Sony's Surprise PS5 Reveal Was a Stroke of Genius

PushSquare: “I think today’s story was targeted at investors, as the organisation attempts to reassure stockholders that it’s been busy behind-the-scenes. But in moving first in such a dramatic way, it’s stolen Microsoft’s thunder once more – buzzwords like SSD and ray tracing are now associated with the PS5, and will be greeted with little more than a shake of the shoulders when they’re inevitably announced for the next Xbox as well. It’s nice to know that this company is still as wily as it's always been.”

[crazyCoconuts]

I agree it stole MS thunder without really revealing much. MS shouldn't take the bait and they should stay mum until they're closer to reveal, but that's not really their MO...

[Vasto]

LOL, stole MS thunder?

Everybody knew PS5 in development and the specs they shared are exactly what was rumored. What was suprising about it? Microsoft are going to take the stage at E3 and talk about their system while Sony released an article on the web? I think this is the first other article I have seen today even talking about it. LMAO

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Enjoy your announcement of what we already knew that really got no hype. We got E3 to look forward to!

[GTgamer]

Lmao sure buddy

[Skuletor]

"Wait, til E3" We hear that every year it seems

[Blastoise]

It's pretty obvious this isn't the big PS5 reveal so I don't know why you're acting as if it is.

Do you really think this is Sony's version of the massive PS4 reveal event they did in 2013?

[Eonjay]

You know the most interesting part of Mark's interview is that he said dev fits are already out there. This means that the 14TFlops leak 2 days ago might be right.

I feel like Sony did good by getting the specs out early. It's a monster as is.

There is nothing more Microsoft can offer to upstage it.

Super fast SSD
Ryzen 2 (aka Ryzen 2rd Gen) eight core.
Raytracing
Backwards Compatible
VR
Navi custom
8k confirmed

What more else could Microsoft offer?

[Vasto]

"buzzwords like SSD and ray tracing are now associated with the PS5,"

That part is the funniest of the whole thing. LOL

#Desperation

[Sophisticated_Chap]

@ Eonjay

The latest RTX 2080TI can't even do 8k, and even if it could, all game settings would be on the lowest possible settings to get any game to run at anything over 20 FPS. Not to mention, that the RTX 2080TI has 13.45 TFLOPS, and costs $1,300.00 USD and up. Even the Radeon VII with 13.44 TFLOPS costs $679.00 USD and up. People need to do some research and start using their brains. The only way the PS5 does 8K, is with movie playback, similar to how the Xbox One S can do 4K movie playback, but as far as 8K gaming goes, there's no way.

[crazyCoconuts]

Yea stole their thunder as in: what are they going to announce at e3 that will top this?

[Ceaser9857361]

Vasto

"buzzwords like SSD and ray tracing are now associated with the PS5,"

That part is the funniest of the whole thing. LOL

#Desperation

Lmao!!

Are you being salty and trying to feel better ??
Speaking of Desperation well reminds me of what MS does with Xbox...

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Sony didn't release an article on the web. Wired did an interview with Mark Cerny at their facility. If it got no hype, then why all these articles that you spoke of? Even CNN reported on it. Why so offended?

[Muzikguy]

@Sick

You ain't lyin'! Anytime I hear that now I laugh inside

[mkis007]

Got no hype. Every site is talking about it. And everyone is trying to explain the ssd without knowing how it is customized. Thats hype.

[NarutoFox]

Desperation you say? Last time I checked Microsoft hasn't released anything better than Halo in over a decade. I think Microsoft is in desperation mode for exclusives. I guess they'll keep on milking the big three. Halo, Gears, and Forza. At this point Microsoft needs to put focus on better first party exclusives than hardware.

[100_SavAGe]

Lol bruh I can sense your salt levels from way over here lmao you sound worried my guy 😭

[Livingthedream]

This is the first I hear about it. If they had shown gameplay I think that would have done it. Theres no thunder to steal, E3 isn't here yet, and by the time E3 arrives this will be old news.

[JackBNimble]

Mark gave us a little teaser taste , I'm willing to bet that when the official ps5 reveal finally comes , it will blow MS socks off.

