derpysquirtle64 said:
First of all, I disagree that Sony did the right choice with releasing the Pro last year. It was a mistake which gives Microsoft a chance to comeback among the gamers who prefer better graphics in a gaming console. I know a lot of people who switched from 360 to PS4 this gen because of that reason. Now, thanks to Sony, MS will get this audience back. Especially those who bought an original PS4 and now willing to spend some to upgrade their multi-plat machine as well as play the games that MS has this gen. Second, if Sony releases PS5 in 2019, they won't be able to make it much more powerful than Xbox One X. Especially because Sony loves 400$ consoles and most likely will keep this price. We've heard a lot from Sony that they still want to keep generational approach so the PS4 and Pro will probably be dropped after PS5 release while we don't know how Microsoft will play their game. They've said that they don't believe in generations anymore. So I can see them dropping original Xbox One while making X the entry-level next-gen machine. The price for it will probably drop to 300-350 by 2019 and then MS just need to announce the next Xbox for 2020 in the same way they did with One X. One year earlier so those who need power will wait for more powerful console instead of going and buying PS5. This will put Sony in a difficult situation when Microsoft will have a console with price advantage and a console with power advantage. All bases covered. Also, considering the schedule and announcements of all Sony's games I don't see them releasing all of the announced games by 2019. Will these games be cross-gen titles or what? Also if we look at 2017 it looks bad for both Sony and MS probably because all those delations from both sides were caused by mid-gen upgrades. I can't see how Sony will manage to find time to get new games ready for PS5 release in 2019. And now about sales. PS4 probably will peak this year. It sells 20 million every year and I don't see a decline coming in the next few years. It would be really stupid to drop such a successful console. Another question - will third-party developers switch from 100m+ PS4 to PS5? The same issue Sony had with PS2->PS3 transition. PS2 was so successful that it was still popular among the developers and was selling well. A lot of consumers didn't see the reason in 2006 to buy 600$ PS3 instead of the cheap PS2 which still had a lot of games. TL:DR PS5 is not happening in 2019. It will release in 2020 or probably 2021. And prediction: if it eventually releases in 2019, Sony will lose the next generation and come in the third place |
How was it a mistake if the Xbox One X cant even hit 4K that they promised in most games? They thought to themselfs to rather go early as waiting a year later wont deliver 4K either, MS cant even deliver 4K for 90% of games with an extra 100$.
I doubt many of these PS4/360 owners will just magically switch their console, trading in and rebuying all their games, including getting a 4K TV and the Xbox One X. If they did so, a sooner and more powerful PS5 serfs them right to feel a little bit stupid.
There is nothing wrong with PS4 Pro that couldnt be simple fixed by Sony via an update. Adding an additional boostmode that unlocks all the hardware power for older games, supersampling for 1080p owners, PS3 Backwards compatibility for all games etc.