| alrightiwill said: Prinz said it earlier and is correct. RAM is not a bottleneck anymore for games with 8GB. The problem now is speed of the RAM. This gen will probably last shorter than last gen too, so 32-64GB is what I would guess. But with RAM prices probably be so cheap in the future, it might not hurt doubling down. No HDD needed, just RAM! |
That's a good point; it's NOT the AMOUNT of RAM, but the SPEED of it will be the bottleneck. PS4 is fine this generation but XB1 is in big trouble. The generation will have to increase the RAM speed (bandwidth) by 4-8 times, a similar improvement as the GPU. Also the CPU needs to quadruple its speed at least.
4x CPU speed + 4-8x GPU speed + 2-4x more RAM + 4x faster RAM
That's the future generation console (in 6 years)
- The CPU technology is already here. An i5 would cut it. It just needs to be more energy efficient and integrated in an APU package.
- The GPu technology will be here in a couple of years, but again it needs to be "mobile" and "integrated" in the APU.
- The RAM amount and speed are the slowest improving parts and they will be "cutting edge" with the consoles.
Playstation 5 vs XBox Series Market Share Estimates
Regional Analysis (only MS and Sony Consoles)
Europe => XB1 : 23-24 % vs PS4 : 76-77%
N. America => XB1 : 49-52% vs PS4 : 48-51%
Global => XB1 : 32-34% vs PS4 : 66-68%
