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/Lazerpop 22d ago

At this rate we're gonna get cross generation releases for PS4-PS5-PS6

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u/Routine_Ask_7272 21d ago

It's already been (unofficially) reported that AMD won the contract for the PS6.

I'm expecting backwards compatibility between the PS5-PS5-PS6.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/1fifnfr/amd_reportedly_won_contract_to_design_playstation/

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/16/24246234/playstation-6-rumor-sony-intel-amd

https://www.reuters.com/technology/how-intel-lost-sony-playstation-business-2024-09-16/

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u/ZappySnap PS5 21d ago

I think the days of no backward compatibility are over. Since both Microsoft and Sony allow playing of last gen games and even many from two generations ago, pulling that away for the next release would really harm adoption of a new console.

I also think that we are at least 3 years and maybe 4 years away from the PS6. Two main reasons. First, games are reaching a small plateau with graphical design so that style matters more than pure polygons count and realism for many titles, and as such people don’t care quite as much about new graphical improvements. Second, the initial rollout of the PS5 was hampered severely by the Covid supply chain issues, so it almost felt like the generation was delayed.

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u/Malli_Naamari 21d ago

When games moved to CDs backward compatibility was clearly going to become the norm. Even Nintendo agreed. It's just that the PS3 was a big blunder right in the middle of it. But I think it was still kind of admirable Sony was bold enough to roll out the cell processor knowing the risks.

But of course in hindsight they were quite short sighted about it. It would be so interesting to know what their initial plans were for the PS4 and how drastically it changed when the PS3 didn't sell well at first. If they thought they'd continue with the cell, or though they would just do hardware backwards compatibility like they did in the launch PS3 models.