Lanx
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didn't sony get ass raped by everywhere when they said ps3 is 500, get a second job pleb
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Namon
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They did but I think this is a different time. I think in 2020 500 is more palatable. Frankly I wouldn't mind 600 if it meant a smoother running system.
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Aye. and consider that this will be the first generation to have to stand up against a strong PC gaming market. There will be a price point that turns people away from the "consoles are far cheaper than PC's" considerations.
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Lanx
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naw i don't think they can do, families will NOT accept it imo.
at least in my experience, (cuz i'm the tech guy) the families i talk to with teenagers, all the kids have their OWN ps4. if they want to play COD or whatever together they have to log in to ps live in different rooms and say whats up!, and now you expect these families to plunk down 1 grand for 2 ps5's?
it's not about breaking the $500 threshold, it's that 2 of em will be $1,000 and that $1,000 threshold is crazy.
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spronk
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Microsoft clearly doesn't care anymore what you play on as long as you pay them $10-15/mo for a sub, Sony is starting to get there with recent rumors of PC ports of Horizon Zero Dawn and Dreams. Still, when I think of my top 10 games of the last decade, most are Sony exclusives so yeah I'll be a PS5 buy day one.
- Last Of Us
- Breath of The Wild (maybe, playing now)
- Uncharted 1-4
- Bloodborne
- GTA 5
- God of War
- Spiderman
- Mass Effect 2
- Witcher 3
Most are PS4 exclusives right now, be interesting to see how 2020-2030 plays out. Either way paying out a few bucks for a console that lasts 5-7 years is no big deal, as I feel the icy claws of death creep up on me I'd rather spend my limited gaming time playing the absolute best game I can over saving $500.
Also lets you delay upgrading PC a year or two while PC tech stabilizes out, I'm not sure anymore whether Cyberpunk 2077 will be best on a 2080ti PC (3000?) or an xbox X2.
Hateyou
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A $600 pc isn’t all that great and doesn’t have the PlayStation exclusives. I mean it would probably be a fine machine for gaming but if you’re looking at dollar for dollar I’d probably still just go with the Playstation, a pc rig should cost 2-3x that if you’re a real pc gamer.
It may not have the playstation exclusives (yet) but it has far more non-console exclusives. Not to mention that value-wise you unlock a huge number of F2P games, and piracy if that's your thing. Plus, you can actually play FPS games without a crippling handicap.
The value argument for consoles just doesn't carry as much weight as it used to.
The value argument for consoles just doesn't carry as much weight as it used to.
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spronk
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thats the rumor but we won't really know until Sony officially announces the PS5 and gives all the technical deets and price. Everyone was hoping it was gonna be in February but that seems unlikely at this point
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By the time you factor in spending less on games (and having a massive library available), you can build a pretty damn good computer for under a grand these days, and you always have the ability to upgrade. Upgrading even gets cheaper, because you don't need to rebuy things like case, monitor, mouse and keyboard, etc.
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We don't know for sure yet AFAIK. Ps3 is unlikely due to the cell processor.
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Hateyou
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Not fully within the device itself. They’ve stated almost all ps4 games will be compatible. Gen 1-3 I believe will be done with the cloud streaming style, and not all games exist in that space.