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Do We Really Need The PS5?

Gamesandgraps says: "The year is 2019. Sony has usurped its competition to dominate the console market with a whopping 96.8 million in lifetime sales."

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Neonridr1795d ago

Yes, yes we do. Just like we need more consoles from the other companies too.

Crazyglues1795d ago (Edited 1795d ago )

Yes of course we do, and I agree other companies making consoles is great too, makes gamers have a better chance of finding what they like and what they need for there gaming experience whatever that may be, I personally can't wait for PS5...

I do indeed want less loading time, more PC features, like stunning graphics, huge multi-player, huge maps, better physics, faster FPS.... hell yeah I need a PS5... And yes I'm ready...

Can't wait to see the games, GT7 will probably look insane, GTA 6, OMG that's going to be sick, The Last of Us II, I do think it will get a PS5 version...

sampsonon1795d ago (Edited 1795d ago )

name a game on pc exclusive that is as beautiful looking as God Of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, or Days Gone... I'll wait.

TheKingKratos1795d ago

Tbh no we don't the ps4 pro is giving me the best graphics i have ever seen with solid framerate
But i will buy ps5 the moment it comes out because i can't stop playing Sony exclusives

Crazyglues1795d ago (Edited 1795d ago )

@sampsonon

I bet you have never played anything on PC, for one BF5 on PC has a much wider field of view, the detail is crazy, so yes god of war looks amazing but what makes you think it wouldn't look even better on a high end PC, Titanfall on PC was pure heaven for me, and I played Titanfall 2 on my PS4 Pro too... so please stop, high end PC just has more power that's not even a question...

So yes I would love if my console was closer to my PC's Power, and PS5 will be so I'm pumped because for me a PC and console Player that's the system I really want, yes PS4 Pro has been really good, but I'm ready for the upgrade in power --- because for me the closer it gets to PC makes me feel like I just need my Console for gaming and I'll be happy with that...

So everyone is different, if the PS4 Pro is already doing it for you, enjoy, nothing wrong with that... For me personally, I think I'll be really happy with the 5

starchild1795d ago

@samsonon

Pretty much any high end PC game. Get real. They don't need to be exclusive. The vast majority of games that are created are multiplatform. Nearly across the board you get a higher quality experience on PC. That's simply a fact. And that's what he is referring to.

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DevilOgreFish1795d ago (Edited 1795d ago )

@ sampsonon
you mean graphically? years back PC gamers could play Crisis, Metro, FarCry, Battlefield and Ryse in native 4k 60fps.

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Ruegrong1795d ago

I wanna see graphic jump like from ps1 to ps2

NecrumOddBoy1795d ago

Graphics are pretty close to perfect but the other things like color, light, shadow, reflection, texture, and liquid physics are what can get better. Collision and AI physics, those technical specs are what more power brings. Oh and kissing and drink water still looks like PS2.. Haha that will get there one day.

KaaF1795d ago (Edited 1795d ago )

This is literally impossible, even if the graphics of the next generation went all the way to the best possible graphics limit which is perfect photorealism, it will not be as big as the jump from first generation to second which should always be the biggest possible jump, it's called the law of diminishing returns:

https://img.fireden.net/v/i...

starchild1795d ago

I completely disagree. I don't think the jump from PS1 to PS2 was even that big. More polygons mostly. Still flat looking textures and a complete lack of real-time lighting in most games.

I found the jump from PS2 to PS3 far more impressive. For once things like real-time dynamic lighting, anti-aliasing, detailed textures (using things like bump mapping or parallax occlusion mapping) and a wide variety of programmable shader techniques all became common in games. This made a massive difference. The PS2 couldn't have possibly run anything remotely close to something like Uncharted 2 .

The PS3 to PS4 was also a big jump. The utilization of physically based rendering has made a particularly large improvement to the way lighting and materials look in games. The detail and sense of realism in games like Horizon Zero Dawn or God of War absolutely blow away anything on the PS3. No comparison.

And the jump to the PS5 will likely be just as significant. There are still so many aspects of real-time graphics in games that need to be improved.

