Sony: We still believe in console generations

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It is going to be very interesting to see how things play out going forward. If PS5 comes out in say 2019, then it will only be around 8 to 10TF, with maybe 16GB of HBM RAM. IMO that is just a PS4 Pro 2. It would be able to run solid 1080p PS4 titles at solid 4K. I don't see SSD prices coming down fast enough, so devs would still be feeding the system at HDD speeds, which again does not seem next gen to me at all. All in all, a PS5 in 2019/2020, would not be a significant leap over PS4/XBO/Pro/Scorpio.

On the other hand. If Sony wanted to launch the PS5 in that time frame, and bring out PSVR2 along side it, then I could see the justification, as it could be less confusing for consumers. They are still going to have a very hard time with the transition to PS5 and PSVR2 though, because in todays electronics market people expect things to work. So I see no future where they don't have a lot of people getting PSVR2 and hooking it up to PS4 and not being able to play PS5/PSVR2 titles, or People buying PS5 and hooking up their OG PSVR just to find it doesn't play PS5/PSVR2 titles.

As I see it, the switch to the next generation is going to be one of the hardest the industry has ever had. I do think Sony is correct, that generations have to stay. Basically, the generation has become the OS. So currently we are in the PS4 OS generation. This gen will expand acrosss PS4, PS4 Pro, PSVR, and possibly, PSVR Pro, PS4 Pro 2, PS4 Tablet, and PS4 Phone before it is all said and done. PS5 will indicate the switch to a new OS, and put a break in compaitbility. There will be crosss gen games that run on both PS4 and PS5 OS, but after the PS5 Pro comes out, I would expect most support for PS4 OS to be dropped.

Who knows how it will really go though. All I know is that they have a very tough transition, and very tough decisions ahead. If Sony fudges, then any number of companies could knock it down. The market is getting bigger and bigger. So, Nvidia, Valve, Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nintendo, or even a new comer could potentially sweep in a take over the console market if the right moves are not made. Definitly the most exciting time in the history of consoles, and imo, the entire consumer electronics industry. I do feel for all involved, because it is going to be a very tough fight to stay on top for at least the next decade.