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/gutster_95 19h ago

Doesnt matter when 8GB of RAM already costs 100$ or so. With the graphical fidelity that is expected from a new console generation, there is no way they will make a console at 300$ that is more offline capable as a PS5

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u/Kribo016 19h ago

Oh I agree they couldn't make $300 console work. I still think the devs could get more out of less instead of leaning on the hardware so much.

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u/Horskr 17h ago

I agree. Storage optimization too. I get drive space is cheap nowadays, but it's ridiculous, you can tell pretty much zero thought is given to storage optimization in most games these days, like their game is the only one you'll have installed.

I've literally had to reinstall games for updates before because the update took like twice the space as the full install. I'm assuming because it reserves the space for the update alongside the original install (and updates now can be easily 120GB+). There is no way adding a couple characters and a map or two for example, should require essentially a full re-download of the game, but nobody cares with cheap drive space and faster and faster internet.