PSX not happening this year

[thismeintiel]

twintail said:

thismeintiel said:

The point is, neither of those factors mean anything when it comes to when a console's predecessor will launch.  When an affordable chipset is developed/available that gives a generational jump, they will jump on it as soon as possible. 

Totally. And with the PS4 basically being a soft reboot of sorts towards hardware that is cheaper, more dev friendly and forward moving, the coming of the PS5 wont really be an issue.

At the end of the day, when PS5 launches Sony will have a 3 tier hardware system for a couple of years with PS4 being the cheapest, Pro being in the middle and PS5 being the most expensive one.

I would still expect some PS4 compatible games to release (like MLB will def do a year, if not 2 on PS4 when the PS5 version launches). PS4 becomes the cheap end model for current gen stuff, while PS5 is the higher end model for the next gen content.

Yep. I could see the pricing as follows for a 2019 launch:

PS4 - $199; Pro - $299; PS5 - $399-$449

Everyone is covered. Especially since big titles will most likely be cross-gen for the first year or two.