PS5 GDC Reveal and PS5 specs/performance Digital Foundry Video analysis : 3.5 Ghz 8 core Zen 2 CPU along with 10.3 TF RDNA 2 RT capable and 16GB GDDR6 RAM and also super crazy fast 5.5 GB/Second S

[EricHiggin]

Pemalite said:

EricHiggin said:

You were one of the pioneers of SSD talk if I remember correctly. I was a little skeptical of full blown SSD, but a smaller amount however on board seemed within reason back then. I did not think we'd see NVMe, at the speeds they are claiming, with around 1TB. User expandable third party NVMe as well? What? Out of all the ways I thought SNY would flex, this really caught me off guard.

I am really happy personally. I mentioned back then that I would much prefer they focus on super quick loading speeds, even if that meant a slightly weaker CPU and GPU. Slightly weaker GPU if they had to choose between either. Seems like that's darn near exactly what they're offering.

I'm going to have a hard time holding off for a couple years like I usually do this time around. I wasn't the biggest SIE fan until PS4, but after playing TLOURe and the Uncharted Collection, and seeing what they've done on PS4 with HZD, GOW, etc, the potential for PS5 has me drooling uncontrollably.

I honestly doubted the use of SSD's at $399 due to cost reasons.

But if the hardware price was higher, than it was more than feasible. Still stand by that.

That was really hard to see happening back then, as it's not exactly clear it could certainly happen now either. I'd say $399 is going to need a subsidy if it's going to happen. Not sure how much of one just yet, but also depends on what MS does in terms of Lockhart, assuming PS isn't doing that as well. If MS is somehow able to land at $299 and $499, then I don't think it would be crazy to anticipate PS trying to hit the sweet spot in between. Seeing PS5 at $499 and XBSX higher yet wouldn't surprise me either though.