The Age of Remasters/Remakes is almost Over....

[Dante9]

KLXVER said:

Dante9 said:

The PS4 doesn't, because with it, Sony finally made the jump to x86 after trying out different architectures with each machine, giving developers a headache every time.

Now there's no reason to stray away from x86 anymore because of the simple convenience in game development and the working formula that they have come up with. Plus, they can finally claim BC as one of the selling points.

Well pack in The Last Of Us Part 2 with every PS5 would also be a great selling point, but I don't see a reason for them to do that either. 

It's not going to be a major selling point, just one more thing to check off the list.

Like I said, easy development is the main reason that will make them stick with the same basic architecture in the future. Being harder to develop for than your direct competition would not be attractive to third parties. With x86, it's a hell of a lot simpler to make games simultaneously for PC, Xbox and Playstation with only minor tweaks, compared to some weird CELL stuff that the PS3 was based on for example. This will ensure wider support from every direction.

Of course I could be wrong and Sony will pull out something unexpected from the bag, color me surprised if that happens. I hope they don't go crazy and fuck things up. But they at least seem to be continuing with AMD so it looks like they will keep with the PS4 formula and only make it more powerful.