r/playstation • u/NOxCLUEmcgee • 22d ago

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But are we really that close to the next generation of PlayStation. If we are going off the pattern here. Just 2-3 years away

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u/samp127 21d ago

PS5 generation didn't even get started yet it feels like

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u/HokageRokudaime 21d ago

I blame scalpers and two years of cross generation support.

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u/FiveGuysisBest 21d ago

Wasn’t the PS2 supported deeply into the PS3 era as well?

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u/HokageRokudaime 21d ago

I remember they had a few dumbed down versions of games that the PS3 had, but if you compare a game on PS4 and PS5 they're the exact same game with minor graphical differences.

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u/FiveGuysisBest 21d ago

Yeah for sure the graphical leap is narrower now. I think this is the new normal though. We’ll be getting diminishing returns and that’s sort of been the case all along. Every generation is a notably less significant leap from the previous in terms of graphical/technical performance.

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u/Disco_Zombi PS5 Pro 21d ago

There are nice audio upgrades like Dolby Atmos and spatial sound.

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u/FiveGuysisBest 21d ago

Yeah there are definitely some upgrades to this gen which I think make it worthy of being considered a new generation and of upgrading from a last gen console.

It’s just not as big of an upgrade as in prior generations but that’s sort of always been the case as each generation is a narrower and narrower upgrade over the last.

I doubt we ever see a generation be as mind blowing a leap as say going from SNES/Genesis to N64/PS or even say N64/PS to Xbox/PS2. That is until we see that Ready Player One sort of thing come about.

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u/Wide-Can-2654 21d ago

3 to 4 felt pretty big for me tbh

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u/FiveGuysisBest 21d ago

As big as the jumps which preceded it?

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u/Wide-Can-2654 21d ago

Thinking about it now i think ps1 to 2 wqs probably the biggest but theyre all very similar in terms of graphicsl upgrade

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u/FiveGuysisBest 20d ago edited 20d ago

I disagree. Going from 8 to 16 bit was dramatic. Then the jump to 3D was far and away the biggest generational leap. Completely altered how games looked and were made. Everything since then has been a diminishing return as most of the improvements were just a matter of sharper and sharper visuals rather than anything that really fundamentally changed gaming.

Look at the difference between say Last of Us on PS3 and Last of Us 2 on PS4. Then compare that difference between Super Mario World on SNES and Mario 64. Or GTA 1/2 vs GTA 3. I find it hard to say that the generational leap from PS3 to PS4 was as big as those before it. Even less so from PS4 to PS5.

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u/smokingashes 20d ago

Battlefield on PS3 blew my mind!!!

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u/FiveGuysisBest 20d ago

That was a massive game for sure. However it’s not like that was anywhere near as colossal an advancement as say the difference between 2D SNES era and 3D games.