RosweeSon1795d ago

You’d need to wait few more years for any major leaps. Don’t think well ever get them like we did 8 bit 2d into 3d etc were getting pretty up there as to what games can achieved visually don’t think they’ll ever get that much better again

cyber_daemonx1795d ago

Diminishing returns unfortunately.

BrettAwesome1795d ago

Precisely. And people down vote you because they don't know what it means

BrettAwesome1794d ago

And me too :'D look it up, bitches

thejigisup1795d ago

I think next gen vr will be that jump

AshleeEmerson1795d ago

The jump won't be graphical, it'll be experiential and you're right about that.

BrettAwesome1795d ago

Yes. And it sure as hell will be graphical too.

Shinox1795d ago

The golden era's are gone .. Welcome to the generation of oversized Textures where nothing visually look different from gen to gen .. we will be stuck on that loop till no tomorrow

Realms1795d ago

Ever heard of the law of diminishing returns those kinds of leaps in technology will happen less frequent moving forward. Perhaps we will see that kind of jump in VR but not in traditional gaming.

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bluefox7551794d ago (Edited 1794d ago )

Will never happen because of diminishing returns. Even the most high end PC available today can't give a jump over ps4 equivalent to the ps1 to ps2 jump.

HICK1794d ago

@NecrumOddBoy

What did you think of the kissing in The Last of Us Part II gameplay trailer?

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Magog1795d ago

Yes. The few details we already have are going to make it a huge upgrade. Finally a real powerful CPU and super short loading times.

IamTylerDurden11795d ago

The ssd has huge development implications. It can fundamentally change the way games are made, not just shorter loading times. Hence why Cerny "the" game-changer.

sushimama1795d ago

Devs won't have to build games or certain mechanics around Loading Screens and Loads times. Not to mention how fast you can move. I hope Pop-in in ALL open world games will be all but eliminated.

UltraNova1795d ago (Edited 1795d ago )

What's one of most exciting things that can come out of the whole SSD area imho? They can make a proper Superman game, with an absolutely massive map where we can let loose with almost no limits!

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milohighclub1794d ago

We could now get a decent superman/flash game game where you could superspeed across an entire city in the blink of an eye.

milohighclub1794d ago

@Ultra been thinking this myself man, maybe why Rocksteady is holding out for the announcement. Superman ps5 launch title?

UltraNova1794d ago

@milohighclub

Unfortunately, WB probably doesn't want Rocksteady deviating that much away from the lucrative Archkam Night universe, so I expect another Batman game next. Hopefully, RS has a second team working on a Superman game for later next gen.

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TheGamez1001795d ago

Yes. Current gens hardware is quite outdated. Went out and got a pc because I grew tired of 30fps and slow load times.

sampsonon1795d ago

outdated with games such as God Of War, Days Gone, The Order, Horizon Zero dawn?
lol right :)

Parasyte1795d ago

He's right. The hardware in both the PS4 Pro AND Xbox One X are outdated. They were outdated when they released.

TheGamez1001795d ago (Edited 1795d ago )

I love ps exclusives and am a huge fan of playstation lol. Im talking about third party, games just dont perform and look good compared to pc and I got really sick of being forced to play at the atrocious and horrible 30fps. I cannot wait for next gen and see how gaming moves forward. Youre really missing out on so much with what gaming can really do with very powerful modern hardware.

goldwyncq1795d ago

Doesn't change the fact that it's time for a new console generation.

KwietStorm_BLM1795d ago

Good games are not synonymous with current hardware. PS4 and Xbox One are very much outdated. That's not even an argument. Their CPUs were outdated at their release.

warriorcase1795d ago (Edited 1795d ago )

Outdated in their potential. all those titles you mention are locked to 30fps and use upscaling for higher resolutions with load times that could be cut down significantly. There's already been articles explaining benefits where spider man was run on ps5 dev kits - https://gamerant.com/ps5-sp...

