PlayStation 6: Sony says future platforms ‘top of mind’, exploring ‘new and enhanced’ ways to play

AMD Reduces VRAM usage-Toms Hardware

I hope they will incorporate this for PS6 and possible NextBox. No more cardboard trees for Gran Turismo 8. They could also do this for perhaps grass, fur, hair and other things.

Sony doesn't seem to be too interested in CPU advancements, but I hope they will put at least Zen5 or Zen6 for PS6.
Considering a 7600x is about 2.5x- 3x perf increase over PS5's CPU, i'd say a solid CPU increase will occur based on that alone. The system is rarely CPU bottlenecked anyways unless its a shit engine (UE5 for example).
 
AMD Reduces VRAM usage-Toms Hardware

I hope they will incorporate this for PS6 and possible NextBox. No more cardboard trees for Gran Turismo 8. They could also do this for perhaps grass, fur, hair and other things.

Sony doesn't seem to be too interested in CPU advancements, but I hope they will put at least Zen5 or Zen6 for PS6.
WorkGraphs is of course part of next-gen, but don't expect too much adoption from devs as the engines/tools they use don't support this style of graphics programming (procedural generation), specially in the cross-gen period.
 
The PS6's resolution is crucial for predicting the hardware.

in next-gen-current-gen games ( because, believe me, there are still PS4 games pretending to be PS5 games) the native resolution has been around 2 and 3 million pixels at 30fps (gta 6, hellblade 2) independent of the output resolution

The PS6 likely aims to improve the output resolution via AI, but the rendering resolution tends to remain at 2.5 million pixels imo.

Therefore, simply increasing the GPU is enough to achieve next-gen results. Understand that the PS4 2.25x the ps3 resolution and 2x frame rate from 720p30fps to 1080p60fps (in PS3 software). But if the resolution didn't change, we'd have a PS4 with 720p60fps in PS3 games or 720p30fps in next-gen games. Maintaining the same resolution reduces the need for gpu power.

Therefore, I deduce that the PS6's GPU will be the RX 9070 (a different architecture, a different name, but the same processing power) cause this gpu really 2x ps5 gpu.
 
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Same I've had a ton of fun this gen. I got the pro but honestly compared to my other hobbies gaming is dirt cheap.
It is not.

Most hobbys have static upfront costs. Or they only demand an additional investment in case something breaks.

Gaming has constantly evolving hardware targets. So you are forced to buy new stuff in cycles.

Games aren't one time purchases anymore. Predatory monetization such as DLC and season passes have become the industry standard. GaaS are designed to keep you paying continously.

We see basic functionality hidden behind subscription services.

Modern gaming feel like toll roads. Every few miles, you're expected to cough up more cash. I don't see that in any other hobby.
 
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This articles seems to agree with you K KeplerL2 😁

https://wccftech.com/playstation-6-work-graphs-adoption-cross-gen/
Speaking on the NeoGAF forums, known AMD leaker Kepler L2 commented on the possibility of next-generation consoles having access to the DirectX 12 Work Graphs feature, which delivers better performance and improved scalbility across complex workloads including procedural generation, particle systems and AI logic, saying that while hardware and API will be ready, it is unlikely to see widespread adoption, as the engines and tools currently in use don't support this style of graphics programming. As such, it will be a while to see if the feature will bring significant performance improvements on consoles that go well beyond what we have already seen on PC shortly after its release.
 
Why do they need to make articles out of any random thing I say here :messenger_unamused: Stuff like this makes me less likely to talk about any of the actual interesting things I know.

I could have sworn they've been doing this for years to you, right?

News articles are one thing, but then there's certain tech centric Youtubers who ride off some of your leaks and speculation. They've almost made a career out of it. I don't want to mention names.

The infamous "KeplerL2 on Neogaf has said this, and my sources tell me something similar, but another source said it's not the case", the last part is a cheap effort from their part to avoid accountability.
 
Ive lost so much trust in Sony when it comes to actually delivering on hardware promises after this gen. PS5 Pro for $800 has been a bad joke. Not only has PSSR been disappointing but Sony hasn't improved their own games very much for this thing. They botched the Pro as far as im concerned- can't get pssr updates pushed out automatically like we see upscalers do on PC. Sony can't even give us major improvements for big titles liks DS2 and Yotei (which looks so disappointingly last gen).

Sony hasn't bothered to update their engines for RT features that could've allowed the ps5/ps5 pro to actually produce next gen looking stuff. Instead Sony is getting beat this gen by the likes of Ubisoft. Sony started out fine with Demon Souls, Ratchet, and Forbidden West then literally stopped trying to make gamea that pushed graphics- this is the reason we bought ps5 to begin with! Ragnarok, gt7, last of us 1 "remake", spiderman 2, and now ghost of yotei are all examples of Sony taking advantage of the good will of their customers and coasting off reputation and media shills. Graphically speaking.

To not even have a mention that "we have extra features for our Pro owners coming" for games like DS2 and Yotei is crazy tp me.
 
AMD Reduces VRAM usage-Toms Hardware

I hope they will incorporate this for PS6 and possible NextBox. No more cardboard trees for Gran Turismo 8. They could also do this for perhaps grass, fur, hair and other things.

Sony doesn't seem to be too interested in CPU advancements, but I hope they will put at least Zen5 or Zen6 for PS6.

Isn't it a lock that it'll be at least Zen5 just due to timing? The hope was that it'll be Zen6 if it comes out in 2028 or later.
 
Sony shouldn't be focusing on "how to play" but rather on "what to play". Quality software is the only thing that matters and it's been severely lacking so far this gen, especially when they waste a bunch of time and money on woke GaaS garbage that nobody wants to play.
 
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