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Are We Edging Closer to a PS5 Announcement?

It's more than just an idea, this article explores how Sony might consider their approach to a PlayStation 5.

yellowgerbil2197d ago

December, with a Nov 2019 release. Ghost of Tsushima will be PS5 exclusive and TLOU2 and DEATH STRANDING will be cross platform, with Death Stranding being a launch title.

yellowgerbil2196d ago

Care to elaborate? No gameplay has been shown of any of those games, I think the reason is because they are hiding that it is clearly next gen

Shiken2196d ago

@yellowgerbil

Sony would not intentionally reveal an exclusive PS5 game before the PS5 is announced. This is not an old game that went through development hell, later to be revived the following gen (Last Guardian). It would serve nothing else than to put a bad taste in the mouth of fans. A cross gen version might happen, but I can assure you anything we have seen is more than likely a guarantee for PS4.

Also it is more likely that it will come in 2020, giving the PS4 Pro a full three years on the market. It would be a major spit in the face to release something before then.

Lets not even talk about the inflation of GPU chips right now. Until they come back down from this whole bitcoin fiasco, we will not be seeing anything new I am sure.

fr0sty2196d ago

Keep in mind the dynamic this gen is different. The same software can very easily be ran on multiple systems across multiple generations now, so it is very likely that Sony will employ some sort of system that blurs the generational lines... I could see, in order to make devs happy because they don't have to reset the install base each gen, them allowing maybe PS4 Pro to play scaled down versions of a PS5 game, at much lower resolutions and framerate, etc... PS5 gives the stock experience, PS5 Pro the full experience. A 3 system, 2 generation spread giving that sort of forward-backward compatibility with the same games would be a developer's dream, and it helps Sony keep selling systems as well, as people don't have to wait through launch title hell to get to the good games... game development could be taking a new direction now for consoles.

Kiwi662196d ago

Those games could be shown at E3

yellowgerbil2196d ago

Loom back to watchdogs and 1313 both were reveLed before the next gen was announced but it was clear that they were next gen games, I'd say ghost of tsushima is Dec ps5 and it would make sense for the other 2 to release on both gens like Zelda did

Ceaser98573612196d ago

Its already confirmed those games GOT, DS, LOU2 will reveal their very first gameplay this E3. Thats why i say always research and then come here and comment.

Kiwi662196d ago (Edited 2196d ago )

@ceaser he was saying about no gameplay being shown yet and so I said about E3 so it doesn't matter if I said "could" or "will be" as i did say E3 so why not tell him to do research then

DaMist2196d ago

@Shiken not that I agree with yellow gerbil, but he said launch title, not ps5 exclusive. Which yeah I can see your point of that being bad news if it were, but I can see death stranding releasing go both consoles as a day 1 ps5 title.

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Ceaser98573612196d ago

Lol! Mr Yellow
PS5 games are under development. The games show this gen are all PS4 exclusives which will make their way to PS5 as well. GOT is a PS4 exclusive releasing next year. I mean dont you watch trailers and talks shows post gaming conference. Every games shown are running on the PS4/pro. And then you come here and say Otherwise..

Ceaser98573612196d ago

Kiwi i said it to him. Not you. Sorry for the misunderstanding..

KwietStorm_BLM2196d ago

PS4 is 4 1/2 years old. Obviously it's not new anymore, but those game you say are "clearly next gen" have plenty of time for release. God of War II came out *after* PS3 released. The Last of Us came out the same year PS4 did. They have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to first party content. There is no reason to be forcing anything, and this media rush to get the PS5 out is getting a little ridiculous now.

Ghost of Tsushima was barely announced 6 months ago, and with all the other games that have been consistently releasing, showing gameplay just for the sake of showing it not only takes away from the more current releases, but then you're gonna have people complaining about those releases without dates.