IamTylerDurden11795d ago (Edited 1795d ago )

PS4 wasn't outdated upon release, maybe make a case for X1 but not PS4. Tech people were actually blown away that PS4 was using 8gb of GDDR5. PS4 was 8gb of GDDR5 and 1.84 tfl which sounds weak as hell now, but not in 2013. Shadowfall was a gorgeous 1080p game at launch and Second Son launched shortly after and it is still a stunner. Infamous SS is still among the best looking games. PS4 delivered 1080p consistently in 2013, it offered streaming out the gate and then Share Play. It also was built to support HDR and only needed a patch to activate it. It was also sleek with no external power brick. It was a slick and powerful console at launch and it was vastly superior to X1 and Wii U.

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sampsonon1794d ago (Edited 1794d ago )

@Parasyte: then i would rather have sony use outdated hardware and make games that look like the ones i mentioned pc's have way better hardware but have nothing on it that looks as beautiful as sony games. it's called talent and the devs having a company that does everything they can to help the vision of that talent. https://images.app.goo.gl/K...

it's not even close.

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xX-oldboy-Xx1795d ago

How much did your PC cost? Just curious.

gammaray131795d ago

dont bother to ask that cos he will lie, The cost of a high end PC to get close to PS4 exclusives is easily over $2000 but he will lie and say he could get one for $300 which is a complete lie

thexmanone1794d ago (Edited 1794d ago )

How much does it cost to play online on a PS4 ? I play online free with my PC all year long.

xX-oldboy-Xx1794d ago (Edited 1794d ago )

thexmanone - Unfortunately about $80Au - How much did your PC cost?

xX-oldboy-Xx1794d ago

gammaray13 - It was a rhetorical question, a decent PC costs more than a PS4pro + 4KTV. At the end of the day most Pc's aren't much better than a PS4Pro and cost a heap more.

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xX-oldboy-Xx1794d ago

tree_fiddy - Not in Australia, also I wonder what specs that $800 (double a PS4) PC would have.

nitus101794d ago

@xX-oldboy-Xx

You are quite right a decent PC will cost much more than a PS4pro or XB1x, however like it or not if you want a 4K or even an 8K display (ie. Monitor or TV) then that cost will be separate. Of course for a PC you really have no choice but to get a monitor while a TV is a household purchase but the downside of the TV is the fact that it is normally a shared resource.

For those people that like to play a game for many hours, I hope you have a very understanding household if playing on a TV, or you need to purchase or have purchased for you an acceptable display.

Surprisingly it not that expensive to purchase a decent HDR 4K monitor (mine is 32") that will work with a PC and console however the more features you want the higher the cost but at least you don't have to argue with other members of your household unless the PC is a shared resource.

@thexmanone

With a console subscription, you do get free games each month (cost justification is subjective) and even with PC gaming, there are games you do pay a monthly subscription for.

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PS5 Pro specs leak video taken down by Sony

Sony is taking actions as video by Moore’s Law is Dead, has been issued with a copyright claim.

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andy851d 7h ago

And people say it's all fake because Sony haven't said anything 😂 conveniently forget the PS4 Pro was only announced 2 months before release.

BeHunted1d 7h ago

It's fake. There's no factual evidence other than his own made up specs.

Hereandthere1d 7h ago

What were the specks Sony was afraid of showing?

Shikoku1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

Digital foundry put a video out saying what he leaked was exactly what they also knew about the PS5 PRO. So no it's not just stuff he made up

Babadook71d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h ago )

If it’s fake what copyright does MLID infringe upon?

😂

andy851d 3h ago

Aye because they'd go to the effort of copyright claiming it if it didn't exist 🙃😂 you'd have to be a special kind to be thinking its not a thing by now

Cacabunga1d 2h ago

They need to reveal it with uncharted killzone or a heavy hitter like this

Ironmike1d 2h ago (Edited 1d 2h ago )

U mean the specs that we'll established digital foundry which said these are the actual specs published a video on 2 weeks ago I mean they are only one of most trusted sites for tech information but they just made up a video for the sake of it

Christopher12h ago

I would love for it all to be fake, but lots of people are saying they've seen/heard the same thing. But, man, we 100% don't need mid-gen upgrades when we're failing hard to optimize current hardware.

