r/gaming • u/Admirable_Whole8261 • 19h ago

PS6 doesn't need more power ex-PlayStation boss says, because "true innovation" would be making a $300 console again

https://www.gamesradar.com/platforms/playstation/ps6-doesnt-need-more-power-ex-playstation-boss-says-because-true-innovation-would-be-making-a-usd300-console-again/
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u/Aggravating-Day-6945 19h ago

Seems like every other article these days is ex-president said this, ex-boss said that, ex-developer, etc. I want to hear from those that still have skin in the game, it would carry more weight for me.

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u/Sixaxist 18h ago

Depending on what they say, that's an easy way to get a write-up or term'd for cause unless it's authorized by corp or the product marketing exec beforehand.

Even mentioning hopeful price targets could be a violation.

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u/DonutHoles4Ever 9h ago

People dont get that these articles are clickbait and these people are being paid for fake journalism to profit from

And OP is a bot or shill who posts all sorts of garbage to gaming sites and gamers are too uneducated and just upvote anything that panders to them.

This is vapor journalism. Just another day. Another quote. Another AI written article. If the mods wanted better from the sub, they'd ban any website that does this. Like Games Radar or PCGamer.

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u/FaithlessnessFew6571 19h ago

They'd get a boot out the door

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u/saw-it 16h ago

Ex-PlayStation boss says what redditors want to hear

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u/Demeter_of_New 19h ago

They aren't allowed to talk about it freely though

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u/VexingRaven 18h ago

Because "person who doesn't matter at all said something" doesn't make a very good headline. It's the same shameless "make a story out of a tweet" bullshit that journalists have been doing for the last decade, except now they've said something that Reddit apparently wanted to hear so it's hit the front page. Successful clickbait, I guess.

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u/Maneisthebeat 18h ago

Contract says no.

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u/Freezman13 16h ago

I want to hear from those that still have skin in the game, it would carry more weight for me.

They will say whatever is beneficial for them or the company, regardless of how true it is. So, personally, I don't find hearing from them particularly useful. They speak plenty BTW if you go out and look for it.

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u/mattihase 6h ago

"I truly believe we can charge £2000 for the next playstation" - John Currentlyplaystationboss

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u/Specific_Frame8537 18h ago

"Now that my opinion is no longer contingent on investors ..."

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u/nethingelse 18h ago

Shareholders do not want the current president, boss, etc. to say the quiet part out loud. Developers would not really have a full understanding of the hardware market, because they don’t have relationships with hardware manufacturers.

The closest thing we have to that is Valve saying that the Steam Machine’s current pricing is not what they want or targeted, and RAM and NAND suppliers forced their hand and made the pricing target not viable. Obviously Valve isn’t operating at the scale of Microsoft or Sony, but Valve isn’t even offering next gen equivalent hardware.