the-pi-guy said:
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.