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Seraphim8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

if I recall Sony lowered sales expectations for PS5 earlier this year. if that is the case we won't hear anything about a Pro until next year or shortly before/when it's dropping. After all, if the Pro was dropping this year/fiscal year they wouldn't have lowered expectations.

As for squashing rumors. Yeah, shit like this prevents potential buyers from adopting now, just like slim rumors in the past. It only makes sense to keep things under wraps from a business perspective. Despite living in a technological age of unfettered access to information we don't need to know whats going on behind closed doors be that at Sony, Nintendo, MS, or amongst any development studios. When the steak is done we shall feast.

JackBNimble7h ago

By the time games are actually made to take advantage of the pro spec's the ps6 will be released or close to it.

jznrpg1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

Just announce it already! I want to preorder one asap. But in reality they don’t want to lessen PS5 sales until Pro is ready to launch so I understand the business part of it. September is probably when they announce it with an early November launch like the PS4 Pro

Ironmike1d 2h ago

Pro won't lessen sales sames ps4 pro never and the ps4 pro was more relevant at the time cos move to 4k this not needed

RaidenBlack19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

Yea, my brother got his PS4 (coz of a good deal) after the PS4 Pro's release.

darthv7216h ago

^^same here. I got a base 4 for only $100 off a guy who bought the Pro. then a few months later I found a guy on craigslist selling a pro for $100 because it was left behind by his former roommate who moved out. That was the beginning of my obsession to buy up the different variants of the PS4 that were released.

As of now I am really only missing the 500m one and the gold slim but otherwise I have pretty much all the other retail ones. https://consolevariations.c...

crazyCoconuts9h ago

Anyone with 4K that appreciates 60fps is gonna disagree about it not being needed.
DLSS is a god send for Nvidia, and there's been nothing like it for AMD...yet ...

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DeadlyFire14h ago

They will announce it around E3 timeframe about May-June whenever they do a showcase for the year.

neutralgamer19921d 6h ago

Just announce it this thing will sell well

Ironmike1d 2h ago (Edited 1d 2h ago )

I don't think it will pll still haven't seen the potential of ps5 yet

Cacabunga12h ago

agreed, but it might sell if they announce some 1st party games to lead the way. if people see the difference with the base version they can move on. for my sake I am still gaming mainly on PS4 (still not finished with RDR2 due to lack of gaming time). I have a huge backlog on PS5 I am hoping to get into.

mark3214uk21h ago

why? game makers havnt even come close to maxing out current spec yet, were getting al lthese new TFlops and game maker are making crappy remakes not worthy of the ps3

Minute Man 72117h ago

The guts of the 5 and X are 5 years old

fr0sty10h ago

People keep saying that, yet we still have games running at near HD resolutions, 30fps, and ray tracing features turned off.

PRIMORDUS1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h ago )

I would take that video and upload a torrent of it, fuck that copyright bullshit. If your going to do something that has a chance of being taken down, make a torrent first share it. Then Sony or any other company is helpless and you can laugh in their faces, taunting them to try to take it down 🤣

LoveSpuds20h ago

With kind of analysis and advice, you could be a lawyer for Trump!🤣

tronyx1220h ago

As much as the PS4 Pro didn't represent a major % in the playerbase, announcing a 'better' model will hinder sales from the 'base' model. They are right, business-wise.

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XDefiant misses launch window, Ubi says a new release date will be announced after stress test

XDefiant was originally supposed to be out in summer 2023, but following a seemingly-successful beta test in April of that year, it was bumped to October 2023, and then delayed again to an unspecified future date. In its February 2024 financial report, Ubisoft slated XDefiant for launch in the fourth quarter of its 2023-24 fiscal year, which ended March 31.

A week before that date arrived, rumors surfaced that the game would be delayed yet again, and a few days later Ubisoft made it official.

"The game has always been community-first, with player feedback as a top priority," the development team said in the update. "While we hoped to go live by the end of March, there are still some improvements that we need to test before that."