Araragifeels 2196d ago

Death Stranding, TLOU Part II, Ghost of Tsushima, Spider-Man is already confirmed that those titles is the only main focus of PlayStation E3 First Party game. So can already expect gameplay to be finally showed.

conanlifts2196d ago (Edited 2196d ago )

That sounds reasonable. At the latest i would say march 2020, but nov 2019 is looking likely. I also think it will launch at the same time as TLou 2 as you say. But rather than next gen i think backwards compatible. So ps4 pro dynamic resolution, ps5 stable resolution for TLOU 2 plus tweaks.

yellowgerbil2196d ago

Yeah that could happen but I think they'll want people knowing they work with ps5 so could see them making it a new package that says works with ps4 and 5 that way they can use it to promote their new system too, because the ps4 took some criticisms early on for not having games

JackBNimble2196d ago

Sony always seems to release new consoles during the holiday season. My best guess is holiday 2019 or 2020 at the latest.
Just my thoughts, I don't have a crystal ball so I could be way off.

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The 10th Rider2196d ago

The only.one of those titles that I could see being cross gen is Death Stranding. I'm sure some third party titles will be, but I think backwards compatibility from here on out will also improve frame rate and maybe allow for a resolution boost. So Sony could show all those games running 4K 60fps on the PS5 without having to be ported over or anything like that.

Kumakai2196d ago

No way. They’ll announce it at e3 2019 for a holiday 2020 release most likely. All of those titles you just mentioned are PS4 releases anyway. They wouldn’t just change direction. The ps5 will launch with something most likely not announced yet.... in at least 2020.

showtimefolks2196d ago

yellow

i believe you are right and that is only because sony can do it 2 way or have 2 options:

1. release ps5 in fall 2019 and have the whole next gen market to themselves. They can use the slogan every games looks/plays better on our console and by the time next xbox comes out ps5 will have a install base of 10-15 million

2. release it in 2020 alongside xbox. As a long time PS fan i have zero doubts ps5 can dominate xbox 2 even if they launch same date but smart business says you launch in 2019 and get a year ahead start. By the time xbox 2 comes out ps5 would remain the lead console and publishers would have hard time passing up on a already set install base

for those of you saying reveal at E3 2019 and release in fall 2020 that's not the way ms or sony will do it. Expect a reveal event around GDC and more info to follow at same year's E3 than release same year during winter time

MS launched xbox360 a year before ps3 and we all know how well they did

but my biggest question is will MS release their next xbox in fall 2020 when they just came out with xbox x? fall 2021 in my opinion?

Xb1ps42196d ago

Good god peopl! Sony already said no new hardware.. why so desperate? The pro is great for now..

adonisisfree2196d ago

That statement makes no sense whatsoever

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DarkZane2196d ago (Edited 2196d ago )

I disagree with you. Sony did say before that the PS3 life cycle, which was 7 years, was too long. So the PS4 having a 6 years life cycle and the PS5 releasing in 2019 is very much possible since they said the PS4 Pro didn't extend the life cycle of the PS4.

2019 or 2020 is definitely when the PS5 releases. Not earlier and not later than that.

ABizzel12196d ago

@DarkZane

The hardware needed to make a generation evolution is not going to be affordable enough to stuff into a $400 console in 2019. 2020 is the year they need to wait for so GDDR6 is fully available, Ryzen 2 can be reproduced into low cost 6 or 8 core CPUs, and 7nm GPUs have their refresh and launch at reasonable prices for the mid-range with enough performance to aim for +10 TFLOPS.

Zen 2 is out now, it'll have a refresh in 2019 and Zen 3 (which is build upon Zen 2) will drop 2020. The PS5 will use low-powered CPUs based on Zen 2 / Zen 2 refresh / or Zen 3.

Navi should release this Summer, Navi refresh should release 2019, and Next-Gen GPU should release in 2020. If the GPU follows the same trends as the PS4 did, then it should be based on the Navi refresh with features from the Next-Gen GPU to boost overall performance and keep price affordable.

GDDR6 is scheduled for releases this year, by 2020 it will be the primary GRAM for mid/high end GPUs with HBM3/HBM4 ruling premium GPUs. This also gives the tech time to decrease in cost to fit up to 16GB into a PS5.