[Jin_Sakai]

@Vasto

“Enjoy your announcement of what we already knew that really got no hype. We got E3 to look forward to!“

And we have Days Gone, The Last of Us: Part 2, Ghost of Tsushima, and Death Stranding to look forward to. Enjoy your show. Lol

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Lol got no hype come on fanboy be better. It’s been on every major gaming website with the comment sections filled with hundreds and in some cases thousands of comments,it’s got numerous different threads on resetera,was all over Facebook and twitter and was on huge broadcast news networks like CNN,BBC etc. Don worry MS will announce their plans in two months and you can go to comments talking about how it’s the greatest thing ever and has hype everywhere

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Your other comment down below where you say “it’s funny the article said those buzzwords are associated with the new ps console”is funny because of your denial and it’s absolutely true. When MS announces their next system and the specs are similar people are going to be just like cool so the same as ps5

[Harkins1721]

The rumored specs aren't the same. Sony can just show their SoP and do the same as MS which is fine. They both have their own ways

[SurgicalMenace]

E3 is a platform the same as any other, so how is this not a viable means to confirm the rumored? Everyone doesn't need E3, Sony is not the only company bowing out. Did those other companies realize the same thing that Sony did?

[badz149]

@Vastro

desperation? LOL

your comment is the definition of desperation for attention and wanna know another desperation, Xbone SAD!

[Father__Merrin]

There's no need to look forward to E3. All games are on pc fingers crossed I get a vega 56 in July so il be set for xbox exclusives

[ILostMyMind]

"Microsoft are going to take the stage at E3 and talk about their system while Sony released an article on the web?"

And will you be at E3 to see MS announcements or will you see them through an article on the web?

[Knushwood Butt]

'Enjoy your announcement of what we already knew that really got no hype. We got E3 to look forward to!'.

Well, your wait shouldn't be so bad; I hear there's a big Sea of Thieves update, or something.

[frostypants]

No, not everyone knew they'd be using a bleeding edge SSD tech that hasn't even hit the PC market yet.

[averagejoe26]

I can't wait for Microsoft's E3 to be filled with multiplats again.

It'll show us all the games we'll be playing on PS4 next year.

[rainslacker]

I'm sure MS will get plenty of press when they reveal the X2. It's more interesting than the X1/X1X to be honest, as those are pretty much dead in the water. About the best I've seen of late is some vain attempts to say how great MS is going to be in the future based on services, and not the actual hardware itself.

But to say Sony is desperate....that's a stretch. They haven't been desperate all gen, and haven't really reacted to anything MS has done. The closest reaction they've gotten is adding downloads to PSNow for PS4 games, and I doubt they did that as desperation, but just implementing a plan they thought would drive subs to the service based on MS getting subs to their service. But the difference is, Sony isn't dropping the price down to a buck a month or so to really make a big deal about it. They implemented the feature, and then pretty much let it be except if you go seeking it out.

What Sony is doing now isn't an act of desperation, it's an act of forcing MS hand to do more at E3. Once again have them have to talk about next gen, while MS once again has to ignore their customers this gen. Something they've done willingly up to now, but now they don't really have much choice. Sony's action is helping to sew the seeds of doubt in the Xbox consumer, as it can push towards the belief that MS doesn't care enough to really support it's consoles.

[kayoss]

@Vast
You know what else are a buzzwords for MS?
"Power of the Cloud"
"Always online"
"Games"
"Kinect"

[bouzebbal]

e3 will be amazing
e3 will be amazing
e3 will be amazing
e3 will be amazing
e3 will be amazing
e3 will be amazing

....
did i just write it too many times?? It's as many times as we have been hearing it since 2014.. they flopped every single time.

[Eonjay]

@Sophisticated_Chap
When it comes to 8k there are 4 separate theories
1) The PS4 will do 8k checkerboard upscaling from native 4K This is actually the most likely because itis based on what is happening now.
2) All video output can be upscaled to 8 via some best inclass upscalling.
3) Only movies are upscalled. This is your theory and it is obviously false based on the realities of 1 and 2.
4) The PS5 is a real monster not just to PR workers. It can do 8k 30-60FPS. In some limited capacity.

