PlayStation Nation |OT| Playing Astro Bot on the Horizon Until Dawn

[EricHiggin]

the-pi-guy said:

EricHiggin said:

Well what's the point in upgrading from PS5 Pro to PS6 if there's not a large enough gap? Same thing as why upgrade from PS5 to Pro if there's not a large enough gap? Why upgrade if it's flat out too expensive?

SNY can't launch a $699 PS5 Pro at 17TF, 4 years into the gen, and then like a 30TF PS6 at $699 4 years later. The only way that works is in inflation halts or drops a considerable amount over that period so the PS6 can launch at a reasonable price.

Otherwise we'd end up with something like a 20TF PS6 for $499. How would PS5 Pro buyers feel at that point? That or maybe a 10 year generation.

Eventually you'd have to ask yourself, would that mid gen Pro console investment be better spent elsewhere?

A lot depends on inflation calming down.

One issue is that you're viewing this exclusively through the lens of the GPU. 

PS5 Pro is almost entirely aimed at having better GPU performance. But that's not what a new generation necessarily brings. The PS5 brought big advantages with CPU, and massive advantages with I/O over the PS4. Despite the cross gen period, it's still capable of playing games that weren't possible on PS4.

Another issue, is that performance can still get better. We're just not seeing the same systems get cheaper anymore. We're also seeing more specialized hardware to effectively boost performance in specific ways, like we're seeing ray tracing hardware and AI.  

Generations also seem to be trending towards getting longer. This gen is likely to be at least 8 years, whereas they used to be closer to 5 or 6.  

My point is very general. What's the point in upgrading if it's not enough of a performance gap or too expensive (for the performance)?

Generations lasting longer is a choice. We could've easily had a PS6 in 2025-2026, which would've come with a new CPU, GPU, RT, AI, etc.

It also likely could've been around PS5 Pro performance or a bit higher, for $499.