Sony: PS5 not due out before April 2020

[Dulfite]

twintail said:

Dulfite said:
Well this will be very interesting then if Microsoft chooses to do the opposite and launch this year. Either way this is great news for Switch sales, I suppose!

Seems early but always possible.

Not sure how this benefits Switch.

DonFerrari said:
That was expected.
@Dulfite if MS launches this year there is a good chance Sony already have a backup plan to speed up launch (which I hope they don't use because that always open space for fuck ups). I would preffer MS releases the spec and price of their machine so Sony can adjust whatever needed to have a stronger and cheaper machine.

I doubt Sony really cares. They know when they are launching (regardless of whether this news is a bluff or not) and software development for both PS5 and PS4 will match up with that. They aren't going to rush a release just because MS might launch this year, something they have most likely taken into account.

They still have TLoU2, a Kojima game, and GoT (if quality holds up): they are fine for the next 12 months quite easily.

It benefits Nintendo to continue having the newest console on the market as long as possible. No matter how many slim or digital editions Sony/Microsoft come out with for their current line, it is still older than the Switch. If the ps5 and Xbox Two came out this fiscal year, it would harm Switch sales even if just slightly. Most people buy consoles based on the games they prefer, but there are still some out there that typically buy whatever the newest thing is, and this gives Nintendo one more fiscal year of being able to retain the title of the newest thing.