Playstation The Official PlayStation 6 Thread

[Iceman]

Either

A) a lower cost console PS6 and higher cost console PS6
B) a console PS6 and a portable PS6
C) 2 test chip candidates but only one will ultimately be used in a console

B makes sense because consoles are losing market share to Nintendo portables, phones, and tablets and PC portables (SteamDeck) for years.



None of this solves Sony’s major problem which is a lack of first party exclusives especially if you don’t count the parade of superfluous remasters and remakes. Under Jim Ryan the ‘vision’ was to spam GaaS shooter games (like Disney was spamming Marvel/Star Wars product under Bob Chapek) with plans for 12 of them but both he and that plan have been removed.

And the good news, the lower cost console will be available for as low as $1,999 (with no hard drive, disc drive, controller, power etc - all available as a separate package for another $999).

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

a new handheld on the way?

 

[psylockolussus]

PS6 Development Has Reportedly Reached Another Milestone - PlayStation LifeStyle

Two reliable leakers have provided a PS6 development update, revealing that its system on a chip (SoC) is design complete.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

Late 2027?

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

PS6 Development Has Reportedly Reached Another Milestone - PlayStation LifeStyle

Two reliable leakers have provided a PS6 development update, revealing that its system on a chip (SoC) is design complete.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

Late 2027?

I don't think so. Previous rumors pointed towards late 2028 and I think that's what Sony is gonna stick to.

 

[psylockolussus]

First PS5/PS6 Cross-Gen Game Seemingly Confirmed - PlayStation LifeStyle

It looks like the first PS5 / PS6 cross-gen game has been confirmed by none other than publisher Square Enix.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

Final Fantasy VII Part III

I can't at a 3-part remake of a single game!

 

[psylockolussus]

PS6 Development Milestone Teased by AMD - PlayStation LifeStyle

AMD has once again teased its collaboration with Sony on PS6 development, stating that its release of FSR 4 is "just the beginning."

www.playstationlifestyle.net

The future is here.

 

[:eek:]

The PS3-game The Last of Us got a remaster for PS4 and a remake on PS5. Should we expect a remaster of the remake on PS6?

 

[psylockolussus]

The PS3-game The Last of Us got a remaster for PS4 and a remake on PS5. Should we expect a remaster of the remake on PS6?

A PS6 remaster for the PS5 remake is possible.

 

[blueharvest]

PlayStation Controllers Could Run on Solar Energy in the Future

Sony Interactive Entertainment has published a new patent that describes a solar-powered PlayStation controller.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Elayis]

That sounds like it might be for the rumored handheld, otherwise I don't see how it'd be useful for an indoor console.

 

[psylockolussus]

I've recently bought a small solar light this month to test it out as I've never tired any solar powered things before. Its pretty useless if you don't place it in someplace that would get very bright sunlight all day. Its also not very effective if the weather is very cloudy. This week my solar light lasts for about 1 hour because of the clouds. In a hot day, I think 5 hours maximum. It automatically lights up when its dark or when I put it indoor.

 

[psylockolussus]

New PS6 Handheld Rumor Is Already Worrying Players - PlayStation LifeStyle

Sony's rumored new PlayStation handheld, which will supposedly be part of the PS6 family, may have had one of its specs leaked.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

PS6P

 

[psylockolussus]

Stand-Alone PlayStation Handheld Rumor Corroborated by Another Insider - PlayStation LifeStyle

Rumors of a PlayStation handheld are circulating once again, corroborating all the information that is already out there.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

What games are they even planning for this, especially games are longer to make these days. What I dislike about another Sony portable gaming device is, I'm not going to invest in a handheld console but I also don't want to miss out on games that might appeal to me.

 

[psylockolussus]

Sony Teases PS6, PS5 'Multi-Generational' Plan - PlayStation LifeStyle

Sony Group held a business segment presentation earlier today, during which the company teased a “multi-generational” plan for PS6 and PS5. PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino pledged “new and enhanced” ways for players to play games on both platforms. PS6 is ‘top of mind’ for Sony but PS5 support...

www.playstationlifestyle.net

 

[psylockolussus]

PS6 to 'Push the Boundaries' of Video Game Graphics - PlayStation LifeStyle

Sony's Project Amethyst partnership with AMD plans to "push the boundaries" of video game graphics, which may include the PS6.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

 

[Teelie]

Same thing every generation says.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

<remembers 8K graphics on the PS5 box>

 

[Gee]

Sony and Microsoft holding hands to work with AMD is a good thing. Hopefully this means future AMD GPUs can finally compete against Nvidia's.

Though, I kinda dread the future will have a focus on frame generation and ML.

 

[psylockolussus]

PlayStation Studio's AAA PS6 Game Has a 'Heavy Focus' on Story - PlayStation LifeStyle

New information has surfaced about an unannounced PlayStation Studio PS6 game, which we began hearing about roughly a year ago.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

Firesprite story driven game for PS6

PS6 Release Date Window Hinted at by Sony, Doesn’t Seem Soon - PlayStation LifeStyle

PlayStation architect Mark Cerny has given a new interview which suggests that the PS6 release date window isn't as soon as we thought.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

Late 2028 or 2029

 

[:eek:]

<remembers 8K graphics on the PS5 box>

Outdated. Bring the 16K.

 

[psylockolussus]

Outdated. Bring the 16K.

16k already? When they haven't released 9k to 15k? Thats simply too much resolutions.

 

[Elayis]

Sony and Microsoft holding hands to work with AMD is a good thing. Hopefully this means future AMD GPUs can finally compete against Nvidia's.

Though, I kinda dread the future will have a focus on frame generation and ML.

Consoles basically have to adopt ML to stay cost effective. Prices aren't going down anymore. If you want better performance, that either means more money or more ML.

 

[Gee]

Consoles basically have to adopt ML to stay cost effective. Prices aren't going down anymore. If you want better performance, that either means more money or more ML.

Oh for sure. It's thanks to Nvidia's DLSS that Cyberpunk 2077 is running on the Switch 2 after all. Sony has their own ML-based upscaling tech with PSSR which will be improved/replaced with whatever they're cooking with AMD.

I am more concerned about Frame Gen. Games will soon render "fake frames", thus game devs can lazily do barebone optimization and I reckon PC ports will suffer even more because of that.

 

[Elayis]

Oh for sure. It's thanks to Nvidia's DLSS that Cyberpunk 2077 is running on the Switch 2 after all. Sony has their own ML-based upscaling tech with PSSR which will be improved/replaced with whatever they're cooking with AMD.

I am more concerned about Frame Gen. Games will soon render "fake frames", thus game devs can lazily do barebone optimization and I reckon PC ports will suffer even more because of that.

We've already seen it with Black Myth: Wukong, which has a performance mode that abuses frame gen by going from 30 fps to 60. DLSS can also be stretched past the point of usefulness, like Fast Fusion on Switch 2, which upscales from too low of a base resolution for optional image quality.

I wish companies like Nvidia or AMD had best practice guidelines for their tech, so that devs would understand the limits of what they're working with. But as we've seen with PC games, they can't even eliminate something as basic as shader compilation stutter. This is the problem when studios don't have their own in-house engines, and instead rely on third party software like Unreal. There's just too many variables when it comes to developing modern games.

 

[Teelie]

Outdated. Bring the 16K.

16k already? When they haven't released 9k to 15k? Thats simply too much resolutions.

I know it's a joke but show me where 8k is anywhere near mainstream. 4K is good enough for virtually everyone and 8k isn't going to be any great improvement over 4k like 4k was to 2k let alone going from VHS to DVD quality.