Mark Cerny’s role as the PlayStation 4’s lead architect is one of the key reasons behind the console’s success, as he sought to right the wrongs of the PlayStation 3 and collaborated with developers – both first-party and third-party – on a system that was much easier to work with. According to a Digital Foundry report, the Marble Madness maker is once again on the road, meeting with publishers and partners about the PlayStation 5.
While it’s not a massive surprise, this is the first confirmation we’ve had from a reliable source that work is very much underway. The rest of the site’s report talks about what we can feasibly expect from a next-gen PlayStation, and it surmises that a technical leap won’t be possible until late 2019 – and isn’t realistic until 2020. Despite some speculation to the contrary, it seems like all the signs are aligning now, and PS5 is still a few years away.
[source eurogamer.net]
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Yeah Q4 2020 looks most likely. The tech will be ready next year but it’s proabbly simply going to be too expensive at the time. 2020 will let them get the cost down a little and give first party more time to prep software.
I'm curious to see what the developers suggest this time around. Sony taking the ps4 approach to the next level only means great things for the ps5
more importantly.. my wife won't let me buy a ps5 til at least 2020 lol
You guys think sony will still do the loss-leader model? I think if they want a well specced PS5 out before 2021 they may have to.
Not too surprising. I’m sure he’s eager to get the specs finalized, so he can finally get working on Knack 3.
I’d be suprised if the PS4 gets stretched all the way to holiday 2020.
Maybe the PS4 slim gets discontinued & the Pro becomes the ‘base’ model.
I wonder how much the PS4 can be discounted to before Sony start selling it at a loss. There can’t be a lot of wiggle room left, right?
@Fight_Teza_Fight
they won't be selling at a lose anytime soon.
2019 has already 3 potential system sellers planned. last of us 2,death stranding and days gone.
2020 seems to be the best release date for the ps5.
I could actually see them mirroring the switch release and doing a summer 2020 launch, so as to not have to burden the ps4 to carry the weight of that year going into the holidays. Release it summer 2020, after the final bout of big releases have come out over the 2019 holiday season, and allow some crossover titles through the inital launch summer and see the big big guns come out that holdiay 2020 on ps5. Horizon 2 launch title, rocket league 2 launch title, etc.
@WebHead Probably, but with the increased emphasis on subscriptions and the growth of digital purchases on PS Store, I think it's a hit they'll be more willing to take.
I wonder if they'll ever bring Marble Madness to PS4... WITH TROPHIES.
I'm not sure why it got so dramatic towards the end there.
At this point, I'm more interested in the launch titles. What could they possibly have hidden away for a PS5 release? I could see Days Gone getting pushed to PS5 since it will almost certainly be a generational CPU leap allowing for better zombie physics.
@NathanUC. horrible were you drunk today.days gone is coming to ps4 in early 2019.why would it come to the ps5.when ps5 is coming in 2020.but ps5 will come in ps5.come on son.word up son
@jdv95 I’m sure it’s going to continue to sell well all the way to the end.
The PS4 was as low as £179 at one point. I imagine by 2020 we’ll be looking at £120-150.
Would be interesting if they phase out the slim & replace it with the Pro. That way they could also start pushing for ‘4K gaming’, which will be a selling point for ‘next gen gaming’ & have early adopters double dip.
@playstation1995 Maybe we'll see it released on both. I still don't have a lot of confidence that we'll see Days Gone in early 2019.
Fall 2019 or 2020 seems right, 2019 launch with tlou 2 and ghost of tsushima 4k & 60 fps patch seems cool. Or fall 2020 with exclusive 1st party games.
@WebHead I think so, more loss than ps4 but way less than ps3.
@Fight_Teza_Fight Knack 3 will be a launch game
@NathanUC well assuming a Q4 2020 launch Horizon 2 should be ready for that.
@get2sammyb yeah profit from ps4 sales, game sales and paid subs like ps plus should be able to makeup for it. They probably want to hit $400 again so yeah they will probably have to.
@NathanUC I think Horizon 2 will be ready near to launch.
Be great if they popped Marble Madness in as a little secret game in the PS5 itself, SEGA did a similar thing with the Master System back in the day.
Read an article on Digital Foundry about the expected components not able to be mass produced until 2020 at the earliest, so any earlier is literally impossible.
2020 seems more and more likely.
with that in mind i would not see a announcement happening before e3 2019. afterall sony said that they kinda regret announcing stuff too early.
I recommend seeing YouTuber NX Gamer who did a video on the subject yesterday and brings up some very good points about where the tech side of things is going.
@adf86 Yup, that guy's videos are excellent, I love watching his breakdowns of the tech behind the games we love even more than Digital Foundry. He deserves more subs.
it's good they are getting developers involved again after all these are the people who will be making games for your system so might as well make it as friendly as possible
"These are all the PS5 features that'll come to the system...2 years after release. Like, folders and custom wallpapers!"
@get2sammyb They would be stupid to sell the console with a loss the PS3 did hit them hard. Why waste that money if you can invest in to what sells this console the games.
@Neolit At least the games for me would be great. Then again i would love USB C charging and the latest Bluetooth for the battery. 😁
@Flaming_Kaiser Because otherwise the console will be too expensive and no one will buy it, and then no one will buy any games for it.
@Neolit No problem mate, glad he's got another supporter.
If Knack 3 isn't a launch title I'm gonna riot.
@VR_Gamer I reckon so yeah.
As a gamer it's cheaper for me to purchase games on the Play store vs getting a physical copy. I got all my games physical for ps3. I got over 60% digital for ps4. I'd be surprised if I don't get 95% digital for ps5. I'll leave 5% for collectors edition.
Think PS5 should have at least upgradable RAM as well as Hard Drives to be able to upgrade it yourself in the future would be now a better option. Because if could keep costs down for Sony and MS have been taking about upgradable parts in there next gen console or was it supposed to be in X1X can't remember anyway I won't be getting a 5 on launch I always wait a year out for titles and a new revision plus I have a load of PS4 games to play still.
Plus with AMD making the chips they could finally get that CPU GPU combo with little bottleneck as possible. Because man the UI is slow as hell on my PS4 since I bought it.
@WebHead Agreed, now I'm even more sure it's gonna be a Q4 2020 release, at least.
Which will give me plenty of time to save up, assuming I don't wait for the inevitable Slimmer model down the line.
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