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

[Mr Puggsly]

Bofferbrauer2 said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Well the $599 option isn't supposed to thrive in the same way as the base model. Its for people who want high visual fidelity and willing to pay a premium and it makes the visual disparity between console and PC less significant. Ideally I would like RAM and CPU to be equal so the base model games don't suffer outside of GPU limitations. Just make sure base model are equipped with significant RAM and CPU capabilities that should be needed for the 9th gen.

Here's a question though, how much better can a $399 PS5/new Xbox be compared to the current $499 (sometimes $399) Xbox One X? MS made a great machine with the X1X and it might make the base units of the 9th gen underwhelming. Hence, for a significant visual boost in the 9th gen we might need premium consoles at launch.

Not very much, hence why  I think people will be very underwhelmed by the next gen at launch and thus selling pretty slowly after the first rush.

If the visuals aren't a significant upgrade from what we're seeing on the X1X, I think people are going to be genuinely underwhelmed. I mean people aren't necessarily blown away by what the X1X is doing either even though its a nice improvement.

Either way, base 8th gen consoles are still the lead platforms at the moment and at the very least 9th gen specs (even if underwhelming) will move lead hardware development forward.