Well, since I was already there to watch the presentation, I decided to give it a look. I had nothing better to do to be honest...

GDC as you very wisely said before is for developers, is not an event I'm really into

I thought of it and as I said many times: you can talk about what a console specs can do without spending 1 hour with a Power Point about 3D Sound and SSDs. That's not "deep dive into PS5s architecture and how it will shape the future of games". That's overkill. But, since it was supposed to be a GDC talk, it's ok I guess. Althought I think even the people who were there might got bored xD

I don't really like were the Playstation brand is going since the PS3. Most of the exclusive IPs I liked have either become multiplatform... or have been completely lost in time. And most new 3rd party franchises are multiplatform as well. On top of that, Sony's current first party titles are mostly western, story-driven games with a mid to full mature tone that, for the most part... is not what I'm looking for. Sure, they throw a Gravity Rush, Astro Bot or Ratchet and Clank here and there... but those are a minority. Microsoft is similiar, so given that their next console specs are not too different... the element that really makes the difference for me is backwards compatibility. PS5 has it with PS4. Series X has it with One, 360 and OG Xbox. So... I get Series X. You may be wondering: "Why not a PC". And, while I have no reason to give you more explanations, here it is: I don't feel comfortable playing on a PC. So... what's that you don't understand?

Why should I search for any more information? Sony says: "Tomorrow we are gonna take a look at PS5 specs and what can be achieved with them". That's what most news websites said. The GDC thing is something you have to look for. But I don't know why I would look for something I don't even know is there. Sony made an announcement. I got ready to be there at the right time. Also for your information, the fact that I posted at a certain hour doesn't mean I read the article at the same time. Sometimes I read a topic and I don't comment. Then I go back and I do. But I don't necesarily read the entire OP again. The same goes for reading ALL of the comments in the thread. I may start reading at X page, not necesarily at page 1. And not necesarily EVERY comment. I may be interested in just a conversation.

Dude, you got nothing on me. You tried. Again. And you failed. Again. If this is all you have to say, I'm leaving now. I pity you though. Have a nice day.

Full bc would be cool but that would kill the remaster/digital service angle. Let's be real, would have been cool but totally not shocked it isn't

They put the BC on the silicon of PS5. They confirmed the top 100 played games run fine, but almost all BC have odd cases where it won't work so Sony is still testing case by case to confirm. But don't worry as probably all relevant games will run.

Several of the points speaked were on line of reducing the load on the RAM and texture filling it up. But sure I would also liked more.

But again PS goes the unified RAM and Xbox two different pools.

This.  There is no reason to assume that older PS games _can't_ be emulated.  I rather suspect that PSN/PS1/PS2 will be what it has been on the PS4, assuming they need to/can renegotiate licenses for the PS5.  If they make a disc emulator so you can just pop in PS1/PS2 discs and have them work, I will be super surprised.  

I still highly doubt PS3 BC disc or downloads, but maybe just maybe the PS5 fast/powerful enough to emulate the PS3.

That’s a beautiful speech. Of course games are all that matters, nobody arguing with that. Sony’s first party games aren’t going anywhere. 

Let me get all PSYC 101 over here, I’m sure you will challenge this. Fans are very simple, and I don’t mean average gamers. I mean people like us, the elite...the whales. We don’t just love gaming, we take time out of our day to talk about it online. It’s part of our identity. I’m referring to people like us. 

Console fans are like nerdy sports fans. We have our teams and preferences and we hope they succeed. Because the more they succeed the more enjoyment we get. Here’s the thing: PS4 dominated this gen in all aspects. But now not only was MS first in doing reveals of the specs, they are in fact superior to Sony’s machine, a stark contrast to the beginning of the current gen. Then you have things like Xbox doing better backwards compatibility, and their reveal wasn’t boring to watch. 

I’m seeing PS fans fighting with each other...some expected Sony to do what MS is doing and others are telling them to be quiet and fall in line with the hype train and ignore the presentation that Sony invited the general internet public to watch. 

Overall the games do matter the most, and power never dictates the winner. But this is a stark contrast to seven years ago. Winners don’t like being outshined by a underdog. 

Don't lie, we live in Brazil the most we would have as old SW in general is PS3, the rest only arrived here through piracy or some odd purchase for collection =p

Specs might be disappointing to a few but Sony can always rectify that with a PS5 Pro down the line. It would absolutely dwarf the XSX if it launched in 2/3 years. 

They done exactly that, they put the silicon to permanently, efficiently and cheaply have BC with PS4 with boost included. But they can't say it is 100% because they didn't put the whole PS4 inside, but already confirmed all top 100 works fine. Probably all relevant games will work fine and they may patch some or another that doesn't. But yes the XSX solution seems better.

Perhaps the point was to justify why they aren't putting PS1-3 on it and we will have to stick with remasters.