Rumour: PS5 Will Represent the Biggest Jump in Computing Power of Any Console Generation

Read that article this morning and there's definitely some interesting tidbits in there. I'm expecting more of an evolution not a revolution, honestly not expected to be blown away. As long as the ps5 is priced reasonably (<$500) and BC works seamlessly will get 2 at launch.

too early to judge anyway consoles meant to be cheaper than good PC.. and the selling point is the exclusives and now libraries and subscription services.

Outside all the industry buzz words I expect it to do a solid 60fps and true 4k.
It's still gonna retail around the 400 to possibly £500 so I won't be expecting miracles!

I’m getting pretty excited for next gen. I think the well has run dry for me this gen. Isn’t much coming out I’m overly interested in.

Don't care. I will get one eventually, and it will play Horizon Zero Dawn 2 and God Of War 2 and Spider-Man 2 and I will be happy with just those.

power is nice and all but i'm more interested in the launch games.

it would be a shame if HZD2 was not released in the first year of the ps5 tbh.

Faster load time and BC with ps4 is making me buy it day one, as long as the price does not exceed $500

Well technically, each generation is the biggest leap in computing power since it increases exponentially.
Otherwise, the biggest leap was between the SNES and N64.

What do I think? An SSD that needs to be at least 2TBs, plus the currently touted spec makes me think I can lose one of these kidneys.

Oh boy.. how much will this cost?

@Rhaoulos Good old Moore’s Law!

I'm ready to slap my eddies down.

@Rudy_Manchego Why does that matter? wouldn't it be better to spend $500-$600 now and get something that will be powerful enough to not need an updated model 2-3 years after?

Were getting a beast of a console that could possibly do native 4K with 60fps. Anything below $500 and we will know if Sony cut corners somewhere.

@Juanalf No because a lot of us can't afford the upgraded model and only buy the base one. What you're suggesting would price a massive number of gamers out of the market...

@darksoul77 Did the PS4 pro play all games in 1080p/60fps?

No. And neither will the ps5. Wanna know why?

Because there'll always be devs who prefer visuals over performance and will prefer their game to be visually jaw-dropping at 30 fps rather than less visually impressive and at 60 fps.

I'd like 4K/60 fps on every ps5 too. But it ain't happening.

i'd assume this means a more significant jump in CPU power - in raw processing terms, the jaguar CPU in the PS4 barely outperforms the PS3's cell (and in some tasks doesn't even do that).

@darksoul77 If it can really run games at 4K 60FPS consistently then I would be very impressed. A $1000+ rtx2080ti is just about to hit 4k 60fps, but not always. But I'm sure 4K 60FPS of some form can be achieved if details are dialed down or re-implemented (easier to do for a fixed hardware target). But my guess is that it won't meet expectations for all games and games will just get more and more demanding. Perhaps a few years later, the PS5 Pro will achieve the expected performance for more games.

I just hope developers don't use it as an excuse to not properly optimize their games

@Nickolaidas Some PS4 games were very impressive graphically and I think much of that is from good use of high quality textures instead of more complicated models. So if cost is a concern for the PS5, then it's cheaper to add more ram (for better textures) than to adding a more costly video hardware.

@Rhaoulos "Otherwise, the biggest leap was between the SNES and N64."

I was thinking PS1 to PS2, or Saturn to Dreamcast, but you're probably right.

I don't' care what anyone says, that graphical leap from PS1 gen to PS2 is always going to be the biggest leap to me. I feel like the only way I could be more impressed than that is an actual Holodeck which creates an actual real feeling world.

Cant' seem to find numbers before that gen, but while the numbers grow that growth seems like it's always going to be less.

Measuring by FLOPS, b/c why not,
PS3 40x PS2, PS4 8x PS3, PS5 will be 2x, maybe 3x PS4?

https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/console-gpu-power-compared-ranking-systems-by-flop/2900-1334/13/

If it's powerful enough to emulate PS3 as part of the b/c, they'll corner the market. I can't see it, though. Still, imagine a system that would play all previous generation games... the money they'd make! They may not have the rights for selling digital versions, but there's still a lot of perfectly usable PS1 CDs and PS2 DVDs floating around.