Ubisoft said it's "finishing preparations" for a server stress test that will run for 12 hours on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. "After this short test, we expected to be able to lock a launch date and start sharing more about exciting content XDefiant has to offer in the future!"

just_looken16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

The previous news was from the team/rumors this is ubisoft themselves now saying the game is delayed again no new date set but they will have a stress test on a date that has not been set.

So the game is delayed to _____ TBD
Network stress test at ____ TBD

Ubisoft we make games whenever for whoever we just do not care

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X-2315d ago

I'm just going to be honest here and say what people seem to not want to, XDefiant success is going to be short-lived and it's because it's a game that's going to be under Ubisoft's umbrella. The development team can be absolute rockstars, but with Ubisoft steering the ship it's not going to go anywhere.

Profchaos15d ago

It could be a truely amazing game (it won't be) but with Ubisoft it will be monitized within a inch of its life.

smolinsk14d ago

The game is dead move on. It's the same with the Finals. These short period hype games doesn't last.

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New Xbox Devkit Certified In Korea, Could Be Next-Gen Console: Rumor

A new rumor suggests the next Xbox console is currently being tested by developers in South Korea.

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Obscure_Observer30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

If true, hopefully a fully fledged next gen console and not some unnecessary mid gen refresh system.

It could be that rumored Xbox portable, who knows

porkChop30d ago

Next gen would make sense. They said they'd talk about new hardware at the end of this year, and Xbox usually starts talking about next gen systems 2 years before they release. Late 2026 would make sense for next gen. Though it also seems a bit early for next gen dev kits to be going out.

Lightning7730d ago

Next gen wouldn't make any sense right now. They still have 1st party to release in the next few years. If they announce their next console at the end of the year that would do them harm more harm for their console. The console barely sells as is anyway. People would just wait off until the NEXT console. That's right, they'll have you playing the waiting game again.

fr0sty29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

If it does have anything to do with NextGen, Sony could have forced their hand by making the ps5 pro so powerful, with it said to be at over 33 teraflops and up to 4x the ray tracing performance, along with AI-powered upscaling that works on all games without patches required, according to Moore's Law is Dead, who is a very reliable source (and he also leaked photos of the internal documents confirming this).

What doesn't make sense is South Korea, why only there?

S2Killinit29d ago

MS is talking next gen because they already released 2 different SKUs, they cannot release a 3rd SKU because the cost of optimizing every game for 3 different consoles would be prohibitively high. MS essentially will abandon current gen xbox owners because otherwise they dont have any way to respond to PS5 PRO.

MS plans really backfired on them this gen.

StormSnooper29d ago

Next gen this early? People just bought their consoles. What about people with the current gen consoles? Will MS support the series S? Or just abandon them?

porkChop29d ago

@StormSnooper

What do you mean "this early"? They're just talking about the hardware at the end of the year, not releasing it. It wouldn't come out until holiday 2026. Personally I'd prefer waiting until holiday 2027 as we've barely had any games that really take advantage of the current consoles. But 6 years is pretty standard for a generation.

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Profchaos30d ago

That's the million dollar question Microsoft seem to indicate they want to start the next generation off early while PS is seemingly going for a refresh and next gen system in 2028.

However if they start the generation off say next year while only having the xsx on the market for 5 years consumers will start to question the lack of dedication to the systems.

A 5 year console cycle hasn't been relevant since the PS1 era and we've barely seen any convincing software that really shows the need for the current generation as is.

I feel like they need to wait until 2028 at least abs take PS on head on again

PassNextquestion23h ago

I believe the Wii U had 5 year life span till its successor arrive.

andy8530d ago

What would a fully fledged next gen console be though. The power creep is only high enough in 2024 to make a 'pro' type increase unless they make it super expensive. And given not as many are interested in the full powered Series X as it is. Who's buying it?

porkChop29d ago

It wouldn't be releasing in 2024. This is just a dev kit, they're always different from the final hardware.

andy8529d ago

Yeah but the thing would be being designed now is my point

porkChop29d ago

Designed now, yes, but the final hardware isn't available now. They'd have a general idea of what they're targeting but they'd still be working with AMD to build custom chips using upcoming architecture, not currently available chips. This is how every generation works.

