According to Jason the messaging behind the PS5 seems to be all about instant access and no loading. I think based on that, plus the great suspend resume feature of the PS4 that they'll also allow you to suspend multiple games.
Also, wasn't there a patent Sony had about letting users save an entire game state that could be sent to other people via a link, not unlike what Stadia's promising? Saving game states could be a big feature on the PS5, and with instant loading the whole suspend/resume thing would just be a part of that.
I know, but here's how I look at it. Across multiple statements they've said, "the fastest, most powerful Xbox". Any and all proclamations of being the fastest or more powerful could be seen as a derivative of that message. That way it's non-committal and IF the PS5 does wind up being more powerful then they haven't lied and can't be held to anything. It's simply a clever use of words to send a message without really saying anything. Microsoft has a history of doing this, going back to the E3 2018 talk about next gen.
They WANT to build this narrative. If it turns out they're more powerful then they just continue to ride the wave of the narrative. If it turns out they're not more powerful then they haven't promised anything other than it being the most powerful Xbox ever. They're simply hedging their bets with these statements. There's nothing wrong with that, of course and it obviously is working with a lot of their fans. I'm just giving my perspective on what's going on. Conversely, Sony doesn't seem as interested in making proclamations like this or in playing this sort of wordplay game. Sure you can bet if the PS5 winds up being more powerful then they'll play that up in their advertisements, but at this stage before everything is revealed it doesn't seem to be their style to do that.
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