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!!
Some may have been wondering what happened to Hideo Kojima's game developed in partnership with Xbox and announced last year. Phil Spencer provided an update.
Because Kojipro has a way more important game in the making aka his new baby franchise Death Stranding 2;)
y'all don't have to do fanboy shit on every single post. We can just be happy Kojima is dropping Death Stranding 2 and whatever this is. Good game experiences are what matter
"Spencer explained that he's meeting with Kojima-san next week when he's visiting Kojima Productions. He's looking forward to meeting the developer and checking up on the progress of the project.
He believes development is going well, however, Kojima-san is an innovative developer who is trying something entirely new with this game, and Spencer thinks he needs to work on realizing his vision out of the spotlight.
That's why Spencer doesn't want to ask him to step on stage to say something before he's ready. He believes Microsoft should make sure he has all the time he needs."
I mean of course. That would be dumb of Phil to announce force CG trailer of Kojima show us something weird then be gone for the next 4 to 5 years. He's leaving Kojima and the team alone to work instead of forcing stuff. Not like Phil knows what his game is anyway.
"Not like Phil knows what his game is anyway."
Sure, so Hideo Kojima is working on an Xbox exclusive game in partnership with Kim Swift and powered by Azure, and yet, somehow, Phil doesn´t know nothing about it. /S
On topic:
I´m glad Phil is keeping this game at some low profile level approach while giving Kojima the time he needs to deliver something special and unique.
We are talking about the guy who was clueless about the vampire game - really can't be bothered to remember it - while praising it to no end.
"Sure, so Hideo Kojima is working on an Xbox exclusive game in partnership with Kim Swift and powered by Azure, and yet, somehow, Phil doesn´t know nothing about it. /S"
I highly doubt he knows what Kojima is making right now. Genre, gameplay. Maybe a premise or concept. He wouldn't step on his toes considering Phil doesn't know everything about the game or direction.
"I highly doubt he knows what Kojima is making right now. Genre, gameplay. Maybe a premise or concept. He wouldn't step on his toes considering Phil doesn't know everything about the game or direction."
You're aware that for any publisher to essentially give you a blank check and access to all their tech you have to do a pitch, right? It's not just "it's a game that's never been done before". You have to actually explain what you're doing, how it will work, how it's different, etc. It's a cloud-based game, you have to explain how and why you're leveraging the cloud, why it can't be done locally, etc. You don't think Phil would know what it is considering he's the head of all of Microsoft Gaming?
I’m very interested in learning more about this game as well. I always enjoy Kojima’s games, no matter how ‘quirky’ they are. They always go against the grain of the industry, and aren’t afraid to try new things.
Probably because he's working on Death Standing 2 right now, given that there's at least a trailer of it.
"Probably because he's working on Death Standing 2 right now, given that there's at least a trailer of it."
If Kojima will have Phil visiting his studio next week to see how the development of his new Xbox exclusive game is going, it´s obvious he´s been working on both Death Stranding 2 and his new Xbox IP at the same time.
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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.