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Will PS5 Slim / Pro's disc drive be forward compatible with PS6?
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ReBurn
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Perfect time to make some predictions.
Tobimacoss
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Sony will not want to go back to boring Square boxes. What crazy design will they come up with next? Maybe a Leaning Tower of Playstation.
Everyone wants to steal Neostradamus (onQ123) thunder?
CentralScrutinizer
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Some would say "right on cue....123"
Me uncle was fired from his janitor job at PlayStation before I could get that information
Most of the stuff I would like to see is probably off the table because of production costs going up instead of down .
Crazy thing is that a new optical media format would probably be a godsend in the middle of this memory & storage crisis
bender
What time is it?
A letter to his mother, particularly if it is hand written, is usually considered a very warm gesture. I hope to some day be featured in one of his penned letters to his beloved mom.
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Tobimacoss
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I like Nintendo's game key card idea. Sony and MS should just use 64-128 gb microSD cards where the game code can always be updated. Just add those into tiny cases, and add $20 costs extra for physical releases.Me uncle was fired from his janitor job at PlayStation before I could get that information
Most of the stuff I would like to see is probably off the table because of production costs going up instead of down .
Crazy thing is that a new optical media format would probably be a godsend in the middle of this memory & storage crisis
Or continue to use 4k blu-ray discs that cost peanuts to mass replicate...hey if you want to pay $90 for a microsd option by all means...
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Tobimacoss
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Problem with that is the disc's don't contain the game files, or even if they do, it's outdated builds. You can't update the disc's. Also, good luck trying to use a Blu-ray disc with the PS6 Handheld.
MS is already halfway there for the Xbox Ally handhelds.
You could technically build such storage cards yourself for Xbox PC games or any other PC games.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
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MacReady13
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More than likely not. But who cares?
But in the end what always happen?Now you know how most of us feel at yours.
Lord Malachite
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No chance we won't need to buy new disc drives for PS6. Every generation, Sony always makes huge changes to the overall "box design" from generation to generation. So they'll engineer the new system so the PS5 drives won't fit.
Cakeboxer
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I don't think so. Sony likely wants to move toward a fully digital ecosystem, but they're not ready to take that step openly yet. At the same time they probably don't want to make it too convenient for people to stick with physical media, so they introduce this indirect barrier. Because of that i could imagine things like a relatively high price, limited availability or even a deliberately unattractive and bulky design.
And then we have the controllers. If the PS6 controller introduces new features, it will probably be similar to the transition from PS4 to PS5, where older controllers won't work with newer games. The justification would again be something along the lines of: "We believe that games should take advantage of the new capabilities and features we're bringing to the platform."
And then we have the controllers. If the PS6 controller introduces new features, it will probably be similar to the transition from PS4 to PS5, where older controllers won't work with newer games. The justification would again be something along the lines of: "We believe that games should take advantage of the new capabilities and features we're bringing to the platform."
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They have never had a disc add-on before so you can't go off of history in this situation
Lord Malachite
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I disagree. There is still a significant portion of the Sony userbase who buy large quantities of physical games, like myself. But I believe Sony will want to maximize the profit from that, as it is often more convenient to buy physical copies of games from vendors other than Sony themselves. Being able to sell another disc drive for those that want this feature seems like an easy way to make profit and I have extreme difficult believing they will just let PS5 add-on disc drive owners pop it out and slot it into the PS6.
vodka-bull
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Can Sony make free money if it were?
Mr.Phoenix
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They will definitely make a new PS6-only disc drive.
CentralScrutinizer
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Ass of Can Whooping
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Most discs contain the game files. Key Cards will have the same issue of outdated builds and GKC on the S2 actually require a download to even function. They're the worst of both worlds.
Are you actually suggesting GKC be writable lol
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Angry_Megalodon
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It absolutely should be. Will it be, given Sony's extreme greed? No idea. I hope so.
PropellerEar
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Hope so.
Will it? Probably not.
Does it matter for me in the end? No.
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Will it? Probably not.
Does it matter for me in the end? No.
Day 1
crackajack
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the disc drive should have been any usb blu ray drive in the first place and not some xbox360 hdd like nonsense.
Emmy Ator Best
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No way. They could reuse the same drive but at least you would have to buy a new cover because PS6 will have to look different. But even that's unlikely, they're gonna make you buy a new drive.
Tiago Rodrigues
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I can't imagine the design for the PS6 to be similar to the PS5 so no.
chromatic9
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I'm sure it will just like the stand.
Bojji
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It would look awful but with this it would be hard to explain why it couldn't work with PS6.
StereoVsn
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I mean in theory it should since it's not like the new drive would be faster or read different media type.
In reality Sony is going to make some dumb excuse and not allow it. Same with the controller which they will make up some shit so it doesn't work with PS6 native games and will only work for PS5 titles.
In reality Sony is going to make some dumb excuse and not allow it. Same with the controller which they will make up some shit so it doesn't work with PS6 native games and will only work for PS5 titles.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
You didn't do any research at all before making that poll huh OP?
Sony has already said that there's still too many markets outside the US/EU that prefer to buy Physical Games and are currently unable to go full digital on the PS6 so the Disc Drive will still be there at launch for the PS6.
Of course that doesn't mean there won't be a version of the system without a disc drive at launch
But that third option on the poll shouldn't exist.
Sony has already said that there's still too many markets outside the US/EU that prefer to buy Physical Games and are currently unable to go full digital on the PS6 so the Disc Drive will still be there at launch for the PS6.
Of course that doesn't mean there won't be a version of the system without a disc drive at launch
But that third option on the poll shouldn't exist.
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Crispy Gamer
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It'll have to be something that works with Canis and the PS6 so most likely an original design but it would be nice to just use the current one.
Hector Hall
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I think it will work on PS6.
midnightAI
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To be fair, people said that about DualShock, turns out DualSense is a better controller in many ways, so if they do change the controller and it isnt backwards compatible then there is probably good reason. (I think it will be backwards compatible though, I think they are happy with DualSense and it will just be refinements if anything)
CentralScrutinizer
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Fortunately Sony has a product for those markets, it's called a PS5*
*disc drive sold separately.
crackajack
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it would have been a rather slim, boring box, depending on what you choose. Not awful. And of course they could have made some white + black with some blue lights matching the regular PS5 or any special edition design, for the true fans. Maybe even disguise it as the vertical stand. lol
But not some actually integrated crap. External drivers could have started with the PS3 and we could have saved a few bucks each gen ever since. Only replace it when it is broken. Maybe even do the same with the external power brick. Especially with prices going up, even without the crypto and RAM lunacy, and thus gamers waiting for prices coming down rather than up, saving unnecessary materials on the BOM would make sense to enable easier selling. Profit is anyway more in games sold. Sony needs units to get sold not make "pennies" on the hw.
Iced Arcade
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That's the most in Sony'd thing I've ever heard.
Sorcerer
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Sony's got you covered; they will come out with PSVR3 and not support it. Probably cost ya $800 bucks.
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StereoVsn
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I thought that PS5 disk drive keys can be updated when hooked up to a PS5. If that's the case nothing stopping Sony from pushing the update from a PS6.
Well, other than making people to rebuy an accessory.