PS4 pricecut and Slim version predictions

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AlfredoTurkey said:

Intrinsic said:
I think last gen has spoilt people and raised their expectations on when slim consoles actually arrive.

I would be surprised if we see a ps4 slim before 2017. I have it pegged at a 2018 release and a $199 price point. Two years before the PS5.

PS5 will not wait more than 5 years to launch simply because PS4 is so underpowered compared to PS1,PS2 and PS3. Those consoles had huge boosts in power, PS3 in particular. PS4 doesn't have that advantage and by year 4, games will have topped out totally. Hell, I wouldn't be shocked if it gets maxed out by next Christmas.

I think we'll see PS4 Slim by 2017, but I had PS5 launching the year afterwards.

The problem is still hardware price, really. People seem to expect game consoles to come out of the gate acting like high end PC's, but that's too expensive. At the same time, it won't be worth turning out the new $400 console in just another couple of years. That will be an even less substantial boost than PS3 to PS4. The problem is that we're starting to see the limits of gaming. Going forward, systems will only be so much more capable. So what if the PS5 will be able to do 60 FPS with marginally improved graphics? Who cares if the PS6 supports 4k gaming and can do 144 FPS on average? These aren't going to be game changing increases, which is exactly why it seems odd to me that people are expecting a new generation so soon.

Even if the PS4 wasn't a substantial boost, that was the best they could do for a $400 console over seven years after the launch of the PS3. I feel that alone speaks volumes for certain walls we're beginning to hit in gaming.