Sony Wants A Faster Shift From PS4 To PS5 Than In Previous Generations

@srfilk86: When the specs were shown I was arguing with people that were saying it's going to be $1000. It won't be $1000 cause Sony isn't picking up the components from the shelf, it will likely be around $600. But in no way possible will it be $400.

@sbargovox3:

BC was confirmed, although only for PS4 since the other consoles have a different architecture and they've given up on that idea a while ago. As for the price, given the specs they've show I don't think they'll pull off anything cheap. Unless you consider $600 cheap.

@waven101:

With the gameplay trailer for The Last of Us 2 they showed more than what Xbox did in the past generation :))

@waven101: xbox will do pretty good but PlayStation will sell more.

@waven101: dude, is Trump still the president in your universe?

@gotrekfabian: Backwards compatibility is the main reason. You no longer have to wait for enough good games to be released. Instead you'll probably be able to play all current gen games in 4K and with higher framerates and much reduced loading times. That has never really been a thing before and there was rarely a reason to get a new console at launch, just for maybe one launch title you liked.

@cinnoman: Save games are already stored in the cloud, so one of the problems is solved.

@dmblum1799: BTW I will keep my PS4 pro for the extra hard drive space. There are *a lot* of games that are great and don't need the power, like Persona 5 or Divinity OS 2.

@deviltaz35: I bought a Pro in 2019 and got some time out of it initially, catching up on the exclusives I'd missed from the gen.

That took me all of 2 months, and I honestly haven't turned the Pro on for any reason other than to collect the free games since the beginning of summer. If I'm going to play a serious session it doesn't hold a candle to my PC or even my Switch to be honest. There's just better ways to play right now and I hope Sony can create some more interest.

@deviltaz35:

So you're trying to mask your lack of interest in games as an issue with the console?

@deviltaz35: Sounds like a great investment lol

@deviltaz35: I'm in the same situation after getting my rig in April: my sole purchase for my PS4 Pro this year has been Catherine Full Body and I bought Japanese exclusives like Judgment last year because it was already out in my part of the world. Now my Pro has been inactive since July while my Steam library's growing faster than I could clear the backlog. I really can't see myself just obsessing the lone AAA exclusive banger or two for the entire year that console fanboys do anymore.

@deviltaz35: I'm literally playing a new game every few days right now. You're just not trying.

@deviltaz35: borderlands 3, outer world's concrete genie, death stranding tomorrow, later this month star wars, shenmue.... What type of games do you like.

@demayor: True. A $200 discount for PS4 Pro or $100 discount for PS4 or something like that would go a long way.

@demayor: It’s never been easier to sell something online. Apple’s profit margins on hardware is much higher than Sony’s. That said, I think MS is offering something to that effect through their Microsoft access program.

But you'd trade in your whole collection of games and hardware for a flashy new console that only has a few games available from the get go?

They want you to transition faster to a console that will be barren for the first 18 to 24 months.

Is this really a good investment?

@demayor: trade in