Sony PS5/Next out before end of 2018?

Satchfanuk · 4 Apr 2018 at 17:19

Captain of the rumour mill, Charlie over at SA, has an article up relating to the next Sony console, the PS5/Next.

Dev Kits are already out apparently in great numbers, which means launch titles will be in development as we speak.

Specs are a little bit smoke and mirrors but he suggests a Zen based APU with Navi graphics are the basis for this new machine.

If true, this could be a seriously powerful machine but will all depend on the accuracy of the rumours and the spec of those parts.

Also bodes well for the PC if Navi is going into a PS console as it means the silicon is close to completion.

ic1male · 4 Apr 2018 at 17:29

Hope so. Despite the feeling that this generation hasn't really hit its stride yet, I'm eager to get new hardware so hopefully we can put to bed the weaksauce 30fps CPU-bound games. Either Sony or Microsoft should mandate 4K60 for everything.

RedStarRiot · 4 Apr 2018 at 18:00

Doubt 4K 60fps will be standard next gen. Barely had 1080 60fps this gen on heaps of games.

ic1male · 4 Apr 2018 at 18:23

RedStarRiot said:
Doubt 4K 60fps will be standard next gen. Barely had 1080 60fps this gen on heaps of games.

The X1X is running Far Cry 5 at 4K30. I don't see why a better CPU/GPU can't exceed that.

Soulja · 4 Apr 2018 at 18:52

I'm ready.

antijoke · 4 Apr 2018 at 19:13

No way it’s 2018.

Lol at $1,000 membership fee to read that ********

andshrew · 4 Apr 2018 at 19:19

ic1male said:
The X1X is running Far Cry 5 at 4K30. I don't see why a better CPU/GPU can't exceed that.

It can, but they generally won't spend that extra resource on frame rate they'll instead spend it on increasing the graphical effects along with the complexity and scope of the open world.

If you want high frame rates across the board you need to build a PC.

roads · 4 Apr 2018 at 19:57

I would be surprised if it was before late 2019. The PS4 is still selling v well, and there's some big titles in development to be relased for it next year (Days Gone, TLOU2?).

pioneer2000 · 4 Apr 2018 at 20:32

This is some major Sony fanboy hopes and dreams, nothing more. Amusing that it started shortly after the 1X launch.

A lot of life in this gen still.

McBain · 4 Apr 2018 at 20:40

Highly doubt it's going to be out in 2018 if all we have are half arsed rumours at this point.

ic1male · 4 Apr 2018 at 22:24

andshrew said:
It can, but they generally won't spend that extra resource on frame rate they'll instead spend it on increasing the graphical effects along with the complexity and scope of the open world.

If you want high frame rates across the board you need to build a PC.

Well I'll keep hoping that they'll target 60fps (and if they don't manage to keep a lock on it, use the VRR FreeSync 2 of HDMI 2.1 to smooth things out). PC will be required if you want 60fps+ like 120fps or 144fps.

Jae-So · 4 Apr 2018 at 22:26

End of 2019 I say

Plainsong · 5 Apr 2018 at 05:59

Same. No way it'll be this year.

Schizo · 5 Apr 2018 at 06:08

2019/early 2020

steve5424 · 5 Apr 2018 at 09:05

I don't think we will see next gen systems till at least 2020/2021/

there are still many years left in current gen. especially with the newer more powerful mid gen systems.

Jase · 5 Apr 2018 at 09:13

I always like some new gaming tech but the PS4 is still doing very well so agree that next console will be End of 2019 at earliest.

stoofa · 5 Apr 2018 at 09:51

No - it will not.
Site throw as much crap at the wall as possible "It will be out tomorrow, it will be out at the end of the year, it will be out in 2019, it will be out in 2021" and then, once announced they will tell you how "in the know" they are, forgetting conveniently all the times they were wrong.
I am confident that we will not see a PS5 before 2020.
Does it bother me if it appeared tomorrow? No - because unless it had full PS4 compatibility for both digital and physical games, I wouldn't purchase until 2+ years in.

Psycho Sonny · 5 Apr 2018 at 12:31

Schizo said:
2019/early 2020

They usually aim for a christmas launch and usually try and make it worldwide on the same day. However they have staggered them and made them 1-3 months apart too.

I would say november 2019 or november 2020 would be the aim.

They will only push it to Q1 if they can't get enough stock for a november launch date worldwide and probably screw over the EU market. they will then launch in the US and Japan in november with a january date for EU.

This year? Absolutely zero chance of that

Explosivo · 5 Apr 2018 at 12:32

Dreamcast 2 is out in two weeks.

ZG002 · 5 Apr 2018 at 13:24

Psycho Sonny said:
They usually aim for a christmas launch and usually try and make it worldwide on the same day. However they have staggered them and made them 1-3 months apart too.

I would say november 2019 or november 2020 would be the aim.

They will only push it to Q1 if they can't get enough stock for a november launch date worldwide and probably screw over the EU market. they will then launch in the US and Japan in november with a january date for EU.

This year? Absolutely zero chance of that

I’d be amazed if they actually released in Japan before the EU tbh.

But I agree, we might get some mutterings this e3 but it’s unlikely. 2019/2020 is more like it.