Still think there's far too much emphasis on 4K and 60fps though, especially as it only really benefits a couple of genres. I'll take a richly detailed environment at a solid 30fps over less detail and a variable frame-rate any day. As long as a game is fun and smooth, who cares?

@Juanalf Well because I remember the PS3 pricing debacle and currently, the market has a price point it is willing to pay for consoles and we don't know how it will respond to that price. Not only that but why would Sony NOT want a mid gen upgrade? People did upgrade to the Pro after all!

As @TowaHerschel7 a lot of people would be priced out of it, possibly myself too.

@nessisonett Exactly. That "biggest jump" doesn't mean much. It would mean the PS4-PS4 Pro was a bigger jump than PS3-PS4.

@rjejr I forgot the biggest leap was on the portable side between Game & Watch and GameBoy. The 2nd one was between the New 3DS and the Switch

@Rhaoulos "New 3DS and the Switch"

I'm not sure I'm ready to count a jump between handheld and hybrid just yet, but ask me again in 2 years and I'll probably agree with you.

I'll give ya Game & Watch to Gameboy.

What's the FLOPs leap from Coleco QB to Madden? 😂

16 teraflops comfirmed.word up son

@Rhaoulos. Nope ps1 to ps2 was the biggest leap.word up son

Yes but we're also at a point where these massive jumps in computing power don't necessarily equate to a huge leap in visual quality. We've heard a lot of buzzwords about these new consoles but let's face facts there are gaming PC's today that are much more powerful and they can't achieve 4K 60fps on maximum settings on a lot of games. Add ray tracing into the mix and that resolution plummets and these are supposedly based pf graphics cards that don't even support ray tracing at the moment and forget about 8K.

What we will get are much faster loading times, 60fps gameplay and hopefully more complex game due to the increased CPU power. Also the visuals will be better and we've already had a glimpse with the Halo footage which shows things well beyond the capabilities of the current gen

I like when Gizmodo thinks it's weird that new gen consoles aren't launching this year and then goes, of course, of course , that's because Navi (Ray tracing) is late. Am I right insider person? Yes he says. Then they are happy they got that 'right' haha

Shuddup and take my money already!

@rjejr lol im actually trying to sell that coleco quarterback atm

When they get quantum computing down think of the speed then no loading times at all just like old cartridge days. But i hope so much the PS5 is quite and has a and is cooler as the ps4 over heats and makes so much noise you have to put headphones on to hear the game ( The division make it go crazy ).

@Nickolaidas the reason I say 4k 60fps on the ps5 today is that the console is out next year, look at for example cyberpunk 2077 probably gonna be one of the best looking games ever if not the best. I do not think graphically it will be topped for some time and there'll be some sort of updated version when the ps5 launches. So the updated version I doubt will be a totally overhauled graphic engine and instead be more like a solid 4k running at 60 fps. As for the future I doubt this will be maintained but as I see it now it should be on day one an absolute must looking at the games currently in development.

@Gmork___ The real deal from way back when or the new knock-offs at Target?

I think mine got destroyed when the batteries leaked out back in the early 80's. Might still be buried in the dark recesses of my parents basement somewhere. I still have my comic books, that's what really matters.

i am expecting more of an evolution than a revolution, but i fear we will get a few setbacks. like never be able to change the hard drive anymore, and the console is even more depended to be always online. for example with the ps4 we cant even check what trophies we have without going online and syncing, on the ps3 it was possible. i wonder what next they are gonna remove for offline and make online only. the ps5 might be my last console i buy, after all the microtransactions and loot boxes that get put in games these days, i start to wonder whats the point buying games. these companies dont make games for entertainment but for monetizing.

