Reply With QuoteIt's certainly feasible. Nothing in the listed specs pushes the boundaries of current tech into the realms of science fiction. Though for it to be affordable at acceptable console prices, I wouldn't expect it to release until 2021 or so.
Supposed leaked specs for PS5.
Given the large amount of RAM and the presence of a SSD, Youtuber Spawn Wave reckons that these are specs from a devkit.
I'm fully keen for full BC with PS4 games. In the current era of digital game libraries having people start again at square one is obtuse. Kudos for Xbox for lighting a fire under Sony's ass with the Xb1's extensive BC support.
It's certainly feasible. Nothing in the listed specs pushes the boundaries of current tech into the realms of science fiction. Though for it to be affordable at acceptable console prices, I wouldn't expect it to release until 2021 or so.
Insider info. Take with a grain of salt, obviously.
PlayStation 5 Pro PSSR Upscaling Will Make It Feel Like 100% Faster Than Base Model; Will Allow Some Games to Go From Medium to Epic Settings
https://x.com/wccftech/status/1821191337561223301
Also the fact that they like to lie about the capabilities of pre-release console hardware. Eg PS5's "magic" SSD. We had supposed PS5 exclusives which were said to be only possible on SSDs, later revealed to be cross-gen with PS4. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart with its rapid loading between worlds was later proved to be totally playable on 5400 RPM HDDs + cheaper SD cards (running off Steam Deck), thanks to the PC port.
That being said, I do find this particular claim to plausible, based on upscaling technologies I've personally experienced on PC. Eg FSR 3.0 frame generation sounds like snake oil, but it actually makes a real difference!
I hope this PS5 Pro stuff ends up being real. Just in time for a GTA/PS5 Pro bundle.
Well, here we are: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx29r65ygdqo
That plus GTA 6.
Yes to 2025.
It's pretty impressive that it's priced exactly at the level where one can expect to hear submarine pings from under the ocean and the sweet warbling of humpbacks as they splay their billfolds out in unison on the seabed.
It's common knowledge that this is a test to know whether the public will bite since Microsoft is barely competing at this point, so Sony want to see how far they can push this boondoggle. Together with the impressive decision to not feature a disc drive, the add-on for which brings the total to 800 USD, it's nice to know that I might as well just upgrade my PC instead.
Considering I just spent $600 on a new GPU for my PC, $700 for an entire system that plays anything you throw at it with maxed out visuals doesn't sound too bad. I'm guessing they're not trying to convert any diehard PC gamers from their usual habits.
Well, no. The problem is that those visuals aren't close to 'maxed out'. The Pro comes with a minor CPU uplift, which means that there you're not magically going to get 60 FPS in games that are currently CPU limited on the base model. Dragon's Dogma 2 and Space Marine 2, for example, will definitely look prettier, but still run at choppy frame rates on it on whatever performance mode equivalent exists. Per Digital Foundry, the only way GTA 6 will run at 60 FPS on the Pro is via a miracle - now I'm not saying that R* can't just savagely cut down the density of their environments and axe RTGI or whatever that adds on to CPU cost to hit that target, but they won't. Moreover, even with a 4070-class GPU on the Pro, I don't think you're going to get the likes of path tracing in Cyberpunk 2077 or Alan Wake 2 either; so the visuals aren't really going to be at the top end any way you slice it.
At the point where I'm spending 800+ USD on a games machine, the price: performance ratio's taken a dive anyway - at that stage, you might as well get a better baseline experience on a PC instead, especially given that PS exclusives come to PC after a while.
Oh, I missed that it won't have a disc drive. Hmm. I'd want to replace my PS4 Pro (I never got a PS5) but I've games on disc I'd want to play. I'll wait to see if there's a disc version.
No need, there's the drive add-on for extra. That's why I put it at 800 USD.
A separate drive seems silly. They must have an integrated one at some point.
It's not in their interests to postpone the death of physical media though.
Unfortunately, yeah, the Sony of old that seemed consumer-friendly-ish was put out to pasture. Even the drive add-on needs activation via the internet, so all of this is shite for being able to access your library down the line when they've shut off the servers for 'cost efficiencies'.
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