Thank about it. The one thing we know is that the PS5 can stream texture data around 20x faster than the PS4. That is one hurdle removed. So now its gonna be up to memory bandwidth and other factors. I think we will see some 8K games. And as you said there are games out there so simple that you can easily do 8K.

[UltraNova]

To steal ones thunder first it must exist...and MS has absolutely no thunder what so ever.

You reek of desperation. Go check your kidneys cause all that salt is doing numbers on you.

[jlove4life]

Nice plug enjoyed video thx brad

[DarXyde]

Sophisticated_Chap,

While you may not be wrong, I think there is a some chance that things are not what you think.

First, there are rumors that Sony is working closely with AMD on the development of Navi itself. It is not totally out of the realm of possibility that Sony will just eat their portion of the cost on PS5, but collect on Navi GPUs in other hardware. In such a case, that's a pretty sneaky way to blow up the cost of other hardware featuring the GPU without compromising the affordability of your own.
Second, as I understand, PS5 supports checkerboard/ upscaled 8K, not native. The Pro's CPU is anemic, but it's still able to keep performance in checkerboard 4K games. We also have no idea if PS5 games will be non-native 8K or backwards compatible software. I'm doubting it'll support movie playback beyond digital again.

We have to think about PS4 and what they can take from it that worked: lacking blu ray movie playback had no negative impact on sales, nor did the absence of CD playback. As it turns out, the most important features are (a) playing games, (b) playing good games, (c) music streaming, and (d) a decent online service.

[gravedigger]

But how many rumored things aren't correct? One thing is rumour with bunch of incorrect info, other thing is straight up from the horses mouth. Yeah, Sony's stroke was perfect without revealing so much.

MS didn't said anything about SSD, Ryzen and other stuff in their next console. Now, they need to reveal more. If they reveal the same stuff like Cerny did yesterday, it will be : "naaaah, same thing like PS5 will have, nothing special about next Xbox."

[richie007bond]

156 disagree's the ponys are out in full force a stampede lol

[RacerX]

Remember when MS announced XboX One first, and all the articles talked about how that gave Sony an advantage? I remember like it was yesterday.

[Sophisticated_Chap]

How did steal Microsoft's thunder? There's almost nothing here that tells us what the performance of their machine will be. We know it's going to have a Zen2 CPU and Navi GPU....ok, and what are the specs of those components? Also, how much memory will the PS5 have? Without this kind of critical info, there literally is no real announcement, other than the fact that the PS5 is coming...

[Razzer]

"Without this kind of critical info, there literally is no real announcement, other than the fact that the PS5 is coming..."

Bullshit. It is one thing to say Sony "stole MS thunder", which I don't agree with as there was no thunder at all from MS, and just as bad to say the announcement of key components such as CPU, GPU, SSD, etc is the same as "literally" no "real announcement" at all. What did you expect at this point? Schematics and benchmarks? You are being silly.

[Sophisticated_Chap]

@ Razzer

Okay smart guy, we already knew that the PS5 was coming, so tell us all, what are the performance specs of the PS5?

[neocores8055]

Did you even read it... It's zen 3 not 2

[Ceaser9857361]

How did it steal MS's thunder?
Well Sony PS has always done that this Gen. and I believe it will continuing doing so... Let's just wait and watch...

[TKCMuzzer]

What they are implying is simple, once a feature is announced for a console it lessens the effect when announced for another. It’s just playing on the minds of gamers and it works. If MS said the next Xbox has an SSD people will now just be like...”yeah and?”
It’s called getting in first, which if I’m correct, stood them up pretty well at the start of this gen.

[Critic4l_Strik3]

OWN3D!!!

[NarutoFox]

Sony is probably waiting to see what Microsoft reveals at E3 so they can counter it. All they can probably counter is the memory ram at this point though

[Sophisticated_Chap]

@ Neocores8055

Yes, I did read it, but since you didn't, here you go:

"The CPU is based on the third generation of AMD’s Ryzen line and contains eight cores of the company’s new 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture"

[Razzer]

"we already knew that the PS5 was coming'

Uh....no, according to you that was all Cerny said. "PS5 is coming". That is exactly what you just said.

"what are the performance specs of the PS5?"

