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Official PlayStation Next-Gen plans (2020, Wired Exclusive Article) [ Ray Tracing, BC, SSD, & more]
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This is a smart move to get people talking about Sony PlayStation again.
It would take a lot to get me to upgrade. PS4Pro and X can be blamed for that.
I bet it's the same old controller with a couple tweaks.
It would take a lot to get me to upgrade. PS4Pro and X can be blamed for that.
I bet it's the same old controller with a couple tweaks.
What I'm most curious about is the cooling/venting system and how well it will work. I really don't want the PS5 sounding like a PS4 Pro.
Kind of interesting that two days after Janina Gavankar unofficially confirmed Horizon 2, PS5's spec overview is released.
Highly likely.
Highly likely.
Physical media. Thanks, Cerny. It's not like I don't support digital games, but it's my ISP. An open dinner-invite to Cerny. Come over man. Let's celebrate!
The author of the article was at Sony HQ for the interview...
Sony filed a patent that strictly talks about backwards compatibility with older architectures on newer chips.
I can see this being a PS1/2/3/4 BC Machine
What we know of upcoming Navi for PC it is supposed to be midrange. So around a 2060/1080 would seem about on par.
I hope that snippet about the heavy focus on VR turns out to be false. I really have no interest in that crap.
I'm hoping that's the implication rather than them just porting the game to PS5 devkit. Improved BC on PS4 games would be greeeat. Looking at you Bloodborne (and hundreds of other games that could use some extra FPS's lol)!!
Tbh it's not that important, I've had a fraction of the console loading times on PC for years but that has never been reason enough to choose a PC version for me. I'm excited for the framerate increase in old PS4 games and ray-tracing!
All sounds very exciting to me! Like others have mentioned I hope they improve the DualShock build and battery. I find the triggers and bit in between uncomfortable at times, but I do have a form of arthritis so that might be reason. Anyway, this is a nice surprise on a random Tuesday afternoon :)
No this will always be a huge no you dont force devs like that.
This would make a lot of sense to load essential data onto the cache and then stream it as needed predictably, while still affording the use of a standard HDD. Fingers crossed that's what we're getting.
I wonder if it's the 3D audio tech that AMD has had since 2012 in all their GPU's, it sadly only got used in like 2 games, one of them being Thief, i really hope Sony pushes for it, seriously Audio hasn't involved much since the 90's.
Do these specs make 60 fps standard a possibility? Or will it, as ever mean will still end up with 30 fps for most games?
Every console means 60FPS if the devs want to make 60FPS games.
Most will still go for 30FPS with ray tracing, though. Count on it.
Confirmation of the SSD and raytracing is interesting. Both seemed possible but not certain. The rest is pretty in line with expectations.
I am really curious about the strategy of getting it out there in this way. Is the hope that by getting it out there only in written format in a Wired article, they'll get the word out to people who really care in a way that more casual audiences won't hear so much about, so they'll be less disincentivized from picking up a PS4 this year? And letting it all be known would at least imply that they're confident MS is locked into something similar, that they're not endangering any strategic advantage by showing their hand that SSD and load times are a big focus for them.
I think if it weren't for raytracing, it would at least be plausible to think that we had finally reached the point where most devs would be working with enough power that the sacrifices to get to 60 would be seen as acceptable for most games. I think raytracing means you'll see a lot more games running at 30 to get high-quality lighting. Not to mention if 8KTV penetration gets to the point where devs actually start using the ability to render in 8K.
I am really curious about the strategy of getting it out there in this way. Is the hope that by getting it out there only in written format in a Wired article, they'll get the word out to people who really care in a way that more casual audiences won't hear so much about, so they'll be less disincentivized from picking up a PS4 this year? And letting it all be known would at least imply that they're confident MS is locked into something similar, that they're not endangering any strategic advantage by showing their hand that SSD and load times are a big focus for them.