The PS5 can be made in 2019, but the cost won't be ready until 2020.

showtimefolks2196d ago

ABizzel1

bro you do know companies like ms,sony and nintendo buy in millions of items at once so they get the prices which us consumers will never get. Sony can get all those items at reasonable prices if they buy enough of them

but i agree with you on that sony has a very hard decision on their hands. Come out in 2020 alongside next xbox or come out a year early and have a 10 plus millions install base. Another thing i am interested in finding out is whether ms will come out with a new xbox in fall 2020 when they just came out with xbox x or are they looking at 2021

i was thinking fall 2020 like you but when sony announced their E3 plans it's kind of pointing towards a ps5 coming out in 2019. think about it sony could have waited with pro to be released alongside xbox x yet they came out a year early o put themselves in this position to come out ahead of next xbox. They understand better than ever before having a huge lead over your competition is great for business

babadivad2196d ago

@ABizzel1

Zen 2 isn't out yet. The Ryzen 2000 series is built upon Zen+. A basically a small die shrink and slightly optimized version of the 1000 series. Zen 2[the true next gen to Zen] will begin sampling at the end of this year, with a release date scheduled for next year.

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Ceaser98573612196d ago (Edited 2196d ago )

E3 2019 PS5 teaser and E3 2020 PS5 release date announced with Games.
And by early 2019 PS4 will cross 100 mil units sold.

Matrix62196d ago

Remember how/when they announced the PS4? Out of the ge blue and released 9 months later.
(Iike they popped out baby, lol) I wouldn't expect a PS5 announcement from Sony at any gaming conferences but their own.

dumahim2196d ago

Recently, devs have said off the record they do not have dev kits yet and aren't aware of them existing yet. For a 2019 release, they'd have to be out there. Also, check out what Digital Foundry has to say.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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CyrusLemont2196d ago

The sweet spot, I just hope to god they don’t go cheap on the CPU next gen, it needs to be the central focus to make those breakthrough game features. This gen was all about getting visuals up to speed, next gen will be about everything else.

Beyond Good and Evil 2 is 100% a PS5 title. God of War 2 will be a PS5 title if they want it to be bigger and more interactive. The current one really pushed the PS4 to it’s limits.

DaMist2196d ago

I know, God of war is the only title that makes my pro sound like a broken vacuum. And yes I've cleaned it lol

jronj2196d ago

I think the lack of new game announcements at this E3 is a signal that it's on it's way. When the PS5 is announced they will want to debut stable of new games to go along side it. These new games will also be on the PS4 but will be feature PS5 titles to sell the system. A year head start on "Xbox 2" with new exclusives, 2019 is not out of the question.

WickedLester2196d ago

I said the same thing. Watch throughout this year at Sony's game announcements at shows like E3, Paris Games Week, TGS, Playstation Event, etc. If we're not seeing a lot of new PS4 game announcements beyond what we already know about, that's a strong signal that PS5 is closer than people think.

CyberSentinel2197d ago

Do we need really need PS5?
2020 at the earliest.

Eidolon2196d ago (Edited 2196d ago )

If sales stopped gens, we wouldn't have had a PS4 in 2013 or a PS3 in 2006. 2020 at the LATEST. Yes, it might cannibalize the sales of the PS4, but it will still sell. I think the Pro will be $300 by then and the base architecture, PS5 at $500.

The 10th Rider2196d ago

Yeah, some games will still be cross gen. I think for at least two to three years into the generation we will see PS5/Xbox 2/PC games and PS5/Xbox 2/PS4/Xbox One/PC/Switch games. By then the PS4 should only be around $150 so I don't think it will have a difficult time continuing to sell.

sprinterboy2196d ago

Plus Sony will announce a ps4 pro slim imo with a 4k drive

KwietStorm_BLM2196d ago

So you're saying you need PS5 then..

Eidolon2196d ago (Edited 2196d ago )

I want it. Who doesn't? X1X is looking tantalizing for my expensive 4K TV.

narsaku2197d ago

So we're up to what now?.. 5+ articles a day about PS5?

Man there's going to be like 2000 articles of this shit before it's even announced.

G3ng4r2196d ago

These won't get much less common either. Everyone's expecting it because it's time.

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OffRoadKing2196d ago

Agree with you but the same thing happened with x, there was a project scorpio article every other hour, its just par for the course.

