Shantae
Banned
I've been thinking this for a while, and I didn't want to commit to this line of thought until we saw Microsoft's showing today, but after what they showed, I feel confident in saying both manufacturers should have just waited til 2021 to launch new hardware. The fact that both of their presentations for next gen games were lackluster is only part of the reason. Neither company seems like they have the software to back up the launch of a new console. Both presentations showed up that Sony and Microsoft is not very confident in the games this close to launch to really show up much gameplay at all. Neither company is confident enough to commit to any release dates either, or prices this late into the year already. For games, and for hardware. It's like they're all scrambling to get them out the door by the end of the year, regardless if they got something ship-able. Maybe the hardware is ready, but covid may have put a damper on software, and a lot of games are just not ready it seems like. Not to mention the fact that people might have a hard time even affording new consoles this year anyway because of covid, and how much it fucked the economy this year.
Another aspect is I think Sony really shouldn't be in such a rush to get new hardware out especially when they've shown us this year that the PS4 is still very capable on the graphical front with games like The Last of Us 2, and Ghost of Tsushima. Every thing looks to be cross gen at launch, and so the incentive for audiences to buy new hardware isn't there either. Software sells hardware, and they need to launch with more besides slightly better versions of existing games to get people to buy them.
PS5 might be in a better position than XSX when it comes to giving people a reason to buy a console, because they might have more generational exclusives but after seeing what the PS4 can still do, I don't see what the rush is. Hold off until you got more to offer. Unless Ratchet & Clank is a launch game, I didn't see anything in their showcase that convinced me to get a PS5 even if it is exclusive to that generation.
Another aspect is I think Sony really shouldn't be in such a rush to get new hardware out especially when they've shown us this year that the PS4 is still very capable on the graphical front with games like The Last of Us 2, and Ghost of Tsushima. Every thing looks to be cross gen at launch, and so the incentive for audiences to buy new hardware isn't there either. Software sells hardware, and they need to launch with more besides slightly better versions of existing games to get people to buy them.
PS5 might be in a better position than XSX when it comes to giving people a reason to buy a console, because they might have more generational exclusives but after seeing what the PS4 can still do, I don't see what the rush is. Hold off until you got more to offer. Unless Ratchet & Clank is a launch game, I didn't see anything in their showcase that convinced me to get a PS5 even if it is exclusive to that generation.