PS4Pro was made to compete with PC - Sony Exec.

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eva01beserk said:

Dgc1808 said:
Problem is PCs are modular and a modular console would be a mess. Also, this thing will be outclassed by $500 machines in a year tops. Good effort and price for performance is pretty good for the PS4Pro right now.

If the PS5 releases in 3 years with full PS4 BC (this was the reason for going x86 right?) and the PS5Pro 3 years later and so on, I could see them keeping up with mid-tier PCs well enough to entice some PC gamers. I hope they never chase after the high-end and enthusiast crowd because we would just see costs skyrocket. They need to stay mass-market and focus on differentiating themselves via exclusives.

Is that really a positive point towards pc? Its still more expensive and will have to wait a whole year.

I think there is a part of pc gamers that are into it because of what it can offer and what price. What we saw from last gen cuz it laste so long was that by the 5th and 6th year into the gen, prey much any pc could beat a console for a good price. with no end in sight for the gen. this time consoles had a mid gen refresh right when the new cards are out and the originals where about to get outclased pretty cheaply. If they can last another 3-4 years for $400 than thats good for almost 4k. considering that most gamers still play on 1080p on pc's. and yes, many cry about 60fps, but that is in no way the standart and the majority of gamers seem to be fine with it and crave pixel count over framerate, unless of course we are talking about dips in the low 20' or high teens.

Yes. It means that the High-End/Enthusiast crowd, the people that primarily play on PC because of the power difference will always be out of reach. These people will pay $800+ on the first pc and pay $400+ every 3-5 years to upgrade and stay well ahead of sony's releases. The fact that this system will be outclassed by $500 machines in the not too distant future means that there's no hope when it comes to pulling in the people that care the most about visuals and performance. On the PC environment can cater to them. PS4Pro gives sony a shot at pc gamers that are comfortable with mid to low tier pcs but that's it really. That's maybe the majority but it's definitely not everyone. Things only get harder for Sony when we bring game libraries into the discussion.