Up until now we've heard little more than a few murmurs about Sony's inevitable next major console release, aka the PlayStation 5. With several reports declaring that dev kits have been sent out, alongside the fact that next year marks 6 years since the PS4 launched in 2013, there is a chance we could see this console revealed as early as e3 2018 with a release as early as this holiday season(I don't personally think so, but more on that in a bit). As this consoles inevitable release and reveal draws ever nearer I thought it might be fun to throw out my thoughts on the specifics of what we might see happen with the ps5.
Let's get the obvious out of the way, this console is going to be beefier. Sony will probably want to make this thing about 2-3* more powerful than the pro. From a UI perspective I imagine there won't be any major changes, in that we'll probably still be scrolling through a menu to get to our games. The controller will likely be similar although I could see the touch pad disappearing. I think battery life will be similar. I'm certain they will do away with micro USB (Thank God, or whatever). PlayStation store won't see many changes other than some quality of life differences.But now for the fun stuff.
Now before reading ahead this is just a fun speculation piece meant to Foster some healthy conversation on the internet among a group of like minded individuals. So, no fighting! First I think this thing will launch with 2 skus. One will have a discussion drive and one won't. There will be 100-200 dollar price difference. My reasoning here is simply that as we move forward digitally will become the primary method of all media consumption for many. Including game. As such Sony will capitalize on this growing trend of people moving towards digital while keeping a model around for people who still love that disc. The disc version will support 4k Blu Ray. They will likely sell the discless version at a loss, which will easily be made up by the simple fact that all software will have to be purchased through psn.
All PS4 games will work on ps5. I would've put this under my obvious section, but Sony has been kind of dodgy when it comes to this in the past. All PS4 games will be scalable to higher settings. Making some of these late PS4 AAA titles effective ps5 launch titles as well. It's important that Sony makes sure PS4 games are playable on ps5. Gamers have made it really clear that they want backwards compatibility.
PS5 will be revealed in a similar fashion to PS4. I honestly do not expect it to deviate at all since the initial reveal for PS4 worked so well. February 2019 console reveal as well as a few titles. E3 2019 price reveal and launch date. With a holiday 2019 launch. Latest, spring 2020.
That's my predictions for the ps5 I'd love to hear thoughts and feedback!!
Tamagotchi Plaza debuts in a very low position while Death Stranding 2 soars in the UK games sales charts.
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"“launch sales were ~66% lower than Death Stranding 1"
Maybe he'll put this franchise to rest now and do something new (which I know he is thankfully)
Not to hate if you enjoy these games but they weren’t for everyone and it puzzles me that he did a sequel rather than doing Physint next or even an actual P.T like game.
I just feel he's trying to make Death Stranding a thing, like as big as Metal Gear Solid and it's just not going to happen.
“Maybe he'll put this franchise to rest now and do something new”
He is making new things, so I don’t see what the problem is. Game reviewed better than the first. It has its fans and served its purpose.
At its core, it’s just not a very commercial game. Takes work, which might turn off casuals.
Probably not, the sales won't be much lower than the first game. And its a critical success
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It's selling well digitally you can't compare it to sales of ps4 game because even back than digital wasn't the be all end all like it is today now. With GTA6 delayed DS2 is the game to beat for GOTY
Split fiction and Clair Obscure already have it beat in critic scores.
So does Forza Horizon PS5 :/
Geoff Keighley basically sucks off Kojima and Sony - so yes, it’ll probably be GOTY even though Expedition 33 is better
Cant really compare those. Ones the best RPG since baldurs gate 3. Ones the next game from a game of the year studio and ones the best racing game on Xbox. To score 90 is still very, very good
This is the UK physical charts. This doesn't count digital at all which are the bulk of the sales and a much larger share than they would have been 6 years ago. For example, its the number one game on PSN.
I think he would be happy with your reaction. Remember, he stated that his goal was not to make a hit game loved by everyone. He would have been happy with 4/10 people liking it.
He is making what he wants to make... not what will be the biggest smash hit. He has stated this on MANY, MANY occations. And I think this is okay. I would rather people chase what they want to make as opposed to making money.
However, if you poke your head over on PSN... it looks like its selling just fine.
About the sequel, he ALREADY stated that even though he has a script for a potential DS3, it is not his intention to make another one directly.
Literally this. And its massively improved over the first part. And its not sold badly at all
If they released at the same time Im pretty sure Mario would still take number one.
At least get the statement right, physical sales were down 66%, not total.
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Obviously, digital is bigger part of the landscape than it was on PS4.
Digitally on the PlayStation store it is and has been the best selling retail game since prior to release, and still is today.
Also, the digital edition came with early access.
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Well I've mentioned my desire for a 2 SKU launch before but the difference should not only be the disc drives, it should be on power. What I'm saying is that Sony should simultaneously release both PS5 amd Pro variants and let us decide which one to buy. This way they can release a better PSVR kit as well, one that can take advantage of the Pro model when its hooked up with one. Another reason I believe both models should be released at the same time is that because I (pro owner) and I'm sure others too will wait it out for the PS5 Pro model mid-next gen (I will not spend another 400-500 bucks for a 2x~ in power increase, thanks but no thanks Sony).
Thats my two cents.