Prediction - PS6 will not be designed to replace the PS5.

[EricHiggin]

Hardstuck-Platinum said:

EricHiggin said:

No example is the perfect example because nothing lines up perfectly now vs then, so all we can do is take something similar enough to make the point.

The question is will 10th gen with PS5 range hardware hold things back? The point is no, it won't, because PS2 wasn't the best hardware at the time and it didn't and neither was or did the Wii. Heck even SW1 and SW2 weren't the best handheld hardware and look how they've done.

Everyone knows the most powerful hardware never wins the gen, with PS4 being the exception, simply because while PS4 wasn't some powerhouse, XB1 was pretty weak for 8th gen.

You're correct though in the fact that SNY doesn't need to chase the performance crown any longer, plus doing so in the foreseeable future just isn't a smart idea with the worldwide economy the way it is.

Power matters. Gaming is very technological. The thing is though, because the PS5 has no bottlenecks what has happened is that, the cost to produce is it's biggest problem, and not it's aging technology. Normally it's the other way around. So, this time Sony needs to re-balance that again and a handheld PS5 called PS6P will be the result of that. It will definitely hold back gaming but they have no choice because they need to create a mass market product and that's not possible without going really cheap next gen.

A gaming console that is limited and holding things back is still better than one that doesn't even exist. 

Would 10th gen be better off with a single PS6 home console SKU that costs $750 to $1000?

or

Would 10th gen be better off with PS6P leak range hardware, and possibly a home console in the PS5 to PS5 Pro range?

What matters most about the hardware is that it's seen as strong enough, for cheap enough, by the masses.

SNY at the end of the day wants to sell as much software as possible, and this handheld hybrid/home console route would be the best path to that.