FinalFantasyFanatic2195d ago

So we have to endure all these articles for the next 2 years or do?

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Nintendo says Switch 2 will be officially announced before the end of March 2025

This is Furukawa, President of Nintendo. We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year. It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015. We will be holding a Nintendo Direct this June regarding the Nintendo Switch software lineup for the latter half of 2024, but please be aware that there will be no mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during that presentation.

Profchaos10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

I'm excited for a switch 2 however I don't feel it will be coming this year as per the tweet in they are commuting to a reveal in this Japanese financial year in 2025.

Realistically we will get one last holiday season to focus on the switch because it would be madness for Nintendo to go into the holidays where the switch always performs well when they have announced a switch 2.

I'm thinking we see a announcement late Jan 25 personally with a release between March and June depending on when the software is ready and how strong the holday sales were if they need to boost those figures for the next earnings call or not

gold_drake10d ago

yea agreed. they'll probably match it with the new pkmn game they announced

VenomUK10d ago

So it begins!

Where one contender pulls out of the game, another comes back bigger and stronger.

Nintendo Switch 2 - let the games begin.

Cacabunga10d ago

A new Splatoon launch title for sure.. hoping they change the recipe and make it open world.

I think it’ll come out Q1 25. Let’s wait and see

H910d ago

There's a event in June for games on the switch and they said there won't be a switch 2 announcement so no way they will announce the console after june and still release it in the same year

Eonjay10d ago

So, I think they will shoot for another FYQ4 release (like with the first Switch) but I am confused by the headline:

'[...] Switch 2 will be officially ANNOUNCED before the end of March 2025' This implies that the Switch 2 isn't coming out till maybe holiday 2025 or maybe even 2026. I think they will be better served by NOT releasing when GTA 6 launches (unless there is some shocking reveal that it will run on Switch 2). Release early 2025.

Neonridr10d ago

I'd say it'll be released before March 2025 tbh.

notachance10d ago

Holiday announcement with summer launch

thesoftware73010d ago

It should be an interesting year; Sony, Nintendo, and MS all have new Hardware to show.

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PS5 Pro specs leak video taken down by Sony

Sony is taking actions as video by Moore’s Law is Dead, has been issued with a copyright claim.

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andy8530d ago

And people say it's all fake because Sony haven't said anything 😂 conveniently forget the PS4 Pro was only announced 2 months before release.

BeHunted30d ago

It's fake. There's no factual evidence other than his own made up specs.

Hereandthere30d ago

What were the specks Sony was afraid of showing?

Shikoku30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

Digital foundry put a video out saying what he leaked was exactly what they also knew about the PS5 PRO. So no it's not just stuff he made up

Babadook730d ago (Edited 30d ago )

If it’s fake what copyright does MLID infringe upon?

😂

andy8530d ago

Aye because they'd go to the effort of copyright claiming it if it didn't exist 🙃😂 you'd have to be a special kind to be thinking its not a thing by now

Cacabunga30d ago

They need to reveal it with uncharted killzone or a heavy hitter like this

Ironmike30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

U mean the specs that we'll established digital foundry which said these are the actual specs published a video on 2 weeks ago I mean they are only one of most trusted sites for tech information but they just made up a video for the sake of it

Christopher30d ago

I would love for it all to be fake, but lots of people are saying they've seen/heard the same thing. But, man, we 100% don't need mid-gen upgrades when we're failing hard to optimize current hardware.

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Seraphim30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

if I recall Sony lowered sales expectations for PS5 earlier this year. if that is the case we won't hear anything about a Pro until next year or shortly before/when it's dropping. After all, if the Pro was dropping this year/fiscal year they wouldn't have lowered expectations.

As for squashing rumors. Yeah, shit like this prevents potential buyers from adopting now, just like slim rumors in the past. It only makes sense to keep things under wraps from a business perspective. Despite living in a technological age of unfettered access to information we don't need to know whats going on behind closed doors be that at Sony, Nintendo, MS, or amongst any development studios. When the steak is done we shall feast.

