Topic: I for one welcome the glorious return of overconfident E3 2006 Sony.

[broodwars]

- Contains super SSD with "a raw bandwidth higher than any SSD available for PCs"

So that's code for either a Proprietary, or non user replaceable storage solution for the PS5 right? Awesome!

I assume it stands for "Solid State Drive", referring to a very expensive form of harddrive you can buy right now that is incredibly fast. You could put one in your PS4 right now if you wanted & dramatically cut down on your load times. Of course, you're also going to be paying dearly for it, which makes me wonder how goddamn EXPENSIVE the PS5 will be. -_-

[pokepal148]

The wording seems to imply that they're using some kind of proprietary variant of an SSD. Not that Sony would ever use proprietary memory on their devices.

[ThePerm]

SSDs are fast. They're even faster if you design a game around how fast they are.

[Stratos]

But SSDs are rapidly dropping in cost as well. You can get one for 2TB that has the top of the line specs for less than $200, so I would imagine they are using something like that and HOPEFULLY is drops in cost by the time PS5 releases in a year or so.

[Super KYTim89]

Sony saw how successful the PS4 was and they also  witnesses Microsoft  get away with the Xbox ONE X and decided the PS5 will most likely be $499.99 with no cheaper alternative.

[nickmitch]

I think, if anything, they'll probably keep an eye on Nintendo.  Sony put out a revision with a 'pro' version of the PS4 together, and Nintendo is rumored to be doing something similar for Switch.  MS put out an 's' model and then put out the 'X' over a full year later.  So getting one model out there and then doing the "cheaper" and "pro" version together seems to be the way to go.

[pokepal148]

[ejamer]

Is it really going to be that ridiculously ugly?

[pokepal148]

It took me way too long to accept that it isn't just a mock up of some kind.

[Adrock]

I don’t love the design, but I don’t hate it either. The Digital Edition looks better due to being symmetrical. That’s also the one I would get as I’m already all-digital on PS4. I don’t know why Sony loves designs that are more difficult to clean. Look at all those places dust can get into. Boo/hiss.

I’ll see where I am in 2025.

Also, Sony is still fucking with USB Type-A. Boo/hiss again.

[pokepal148]

Eh, we're still kind of in a transition period for USB standards.

[Adrock]

Eh, we're still kind of in a transition period for USB standards.

No, you’re still holding on. Let go. It’s going to stay that way unless you let the past die. Kill it if you have to.

[NWR_insanolord]

Pokepal still uses a Blackberry, he's not the kind of person to ever let outdated tech go.

[pokepal148]

Apparently Naughty Dog is exempt from Sony's recent stand against sexual content in games because there's a full blown sex scene in TLOU2.

[pokepal148]

Exclusive games? What are those?

*flips coin* You get a PC port.

*flips coin* You get a PS4 port

*flips coin* You get a PC port.

[Kairon]

Sony was THIIIISSS close to repeating their whole "FIVE HUNDRED NINETY NINE US DOLLARS" fiasco. I think they were pulled back from that precipice by Microsoft pricing so aggressively.

[ThePerm]

I forgot to prediction gloat

I'd be interested in a really nice NES Cart sized sd card like format in shiny transparnet poly-acrylic shell which has gold leafed labels.

Damn no gold leaf labels. Not transparent. I wonder how long it will take Sony to just ship a game on that format.