Sony reveals PlayStation 5 details

Post by gambiting » Tue, Apr 16, 2019, 4:32 PM UTC

kbody wrote: post #58

cjf4 wrote: post #51

Interesting that while Microsoft and now Google are building platforms that are de-emphasizing local hardware, Sony recognizes this as an opportunity to differentiate by focusing on how great their box is. Their was a passing reference to a "cloud strategy", but there hasn't been as much evidence as their competitors. This will wind up making for the most interesting console generation since the 32/64 bit era, since…

Sony had their cloud gaming phase back on 2012 when they acquired Gaikai for $380m. Not sure what happened with them, maybe it was before its time.

Post by rhino369 » Tue, Apr 16, 2019, 4:35 PM UTC

overcast wrote: post #34

martin_bech wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Streaming is where its at. Disney+ will be 4k hdr. All Netflix's own stuff is 4k hdr. And now stuff like F1 racing is also streamable in 4k.

Resolution isn't an indication of image quality. Just like megapixel chasing in photography. Sure it's 4k, but it's heavily compressed, just like the terrible audio quality you get still to this day. They aren't streaming you 100GB.

Post by jplayer01 » Tue, Apr 16, 2019, 4:38 PM UTC

save_ferris wrote: post #49

Tokiin wrote: post #4

Great 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.

not to mention vendors typically sell the hardware at a loss (or at least they used to), and make up those losses via higher margins on content and service sales. I'd be curious to know if that's still the case.

Post by foobarbazetc » Tue, Apr 16, 2019, 4:39 PM UTC

Tokiin wrote: post #4

Great 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.

Post by HeWhoLurksLate » Tue, Apr 16, 2019, 4:40 PM UTC

overcast wrote: post #34

martin_bech wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Streaming is where its at. Disney+ will be 4k hdr. All Netflix's own stuff is 4k hdr. And now stuff like F1 racing is also streamable in 4k.

Resolution isn't an indication of image quality. Just like megapixel chasing in photography. Sure it's 4k, but it's heavily compressed, just like the terrible audio quality you get still to this day. They aren't streaming you 100GB.