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I remember paying a lot of attention to the relative prices of a gamecube and an xbox back in the day. Then I played co-op Halo at a promo event and none of the numbers mattered one jot. I needed an xbox.

 

Obviously Halo is an extreme example, but the point is, all Sony need is one exclusive and truly enticing launch game to render all Microsoft's pricing worthless.

 

A lovely chunk of Demon Souls and perhaps a spiritual successor to Silent Hills being announced tonight - and billions of dollars of revenue in the long run will be theirs.

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Saw a MGS rumour last night. I'd love to think Sony have said, look, you tossers, here's a bag of cash to let you let us make some of your IPs this gen. Unless Konami have major plans to gear up/fund console game production in the near future, I don't see how they lose out.

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11 minutes ago, barkbat said:

Obviously Halo is an extreme example, but the point is, all Sony need is one exclusive and truly enticing launch game to render all Microsoft's pricing worthless.

 

A lovely chunk of Demon Souls.

 

This will fit the bill for me.

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Whilst we await more news tonight, a couple of niche snippets:

 

According to Astro the PS5 doesn't have optical out, as they're releasing an HDMI-to-optical adapter. Not too surprising – the XSX doesn't, either – but a bit of an annoyance for some. For those using headphones I imagine plugging them directly into the DualSense will be the easiest solution.

 

However, apparently the PS5 will support Wi-Fi6. Not relevant to most people, but as someone with a suitable router – and for who Ethernet isn't an option – I'm glad it'll be using the latest standard.

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3 minutes ago, Ferine said:

Whilst we await more news tonight, a couple of niche snippets:

 

According to Astro the PS5 doesn't have optical out, as they're releasing an HDMI-to-optical adapter. Not too surprising – the XSX doesn't, either – but a bit of an annoyance for some. For those using headphones I imagine plugging them directly into the DualSense will be the easiest solution.

 

However, apparently the PS5 will support Wi-Fi6. Not relevant to most people, but as someone with a suitable router – and for who Ethernet isn't an option – I'm glad it'll be using the latest standard.


Hopefully the next gen of mix amps will have HD audio, as much as I love my Astro kit it’s a shame we are stuck with a lossy sound format...

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Decided to dig into the official details a bit more in the run up the the event later.

 

I can't remember who but I'm sure someone was asking a couple of days ago about PSVR working with the PS5 HD camera. It looks like it doesn't. Small print on the current PS5 accessories page says this...

 

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PlayStation®Camera adaptor

Connect your PlayStation®VR to your PS5 console to enjoy supported PS VR games. To set up your PS VR with your PS5 console you'll need your PlayStation Camera* for PS4™ and a PlayStation Camera adaptor (no purchase necessary). More details on how to claim an adaptor will be shared on PlayStation.com when available.


*Model CUH-ZEY1 or CUH-ZEY2

 

Sounds very like the Kinect adaptor Microsoft did to me.

 

Also that - and the mention of "supported games" - doesn't really shout to me that the v1/v2 compatibility isn't much more than a stop-gap exercise to keep people using it until a v3 eventually comes out. Look forward to finding out more later hopefully but at face value it sounds a bit light-touch if they were intending to have the current gen VR for any great length of time. Maybe v3 is closer than we think? Either way I think I'll keep my cash in my pocket rather than picking up a v2 now (which I was planning to do).

 

I also saw that teaser trailer for tonight's event (the one with the close up CG shots and lots of Dolby Cinema style wobbb-bb-b-b base drops). Looking at how they are positioning the whole event it looks to me like this really might be the one we've been waiting for, not just a "games showcase" or tease, actual information about the console and their vision for the generation. It could still be a damp squib, but I'm more convinced we'll get not only date and price, but more of the detail on the tech, plans, etc... and hopefully a mic drop launch game*. We'll see. 

 

* Caveat: I am clutching onto my ticket for the @HarryBizzle hype train

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18 hours ago, pinholestar said:

They don’t seem as chummy with Sony as they are with MS though. Getting to see the Series S before probably anyone else outside of MS was quite the scoop.

 

Which is weird since Gamer Network have an official Playstation channel but not an official xbox one.

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36 minutes ago, FiveFootNinja said:

Decided to dig into the official details a bit more in the run up the the event later.

 

I can't remember who but I'm sure someone was asking a couple of days ago about PSVR working with the PS5 HD camera. It looks like it doesn't. Small print on the current PS5 accessories page says this...

 

 

Sounds very like the Kinect adaptor Microsoft did to me.

 

Also that - and the mention of "supported games" - doesn't really shout to me that the v1/v2 compatibility isn't much more than a stop-gap exercise to keep people using it until a v3 eventually comes out. Look forward to finding out more later hopefully but at face value it sounds a bit light-touch if they were intending to have the current gen VR for any great length of time. Maybe v3 is closer than we think? Either way I think I'll keep my cash in my pocket rather than picking up a v2 now (which I was planning to do).

 

I had mentioned it. I'm glad that a free adaptor will make the PS4 Camera work for now. I'd imagine that we'll get a PS5 VR within the first year or so and that'll need the PS5 Camera.

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Hype Train Predictions
- Price reveal £499 (£399 digital): Sony's thinking - we have the exclusive software, plus there's a built in launch game - ergo still value next to Xbox.
- Demon Souls footage doesn't disappoint

- PS4 LoU2 shown playing on PS5 with enhancements.
- Naughty Dog announce incoming PS5 exclusive single-player mission for LoU 2.
- Kojima title announced
- That title is spiritual successor to Silent Hills/PT.
- That title will be PSVR 2 compatible and out 2021.

 

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Yeah, they'll want to throw some names up at this point even if they are literally years away from being released.

 

What will be interesting, will be to keep a track of the third-party stuff and how much is "exclusive", against how much is "timed-exclusive", and then how much their say neither for meaning it's also coming to XBX as well.

 

With RE Village for example - is that exclusive or also coming to X do we know?

EDIT: Sorted, just looked it up, it's on PS5, XBX, Steam.

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5 minutes ago, rgraves said:

Yeah, they'll want to throw some names up at this point even if they are literally years away from being released.

 

What will be interesting, will be to keep a track of the third-party stuff and how much is "exclusive", against how much is "timed-exclusive", and then how much their say neither for meaning it's also coming to XBX as well.

 

With RE Village for example - is that exclusive or also coming to X do we know?

EDIT: Sorted, just looked it up, it's on PS5, XBX, Steam.

Now Demon's Souls is unveiled, the next big thing would definitely be something by Team Silent in whatever shape or form.

We all know (read: there's been stubborn rumours for a good while now) Sony is doing something Silent Hill-esque.

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