Gaming PlayStation 5

littlepeasoup · Jan 13, 2020

PS4 reveal was the February before a November release, so hopefully we'll get a proper look soon(ish), plus retailers will want them to announce something as early as possible so they can get their pre-orders up and running.

The idea of E3 is fantastic as spectacle and as a showpiece for games and the industry, but you hear so many stories about the horrible crunches companies have to go through getting stuff ready for that event, I think I'd rather companies like Sony and their first party studios focus on getting stuff ready for launch, rather than getting a stage demo prepped that doesn't work to their timeline.

Ian Reus · Jan 13, 2020

Rumour that Zero Dawn Horizon 2 will be a launch game.

esmufc07 · Jan 13, 2020

Ian Reus said:
Rumour that Zero Dawn Horizon 2 will be a launch game.

Bojan11 · Jan 13, 2020

Sony confirmed they won’t be appearing.

It’s nothing to do with crunch. It’s more to do with disagreements with the people who run E3. There’s possible chance they could have their own event around the same time. Technically Ms aren’t at E3 as it’s their own event. Same with EA.

esmufc07 · Jan 14, 2020

February 5th is the reveal date apparently.

RedDevilRoshi · Jan 14, 2020

esmufc07 said:
February 5th is the reveal date apparently.

Where does it say that?

Damien · Jan 14, 2020

RedDevilRoshi said:
Where does it say that?

4chan leak which I'd take with a pinch of salt as the "secret" information doesn't read as anything particularly noteworthy, especially as it says in the leak that Sony will return to E3 which has already been debunked.

BusbyMalone · Jan 14, 2020

£449 could be the price apparently.

AaronRedDevil · Jan 14, 2020

BusbyMalone said:
£449 could be the price apparently.

It's reasonable. €500 should be max.

BusbyMalone · Jan 18, 2020

List of rumours here regarding some of the details of the PS5. God knows how true these are

PS5 reveal event set for 5th February 2020
PS5 release date is in October 2020
PS5 price is $499/£449, only one model
PS5 launch games include: Gran Turismo 7, MLB The Show 21, Demon's Souls Remastered, Godfall, Legendz (new IP from Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Games teased at PS5 reveal: Horizon: Zero Dawn sequel, Marvel's Spider-Man sequel, new sci-fi IP from Naughty Dog, new IP from SIE Japan, new IP from London Studio, Final Fantasy XVI, new Resident Evil
PS5 specs "almost on par" with Xbox Series X, leak claims Series X is more expensive, PS5 more powerful than cheaper Xbox "Lockhart"
PS5 slogan is "It's time to play"

Berbasbullet · Jan 18, 2020

450?!

Damien · Jan 18, 2020

BusbyMalone said:
List of rumours here regarding some of the details of the PS5. God knows how true these are

PS5 reveal event set for 5th February 2020

PS5 release date is in October 2020

PS5 price is $499/£449, only one model

PS5 launch games include: Gran Turismo 7, MLB The Show 21, Demon's Souls Remastered, Godfall, Legendz (new IP from Sony Santa Monica Studio)

Games teased at PS5 reveal: Horizon: Zero Dawn sequel, Marvel's Spider-Man sequel, new sci-fi IP from Naughty Dog, new IP from SIE Japan, new IP from London Studio, Final Fantasy XVI, new Resident Evil

PS5 specs "almost on par" with Xbox Series X, leak claims Series X is more expensive, PS5 more powerful than cheaper Xbox "Lockhart"

PS5 slogan is "It's time to play"

I've linked it in #487. As the person said Sony would be returning to E3 - a week before it was confirmed that Sony weren't going to be at E3 - I'd take the rest of it with a pinch of salt.

rcoobc · Jan 18, 2020

If it's £450, then should really make (have made) the PS4 Pro the entry version of the console.

I.e. "Plays only on the PS5 and PS4 Pro."

PS4 Pro is under £350 which is about right for a new console at launch.

But we all know they aren't doing that.

Pexbo · Jan 18, 2020

Considering the tech spec, £450 is a bargain. The price of a mid range gfx card for an entire dedicated gaming system.

BusbyMalone · Jan 18, 2020

Damien said:
I've linked it in #487. As the person said Sony would be returning to E3 - a week before it was confirmed that Sony weren't going to be at E3 - I'd take the rest of it with a pinch of salt.

Ah right. Sorry, i didn't see that.

Yeah, i think the February reveal is correct and the release date. But the rest i'll remain skeptical on. I'd be very happy with that price though.

BusbyMalone · Jan 18, 2020

Pexbo said:
Considering the tech spec, £450 is a bargain. The price of a mid range gfx card for an entire dedicated gaming system.

Yeah i'd be very happy with that. £100 more than the PS4 at launch which i think is reasonable considering, as you said, the specs on the thing. I don't think they can afford to have to too much more than that, tbh.

Delicate balance between specs and price point.

