I think what Sony is doing is putting out just enough information to make Microsoft feel the need to reveal all at E3. Microsoft might reveal that they have same CPU, like last time, and a 12 Tflop high-end console. Then later, Sony reveals that there's is a 12.9-13.5 Tlop console. I think the 12.9 teraflop might be the ticket, as Digital Foundry pointed out that would have the same CUs as the Stadia, 56, if the leaked GPU info was in fact for PS5. That would allow them to tout the same amount of CUs as Google, while also having enough disabled to have higher yields.

Of course, that isn't that much of a difference, but it does allow to talk about having the most powerful console. Now, I think what is more interesting is what kind of tech the GPUs will use. We know 100% that Sony is using Navi, which means all of advancements that comes with. But, is MS using it, as well. Maybe they are using Vega. Or possibly a hybrid of both. If either of those are the case, I think the PS5 will have the more advanced GPU, even if they both have the same theoretical Tflops. 

E3 will be interesting for sure.

I don't see how a small reveal was obvious when the PS4 got an incredibly hyped PS Meeting as its reveal. Neither was the release date. A lot of speculation, but nothing obvious, with predictions ranging from 2019-2022. The other three I'll give you.

How is the drive incorrect? Yes, he incorrectly labeled it HDD, which usually means the mechanical type, BUT right after he uses that term he states it uses NAND Flash, so he obviously meant SSD. Or it may still have a HDD, but has a large pool of NAND that aids loading the game you are playing.

The point I'm making about the small reveal isn't so much that the reveal was partial or full, but rather when has any Playstation system had a small reveal? All other systems were announced at E3 in front of a large audience and dozens of media reporters present. And the PS4 was announced at its own large, hyped meeting. There was absolutely no reason for someone to believe or guess that there would only be a small reveal.

I will give you that 2020 definitely seemed like a more realistic date as 2018 came to a close. And as for the HDD, we have to remember this is a guy from Europe, so English may not be his first language. He did misspell launch as lunch. Of course, it could have just been a simple mistake, either way.

Lol you actually has the same mind with me.  It's more of strategy from Sony forcing Microsoft to reveal their card . By revealing sooner , make some hype  but keeping the small detail secret, Sony has left Microsoft on phinced position , Microsoft can only choose between showing their secret to outshine Sony or hiding it but make Sony get all the light and spot. 

If Microsoft want to outshine PS5 they cannot do the same thing and mentioned the same jargon to journalist and fan on E3 , Sony already did with 8k, Raytracing , Audio ray tracing, SSD, and fast loading time. They will have to pull performance number card which is Teraflop number like they did in 2016.

But if they want to hide their Xbox Next power and secret, they will risking losing some hype and some fan support. So it's safe to say SONY indeed made a smart move, what scary from Sony is not their Tech and reset division but their marketing division. 

This could also be a bit of reverse psychology. If XB is actually launching two next gen consoles, and one is around 4TF at $299 give or take, and the other is going to be 12TF or higher for $499, PS could be purposely pushing 14TF leaks to make MS beef up Anaconda as much as possible so they are losing as much as possible at a $499 price point. If MS really wants that power marketing then they can't really take a chance and just hope PS focuses mostly on price.

The reason to do this would be if PS wants to launch a single SKU at $399. The more expensive Anaconda is to manufacture for MS, the less likely they are to drop the price below $499, not to mention already having a $299 unit that's specifically there for those who don't care about or can afford the $499 model. This would allow PS to create a single SKU around 10TF give or take and sell it for $399, with minor loses and little worry that MS will try and compete on price with Anaconda.

This way consumers would have a choice of a $299 Lockhart around 4TF, a $399 PS5 around 10TF, or $499 Anaconda around 12TF. Even if Lockhart were to end up at 6TF, PS5 would look to be the best value overall at an overly affordable price. PS5 would also have the native 4k marketing on their side over Lockhart. The closer PS5 was to Anaconda in terms of TF for $399, the less Lockhart would matter. If PS5 was something like 11.1TF, not only would it be higher than Stadia, but would also be close enough to Anaconda at 12TF that most casuals who can afford $399 will likely go with PS5. Even if Anaconda ends up being 14TF, PS5 could then be 12TF and sold at $399, as long as PS is willing to take the hit.

That's true, Sony can play two card first being affordable but still have performance advantage that is hard to distinguish or expensive or being more powerful but keeping the same price with anaconda.   

For all we know, Sony may intend to go for two model tiers as well.

