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Title: PS5 predictions
Post by: the-pi-guy on Feb 05, 2018, 08:05 PM
Lets make some!
Release date:
Price:
VR compatible:
Launch games:
Others?
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: Legend on Feb 05, 2018, 08:26 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I really need to release at least one game before PS4 is replaced.


But anyway, Oct 2020 release.

$400

New PSVR headset, compatible with current one. New PSVR move controllers. Upgraded tracking system, maybe wireless and more room scale.

Controller will be very similar to DS4. I don't really see any reason to change it. Maybe haptic feedback inside the buttons like the triggers on XBOX One. No screen on the controller. Touchpad will stay mostly for backwards compatibility, but I could see it being slightly redesigned.

Horizon 2 will be cross gen. Bloodborne spiritual sequel full exclusive. VR exclusives from London Studio and Media Molecule.
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: Xevross on Feb 05, 2018, 08:56 PM
What do I want?

Release: Late 2021
Price: $399 / £350
VR: Don't really care but I'll say yes because VR might be really good by this point
Launch games: Just give me some good games to play, PS4 launch was good enough so that quality or better
Controller: Similar to DS4, maybe rework the touch pad and make it fit in the hand nicer like an xbox controller
BC: YES

What do I expect?

Release: Nov. 2020
Price: $399
VR: Yes, new headset which is improved upon PSVR but around the same price. Maybe around this point sony will be pushing for more games to be VR as standard
Launch games: Not so good, the last couple of years on PS4 will be so good leaving PS5 launch quite dry
Controller: Basically a DS4 but small changes
BC: No :(
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: Legend on Feb 05, 2018, 09:27 PM
BC seems like a given if it releases anytime soon. System architecture hasn't changed that much so PS5 should just be a PS4 Pro with everything upgraded. Also keeping things similar helps with the transition to next gen. Plus MS has it and makes Sony look bad for not having it.
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: the-pi-guy on Feb 05, 2018, 09:55 PM
Yeah, BC seems likely.
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: Legend on Feb 05, 2018, 10:27 PM
I could see them cheaping out and making it PS4 BC not PS4 Pro BC though  ::)
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: Xevross on Feb 05, 2018, 10:28 PM
Oh sure it'd be perfectly possible for them but Sony is a business and BC is nowhere near as profitable for them as remakes/ remasters/ re-releases are. I just don't see it, again unless they come under a lot of pressure from MS who do have it.
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: Legend on Feb 18, 2018, 01:49 AM
Thinking back on this, fall 2019 can't happen.

That'd be only 2 years after xbox one x and if PS5 was $400, it'd be hardly any stronger. We need more time or else these pro systems will make next gen feel super weak.
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: darkknightkryta on Feb 19, 2018, 03:20 AM
They'll probably make the AMD equivalent of the Hades Canyon.  Just in a bigger box with more power.  I think they can make a GTX 1080 TI like card but based on Vega on one die (Like what Hades Canyon is).
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: the-pi-guy on Feb 09, 2019, 07:21 PM
How are people feeling about their predictions?

When will PS5 be announced?  
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: Xevross on Feb 09, 2019, 08:22 PM
How are people feeling about their predictions?

When will PS5 be announced?  
Well I said Nov 2020, $399, no BC.

Now I have no reason to change from Nov 2020, although it might be earlier in the year. I also think it might be $449 now, and there will be BC.
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: the-pi-guy on Feb 09, 2019, 08:32 PM
Well I said Nov 2020, $399, no BC.

Now I have no reason to change from Nov 2020, although it might be earlier in the year. I also think it might be $449 now, and there will be BC.
What about being anounced?
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: Xevross on Feb 09, 2019, 08:52 PM
What about being anounced?
About half a year before release, I guess. So probably around may next year if its releasing november. I feel like the winning strategy for Sony would be to emulate the Switch launch though. Announce January, release March.

There's no need to announce it 9 months before launch like with PS4.
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: BananaKing on Feb 09, 2019, 10:21 PM
Nov 2020. 399$. PS4 BC

Announced between Feb and April 2020.

1TB hard drive. 16GB DDR5 ram. 11/12 tflops GPU
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: Xevross on Feb 09, 2019, 10:42 PM
Nov 2020. 399$. PS4 BC

Announced between Feb and April 2020.

