What do yo think will be the hardware specifications of PS5 if it arrives arround 2019-2020?

[KBG29]

AlfredoTurkey said:

KBG29 said:

I do believe it is time to talk about new PlayStation hardware, but I don't know if PS5 is where the focus should be.

Next gen should be based on technology and/or the market, not time. Looking forward I don't see technology that can deliver a justifiable next gen console, in the $400 - $500 price range by 2020. On the market side PS4 is still selling extremely well, it may not even have peaked yet. I don't think it would be wise to put out an underimpressive unit with the PS5 name just for the sake of maintaining the traditional console pace. 

I believe Sony should continue to keep the PS4 fresh a few more years. Keep updates coming to firmware, and give it one more upgrade to keep it strong against consoles, PC, streamers, cable boxes, etc., and then unleash PS5 with HBM and M.2 NVMe, which will be the most vital in creating the next baseline. Right now we are restricted by current RAM, and even more so by decades out dated mechanical HDD's. These would only be bottle necks to any new device deliverd in 2019 - 2020.

If you've been paying attention to my opinions lately on the subject you'd know there's nothing they could do to keep it fresh for me. The system is going to be five years old this fall and I've had it since launch. It's more than long in the tooth for me and the games are just, they're good but the headroom is gone. We're not seeing games come out that push the hardware anymore. We're not seeing any advancements in AI or graphics. The system plateaued, technically speaking, years ago. And since I grew up as a child of the 80's, I'm conditioned to see something new every five years. The last generation was way too long for me and those two consoles had significantly more power for their time than these two do. The PS4 and Xbox One came out of the gate with the smallest bump in power in either companies history. So, for me, power wise, it's long over do.

This is all my personal preference though. I suppose if I could wave a magic wand and enjoy the same thing forever, I would. I mean, it's a lot less expensive in the long run, right?

I hear you loud and clear. If there was a way to get a console on the market in 2019 - 2020, that could deliver a significant step forward, and be $500 I would be jumping with joy. Unfortunately, looking at where things are, the tech won't be there. Anything that could hit in that time frame would be by far the smallest leap we have ever seen from Sony or Microsoft. With major limits on RAM and Storage, games for the new consoles would not address the issues you are pointing towards. 

Tech improvement has slowed, and the requirements for any noticeable advancement in software has inreased exponentially. The days where we could have a new $400 or less box blow us away every 5 years are gone. Now we will be lucky to see that same jaw dropping leap in a ten year period, and it will only get worse going forward.