The Pro showed them that there’s a market for an “enthusiast” tier console. So, like MS, they may launch the PS5 and its Pro version right from the gate.

Regardless of 14+ Terraflops being possible, there's nothing to suggest that Sony will aim for that. Everyone's prediction in 2012 that the PS4 would be 3TF's (it was 1.4) was WAY OFF, and this won't by any different. Best case scenario, the PS5 will be 10 TF's - but it'll most likely be around 9.2 TF's.

That's 8 TF's more than the PS4, and 5 TF's more than the Pro.

I don't want the PS5 to have 14+ TF's cuz I don't wanna pay for it, because a 14+ TF PS5 will absolutely exceed a $500 MSRP. 9 TF's is absolutely fine.

Wanting more Terraflops just for the sake of getting as much as we can for the PS5 is f***ing stupid. I'm not willing to pay the price for what that'll entail, and neither will the consumer market. They tried that with PS3 - and it failed. Despite the PC gaming minority mindset; not everyone cares about specs and top of the line hardware.

Anything exceeding $450 MSRP for the PS5 will be a bad move.

The PS4 was a small reveal?  The event that got its own announcement hype vid?  That lasted 2 hrs and gave us basically every bit of info about the device, except for how it looked and what the price was?  That in no way was a small reveal.  The PS5 was just revealed in an article on a single site, without anything actually concrete, and said article wasn't even announced to be coming out.  There is no similarity between the size of both announcements.

It is possible he would know.  Remember he said he was aiding a larger company develop a AAA game.  Sony has recently has been very communicative with devs, especially when it comes to what they want in a system.  It wouldn't surprise me if those talks didn't involve their plans for announcing the console, letting them know when they will be showing off their games.  Even with less communication in the past, they were undoubtedly having those talks with publishers.

And, yea, I couldn't find any info on that announcement for the PS2.  One article said it was revealed in April, but none said how, and they were all newer ones looking back, nothing from that time.  No citation on Wiki.  Maybe it didn't even happen.  The only concrete info I found was it was unveiled at TGS in Sept of '99.

I highly doubt they are going for that approach.  Nothing Cerny said hinted at that.  And I think Sony likes to keep it simple for their reveals.  Let MS have the 3-4 different boxes with different resolutions printed on it and some with drives and some without.  It will most likely just confuse your average consumer.  While PS5 will be the all-in-one box.  No confusion whatsoever.

He did say around $250.  I'd take that as a range of $250-$300, with $300 being more realistic.  Granted, he may have heard rumblings of price, but no one will know final prices until Sony makes the final decision near launch.

The PS4 is actually 1.84 Tflops.  I think Sony is going to aim higher than the Stadia, with some other insiders saying that both them and MS are.  The lowest I'm expecting is ~11 Tflops, but I think using the same 56 CUs that Stadia does will apparently net them ~13 Tflops, if the leaked chip is for the PS5.  Going less much less than Stadia, and apparently even more drastically less than the XBox Anaconda, would be a PR disaster.

You have to remember, Sony is paying for the same chip, no matter how powerful it is.  Yes, disabling CUs will give them higher yields when some are defective, so I don't expect them to use all 64.  I think going with 56, disabling 8 (unless AMD has overcome the 64 CUs limitation), should give them high enough yields so they don't eat so much of the cost in bad chips.

Even with all those features and that power, Sony is going to be selling at a loss, like they always do.  They won't be taking on the loss of the PS3, ~$300 per console, but they also won't take a little as the PS4, ~$50 or so, since they are in a much better position this time around.  I wouldn't be surprised to see them take a ~$100-$150 loss on the system, making up for it in SW and Plus sales, while prices fall quickly on the parts in the coming years.  I think it's also the reason they decided to hold off until 2020.  It allows for one more year of price reductions and further perfecting of the tech used in making the chipset.  So, the system would be $450, but would cost them $550-$600 to make.

On a final note, this is nothing like the PS3.  Sure, the PS3 launched for $500 as its entry price, but that was in 2006, when $500 was more like $600+.  And while it was more powerful than its competition, which was $200 cheaper, it wasn't illustrated until a year or more later.  The architecture was so foreign to devs that it took them awhile to get the hang of developing on it, leading to 3rd party games actually looking better on the much cheaper and slightly less powerful system.  The PS5 will be the same x86 architecture that the PS4 was built on, so the results of a powerful chipset won't take much time to speak for themselves.

A lot o what you have sad is wrong..... and your post will not age well.

I could show you a lot based on what we know and history to show why you are wrong...... but to much effort.