I think the PS4.5 wont run games at 4K but 3K

[KBG29]

MortienGerrux said:

KBG29 said:

The amount of power needed to make a significant leap forward is just not going to be ready, or at mass market prices until then. For A PS5 to happen, Sony needs to have a 12TF GPU minimum although something closer to the 40TF that Nvidia is promising with Volta would be more of a real leap, they need 128GB of RAM, and an SSD that is large enough, and fast enough to fill that RAM. All of this needs to be done at the $400 price tag people have come to accept for a console. This is unless people start to put more value behind consoles. If consumers are willing to pay $800 for a beefed up PS5 in 2019 - 2020, then the next gen could start way before I am antcipating. 

I just don't think Sony and Microsoft can convince people to put down more than $400, even if these boxes become more versitle and see high usage than PC's, tablets, or Laptiops. 

Can you maybe explain why we need 40TF of GPU power, 128GB of ram and a few TB of SSD's?

Are we trying to run a Pixar/Dreamworks renderfarm at Imax resolutions or just a "next-generation" console?

Just a next gen console. That kind of Power, Memory, and Storage is required to make truly next gen games. This being games that actually have more immersive worlds, games that are built on new rendering techniques, games that change the way we play and the way games are developed. 

If PS5 is a unit with a 6TF GPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 4TB 5400RPM HDD, then it is only going to be able to handle games on the same scale as we have on PS4, all you will see is higher resolution, and maybe a little better effects and textures. A unit like that will struggle to hit 4k/30fps in most games, and will not do anything to change the gaming landscape.

That is why minor increases are going to start happening, like the PS4K/4.5/Spec 2 or whatever. They give people the option to upgrade to newer tech that enhances the picture quality, smoothness, and overall funtion of the device and its games. This allows Sony and Microsoft to keep the brand and the platform fresh for a longer period of time, while allowing tech to make greater advances until a true next generation device can be made, that completely changes the way we play.

Another way to look at this is, what would a PS4 look like if we had such a minor change in 6 years? Well you are looking at a GPU that is about equvilent to the XBO's 1.3TF, you'd have about 1GB of RAM, and a 120GB 5400RPM HDD. Would you have considered PS4 next gen with those specs? Hell, some people say XBO isn't even next gen due to not being able to handle 1080p in most games, and being stuck at 720/900p in many cases. So would you really consider a PS5 that struggles to reach 4K, and plays most games in 1440p, and in the worst cases 1080p/60fps a truly next gen console?