Shane88 · Jan 18, 2020

Can't see it being €450. I'm guessing €500 minimum.

esmufc07 · Jan 18, 2020

Pexbo said:
Considering the tech spec, £450 is a bargain. The price of a mid range gfx card for an entire dedicated gaming system.

Aren’t most consoles sold at a loss in their early life cycles? Even at an expensive price the PS3 was losing a feck load of money on each console sold.

Would have no issues paying £450 for something that will last me 5/6/7 years before the next generation.

Pexbo · Jan 18, 2020

esmufc07 said:
Aren’t most consoles sold at a loss in their early life cycles? Even at an expensive price the PS3 was losing a feck load of money on each console sold.

Would have no issues paying £450 for something that will last me 5/6/7 years before the next generation.

The PS3 did but they had another motive there in that they wanted to get a Blu-Ray player in as many houses as possible so it would beat HD-DVD to become the next generation optical disc - which very much worked.

They’re going to want to find a balance on this one between selling units and making money on game licences and making money back directly from the units. I think they will run at a small loss to begin with and eventually make a profit when the technology becomes cheaper.

esmufc07 · Jan 18, 2020

HDDVD WAS SHITE

BusbyMalone · Jan 18, 2020

Curious to see the size of the SSD's. The hard drives on the PS4 are nowhere near big enough. Constantly deleting games just to update others. Pain in the arse.

Igor Drefljak · Jan 18, 2020

BusbyMalone said:
Curious to see the size of the SSD's. The hard drives on the PS4 are nowhere near big enough. Constantly deleting games just to update others. Pain in the arse.

I'd be shocked if they're any bigger than 1tb

BusbyMalone · Jan 18, 2020

Igor Drefljak said:
I'd be shocked if they're any bigger than 1tb

That's what i'm thinking considering they have to keep the price down, but that simply isn't big enough. The games on the current gen are massive, i hate to think how big they're going to be on next gen. Be constantly deleting games just to update others.

Although i hear that they're introducing a feature that will allow you do install only part of the game. For example, a COD game will allow you to install only the multiplayer and leave the single player out to save space. We'll see.

esmufc07 · Jan 21, 2020

Godfall looks like it could be an excellent game. Leaked trailer.

arthurka · Jan 24, 2020

Massive Spanner said:
Sony lost a shit tonne of money on each console though. It was pretty badly designed overall. The Cell was complete overkill and made development a nightmare.

Completely nailed it with the PS4, though.

The PS3 had some really interesting fans..

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-physicist-has-built-a-supercomputer-from-old-playstations

SalfordRed18 · Jan 24, 2020

New horizon, new Spiderman and a new naughty dog game?

Depending on release dates this might be a day one purchase for me.

Organic Potatoes · Jan 24, 2020

SalfordRed18 said:
New horizon, new Spiderman and a new naughty dog game?

Depending on release dates this might be a day one purchase for me.

A Naughty Dog sci-fi piques my interest, but I’ve been burned on being an early adopter to the point of paranoia.

Reiver · Jan 26, 2020

Any word on whether it will track trophy progress?

Damien · Feb 4, 2020

https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/explore/ps5/

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Safe to say the reveal won't be this month.

esmufc07 · Feb 4, 2020

Damien said:
https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/explore/ps5/

Safe to say the reveal won't be this month.

My source still says February 5th.

Redlambs · Feb 4, 2020

esmufc07 said:
My source still says February 5th.

Interesting...

paulscholes18 · Feb 8, 2020

esmufc07 said:
My source still says February 5th.

What does your source say now?

One Night Only · Feb 8, 2020

paulscholes18 said:
What does your source say now?

February 5th, they just didn't say what year.

esmufc07 · Feb 8, 2020

paulscholes18 said:
What does your source say now?

February 30th.

VeevaVee · Feb 8, 2020

VeevaVee · Feb 8, 2020

Pexbo said:
Considering the tech spec, £450 is a bargain. The price of a mid range gfx card for an entire dedicated gaming system.

With a massive markup like all tech though. And they'll be buying in huge bulk.

Irwin99 · Feb 8, 2020

Have they said/hinted at anything about backwards compatibility, e.g, will I be able to download my digital games collection on to a PS5 from my PS4? That would be very cool.

Garethw · Feb 8, 2020

Irwin99 said:
Have they said/hinted at anything about backwards compatibility, e.g, will I be able to download my digital games collection on to a PS5 from my PS4? That would be very cool.

I’m pretty sure that they have already said that it will be backwards compatible mate.

Irwin99 · Feb 9, 2020

Garethw said:
I’m pretty sure that they have already said that it will be backwards compatible mate.

That'd be great

Bobcat · Feb 9, 2020

Pexbo said:
Considering the tech spec, £450 is a bargain. The price of a mid range gfx card for an entire dedicated gaming system.

This. While high end gaming PC's have some advantages over consoles, they are also bloody expensive.

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