Sony reveals PlayStation 5 details
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Sony reveals PlayStation 5 details
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#2What is a "3D audio"?
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#3A lot of the things they revealed about the Ps5 don't really "wow" me.
The system better be backwards-compatible, consoles these days are pretty much more custom PCs, there shouldn't be a problem with backwards-compatibility. Switching to SSD is also a no-brainer, getting better load times as a result of using better hardware isn't that big of an accomplishment, and you could get that performance increase even with a Ps3 if you swapped out the drives iirc.
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#4Great to see we're finally getting an SSD by default in consoles. The only thing I'm worried about with this is the fact that high capacity SSDs are more expensive and with a push towards more digital storefronts, I'm wondering how this will work for the users. Then again, it's also a wonderful chance to push streaming, so there is that too.
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#5What is a "3D audio"?
Disclaimer: I am an SIE employee, but this is my opinion and how I understand it from the article description. It may not be correct.
It sounds like this will be similar to the way some other sound card manufacturers have created "3d audio" in that you won't need something like a 7.1 system to be able to better portray where exactly a sound is coming from. Stereo headphones will be able to give you a more immersive feeling by having audio be more directional instead of a general area (i.e. left speaker or right speaker).
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#6Wired has another article[0], with more detail, supposedly exclusive.
[0] https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-sony-next-gen-console/
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#7What is a "3D audio"?
Disclaimer: I am an SIE employee, but this is my opinion and how I understand it from the article description. It may not be correct. It sounds like this will be similar to the way some other sound card manufacturers have created "3d audio" in that you won't need something like a 7.1 system to be able to better portray where exactly a sound is coming from. Stereo headphones will be able to give you a more immersive f…
I've always wondered, which is better: a 7.1 system or stereo headphones with "3d audio"?
And if 3d audio is so great, why doesn't everyone just use stereo speakers (maybe with a subwoofer)?
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#8Great to see we're finally getting an SSD by default in consoles. The only thing I'm worried about with this is the fact that high capacity SSDs are more expensive and with a push towards more digital storefronts, I'm wondering how this will work for the users. Then again, it's also a wonderful chance to push streaming, so there is that too.
SSDs have come down in price a lot recently. You can get a 1TB (SanDisk) SSD for £109 https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-SDSSDA-1T00-G26-Internal-Sp...
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#9What is a "3D audio"?
I believe they're refering to binaural recordings and synthetised 3d audio effects[1].
Specifically, it's likely about the inclusion and use of TrueAudio[2], its current encarnation (TrueAudio Next) or a successor of that.
On my own experience with Sennheiser HD600 headphones, these effects can sound real to the point of tricking my mind.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_recording
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#10A lot of the things they revealed about the Ps5 don't really "wow" me. The system better be backwards-compatible, consoles these days are pretty much more custom PCs, there shouldn't be a problem with backwards-compatibility. Switching to SSD is also a no-brainer, getting better load times as a result of using better hardware isn't that big of an accomplishment, and you could get that performance increase even with a…
The article confirms it will be backwards compatible.
The lack of a wow factor is a good thing, IMO. When they try too hard we get weird stuff like the Cell architecture.