Next-gen consoles always had a new architecture to work with on top of the 8x raw power.Yes but maybe 8tflops with a new architecture of GPU (like maybe comparable to maybe 11 tflops of old Vega tech) would do it.
A miserable little pile of MADDness.8TF wont be a problem, most ppl dont even know what flops & cores are.
Next-gen consoles always had a new architecture to work with on top of the 8x raw power.
I don't know if ps5 will be 8Tf or not, by the way, I just want to point out that even if it is, Cerny is probably not entirely satisfied with it.
I don't disagree with any of that.Well, their job is to make the most powerful console within size, wattage, and cost margins. But Cerny is not a mad scientist working alone in his laboratory. I mean... he probably isn't...
The first party studios, and third parties, must have a lot more weight to ask for memory amounts or performance targets, and they would have to prove that additional specs are visually noticeable enough to be worth raising the price point without losing market share. The rumors are, Cerny was going around studios to discuss what they need. If he brings back the most rational picture to sony, the best decision will be made. Precisely what they did with ps4, and what they didn't do with ps3.
He worked on the next Kojima game for years, maybe it will have an inspirational impact. PS5 will be a trillion neurons in a jar of goo, the controller an umbilical cord inserted in your ear. Or something.
Good point, I wonder how much loss Sony would willing to take on PS5 tho. They are in a much better position to do so than last gen but will they?No idea, but it has to be a balancing act (pun intended), I don't think devs want the small userbase caused by an overly expensive console. It's bad for business all over the map, for everybody.
Would they prefer a 24GB/8TF, or a 16GB/10TF, or a 12GB/12TF?
HDD plus SSD cache with a 300GB install size limit or a pure SSD with a 100GB limit?
Fancy architecture with much more power, or traditional and easy to port but less power?
Memory speed or memory amount?
More cpu or more gpu?
Gunmetal black console or gamecube purple?
No dev is providing a shopping list for Sony to build their ideal console. Any who request a particular spec are probably humoured with a nod and then Sony gets back to asking the questions they're actually interested in.
I thought it was pretty famously the case that Epic convinced MS to increase the X360's memory to 512MB? Or is that just apocryphal? Or a dream? Or am I just aliarjournalist?
It's a nice story to tell, but IIRC it's more the case that MS sent a survey around asking what devs would prioritize, and it came down to 512MB memory or larger edram space. Certainly that doesn't make it a lie - it's just that there were probably overwhelming factors involved (everyone else was making the same argument), not just one developer.I thought it was pretty famously the case that Epic convinced MS to increase the X360's memory to 512MB? Or is that just apocryphal? Or a dream? Or am I just aliarjournalist?