S2Killinit29d ago

MS already abandoning the generation. That is how bad they are doing.

Obscure_Observer29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

"MS already abandoning the generation. That is how bad they are doing."

The only one "abandoning" the generation is Sony which barely scratched the surface with the PS5. So far there´s not a single first party game that pushed the hardware closer to its limits with true next gen games.

All its have to show from first party so far, is remakes, remasters, re-releases and cross-generation games.

The worst part of it all is that apparently, even the PS5 Pro will be released without a single first party game to show why that thing is needed in the first place.

That´s why I´m happy Xbox ditched the idea of another mid gen refresh Xbox, and will continue to focus on both SX and SS for the foreseeable future.

S2Killinit29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

Hah that is a hilarious response.

Look at MS leaving the generation halfway in the middle. At least in prior generations they would just give up, now they are abandoning their consumers too! like “sorry you bought what we sold you, but we gotta move on now, byyyeee”

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smashman9829d ago

While I can understand the annoyance with a mid gen refresh considering the severe lack of first party support on this console gen I'd argue it's very necessary considering most games still don't hit native 4k 60 on console.

Obscure_Observer29d ago

The PS5 Pro won´t achieve native 4k 60fps for most games either!

That´s why it´s pointless.

attilayavuzer29d ago

Same CPU in Pro, so the expectation is that it'll just be a res boost unfortunately.

S2Killinit29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

According to Obscure, a mid-upgrade is “unnecessary” but a whole new generation is just dandy. My question is, why is that? I mean at least with a mid-gen upgrade gamers aren’t being left behind. If its too early for a mid-gen, then why is it not too early for a new gen? lol sorry I have to laugh.

Markusb3329d ago

another console for no one to buy, the series is tracking lower than the xbox one, buy your games and support them

S2Killinit29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

@Obscure
Sooo a mid-gen upgrade is too early and “unnecessary”, but a whole new gen that leaves gamers behind is good?

porkChop29d ago

A mid gen console releasing this year using the same CPU, vs a next gen console with all new hardware launching more than two years from now. Mid gen is pointless because without a significant CPU upgrade games will still struggle with performance. A CPU overclock isn't remotely enough.

The biggest obstacle regarding performance this gen is the CPU, this is what causes so many games to have hitching, stuttering, sudden fps drops, 30fps, etc. A faster GPU cannot alleviate these issues, games won't just magically be 4K60fps with raytracing. That's not how it works.

Each frame has to be processed by the CPU before being handed off to the GPU. So a game can ultimately only perform as fast as the CPU can feed the GPU. This is why consoles focusing so heavily on GPU power is a problem, after the first couple years when you start really pushing the GPU the CPU becomes a bottleneck. We need more balanced consoles next gen.

FGHFGHFGH29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

@porkchop
fps, raytracing, etc is all gpu stuff. So when they do gpu tests, they use the exact system but use different gpus, the results are huge if you look at the top vs bottom. CPU will give you a higher ceiling but all graphics stuff is gpu work. FPS is gpu.(you plug gfx card into monitor)
"All games and cards are tested with the drivers listed above—no performance results were recycled between test systems. Only this exact system with exactly the same configuration is used for all results in this review."
Thats from rtx470 super ex review, rx5700xt does 44% compared to rtx470super ex 100% at 2560x1440 resolution. For games gpu is the best upgrade.
https://www.techpowerup.com...

Obscure_Observer28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

@S2Killinit

"Sooo a mid-gen upgrade is too early and “unnecessary”, but a whole new gen that leaves gamers behind is good?"

Have you paid attention to what I´d actually said?

I said that I rather MS to stick with the SX and SS for the foreseeable future!

And what you mean by "leaving gamers behind"?

It´s been 4 years and so far the PS5 don´t have a single true next gen first party game which pushes the console to its limits and, yet, Sony already have a pointless mid gen refresh console ready to launch which according to DF themselves it´s nothing but a disappointment as far CPU performance is concerned.