You are damn thick, aren't you. There were no projected performance announcements or deep details of the hardware. You are equating the lack of that information with "literally...no real announcement other than the fact that the PS5 is coming". That is utter bullshit and you know it. Somehow DF wrote an entire article about this non-announcement.

https://www.eurogamer.net/a...

[rainslacker]

I don't personally think MS really had too much thunder to begin with. Certainly no lightning. Just a bunch of postulating about how great their next gen was going to be because of their services, perpetuated by the media who come up with the most illogical conclusions, and then it's hyped up by the fan boys as if it's true.

What Sony did was put MS in a position where they either have to react, or ignore what we now know, and since both systems are likely to be similarly spec'd to some degree, it makes whatever MS has to offer old news by the time they announce it. It puts them in a potential position to just have more "me too" statements from Spencer and his team, which is really where they've been all gen, as they seem to have this need to respond to every thing that Sony does.

In the mean time, while Sony is dropping mini-reveals of the next gen, MS is showing off a discless console made to promote digital distribution, remove ownership, and not even doing it at a price which is respectable. MS has their mention about them making a console, and the talk of how great it is by devs in a staged video, but I think a lot of people remember the last how great it is video they had at the X1 reveal, and how that turned out.

It's going to be an interesting E3, but as it stands, MS is likely going to respond to the next gen looming, and that puts them in yet another position of looking like they just don't care about this gen, which to me, is going to cause more of their customers to feel like MS didn't do enough, and breed doubt among their user base on if they're worth supporting.

[Unspoken]

This news is not news. Everyone already knew it would be next generation hardware. The biggest question was on the CPU. And with Ryzen and including an SSD will guarantee this will be at least $500 unless they are willing to take a loss.

[Rude-ro]

I’ll help...
It’s a Sony console. Fans are like “I can not wait to see what games Sony makes with more power”.
Microsoft fans will be like “god I hope they deliver”.
That’s what history does to things.

[andibandit]

@Unspoken

Almost every new console is sold at a loss.

[Nu]

Microsoft will study the PS5 info to create the most powerful console and the competition will see red

[xX-oldboy-Xx]

Whatever they do they'll be 3rd again, Sony for sure will curb stomp them again next gen.

[TKCMuzzer]

Eh what? Is this sarcasm? The design and specs of the next Xbox will have already been decided, they won’t be able to react because it could add months to the release schedule , it will already be set in stone. I think the last thing anyone wants is MS to change specs and rush a console to market, we’ve all experienced the results of that manoeuvre.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Yeah because it’s not like devs already have the new Xbox kits smh. You do understand how production works right?

[TheSaint]

lol k.

[peppeaccardo]

red .. as the red ring of death? hope not this time around. lol

[kingPoS]

While the Xbox 4 could very well be physically more powerful, history has proven graphics aren't the end all for game consoles. From the PS2 the king of consoles, the lovable Wii (which had a tragic lack of 3rd party support) and the hyper accessible Switch. They all were in their time, popular. Not just by a little bit, they were and are, massively popular.

As it stands right now, the competition between Xbox 1/X and PS4/Pro seems awefuly similar to the Xbox and PS2 days. People, then and now, just want to play games. That's a good thing in my opinion.

Gateway MT6706 2008

[PhantomS42]

True that.
Microsoft: We have a new console, well the same one without a disc drive so you can't play any of your games that aren't digital or watch any movies you own...
Sony: Here is a taste of PS5, kick-ass specs, physical media, and backward compatibility!
Even Nintendo's trailer with the Smash update really shined over MS.

[Gaming4Life1981]

Lmao.....it stole what thunder????? We already knew ps5 was being worked on and that's really all that was said, no specs were mentioned. Both Sony and Microsoft have no thunder only thing we know is that they will reveal these next gen system this year or early next year.

[crazyCoconuts]

The official announcement of a product is the "thunder" that, if successful, gets media and customers excited. MS plans to have some "thunder" at E3 I guess if you think that's a lmao moment there's no point in trying to explain the subtle brilliance in HOW Sony just did that. Bliss in...

[rainslacker]

I agree about the part about associating SSD and RayTracing with PS5. It's going to cause a lot of talk about what it is, which will eventually trickle down to the mainstream some, while MS may end up looking like they just have a "me-too" offering with X2. I think MS made mention of ray-tracing at one point, but didn't make it a point at the reveal, just a tweet from Spencer, IIRC. Tweets are fine, but they really only get much notice by the hardcore and the followers.

