only777 said:
But splitting a user base with different hardware does? So making people feel they have an inferior hardware in a market that has always been about uniform setups makes more sense?
A PS Now soloution gets rid of both those problems, unless you have a decent argument you can provide with your statement, your post adds nothing. |
I'm not Sony so I don't know exactly what their course of action will be, all I know is that in the event that the rumors have some standing, it seems to me like releasing a 'premium' version of the console with the new APU's from AMD in 14nm would make sense.
New APU means lower cost for a higher performance in a similar enough architecture.
possible advantages:
higher performance (for VR especially) at a reduced cost
giving a reason for people that want bleeding edge tech to upgrade (like I would for sure)
remaining competitive with the PC space, considering the new tech hitting PC this year
possible disadvantages:
fragmenting the market - make sure all the games are playable in both console versions
whiners online - give a possibility to trade up to the new model at a reduced cost
futureproofing:
make playstation a console platform that retains the same model, making sure whenever the PS5 comes up everyone will be able to play the games they own from the previous generation, much in the same way I can play pc games from the 90's 00's on my current pc.
This is what I think they should or are more likely to do. There's absolutely no chance the idea of 'cloud' computing improving the console capabilities is what they refer. We've been through this with the Xbox 1 since it was announced.
