PS5 Coming at the End of 2020 According to Analyst: High-Spec Hardware for Under $500

[Mr Puggsly]

Kerotan said:

Mr Puggsly said:

I would prefer the jump from base to premium be at least $200.

I don't think they can make a significant enough upgrade for only a $100. Especially if they really want to push closer to 4K/60 fps.

People said the same about the pro yet it was a decent upgrade and sold very well. 

If they do a premium at launch do you think they'll do a mid gen upgrade as well? 

I'm sure the Pro sold fine given PS4 is a top selling console already. But I don't see much hype or fanfare over it, I genuinely feel Sony was too concerned about sticking to $399 that they made an underwhelming premium console and its an edge they didn't need to give MS.

If Sony makes a base for $399 and a premium for $599, I don't think the mid gen upgrade would be as necessary. The 8th gen upgrades are primarily GPU upgrades, they can have double or triple the GPU power at launch as well. After a few years people could upgrade to the premium for about $399.

Significant CPU and RAM upgrades should be equal on the base and premium in my opinion. I mean a CPU capable of 60 fps gaming isn't expensive and 16GB of RAM dedicated to games should be more than enough. The X1X is already giving 9GB of RAM for games so its not a big upgrade per se.