I'm not so sure about if Sony did it to reassure the investors. I think PS4 has been doing well enough, and Sony has surpassed all expectations they set for themselves almost every step of the way this gen, so I don't think the investors confidence was shaken. Especially after the company has a whole has been doing quite well since the restructuring.

[crazyCoconuts]

I agree. To me these look like the little PR games the companies play with each other to stay in a favorible light with media. Perhaps even to get the competition to reveal plans early. For example, now MS might feel pressured to give out some more info at e3 to give people the perception that the next Xbox will be better, and that info might be useful to Sony's planning...

[GameStallion]

Would be sweet if Microsoft was like, “oh yeah, our console will be 22 teraflops!!” And it actually was... and then they released like 5 first party single player, story driven 3rd person games at launch that all got 10’s on Metacritic. And then Sony was like, “oh yeah!...”

[Evolve]

When I first read it, I thought it was a rumor, then PlayStation's twitter account tweeted about it, then I realized that this is NOT a drill! I am super excited to see where this is going.

[franwex]

The ps5 news was very exciting and very much welcomed.

However in regards to stealing thunder from Microsoft to appease shareholders may not be correct.

Microsoft wants to be associated with it being a service and generating revenue by being the Netflix of games. That’s what Microsoft shareholders want. They do not care much for hardware.

It just goes to show how different cultures appeal to different investors.

[Sophisticated_Chap]

I don't think you know what you're talking about lol

[Ceaser9857361]

sophisticated

dude you need calm.down... You speak like PS5 will be piss poor and the next Xbox will be a beast because of Xbox X ...

So relax and trying not being salty...

[Sophisticated_Chap]

I never said the PS5 would be piss poor, I'm just saying that everyone is going crazy about this 'reveal', but the problem is that, there really isn't anything of significance being revealed. B/C is encouraging, and a solid state drive is a good thing too, but hopefully it is larger than 1TB. Other than that, we still have no performance specs. We don't even know what type of memory it will have.

[franwex]

I actually do know what I am talking about. I’m referring to shareholders, not gamers. Microsoft is one of the biggest companies on earth. Their most recent growth is in them being a service using the cloud. Xbox being a service expands revenue from their existing infrastructure.
Microsoft already stated that they are working on their next gen consoles and it will most likely be about the same specs as the ps5, like the previous gens. So there will be another Xbox console for traditional gamers that like to use hardware. So don’t worry.

But their focus is expanding the Xbox service. Dude, you’ll be able to stream Xbox on your Nintendo Switch-they are mostly focusing the service route. That’s a competitor console, what more proof do you need?

Shareholders are happy about that. Sony shareholders are happy with PlayStation continuing it’s course on powerful consoles. So what?

[BlackTar187]

Sophisticated Microsoft is moving to a SaaS model company wide there is very little reason they wouldn't br doing that in gaming.

[TKCMuzzer]

Er....not quite , share holders are important but it’s how they come across to their customer that will decide the next Xbox is a success or not. You play to the people that spend money, not those making it, in public anyway.

[motorsport71]

I thought it was just another one of those bullshit "PS5 SPECS!!!!" articles that get published 40 times a week. Then I saw it was an interview with Mark Cerny and was intrigued

[XxSPIDEYxX]

It was definitely a surprise but, let's be honest, Microsoft pretty much has E3 to themselves this year. That being said rather than actually talk about next gen, they may actually show it.

[xX-oldboy-Xx]

I wonder how much cringe ms can manage, my guess - enough for everyone not presenting.

[TKCMuzzer]

So, a show on its own with no pressures to show off a console? Or one surrounded by other companies with loads of other news?

[hengst2404]

I would argue MS has had the pressure on them at E3 for the last several years and they haven't seemed to care nearly as much as the video game media and its audience. Certainly not enough to do more than reinvent terms regarding launch exclusivity types and buy some new studios.

[Thundercat77]

You talk like if E3 can make a miracle in favor to Xbox. How many other strategies they have executed against Playstation and failed?

