PotentHerbs said:
I can't really blame some people for being upset about this news lol. Although, a 10 year plan makes a lot more sense with the PS5, not only because its "future proof," but to see if the cloud will actually threaten the console business model. |
It's not news though, we've been on a 10 year support plan since forever.
PS2 came out 2000, last PS2 game came out in 2014 (Pro evolution soccer 2014)
PS3 came out 2006, GT6 came out 2013, CoD Black ops 2015, FIFA 2018, the last PS3 game came out in 2020 (Shakedown: Hawaii)
PS4 came out 2013, so if history repeats itself it's good until at least 2025
PS5 came out 2020, good until 2032?
The difference is Sony releasing games up to 2 years after their new system is out, 9 year 1st party support. Maybe that's not new either, I haven't looked through the whole list of ps3 games (2278 total)
Anyway RAM is yet again going to hold games back. PS3 was hampered by lack to RAM, ps4 by a weak CPU, ps5 back to lack of RAM. Games will still be amazing, but the amount of RAM will dictate what kind of games will look amazing. Mostly those that use lots of static assets that can be easily streamed. More dynamic / destructible worlds will be limited.
