Ok,heres some thoughts after giving it a day....Its not that the PS5 is disappointing, it truly is a next gen leap
-with the new Ryzen CPU,
-Even at just 9.95-10.2 tflops because of variance its still almost a 7 times leap of power over the base ps4 with RDNA 2 benefits factored in
-Super fast SSD
- Twice the amount of RAM thats also faster as well.
-4K Blu ray player and 3d audio
In a vacuum its actually a very good system and IS a next generation leap. HOWEVER, the problem is that we're not in a vacuum, it is going to be compared to the Series X. Had sony come out earlier and announced these specs BEFORE 12 teraflops became the baseline they would be fine. 10.2 teraflops is a good number, 12 teraflops while awesome wouldnt have the same effect if 10 was already the baseline. But now sony is on the back foot in the power narrative, their silence is still deafening and comes across as either aloof or arrogant, messaging is a mess in regard to backwards compatibility.
What im saying is, the PS5 is a good system but the way sony is handling it makes it seem worse than it really is. SHOW us why the SSD is a "dream" fro developers, SHOW us that hey this thing can run games, third party games even at 60 fps. It can be a 10 second clip, it doesnt have to be this grand affair. Its not a PS3 or xbox one disaster, but it does put them on the back foot and sony seems to still be in autopilot mode. They seem to think that their base will stick with them no matter what, and if it had full BC i would say their right, but thats not clear as of now. We dont know prices nut i will say IF this thing is 399 sony is going to be ok in spite of themselves.
We dont have the full picture yet either. I dont care how people spin or what they say, IF lockheart is real it is going to hold the series x back in some ways. A theoretical 4 tf gpu vs 12, less ram, and weaker cpu are going to hinder game design in some way. I dont care what some paid xbox dev shill says. Lockheart is going to be an anchor around the Xs neck in my opinion. That could be a boon to sony in some ways if their first party really takes Advantage of not having any restraints in that regard and perhaps sign a few 3rd party deals to show WHY a super fast SSD matters.
Im sure ill have more thoughts on this later.