Every year is the same... "Wait for E3, Xbox is going to turn things around."

[XxSPIDEYxX]

The floor is Microsoft's. Since Sony and Nintendo are not having a conference this year, all eyes are going to be facing Microsoft. Why wouldn't they take advantage of that?

[Dark_Knightmare2]

It’s already been said by insiders that MS will talk about their new consoles at E3 but they won’t be shown

[XxSPIDEYxX]

Insiders have gotten plenty wrong so I'll just wait and see. Regardless, everyone should be excited for E3.

[ocelot07]

How do they have E3 to themselves? Sure Sony won't have a live conference but I bet my house they will have state of play during E3 week. In fact I am willing to to bet they will let Microsoft do there thing then a day or so later release a state of play that will likely overshadow what ever MS announces.

[XxSPIDEYxX]

So by your logic...a 15 minute YouTube video, will overshadow a possible 2 hour live show. Sony is reaching the end of the PS4, so I doubt game announcements will be plentiful.

[ocelot07]

But @XxSPIDEYxX how do you know it will only be a 15 minute video? Nintendo has done there direct during E3 for a few years now and has been more interesting than pretty much Microsoft has shown off on stage.

For all we know Sony could do a hour long state of play. Announcing release dates for last of us 2 and death stranding. PS4 price cut, talk more about the ps5 and maybe even announce some ps5 only titles.

[Sitdown]

Gosh, I dislike some of the fanboys that have popped up over the years. Most people in the world won't even have read the interview, and the release is well over a year away. No thunder has been stolen getting anyone. We know the PS5 is coming, and it's fair to assume it will be great.

[Z501]

And just like that. Sony proved they don't need E3. Proof? Look at what everyone is talking about without a conference.

[King_Noctis]

The talk will more than likely die down as E3 approaches. Sony would also more than likely to have another State of Play show during E3 week as well.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

So just like E3 talk dies down after a week when it ends smh. Salty fanboys trying to act like this is supposed to be talked about everyday until release are so irritating

[averagejoe26]

The biggest console in the world releasing it's next iteration is not going to die down from a presentation by the worst console in the world.

[rainslacker]

And it'll likely flair back up when MS shows it's own specs, and the comparisons begin. If MS doesn't show something of hardware, then Sony will get even more attention, because people will wonder what MS is doing. No matter how MS plays it, Sony is part of the conversation.

[gamer7804]

interesting they did it nearly the same time as admitting they have been and will be officially censoring their games now.

[Razzer]

Has nothing to do with being discussed at all. Just stop.

[gamer7804]

It doesn't exactly sorry. Although it was a surprise reveal on the same day. Im just frustrated with Sony. I've bought their consoles every gen and I feel like when they get on top they stop listening to their fans.

[averagejoe26]

@gamer

Stop listening to their fans?

Fans wanted cross-play. They got it.
Fans wanted ID changes. They got it.
Fans wanted old school remakes. They got it.
Fans wanted bigger and better exclusives. They got it.

[NarutoFox]

Mark Cerny is the man

[the worst]

Stole MS thunder?? . PLEASE SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT THUNDER. No Games, every year wait until E3 then nothing. Forza , Halo & Gears ZZzzZZzzZZzzZZ.. Pleaseeeeeee

[franwex]

I think the article was referring to shareholders, not gamers.

[Lilrizky]

It was. Sadly I was too busy processing the end game leaked footage from yesterday :'(

[KwietStorm_BLM]

It's funny how months ago, the usuals were saying the next xbox is going to be more powerful than the PS5, even though nothing official had came out of either camp. The little that Cerny revealed actually lines up with PS5 rumors over the last 6 months, which looks like we're getting that larger PS2 to PS3 jump, instead of PS3 to PS4. With the Xbox One X, and now this approach to PS5 hardware, along with the PSN overhaul, I'm very appreciative to see consoles growing up.

[Hardiman]

Really great play on Sony's part! Seems like they did this with the PS4 as well. This really put me a great mood today when I read the Wired article and I cannot freaking wait! Bring it on Sony, bring it on.

[jznrpg]

MS hasn’t had thunder to steal in quite some time .

