Haha I'll trade it in at some point so no point fixing it.
Poll: *The Official PlayStation (PS5/PS5 Pro) Thread*
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Haha I'll trade it in at some point so no point fixing it.
Pricing aside, this next-gen has me scratching my head more than ever before, and I flip-flop between PS5 and SX often in my head (even though there's not really not an awful lot of information to base a decision on , yet).
Sony - I'm just feeling some doubts, because they've just been so bloody quiet.
Microsoft - I love their "supporting multiple generations" approach, but I fear that will hold back some game design elements. For example, if I never have to do the "character squeezes past on a narrow ledge to hide the fact that the console is loading assets in" , it would be too soon. So, regardless of graphical fidelity and shorter loading times the new gen SSDs will provide, I don't see a way past the limitation of old school mechanical drives lowest common denominator challenge.
Sony - I'm just feeling some doubts, because they've just been so bloody quiet.
Microsoft - I love their "supporting multiple generations" approach, but I fear that will hold back some game design elements. For example, if I never have to do the "character squeezes past on a narrow ledge to hide the fact that the console is loading assets in" , it would be too soon. So, regardless of graphical fidelity and shorter loading times the new gen SSDs will provide, I don't see a way past the limitation of old school mechanical drives lowest common denominator challenge.
The whole "Sony is so quiet thing" really is nothing to cause concern. With a console due for release in November they don't need any further information available than what is already out there. They are following more or less the same schedule as they did with the PS4.
MS are getting in quick because they so spectacularly lost the last generation - so get in quick, drive up the hype. Sony don't need to do this. They know that people have invested a lot into the Sony ecosphere, so aren't going to just jump ship without there being a very good reason to.
A console that in the perfect conditions is up 15% in power is not a good reason to jump ship - when that will translate to very little difference on screen.
The rumours of problems have come from "nobody accounts" or in many cases, XBox supporters.
If the intention next generation is to own the most powerful console on the market, go XBox - I'm sure most of the current XBox owners will and some "floating voters" will too.
The ridiculously quick SSD and almost certainly the better exclusive games will still be coming from the Sony camp.
MS are getting in quick because they so spectacularly lost the last generation - so get in quick, drive up the hype. Sony don't need to do this. They know that people have invested a lot into the Sony ecosphere, so aren't going to just jump ship without there being a very good reason to.
A console that in the perfect conditions is up 15% in power is not a good reason to jump ship - when that will translate to very little difference on screen.
The rumours of problems have come from "nobody accounts" or in many cases, XBox supporters.
If the intention next generation is to own the most powerful console on the market, go XBox - I'm sure most of the current XBox owners will and some "floating voters" will too.
The ridiculously quick SSD and almost certainly the better exclusive games will still be coming from the Sony camp.
Personally I can't wait for the new PS5 so I can start playing those exclusives regardless if it's going to cost £400, £500 or £600 obviously the less the better.
For those who say that people won't pay that much outright just go to GPUs section and see how many people pay for their expensive graphics cards £600-£1200. There's plenty.
It's the same with phones.
Me and my missus paid for our iPhones 11 Pro Max in cash just because we are using unlimited data in Three (which is the only network that provides truly unlimited data that can be used in any way including using hotspot to many devices and getting a phone from them makes it cost more) and that costs us £17.50 a month only.
I bought my 512GB 11 Pro Max on Facebook brand New and sealed for £1000 in cash as Apple doesn't require a proof of purchase for warranty claims and will replace the phone no question asked going by activation date only.
So if I devided my phones purchase price by 24 months and added my sim only plan it would cost me £59 a month all included. Whan network can give me that.? None.
For those who say that people won't pay that much outright just go to GPUs section and see how many people pay for their expensive graphics cards £600-£1200. There's plenty.
It's the same with phones.
Me and my missus paid for our iPhones 11 Pro Max in cash just because we are using unlimited data in Three (which is the only network that provides truly unlimited data that can be used in any way including using hotspot to many devices and getting a phone from them makes it cost more) and that costs us £17.50 a month only.
