Tuesday, February 20th 2024
Games Consultant Predicts H2Y24 Launch for PlayStation 5 Pro
Serkan Toto, CEO of Tokyo-based games consultancy Kantan Games was interviewed by CNBC earlier this week—he was invited on-air to provide expert commentary on Sony's freshly revised sales and revenue forecast for PlayStation 5 products. He believes that great forward momentum is best achieved with refreshed hardware, and a well timed launch coinciding with the release of AAA/blockbuster games titles. Last autumn's rollout of slimmer PlayStation 5 consoles was not particularly exciting—with no major bump up in specs or attractive pricing. The development of an inevitable "Pro" variant has circulated around rumor mills for more than a year.
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) and AMD are believed to co-operating on a very potent hardware redesign—reports from late last year posited that a semi-custom "Viola" SoC is in the pipeline. A more expensive RDNA 3-upgraded refresh could attract an additional segment of hardcore gamers, but another industry analyst reckons that Sony is unlikely to implement a standard model price cut later this year (based on past trends). George Jijiashvili, senior principal analyst at Omdia, stated: "A scenario where Sony launches a PS5 Pro, but still experiences declining year-on-year hardware sales is very much within the realms of possibility." Serkan Toto (of Kantan Games consultancy) expressed a more optimistic view: "There seems to be a broad consensus in the game industry that Sony is indeed preparing a launch of a PS5 Pro in the second half of 2024...And Sony will want to make sure to have a great piece of hardware ready when GTA VI hits in 2025, a launch that will be a shot in the arm for the entire gaming industry."
Sources:
CNBC, Wccftech, Insider Gaming, Kotaku
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) and AMD are believed to co-operating on a very potent hardware redesign—reports from late last year posited that a semi-custom "Viola" SoC is in the pipeline. A more expensive RDNA 3-upgraded refresh could attract an additional segment of hardcore gamers, but another industry analyst reckons that Sony is unlikely to implement a standard model price cut later this year (based on past trends). George Jijiashvili, senior principal analyst at Omdia, stated: "A scenario where Sony launches a PS5 Pro, but still experiences declining year-on-year hardware sales is very much within the realms of possibility." Serkan Toto (of Kantan Games consultancy) expressed a more optimistic view: "There seems to be a broad consensus in the game industry that Sony is indeed preparing a launch of a PS5 Pro in the second half of 2024...And Sony will want to make sure to have a great piece of hardware ready when GTA VI hits in 2025, a launch that will be a shot in the arm for the entire gaming industry."
12 Comments on Games Consultant Predicts H2Y24 Launch for PlayStation 5 Pro
Its hard to say but I could see a fair amount of consoles being sold when GTA 6 comes. More so than PC players switching to console when PS5 Pro comes because of it's ever so slightly better specs than the standard. I think there's quite a few people who just haven't bought a new console because they can enjoy most of the newer stuff on last gen.
Used market has a lot good choices. Especially 30 series nvidia.
Also consoles aren't really that cheap anymore, especially over the course of their lives. Paying to use online features adds up over the years. Full price games add up quickly. PC cost more initially usually but are cheaper to use over time as where consoles are the exact opposite, cheap at first but costly over time.
Yeah I'm not gonna feel any bit worried about a PS5Pro being faster than a 3080, cause it's not lol
But yes average people can do math. Most people live on a budget.