JackBNimble29d ago

By the time games are actually made to take advantage of the pro spec's the ps6 will be released or close to it.

jznrpg30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

Just announce it already! I want to preorder one asap. But in reality they don’t want to lessen PS5 sales until Pro is ready to launch so I understand the business part of it. September is probably when they announce it with an early November launch like the PS4 Pro

Ironmike30d ago

Pro won't lessen sales sames ps4 pro never and the ps4 pro was more relevant at the time cos move to 4k this not needed

RaidenBlack30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

Yea, my brother got his PS4 (coz of a good deal) after the PS4 Pro's release.

darthv7230d ago

^^same here. I got a base 4 for only $100 off a guy who bought the Pro. then a few months later I found a guy on craigslist selling a pro for $100 because it was left behind by his former roommate who moved out. That was the beginning of my obsession to buy up the different variants of the PS4 that were released.

As of now I am really only missing the 500m one and the gold slim but otherwise I have pretty much all the other retail ones. https://consolevariations.c...

crazyCoconuts30d ago

Anyone with 4K that appreciates 60fps is gonna disagree about it not being needed.
DLSS is a god send for Nvidia, and there's been nothing like it for AMD...yet ...

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DeadlyFire30d ago

They will announce it around E3 timeframe about May-June whenever they do a showcase for the year.

neutralgamer199230d ago

Just announce it this thing will sell well

Ironmike30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

I don't think it will pll still haven't seen the potential of ps5 yet

Cacabunga30d ago

agreed, but it might sell if they announce some 1st party games to lead the way. if people see the difference with the base version they can move on. for my sake I am still gaming mainly on PS4 (still not finished with RDR2 due to lack of gaming time). I have a huge backlog on PS5 I am hoping to get into.

mark3214uk30d ago

why? game makers havnt even come close to maxing out current spec yet, were getting al lthese new TFlops and game maker are making crappy remakes not worthy of the ps3

Minute Man 72130d ago

The guts of the 5 and X are 5 years old

fr0sty30d ago

People keep saying that, yet we still have games running at near HD resolutions, 30fps, and ray tracing features turned off.

PRIMORDUS30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

I would take that video and upload a torrent of it, fuck that copyright bullshit. If your going to do something that has a chance of being taken down, make a torrent first share it. Then Sony or any other company is helpless and you can laugh in their faces, taunting them to try to take it down 🤣

LoveSpuds30d ago

With kind of analysis and advice, you could be a lawyer for Trump!🤣

tronyx1230d ago

As much as the PS4 Pro didn't represent a major % in the playerbase, announcing a 'better' model will hinder sales from the 'base' model. They are right, business-wise.

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XDefiant misses launch window, Ubi says a new release date will be announced after stress test

XDefiant was originally supposed to be out in summer 2023, but following a seemingly-successful beta test in April of that year, it was bumped to October 2023, and then delayed again to an unspecified future date. In its February 2024 financial report, Ubisoft slated XDefiant for launch in the fourth quarter of its 2023-24 fiscal year, which ended March 31.

A week before that date arrived, rumors surfaced that the game would be delayed yet again, and a few days later Ubisoft made it official.

"The game has always been community-first, with player feedback as a top priority," the development team said in the update. "While we hoped to go live by the end of March, there are still some improvements that we need to test before that."

Ubisoft said it's "finishing preparations" for a server stress test that will run for 12 hours on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. "After this short test, we expected to be able to lock a launch date and start sharing more about exciting content XDefiant has to offer in the future!"

just_looken45d ago (Edited 45d ago )

The previous news was from the team/rumors this is ubisoft themselves now saying the game is delayed again no new date set but they will have a stress test on a date that has not been set.

So the game is delayed to _____ TBD
Network stress test at ____ TBD

Ubisoft we make games whenever for whoever we just do not care

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X-2345d ago

I'm just going to be honest here and say what people seem to not want to, XDefiant success is going to be short-lived and it's because it's a game that's going to be under Ubisoft's umbrella. The development team can be absolute rockstars, but with Ubisoft steering the ship it's not going to go anywhere.

Profchaos45d ago

It could be a truely amazing game (it won't be) but with Ubisoft it will be monitized within a inch of its life.

smolinsk44d ago

The game is dead move on. It's the same with the Finals. These short period hype games doesn't last.

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