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As we draw closer to the PS5's release date in late 2020, it's understandable that the rumor mill is working overtime. But, while some rumors hold a bit more weight than others, there are a few that need be taken with more than just a pinch of salt.
The latest PS5 'leak' posted on 4Chan is one such rumor, supposedly spilling a bunch of information on the PS5 reveal event which is expected to take place in February. The leak, which was reposted on Reddit, claims that the PS5 will be unveiled on February 5 at a PlayStation Meeting event for the media.
According to the leaker, the event will see Sony revealing the console's design and specs, several PS5 exclusives, a renewed focus on PlayStation Now, alongside the console's price and various other features.
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https://www.techradar.com/news/this-latest-ps5-rumor-sound-too-good-to-be-true
(Score: 4, Interesting) by SunTzuWarmaster on Tuesday January 21 2020, @02:46PM (1 child)
I bought a PS4 last Christmas-ish. $400. SpiderMan version - with Spiderman. I played Spiderman to completion, on the order of 70+ hours - all difficulties, all side missions, all suits, all everything. Let's call it 70 hours for Spiderman - $5.7/hour. It also does the Amazon and the D+, and whatever - but I would have figured that out with apps and Chromecast and stuff, so that's a wash.
Then I got hooked on Brawlhalla, which is great btw, and have 200+ hours in Brawlhalla (its my freetime I do what I want!), and spend another $60 on fun skins (YOLO!). So let's call it 270 hours for $460. $1.70/hour per entertainment.
Note that this is in its first year of use. This price goes *down* from here. Also - I am the only one who is playing (cost/use will decrease when kids start playing). This price/dollar ratio competes favorably with *used books*. Does your $200 craigslist bike get 118 hours of use? Do you watch 30 hours of TV/month on a $50 cable subscription? I signed up for a $17/hour gymnastics instructor (10x the cost of video games!). Our Florida pool is significantly more expensive on a per-hour basis (on the order of $3/hour, still cheap though).
Say what you want about the per-use cost, but this console is *dirt* cheap in terms of price. $460 is a lot of money, but $38/month over the first year isn't, and $19/month amortized across 2 years is very very cheap. Our pool requires an $8000 resurfacing. I read 24ish books/year - $240ish. Hell, I've spent $200 on hiking shoes in the last 2 years. Even "taking walks in the woods" has a cost.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 22 2020, @06:26AM
Your price does not go down because of planned obsolescence. Shortly after the PS5 hits, your system will no longer be able to play new games, because they will no longer be being made for your system. Also don't forget to include the monthly fee you're paying to Sony to let you use your own internet connection. By contrast, I game on a computer I also use for work so I'd consider the cost there to be $0. As for games, I'll take one example: Mount and Blade. I picked it up for about $5. I've put well over a 1000 hours into that game. Would highly recommend, especially the Prophecy of Pendor mod - best gaming experience I've had, perhaps ever. The hourly cost is practically $0.
From my perspective I played on consoles exclusively until the PS4. The reason was deeply subsidized hardware. For instance the original XBox had a video card in it that was worth more than the retail cost for the entire system, and one that would have broke you trying to buy on a PC. The PS4/XBone were, by contrast, mid-range PCs and sold at about the same price. So you're basically paying $400 to get ring-fenced in, and then to be forced to pay a monthly fee to Sony/Microsoft to use your own internet connection. Seriously, most games do not even have dedicated servers. You are literally paying Sony/Microsoft to let you host multiplayer games on your own internet connection on your own hardware. At least the new subscription comes with some games, before it was a 100% scam - now perhaps it's only an 80% scam.
I recently decided to pick up a new video card. It was an RX570 - a budget card. Cost: $100. It substantially outperforms the PS4 in specs and also uses less energy - the PS4 CPU is also extremely low end. So even the times when I'm in the mood for a consoley game, I get a more pleasant experience. As an example there, I picked up Middle Earth: Shadow of War on a humble bundle (incidentally, you can also get it this month + 8 other games of your choosing) alongside all DC. Price was again around $10. Put a couple of hundred hours in that game with a silky smooth 60FPS at max settings.
Not really a PC Master Race type person, but I do think that consoles no longer make sense. I do think they made a whole lot more sense the further you go back in history. And they might make sense in the future if they're able to deliver a high quality VR gaming experience and a heavily subsidized price, but that seems unlikely given the current direction of the companies. But for now at least they're just a very poor value proposition.