[bluebenjamin]

Meanwhile when will ps4 pro use its polaris feature? Would like to see a game use it before Ps5 arrives or least during the launch of it!

[AK91]

Eh it depends on the price of the PS5. If its $499 it'll work but $599? Then we'll see a repeat of the PS5.

[AK91]

*PS3

[MrSec84]

Awesome news, shame it's not coming this year as I thought, considering those technologies will be releasing to the consumer market soon it must be because the first crop of exclusives won't be ready this year.

I was shocked that Sony confirmed these details as it will surely effect PS4 sales for the rest of the year.
Pretty likely we'll get something more revealing very soon, otherwise Cerny wouldn't have held this interview.

As soon as enough games and demos are ready to show off next-gen Sony will no doubt host an official reveal and secure their domination of the next console cycle.

[tontontam0]

I wonder if microsoft is going to release xbox two a year after ps5 and $100 more expensive and boast how it is the most powerful console in the planet. Xbox fanboys seems to like that strategy.

Xbox one x is so amazing, I can't believe that a more expensive product and at the same time more expensive than the competition is more powerful. Microsoft is so amazing how are they able to do that I was expecting xbox one x to be slower than ps4 pro because it is more expensive and newer.

[gamer7804]

there is only like 50$ difference between them right now, for third party its a no brainer, but if you like ps exclusives and don't have much money for both then yah that could sway your decision.

[tontontam0]

xbox one x was released a year later than ps4 pro, after that it took about a year to get to that $50 difference. well as I've said xbox fanboys liked that strategy it is probably ok for them to wait a year later then another year later for the price to drop. so they can post comments similar to what you have posted.

microsoft is on the right track then they will be releasing xbox two after a year for $100 more.
then microsoft fanboys will stay quiet for a while and wait another 1 year or so THEN claim that ps5 sucks and for $50 more you can have the most powerful console on the planet.

[gamer7804]

@tontontam0 I'm a fan of good decisions, good hardware and good games, none of the big three are getting everything right to be honestly. I just call it as I see it, microsoft has the better hardware, while sony has more exclusives. Microsoft and Nintendo are both being more gamer centric which is a plus. I expect better hardware to be more expensive and take a bit longer to release.

[jakseth]

Curious timing and info from Sony from my point of view. Launch windows is probably still more than a year away, so things are not fully set in stone. Microsoft will have time to adapt its hardware if it’s not powerful enough. I do believe the next Xbox will have the similar features thought.

But Sony freely putting those information on the street make me believe there are more under the hood, coming at the right time.

First salvo of an exciting 18 months.

[maybelovehate]

Ssd and ray tracing are not new lol. Well maybe to plebs

[franwex]

Well, they have to be affordable enough for a console that’s a few hundred dollars. Consoles will never have the latest tech, but that’s not their appeal.

[maybelovehate]

They don't have an appeal.

[jaycptza]

You know another console that does ray-tracing?

[maybelovehate]

Consoles are just low end PC's. These new specs prove that more than anything else.

[Tzuno]

Smart, they test market reaction on both specs and price rumor so they can adjust everything accordingly

[Imortus_san]

"Sony's Surprise PS5 Reveal Was a Stroke of Genius" - not really, they should have been silent about it until MS made the full reveal.

[Tesal]

Bring full PS4 backward support ? then a good start

Bring PS4/PS2/PS1 full backward support ? then thunder is stolen ..

bring even at least as many as PS3 titles to be emulated 'n increase the number of the supported tiites ? then no more thunder left for competitors.

ofc BC digital or physical .. not PSnow ....

PSnow as optional ... not main source .

[ILostMyMind]

What thunder does MS have to be stolen?

[danny818]

I think it was a sign of desperation. They arent even showing up to E3. The real sunrise is what MS is cooking up with Nintendo. MARK MY WORDS

[BlaqMagiq1]

In order for Sony to steal it MS needs to have thunder to begin with. They haven't had any this gen.

[AmUnRa]

Agree

[antikbaka]

Jesus, I'm REALLY (no joke) worried about ps5 right now. So much of this reveal wan't real or was overhyped. Look at current PC, ray tracing eats away FPS horribly even at top tear cards, SSD don't work so fast, 8k....Oh come on, developers still struggle with stable 1080/60fps.

