So, yeah, Sony is coming out of the gate with something to say a week after Google Announced Stadia. I think it pretty obvious that even if the console manufactures wanted to ignore streaming for the moment, they really cannot do that anymore. Oh, Sony doesn't have to have a whole presentation about how they are 'fighting this' or 'joining this', but they do have to have somthing substantive to say on teh topic before they move on to other topics.
My question is does SOny actually say anything about PS5 that is beyond hints? Do they explain their rough plans for the next console? Or, do they talk about the games coming out in teh next few months, give a presentation on some non-gaming services that will get upgraded, and then end the show with some very teasing possibilities for what they next console will be?
For my part I say if Sony is going forwards with talking at this moment, it because they have to talk. So, I expect a response to Google Stadia. They need to make PS5 something existing excited...or at least not pessimistic. Sony will be showing they are in the game, they have a response. Because I think saying NOTHING woudl be better than having a PlayStation news event with weak news. They are doing this event so my guess is they will be talking.
This is my take: (ALL VERY PIE IN THE SKY THEORETICAL based on no knowledge except for item one)
- Sony is going to use AMD Ryzen 2 (3000) CPU architecture with AMD Navi graphics architecture. This will be powerful, effient, and will use DDR6 RAM instead of the more pricey HBM2.
- This sort of system is specifically made to be what people will need to want for the next six years.
- They will stress that PS5 will be 'some %' more powerful than PS4 Pro, that ist will computer & render games locally at 4K, 60fps..yadda, yadda, yadda
- They system will sell for $399
- They will say they are 100% compatible with Google Stadia...BOOM!
- They will have some sort of 'pass through' mode where if you are streaming the PS5's backend does not get in the way. Stadia, PS Now, or any other streaming service will have a clear unimpeded path for input and rendering to the screen...yet, PS5 can overlay -without lag to the game on screen- PSN functionality. So, grabbing screen video, still images, or downloading another game still can happen. Any of these functions will be SLOWER, but the PS5 will be metering when it can send/receive packets for these functions without affecting the stream.
The thing with Stadia....you really can't fight it.
I assure you the first thing any hacker will do to a device that BLOCKS Stadia is to unblock it. So I think Sony will be cutting its deal, PlayStation games will be on Stadia. You might say "That makes no sense!" Oh, but it does make a lot of sense, because people will still want physical games or downloaded games locall for many years, so that part of Sony's business still goes along as always. There is STILL money to be made by making it so that people can play PlayStation exclusives anywhere, anytime by streaming. And, SOny get to offload teh hadach of servers, nodes in each regions of each country, and all teh other aspects. In other worlds....I bet PS Now is doing to be gone as soon as Stadia starts up.
The key for Sony is they want to be an affordable device that plays games locally and a really good option for people who want a device that streams too. That's why Sony will be working VERY hard to keep PS5 under $400, because they want this as good option. They want to provide something that plays locally, stores locally, while still being good for Twitch too. Keep in mind Microsoft was pretty much saying "Well your games will play on Xbox and PC!" And this is Sony saying, "Eh, yeah, everything does that Microsoft...duh. People will be playing Playstation 'first party' games on PC and Xbox...while paying us."
So, my guess, is that Sony will reveal a good bit about PS5, and they will reveal they are 100% going to provide past and future game son Stadia. They might even remind customers, who have a PS4, that they ALREADY have a device that will do Stadia on their HDTV. PS Now will stay for now, but will go away when Stadia starts. My guess is Stadia will be far less than PS Now....far less.
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