@darksoul77 Cyberpunk 2077 is going to be topped in the same year the PS5 will launch, since it is going to be on the PS4 as well. It will most likely run at 4K/60 fps for that very reason - it will not tax the hardware of PS5 at all.

If you think that Cyberpunk 2077 will not be topped in the next gen, you're in for a visual treat. PS5 exclusives will look leaps and bounds better than than PS4 exclusives. Imagine the difference between the Last of Us 2 and The Last of Us 1 and multiply it by three (considering the leap between PS4 and PS5 is going to be a lot bigger than PS3 and PS4's).

@TheBuzz you can check the trophies when offline on PS4 dude lol. I've done so many times when my internet has gone out.

As always it simply doesn't matter. While it's nostalgic to have that jump, no adult cares about the graphics. Exclusive games are why you buy a console and Sony have proven each and every generation that they can deliver. They have an automatic sale with me, just like Nintendo. MS on the other hand has done nothing in the last 3 years except convince the world there's no reason to buy Scarlett.

@TowaHerschel7 Unless He Was Talking About Back when The PS4 First Came Out You Couldn't Look At Your Trophy's Offline Back Then

Glad to see they're making good use of the Shakespeare IP. We need a new entry in the series.

@Nickolaidas I think you're vastly overestimating the visual differences there's going to be. We've already seen examples of the PS5 and they're certainly not the big leap you're describing. What's more likely to happen, in the case of Cyberpunk, is more populated cities, better environment interaction (ie the way things react when shot up etc) an improvement to lighting and shadows but I certainly don't think we'll get the 3 times better graphic improvement you're suggesting.

Sony needs to make a Theme out of that ribbon graphic.

Raw power doesn't matter to me if all we are getting is more of the same games. The realism style of shooters and survival games that all just blur together to me.

I'd much prefer something like the creative styles of Xenoblade 2 or Mario Odyssey to the cookie cutter so-called realism of Death Stranding.

Not to say Xenoblade 2 or Mario Odyssey wouldn't look stinking amazing on something as powerful as the PS5 is rumored to be. (Nintendo better watch out if Sony starts branching out for more than just raw power!)

@Eldritch I was talking about future PS5 exclusives when compared to Cyberpunk. Not PS4 cyberpunk compared to PS5 cyberpunk. Those two are going to look more or less identical.

@Luna-Harmony Your PS4 sounding like that is not normal. You either need a better (applied) thermal paste, better thermal pads, or just need to clean your heatsink of dust.

Mine sounded like a jet engine as well. Heatsink was clean but thermal pads and thermal paste did all the difference. It now goes 60-70% quieter than it was before.

@Rudy_Manchego Yeah I had to wait nearly 10 years after the PS3 launched to afford one that wasn't used and even still it was at the tippy-top of the price-point I could afford.

@TheBuzz You can check trophies offline im 100% sure of that. 😉

I want 4k/120fps. And I want the PS5's fan to be directed in my face so that when I play the new Uncharted game I'll feel the hot air of the tropics blowing in my hair. I want ultra realism.

Course it's going to be the biggest jump. Moore's law, duh.

@rjejr the real thing. Also donkeykong hockey, a coleco basketball and a few game and watches

I hope this whole thing is fake. May be the press should learn to avoid posting hundreds of clickbait articles on the base of some unknown somebody saying things to one scoop hungry journalist
The articles is actually about nothing new.

I really couldn't care less about a camera and all this social media BS really. Just want the POWER and brilliant PS Exclusive and I will be HAPPY

@Nickolaidas Ah right. I misinterpreted what you meant. My apologies.

@Gmork___ Sounds like you need your own eBay website. Or whatever the equivalent the kids are using these days. I'm guessing Craig's List isn't it.

Doesn't matter what the specs are it's down to the games that are available

Here's my prediction; £700.
Speaking of predictions, weren't we supposed to get vastly improved loading times with the PS4 when it came out? What happened?