PS4 was such success that sony are goin full Wii U mode.

[hengst2404]

I think it was okay for Sony, but doesn't do anything for MS. For starters, we are still nearly 2 months away from E3. Second, we don't know what the next XBOX will be, but I am guessing surprisingly similar stats for the tech included. The biggest questions will not be answered until we have the formal reveals of both consoles. I would say that Sony revealing the info feels more like something MS would ordinarily do.

[FanboysKiller]

Thank God I skipped the pro and now it started to make sense.

[RangerWalk267]

I hope this is a case of smoke and mirrors. Because the specs are somewhat underwhelming. Besides the SSD part. But ... Mark Cerny did drop the ball on the Pro

[Starman69]

Mark Cerney has basically rubber stamped that the spec rumors are true. We've seen the new controller too. Ssd is new, and a very big deal!! I believe that this console will be sold at a slight loss, to recuperate profits later. Just not like the ps3 😂😂. Sony in the driving seat 👍

[Zenbaby369]

Uh...what thunder? MS has no thunder...

[WelkinCole]

It is because now MS will have to think about what Sony just reveled. If they counter with an announcement at E3 this will provide amble time for Sony to adjust before a reveal next year

[lio_convoy]

PS4 content playable on PS5 is a big thing for me since I bought a lot of titles digitally. Nothing's been set in stone yet because if I have to re-buy these games, then it's a dealbreaker. But if I can port over my library at no charge and just play them, then it's a safe bet I'm going with Sony next gen as well. If not, then I'm gonna weigh the pros and cons and figure out which way I'm gonna go when the time comes. The rest of it, well, we knew it was gonna be faster, but those reduced load times... That's impressive. No surprise with SSD and the faster architecture, but it's looking good. I'll be really curious if the rumored price point is right or not.

[Kumakai]

it was cool, definitely. was it a stroke of genius? not quite. especially since its similar to how they announced the ps4.

sony isn't doing e3 this year. ms is most likely going to announce their own new hardware at e3, but more importantly, them revealing this was more an expected, right on schedule thing IMO - especially since they wouldn't have the e3 platform this year.

I've been saying for 2 years that gen 9s would be announced around e3 2019 for a 2020 (most likely holiday) release. this is only proving me correct so far.... and im not a genius.

[PhoenixUp]

What thunder did Microsoft have? The announcement of a pointless digital only model & an even more useless Game Pass bundle?

Sony didn’t even have to do much to garner the headlines of most sites

[andibandit]

Buzzwords like SSD.....What????

[Kingoftherodeo]

I guess people can be pumped about the news but im sure we all expected better hardware. So it’s hard to be pumped majority of people will be impressed when both consoles are fully revealed along with a price tag. First impression are always hard to forget who ever can deliver better performance and cost less will be the leading platform.

[ocelot07]

And better exclusives only available on the one platform.

[Wulfer]

The wonders of E3 where these announcements are suppose to be made. Good job Sony for robbing Sony fans of any hope from anything at E3. Sony knew MS wasn't playing games so, they announced early so they didn't appear to follow MS's announcement. Will it change MS's plans? No so, why was this announcement made? Yes your getting a new Next-gen console in 2020 who didn't know that? What Sony had to get out front was they were going to be BC with the PS4 and this had to be made soon so, they appeared to stay the leader into next-gen. Did it work? I wouldn't bet on it because MS appears ready for E3 level announcements. Hold on to your butts, it's going to get bumpy... To be fair Sony needed an answer for Dolby Atmos because without that sound Sony's 5.1 stereo is about as good as a Black and White TV next to a 4K television!

[Profchaos]

I'm excited but looking at the spec list suggestions it won't come as cheap as last gen easily $1000 AUD if you brought a PC with those specs not to mention the rumours about 24gb of ram with an additional 4 reserved for the os

I'm excited to see psvr support continue ps5 VR titles will look incredible

[ghostrider32]

What thunder you fool? MS 8th gen was terrible. Hopefully Xbox management stop smoking weed, and actually give gamers what they've been demanding.

[ocelot07]

"give gamers what they've been demanding"

I don't think Microsoft are going to gift everyone a playstation or a switch 😁 /joke