main" console, primarily because in the first few years it absolutely killed it with console exclusives. Incidentally, multiplatform games tended to run considerably better than on the PS3, too.