I bought my 512GB 11 Pro Max on Facebook brand New and sealed for £1000 in cash as Apple doesn't require a proof of purchase for warranty claims and will replace the phone no question asked going by activation date only.
So if I devided my phones purchase price by 24 months and added my sim only plan it would cost me £59 a month all included. Whan network can give me that.? None.
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The vast, vast majority of people aren't paying for iPhone whatevers upfront though. The PC market is accustomed to expensive hardware and always has been, but the biggest part of the market tends to be the mid-high range rather than the top-end stuff.
I was all for buying a PS5 at launch but with the way this year is going, I highly doubt there'll be many good reasons to. The cost could well be higher than it would have been, stock will be limited and the development of any launch titles/exclusives is going to have been severely disrupted. I may very well end up waiting until this time next year instead to reassess.
I was all for buying a PS5 at launch but with the way this year is going, I highly doubt there'll be many good reasons to. The cost could well be higher than it would have been, stock will be limited and the development of any launch titles/exclusives is going to have been severely disrupted. I may very well end up waiting until this time next year instead to reassess.
For me, only the cost will factor into when I buy the PS5, there's no rush for me to get it at launch, as I only recently upgraded to the pro and have a huge back catalog of games to get through.
Nothing will swing me to buy the new Xbox, as I'm all in on the exclusives and pretty much locked into the eco-system. Having a less powerful console doesn't concern me at all as I'm thoroughly enjoying my Switch, it's the games that matter to me.
Nothing will swing me to buy the new Xbox, as I'm all in on the exclusives and pretty much locked into the eco-system. Having a less powerful console doesn't concern me at all as I'm thoroughly enjoying my Switch, it's the games that matter to me.
Well said. Same here except for I am not locked into the eco system at all. I got the free games you get every month, but not too bothered about those, once I play the ones I want once I am done with them. Also Xbox stuff can be played on PC anyways.
I'm sort of the opposite. I've got a nice library of PS4 games, too but I just don't want to play them on that console anymore. Knowing we are only months away from a new system with potentially improved resolution/frame rate/loading times, I'm just sitting it out and waiting to play them all on PS5.
I honestly think you're going to be disappointed if you're expecting any significant improvements on existing games. Buying a PS5 to play PS4 games isn't going to make a lot of sense, Sony have never seen BC as anything more than a convenient bonus feature and so far that approach doesn't look drastically different with the PS5.
How long did it take for the first PS4 to get a die shrink? I am hoping the answer is 2-3 years as I do think it will take at least that long for a few exclusives to build up anyway and price will hit £300 by then which would make it an ideal time to get.
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Digital Foundry did a video on this, though i haven't watched it (yet), so have no idea xD
Atm i just want FF7, and medievil. So cost on whether PS5 or PS4 pro will be the decider for me. Will save me buying a new PC build if i go PS5. So completely undecided right now, but BC is a huge selling point *if* load times are reduced, though not expecting it.
That is fine, I have a PC and that will run the XBox games on there. The PC will not get the playstation exclusives though, at least not for many years after and even then it will likely be a select few and not all of them.
I just completed Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Well worth getting a PS4 Pro for that experience alone, not to mentioned the bunch of other exclusives I enjoyed since picking it up on black friday
Oh and another pro for picking it up later is you get games dirt cheap
The next gen custom IO compression is already showing its advantages.
a developer posted on Twitter that the PS5 OS is not only faster and has more features than the PS4 OS, but it nimbler too - the OS takes up less system RAM than the PS4 OS due to the IO compression co-processor chip.
a developer posted on Twitter that the PS5 OS is not only faster and has more features than the PS4 OS, but it nimbler too - the OS takes up less system RAM than the PS4 OS due to the IO compression co-processor chip.
The PS4 OS does/can feel clunky/laggy at times. More so with Spotify and gaming.
Loved FF7 the first time around - I'll wait for the Part 1 & 2 pack and play it on a next generation console.