DeepEnigma
Gold Member
No.Yes.
[Grain of Salt] A full blown PlayStation handheld is coming somewhere around PS6 launch
GymWolf
Member
Yes.
Then i at least hope they put everything on pc day one so i don't need to buy their shitty attempt to copy switch to play their crossgen ass games.
Happy now?
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Schmendrick
Banned
Yes.
RetroGamingUK
Member
For this to work they need to keep it simple
- Ensure it plays all PS5 games
- Ensure it only plays PS5 games
- Include "PS5" in the name, I suggest "PS5 Portable"
Launch in 2027 and it's bound to get at least 5 year's worth of new games (it's 2025 and we're still getting new COD games on PS4.
- Ensure it plays all PS5 games
- Ensure it only plays PS5 games
- Include "PS5" in the name, I suggest "PS5 Portable"
Launch in 2027 and it's bound to get at least 5 year's worth of new games (it's 2025 and we're still getting new COD games on PS4.
nial
Member
Sorry, Deep, but all the information we've gotten over past months suggests that it's going to be a low level PS6 SKU.
What is that question, why would I care if you buy a PlayStation, lol.
Then i at least hope they put everything on pc day one so i don't need to buy their shitty attempt to copy switch to play their crossgen ass games.
Happy now?
There's one issue with this; if it only runs PS5 games through the portable wrapper, it will not be able to use AI upscaling solutions like PSSR, compared to actually directly developing software for it, and to that point it just becomes another PS6. It will be a PS6 Portable.
Generic
Member
Just don't release the PS6. We don't need a $800 console.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
My issue with this if it's not going to have its own exclusives and mostly just plays games I can already play on my PS5 then there is no point for me getting the system.
I bought systems like Gameboy, DS, PSP, 3DS and PSVita because they had games that I couldn't get anywhere else not for their portability…..it's same reason why I bought Switch and now Switch 2.
GymWolf
Member
You laughed at all my post where i was calling for a bomb so i thought you had some interest in sony doing good...
GymWolf
Member
We also don't need another fucking portable.
FalsettoVibe
Member
I assume you also mean PS4 games as well. (And games from other PS consoles...not direct play PS6 games)
I think it also needs to have PS6 direct connect remote play and cloud support for PS6 games.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
No.
RetroGamingUK
Member
No exclusives!
Games take too long to make now, Sony and partners can't afford to have exclusives across platforms.
By all means design handheld games like puzzlers, but they must be on PS5 too for simplicity's sake.
nial
Member
Please tell me why it would flop.
See it like this; if you're planning to buy a PS6, you will have to choose between normal PS6 and PS6 Portable, just like people had to choose between Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. Even though Sony would obviously love the idea of you buying both, they just need you to buy one of the two and stick with it for the rest of the generation. Your purchase will account for one additional unit sale on the PS6 family of systems.
The mistake people are making is to assume that it will be a PS5 Portable. It's not.
See the positive side, 60fps 4ever!
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Mibu no ookami
Banned
Neither DragonBall FighterZ or Dragon Ball Sparking Zero seem to have any significant spikes on Steam concurrent use well after launch.
The idea that these numbers are driven by PC just doesn't bare out in the charts.
I also see little evidence this was driven by Asia.
DBFZ hit 8 million in 2021 and 6 million in 2020.
Spider-Man 2 hit 10 million units sold in less than 4 months without being on PC at the time.
Arc System Works have arrived. They're extremely well known name in the FGC. This game will have no problem selling out of the gates.
RetroGamingUK
Member
Yes, BC with as many PlayStations as possible
GymWolf
Member
I never said that it would flop, i said that i hope it flop, very different.
Not sure how that has anything to do with your last question or my response but ok.
nial
Member
Ah ok, got it wrong.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
If PS6 and PS6 portable are just same systems other than portability then for me PS6 portable just pointless.
Even for Switch 2 I don't care much for its portability and I care more about its exlusive games.
nial
Member
And that is fine, if it has games that you want to play, it looks like you will opt for the home console, it's all good for Sony in the end because it's the same family of consoles at the end of the day. I will opt for the handheld myself.
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kaizenkko
Member
Just it! Sony doesn't need a PS6 right now. Maybe from 5 years, but that is a big maybe. Even when PS6 comes out most games will be cross-gen and with most people playing live services games (who still run in a PS4), I honestly don't see any reason to Sony even think about a new console.
nial
Member
A PS5 with 10 years on the market would be a big mistake.
kaizenkko
Member
Why?
clarky
Gold Member
Why would I buy that over say a next gen steam deck?
GigaBowser
Banned
oooo oooooooo i arm the spirit of handheld gamming now sony must makes WARHAWK
RetroGamingUK
Member
Because it'll play your PlayStation digital library.
Why would I buy a Steamdeck when I've never bought a single game on Steam?
clarky
Gold Member
Why would sony make something with the aim of selling no games?
People already in the eco system likely have alot of PS5 games and those outside it would just buy a pc handheld that plays all those games, xbox games and the rest.
Seems like a shit idea to me.
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RetroGamingUK
Member
Why not? Every other PlayStation has had 10 years of production and support
GoldenEye98
posts news as their odd job
I'm actually in favour of it....but that was not what the post I was responding to said. It was talking about a dual handheld/traditional console tiers. Which I don't think is feasbile.
I'd be in favour of Playstation doing a powerful/non-cheaped out version of the Switch concept. I don't think it's gonna happen though.
nial
Member
Its sales by the course of its tenth year of the market would be so poor that it will result in a less than stellar momentum going into the PS6 launch. It's a nice way to tank general interest on the brand.
10 years of production and support before its successor came out?
kaizenkko
Member
The point is not only about sales, but monthly active users. As I said, the most played games every year (and also the most rentable) are all live service games. You can literally play all of these games on a PS4 or a low end PC. You don't need to sell another console for those people, you just need to keep them engage in your ecosystem.
nial
Member
MAU is inherent to console sales, they need to keep their consumer base engaged with a steady pace of new products, otherwise you run the risk of people just dropping PlayStation as a whole.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
But if it renders at 1080p tops without TV output? Could also run the games at 30 fps vs 60 or 120, depending on the game. I'm sure there's a way for Wizard Cerny and his team to do it
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
This is going to be a bad idea I think.
I think the ps6 portable will be like the ps6 and the ps6 home console will be like a ps6 pro. Basically a series s/x situation where devs cant full utilise the power of the home console.
Might help with ports to other platforms though.
I think the ps6 portable will be like the ps6 and the ps6 home console will be like a ps6 pro. Basically a series s/x situation where devs cant full utilise the power of the home console.
Might help with ports to other platforms though.
clarky
Gold Member
Is it a craze though?
Nintendo have always done the handheld thing and are basically in their own market.
PC handhelds are niche and always will be.
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wigsplittin4fun
Neo Member
I really hope they don't dumb things down to cater to the weaker system like the Xbox did with series s. If they do it's gaming malpractice. Btw, how much different do you guys think this gen would have been for Xbox if they just went for graphics and didn't make games weaker so they would run for system s?
I know a lot of people bought the system s because it's cheaper but would the increase in quality that the series x would have had if the s didn't exist, would it have outperformed the system s in sales? Just curious what you guys think. I'm not sure what I think.
I know a lot of people bought the system s because it's cheaper but would the increase in quality that the series x would have had if the s didn't exist, would it have outperformed the system s in sales? Just curious what you guys think. I'm not sure what I think.
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