Oh boy, now things are getting especially juicy. There's a job listing doing the rounds that perhaps suggests that next generation consoles are coming sooner than many expect. Said job listing has been posted by Infinity Ward, one of three developers behind the Call of Duty franchise.
This year, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is being developed by Treyarch. The next Call of Duty, releasing in 2019, will be developed by Infinity Ward. The year after that, it'll be Sledgehammer Games. And so the cycle repeats.
So with Infinity Ward hard at work on next year's Call of Duty, why is the game described as "next-gen" in the job description? "Come work with the game industry’s brightest on an exciting, unannounced next- gen title," it reads.
This simple description has immediately opened the floodgates, prompting increased speculation with regards to when the PS5 will launch. If Call of Duty 2019 is a next-gen game, then does that mean Sony's next console will release next year? Did Infinity Ward just let the cat out of the bag?
Now, it's possible that this job listing refers to something else entirely. Maybe Infinity Ward is working on more than one project, or perhaps its next Call of Duty isn't scheduled for 2019. Again, these are possibilities, but they seem unlikely given the now cemented Call of Duty cycle.
What do you make of this? Do you think the PS5 will launch in 2019 after all? Don't get too carried away in the comments section below.
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Exciting but at the same time still hoping for 2020, haven't had my Pro for a year yet .
When would it be announced. Last time didn't they have full year first? But then again, if Sony wants to have an extra press conference, it can have one for PS5. I wonder what that means about GoT, Death Stranding, LoU2, Dreams, and such though. Gross-gen maybe? I mean, if they had a couple of those at the launch of the PS5 plus a PS5 exclusive, people would lose their minds over the launch line-up.
And just a heads up, the day one patch is 240 GB.
I've said for a long time I think it's coming late 2019 and I stand by that.
I'm almost certain I saw something similar to this earlier this year. But yeah, if COD sticks to their usual November launch schedule next year, and Sony launches the PS5 in November, things do line up nicely. It will most likely be a cross-gen game, because I don't see Activision giving up the sales potential of 150M+ consoles to move entirely to the new generation just yet.
Rock steady also listed for a next gen game before they changed it. I wasn't too fond of 2019 for next gen but there r definitely a lot of flags. When its ready its ready I guess.
I was leaning towards 2020, but a November 2019 launch wouldn’t surprise me. The question is...who will Activision have a contract with for marketing/exclusivity next gen? It was a bit of a coup for Sony to take that from Microsoft, and given how this gen turned out for MS, they may be willing to open the coin purse to get those rights back.
They could also be referring to their 2022 game, or the inevitable port to the next gen systems. I feel like 2019 is too close for both MS and Sony to release new consoles since there’s been really no details yet but idk.
I still think it's going to be 2020, but I also wouldn't be that surprised if they dropped the bomb next year. It's going to be a fascinating few months.
@jaz007 for the PS4 release it was around 6 months. They announced the PS4 before e3 only showing the controller. Then at e3 we saw the console itself and then it came out towards the end of the year.
@JoeBlogs deal
Nov 2020 should be the right timing for PS5 if that "extra year" translates into better hardware. Otherwise, release it today ; )
I think PS5 will release within fiscal year 2019 (ending March 2020). Otherwise, it should definitely launch in November 2020, around the 25th Anniversary of PlayStation's US launch.
@NintendoFan4Lyf Or a specs similar to a PS3 if you're Nintendo with the Switch 😘
I don't see the point in rushing out new hardware. The longer you wait, the more you can get out of it. We're already pushing diminishing returns after all (and with third parties complaining about development costs, should we really be exciting for games with even bigger budgets?). And as far as I know, PS4 is still selling incredibly well (see God of War & Spider-Man).
With Days Gone, Ghost, TLOU2, Dreams, Death Stranding, are we looking at an incredibly packed 2019? Or are they going to cancel some PS4 games?
just imagine how great the fish AI will be
My money would still be on a 2020 release. Although I'm inclined to believe it could be earlier in the year than usual. Say March/April 2020. It could come with a "next gen" COD by Infinity Ward and could explain this job listing.
They can coexist for a year or so. 2020 being a transitional year.