1TB hard drive. 16GB DDR5 ram. 11/12 tflops GPU
Basically. Except it'll be a 2TB HDD and people are saying ram might be DDR6, but I think DDR5 is still most likely.
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: DerNebel on Feb 10, 2019, 10:12 AM
It'll be announced this year.
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: darkknightkryta on Feb 10, 2019, 12:56 PM
HBM 2 ram  8)
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: Xevross on Feb 10, 2019, 01:01 PM
It'll be announced this year.
They should only do that if its releasing like Feb 2020 or earlier. No point announcing PS5 during a holiday season when PS4 could still be selling well. It wouldn't be much of an impact, but announcing PS5 before the holiday sales are done would hurt the PS4 at least somewhat.
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: DerNebel on Feb 10, 2019, 03:11 PM
They should only do that if its releasing like Feb 2020 or earlier. No point announcing PS5 during a holiday season when PS4 could still be selling well. It wouldn't be much of an impact, but announcing PS5 before the holiday sales are done would hurt the PS4 at least somewhat.
Holiday sales will be notably down and largely rely on promotions anyways, just like the rest of the year. Also look at how investors reacted after this quarters results. Imagine how they'll react during an entire year of dropping sales, with no information on the future given.

The rumor is that the original plan was to release the PS5 in 2019, which was then pushed back due to several factors (sales of the PS4, software...), so I would not be surprised if Sony decided to release the PS5 next spring but would be shocked if Sony attempted to drag out this entire year without talking about next gen.
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: Xevross on Feb 10, 2019, 08:02 PM
Holiday sales will be notably down and largely rely on promotions anyways, just like the rest of the year. Also look at how investors reacted after this quarters results. Imagine how they'll react during an entire year of dropping sales, with no information on the future given.

The rumor is that the original plan was to release the PS5 in 2019, which was then pushed back due to several factors (sales of the PS4, software...), so I would not be surprised if Sony decided to release the PS5 next spring but would be shocked if Sony attempted to drag out this entire year without talking about next gen.
I guess its whichever strategy you think would be best. Do you have a pretty poor year, announce almost nothing, and let PS4 sell what it can with a price drop. Then you launch straight into PS5 and have an incredible 2020. This wouldn't strangle any life out of PS4, with people perhaps holding off on games and systems since a PS5 has been announced, probably with BC. But a slow news year would lower playstation's overall momentum, and perhaps do harm to PS5s initial sales.

I think the best strategy will be announcement of PS5 at PSX in December or very early Jan, then launch in the first half of 2020. Basically what Nintendo did with Switch, which worked really well. I think dates and timings will depend on GoT, TLOU and DS though. If at least 2 can come out in 2019 then I think Sony are fine with waiting until 2020 to talk PS5.
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: the-pi-guy on Feb 10, 2019, 08:21 PM
It just feels like PS is in a weird place, because it doesn't really feel like there are enough PS4 games to fill in the space till PS5 releases.  

I basically see it going one of two ways:

PS5 showing late this year, releasing early 2020.  Show off the big launch titles.  I feel like that's probably the best thing to do, because it'll make the gap smaller.  

Otherwise I think Sony will try repeating their PS4 launch year.
Announce it early 2020.  Basically spend 8 months hyping up titles.  
Title: Re: PS5 predictions
Post by: Xevross on Feb 10, 2019, 08:39 PM
It just feels like PS is in a weird place, because it doesn't really feel like there are enough PS4 games to fill in the space till PS5 releases.  

I basically see it going one of two ways:

PS5 showing late this year, releasing early 2020.  Show off the big launch titles.  I feel like that's probably the best thing to do, because it'll make the gap smaller.  

Otherwise I think Sony will try repeating their PS4 launch year.
Announce it early 2020.  Basically spend 8 months hyping up titles.  
Yep its going to be one of these two. And I think it entirely depends on when their studios can have their games ready. They want to have a good launch, so should wait until there's at least a couple big launch exclusives. My guess would be Horizon 2 and something from Japan studio (which would be extremely similar to PS4 launch). But if that's going to take too long then PS4 could have a real dry patch which would hurt the brand.

I think the best case scenario is 2 of GoT, TLOU and DS launch this year. That means 2019 would be Days Gone, Dreams +2 of those 3, which would be an excellent year. Then the remaining title launches early 2020, and PS5 launches a few months later or at the same time with that title being cross gen like BOTW for Switch.