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BraLoD said:

Must be because the architetures are already close to PCs tho.
It also says "console" but you don't expect it to come to XBOX too, do you?

I read your post in the "if console exclusives came to PC would you buy a console," and I think you're biased.  Why specifically look for anything nvidia related, when the last consoles to have anything from nvidia built into it was the Switch and PS3?  We've seen Flower, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human go to PC.  It's really not that much of a stretch to think Last of Us 2 couldn't come to PC, too.

Nothing is stopping anyone from buying a PS5.  However, I wouldn't spend money on a new console, when the only game I was considering getting for it is coming to a console I already own.  A PC.

As someone who owns every playstation, it really puts things into perspective.  I have a PS4, and a PS4 Pro.  Both collect dust.  I know I wouldn't use my PS5 much outside of The Last of Us.  Keep in mind, Last of Us 2 isn't even a fully fleshed out PS5 game.  It's a PS4 game.  It's built with the lowest-spec machine in mind.  The base PS4.  Yet, remember, this game is going to be on PS5 as well.

I'm glad this is being done.  Most likely the Epic store, too, which I'm not happy about, but I understand that without those big Sony games, Epic wont be able to fight off Steam anyway.  

I thought I'd get a PS5 just because I own every playstation already, but I know I wont play it.  I know buying PS+ would also be a waste.  I also know that the PS4 Pro is not running last of us 2 at full 60 fps stability, and highest resolution graphics.  But I know my PC will, without having to buy another console.



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Nvidia practically owns the PC gaming market, especially the high end. Not sure how well PS games are running on PC in general, but if they aren't running up to snuff on Nvidia GPU's, then focusing on that would be a smart idea if PS is getting serious about entering the PC gaming market. The last thing PS would want to do is put their big guns on PC, only to have those PC gamers be let down by a sub par experience. First impressions mean a lot. Stadia, for example.

Then there's the long shot chance that a PS Portable is coming and it's got Nvidia hardware inside like Switch.



there is something definitely going on with Nvidia tech and playstation, there were rumors that sony might had opted out of AMD RT cores coz it was co developed with MS which is much better optimized with DXR, and the rumor was that sony has a third party solution for its RT and is much powerful than AMD solution. so the only options i can think off is PowerVR, custom design or Nvidia.

or highly unlikely.. ND is retooling the engine to support NVidia for future PC release



shikamaru317 said:
BraLoD said:

Must be because the architetures are already close to PCs tho.
It also says "console" but you don't expect it to come to XBOX too, do you?

One possible explanation would be that they want programmers for console (PS5) and programmers for PC. But this could easily just be a blanket job posting that doesn't mean much, they might be ok with hiring programmers with PC experience to work on Playstation games since PS5's architecture is very close to PC.

I think your blanket job posting hit the nail on the head.



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PC i can understand as it can mean universal programming but Nvidia is a interesting one. Seems like they could be optimising for Nvidia GPUs in the future which could mean ports.



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Errrr they can't really ask someone for large experience on PS5 development (which doesn't exist) or even PS4 because for those they already would have the listing of ex-employees.
So they are just asking for general experienced people that could have been on 3rd party developers that worked on PS4 or even people that only worked for PC versions of games. The trick is that someone that have large experience on PC could learn the differences to PS5 or even write parts that are equivalent between it and PC.
Just a ludicrous rumor since Sony said they would put in PC games that would make sense. TLOU2 is an exclusive that push HW so they won't make it multiplat (well besides working on 2 PS consoles).



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