I'm happy to wait either way. The PS4 is still killing it. Next year, like this year sounds like it's gonna be stacked on PS4.
2019 or 2020, I want PS5 on day one.
Christmas 2019(in Japan at least) as the Japanese analysts have been saying for awhile..and it wouldn't surprise me at all if it turns out to be correct
more likely they are on about the PS4 Pro and XB1X, 2019 is too soon for the PS5 i think
@NintendoFan4Lyf Yeah, though one thing that the PC elitists often don't realise is that the average PC on Steam (you can see the stats thanks to the Steam survey) is actually really poor. At least as of a few years ago, the typical PC of a Steam user was way worse than a standard PS4. 🤣
Maybe they mean the 2019th game in the series
I highly doubt PS5 will launch before 2020.
Still think 2019 is too soon. Right now Sony still has big games to release like TLOU2, Death Stranding and Ghost of Thsusima and it would be a mistake to joint release them on PS5 cos there won't be any real incentive to get the (more expensive) PS5 version. And I just can't see Sony's studios having 2 or 3 big PS5 exclusive games available in the launch window. 2020 is still the ideal time.
@adf86
Maybe your looking at it from a different perspective. What if the question is 'what's the incentive to buy a PS4 when these games release?'. (I think Death Stranding and TLOU to release last) Considering at that point about everyone will know the PS5 is just about here?
I guess what I'm trying to say is they won't wait for the PS4 sales to shrink too much. It won't get any better now
I've got a mid-range PC, PS4, and Switch, so I'm good.
Maybe I'll pick one up in 2025 when the PS5 is $200 and has a ton of cheap exclusives. It's what I would have done with the PS4 if Gravity Rush 2, Persona 5, and sigh Silent Hills hadn't been announced. But Gravity Rush is now a dead franchise, Atlus takes their sweet time making Persona games (if they do make Persona 6 any time in the next gen, it'll likely be a cross-gen release that aims at taking full advantage of the PS4's hardware anyway), and we all know what happened with Konami and Silent Hills.
2020 ps5 will launch.word up son
@Matroska I'm rocking a third gen i7 and a GTX 660ti in my steam PC. FEEL THE POWER!
I'm still sticking with 2020...
IMO PS5 will be announced and drop quick (I.e 3-6 months max between announcements and being on the shelves) with full backwards compatibility and cross-gen games.
Ps5 has to be really impressive to make people buy it since late gen ps4 games still looks really good, even digital foundry still not sure if ghost of tsushima footage is from ps4 or ps5.
@Neolit I was going to say that as well lol. CoD 2019 is an announced title even if we don't know its subtitle yet.
I am honest not excited for the PS5. There are still so many games that I need to play still on my PS4 and quite honestly nothing has been announced games wise that I feel I need a PS5.
@Neolit We'll also likely get some beautiful JRPG's at the tail-end of PS4's life-cycle such as The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III & IV just as I & II did in 2015 and 2016 on PS3. Sure they won't win any awards for realistic visuals, but the art-style of the series is quite gorgeous and the story is well thought out.
Meh I doubt the PS5 is coming out Late 2019, I still stand by a 2020-2021 release date.
2019 could be a possibility and I wouldn't be surprised, I know there are a lot of games still coming to the PS4 but I believe backwards compatibility is going to be a big focus this time, so if a PS5 can play them natively and improve them as the X does with unpatched games then surely that would be the perfect time. This would give it a great launch line up with increased performance, with so many recent games using dynamic resolution scaling this could work wonders and those who don't want to upgrade stick with the PS4 for now.
@Neolit Yup, I think sony and cerny only need ps5 to have x86 architecture with 8-10x the power of ps4 and maybe some type of checkerboard software solutions but for frame rate (like 60 fps mode on some smart tv but for games) for ps5 to be successful.
If they're hiring now for NextGen you're probably looking at either actual NextGen which will be 2021 or later, or crossgen meaning the PS4 version in late 2019 or in 2020 then ps5 after that. Even stuff specific for PS5 won't be optimized for a few years. I never get a system right when it releases anyway so no bother to me either way.
Weren't we talking about stable 60fps at the end of the PS2. We'll never get there as there will always be other features that take priority that add more to the experience that devs want to provide
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