I think if it weren't for raytracing, it would at least be plausible to think that we had finally reached the point where most devs would be working with enough power that the sacrifices to get to 60 would be seen as acceptable for most games. I think raytracing means you'll see a lot more games running at 30 to get high-quality lighting. Not to mention if 8KTV penetration gets to the point where devs actually start using the ability to render in 8K.
You could ship consoles with 2x Titan RTX and a 9990XE OC'd to hell and back, and devs would still find a way to deliver "CINEMATIC" 30 because shiny is gooder.
Not really. Still up to the devs especially with Ray Tracing.
If it's anything like the PS4 controller it could again potentially be the fastest on the market.
It was tested and people found out the PS4 controller has some of the the fastest latancy on the market, so much so that it's faster than the wired USB connection you are using on it.
Same as me. Give me all the benefits of setting my resolution at 1080p Sony!
Also, I can't understand why people has so much problems grasping the fact that 60fps is not not a hardware problem, is a dev priority.
They've had five years to pretend to care about their PSX and PS2 legacy. We'll be lucky if this thing gets PS3 games.
So confirmed is:
8 core 7nm Zen CPU
Some SSD, likely 1TB?
Physical games
Ray tracing
BC with PS4 and PSVR
Unknowns:
RAM amount (16GB GDDR6 + 4GB likely)
100GB-128GB Blu-ray Disc
GPU Teraflops 10-14
USB ports or USBC?
Any additional Ps BC? Parents indicate maybe more than just PS4.
Launch window
Price
Is it possible this confirms a HDD with some flash storage or does it mean it has to be like a 1TB SSD ?
8 core 7nm Zen CPU
Some SSD, likely 1TB?
Physical games
Ray tracing
BC with PS4 and PSVR
Unknowns:
RAM amount (16GB GDDR6 + 4GB likely)
100GB-128GB Blu-ray Disc
GPU Teraflops 10-14
USB ports or USBC?
Any additional Ps BC? Parents indicate maybe more than just PS4.
Launch window
Price
Is it possible this confirms a HDD with some flash storage or does it mean it has to be like a 1TB SSD ?
Did we really expected HDD anyway ? I mean it would not make much sense in 2020 for a state of the art console right.
It will always depend on the game I'm afraid. But certain should expect this will be 4k60 ready for plenty of games
Either Cerny is bullshitting for PR or Sony has invented SSD's faster than m.2 and somehow solved their pricing per GB all without anyone else in the industry noticing. I'm liking what I was hearing up to that point but I'd really love to see an SSD faster than current market and come in under $500USD.
Backwards compatibility is nice but Microsoft are still winning that war with 360 support so hopefully Sony can figure out PS3 support. 8 cores is interesting, considering the Ryzen 3700/3800 will be well and above that. I know PC parts are always better due to flexible price point and constant gen upgrading but I really hope it's a good combo.
Also, will this mean devs actually target 1080p/60fps? Or are we going to get a repeat of people wanting eye candy over functioning smoothness?
These comments are hilarious because they ignore the timeline of console development and the developer ease console manafacturers want to create. You can't just want a better CPU/GPU combo because there was none at the time. What we got was fine and devs when targeting 1080p easily got 60fps without overdoing stylistic choices.
Backwards compatibility is nice but Microsoft are still winning that war with 360 support so hopefully Sony can figure out PS3 support. 8 cores is interesting, considering the Ryzen 3700/3800 will be well and above that. I know PC parts are always better due to flexible price point and constant gen upgrading but I really hope it's a good combo.
Also, will this mean devs actually target 1080p/60fps? Or are we going to get a repeat of people wanting eye candy over functioning smoothness?
These comments are hilarious because they ignore the timeline of console development and the developer ease console manafacturers want to create. You can't just want a better CPU/GPU combo because there was none at the time. What we got was fine and devs when targeting 1080p easily got 60fps without overdoing stylistic choices.
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I call bull on the better than any solution on pc
So they are saying they have something better than nvme with direct pci'e lanes - okay
So they are saying they have something better than nvme with direct pci'e lanes - okay