So why in the hell would I want MS to follow the same route?!

I rather have a full next gen Xbox console released by 2026-2027 rather than a worthless Xbox Series XX to be released this year.

StormSnooper29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

A new generation this early?? How is that a good thing??.. at least give us an upgrade. Some people barely bought their current gen consoles….

romulus2329d ago

Series x only came out 3 years and four months ago, talking about a "fully fledged next gen console" is just as unnecessary right now. Better hope not, an xbox portable would fail miserably.

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S2Killinit29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

Yeah its wayyy too early for a next gen. People were even saying its too early for a mid-gen upgrade, let alone a new generation. And what happens to all the current xbox gamers? Leave them behind?

crazyCoconuts29d ago

And would they sell enough to justify the cost

Concertoine29d ago

At one time MS said that the one x/ps4 pro model would be the standard going forward. If theyre testing something new, its safe to say its a mid-gen upgrade. They’ll probably have another “Series-letter” name too. Callin it

Lightning7730d ago (Edited 30d ago )

Could be the refresh console perhaps? I doubt it'll be the new console. Might be the portable rumored device.

Regardless the fact we're talking about new hardware already is absolutely pathetic. Barely any current gen stuff out and the stuff that is out or coming is at 30 fps or doesn't, doesn't look current gen and what have you.

All we're doing is chasing power and not creating the games to harness said power.

Worse generation so far easily.

DarXyde30d ago

I have a hypothesis about the rush to move to next gen:

They want to really bake in AI integration in some way. How exactly? No idea, but perhaps new hardware would expedite a lot of development and reduce needed labour. Something they can't do with current hardware, perhaps.

I don't really know, but I reckon we'll get a good sense of it once we learn about the actual features of a new Xbox/Playstation.

blackblades30d ago

Above you said it makes no sense but these days a lot of things make no sense to some people. Ps portal, mid gen refresh doesnt make any sense either to some. Another thing is the switch came out earlier because the wiiu flopped. Sense xbox aint doing so well dont it make sense to start fresh on the next system and get the jump like the 360. Overall we don't know nothing.

DarXyde29d ago

The reason it would be unusual is because releasing in, say, the next two years would really restrict the technology it could implement. For example, they'd maybe get Zen 4 with FSR3 instead of waiting a bit. Moreover, if they intend to live up to the claims of it having the most significant leap, they can certainly do that, but the price is likely to be harder to stomach.

Frankly, I wouldn't recommend getting the jump on the competition too early. Xbox 360 was a phenomenal console in its early years, but it was also God awful because it was absolute garbage quality.

Releasing too early relative to competition is a dangerous bet, especially for a company like Microsoft given their history.

S2Killinit29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

It WOULD help xbox’s image not to release next to PlayStation day and date. That way numbers can be played with. (i.e. “we are best selling console”)

S2Killinit29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

The only thing that makes me think this crazy news might be true is that MS already released two SKUs. If rumors are true that we will be getting a second SKU PlayStation (PS5PRO), then i dont think MS can release a third SKU as costs would be prohibitive for developing games for 3 separate SKUs that are so far apart in performance.

Solution: next gen xbox to leave some consoles out in those instances where developer can’t justify the cost.

This is bad news for xbox gamers indeed.

dumahim29d ago

"Could be the refresh console perhaps?"

The Series X one, yeah. That was my thought, but why would it need a dev kit? They're changing something. Maybe it's just some minor bump like the One S last gen.

niiopi29d ago

Lightning77 and Obscure_Observer are the same people LOL.

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Extermin8or3_30d ago

It was reliably leaked just a month ago that MS hadn't signed contracts for next gen till literally weeks ago- the same leakers that correctly leaked that hi fi rush and pentiment and sea of thieves were going to ps5. So this is very very very unlikely- if not impossible. Also it's way too early....

jwillj2k429d ago

Tell us oh great timeline masta… what speed should a shady trillion dollar company move at to compete with their “non rival” rival?

Hofstaderman30d ago

New wi-fi standard certification?

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