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blue nugroho

@blueisviolet

In risposta a
@Bum2879
github, df, komachi, rogames, apisak etc + my own dig, infact the 9.2 PS5 is the most documented and circulated in the net beside in the forum. DF use that number too, 9.2 is devkit, that why i use 8.x for retail unit

 

[DeepEnigma]

That’s why I respect HeisenbergFX4 because he makes it clear that it’s still a guess with the possibility of things changing. He wasn’t going insane with the Feb reveal stuff like OsirisBlack and Tommy Fisher just to disappear when things changed.

And HeisenbergFX4 has made it clear that he respects OsirisBlack , they share notes, and like or heart each other’s posts.

 

[Sussoloc]

Doubelpost.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Here are some actual facts too:

PlayStation 4 Digital Game Sales Overtake Physical. That’s a First | CCN.com

www.ccn.com

UK video games market is now 80% digital

UK video games (excluding hardware) generated £3.864 billion last year, according to the Entertainment Retailers Associ…

www.gamesindustry.biz

Of course people like to have a choice, but the direction is clear. Physical discs for console are going to die too sooner or later, no matter how much you or me would hate it.

But i didn't want to argue on digital games in the first place. Nobody knows if a Lockhart is coming and nobody knows whether it will have a drive or not. My point was, that a Lockhart that undercuts the PS5 by let us say 100 bucks will attract many casual gamers, because the console price is the main buying reason for casuals when the gen starts. Later the price becomes less important, then it's most important what console the friends have and they go after that. That's why the starting price is so important, it defines the whole gen.

I wonder where all the hardcore anti-digital gamers are from 2013.

- Physical over digital
- You can trade in games
- You can borrow games
- You always have a disc so you won't get digitally locked out if the dev shuts down servers, so you can play offline
- I'm a collector. Discs and cases look good on a shelf

Also, MS and Sony take their usual 30% cut from digital sales too. Retailers selling discs I don't even think make 30% off your $60 purchase. I think it's more like 20-25%. So by funneling your purchases to MS and Sony, you are basically allowing them to hoard the profits instead of giving stores a break and keeping them open.

I thought the modern liberal way of thinking is...... less billionaire corporations profiteering, more money spread our for hard working hourly wage employees.

Oh wait............. it looks like the one factor that won out over all................ convenience. Ignore all that stuff above so you can play games 5 seconds faster by skipping loading a disc.

 

[geordiemp]

lol your the saying price doesn’t matter im clearly saying it does by stating facts. in which you got all defensive about and started saying a .05 tf dont count as a home console. Why am i here? Im sorry is this your thread and i ruffled your feathers by bringing up a price of a console? Lmfao scurb

If you think Switch price is relevenat to how Sony and MS set their pricing for 10 TF you are delusional.

Why dont you go on the nintendo threads and talk about all those lovely hand me downs ?

I play on a LG 55 OLED in 4K, I have eyes, I also have a toaster thanks. Please stop about Ninetdno, I am just laughing at you.

 

[hemo memo]

And HeisenbergFX4 has made it clear that he respects OsirisBlack , they share notes, and like or heart each other’s posts.

One makes it clear that there is a degree of uncertainty. The other post riddles and hints like things are done deals.

Guess which is which.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

That’s why I respect HeisenbergFX4 because he makes it clear that it’s still a guess with the possibility of things changing. He wasn’t going insane with the Feb reveal stuff like OsirisBlack and Tommy Fisher just to disappear when things changed.

I appreciate that.

I can not speak on Tommy Fisher where he gets his info but OsirisBlack has fantastic sources and yes I do respect what he posts.

As far as why he has PS5 over XsX in power I feel safe to say at this point in time I would agree with that.

In 3 months from now I feel the power crown will head into MS corner.

 

[CasperDarling]

This thread is wrecked by console warriors.

It's actually worse then the Era thread on this same subject.

 

[geordiemp]

In 3 months from now I feel the power crown will head into MS corner.

That does not make sense, both companies will have chosen and tested their Silicon designs, and only small upclocks and extra cooling is possible IMO.

 

[Sussoloc]

I wonder where all the hardcore anti-digital gamers are from 2013.

- Physical over digital
- You can trade in games
- You can borrow games
- You always have a disc so you won't get digitally locked out if the dev shuts down servers, so you can play offline
- I'm a collector. Discs and cases look good on a shelf

Also, MS and Sony take their usual 30% cut from digital sales too. Retailers selling discs I don't even think make 30% off your $60 purchase. I think it's more like 20-25%. So by funneling your purchases to MS and Sony, you are basically allowing them to hoard the profits instead of giving stores a break and keeping them open.

I thought the modern liberal way of thinking is...... less billionaire corporations profiteering, more money spread our for hard working hourly wage employees.

Oh wait............. it looks like the one factor that won out over all................ convenience. Ignore all that stuff above so you can play games 5 seconds faster by skipping loading a disc.

You said it. The main reasons for people for digital game are convenience and silent drives. Sony and Microsoft would love to elaminate pyhisical discs and the main reasons are larger profits and the elimination of used games. Especially singleplayer games without play again worth. They go through lots of hands in a short amount of time and Sony only gets money from the first customer.

 

[Falc67]

I appreciate that.

I can not speak on Tommy Fisher where he gets his info but OsirisBlack has fantastic sources and yes I do respect what he posts.

As far as why he has PS5 over XsX in power I feel safe to say at this point in time I would agree with that.

In 3 months from now I feel the power crown will head into MS corner.

Okay, so Osiris is basing it off Devkit specs, whereas you are basing it off final target specs.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

You said it. The main reasons for people for digital game are convenience and silent drives. Sony and Microsoft would love to elaminate pyhisical discs and the main reasons are larger profits and the elimination of used games. Especially singleplayer games without play again worth. They go through lots of hands an Sony sees just one time money.

Oh ya used games too.

Here's another one.....

Digital sucks because it's huge bandwidth to download 50gb games + patches. Not everyone has unlimited from their cable company (and still not everyone does).

 

[Self High Five]

Here are some actual facts too:

PlayStation 4 Digital Game Sales Overtake Physical. That’s a First | CCN.com

www.ccn.com

UK video games market is now 80% digital

UK video games (excluding hardware) generated £3.864 billion last year, according to the Entertainment Retailers Associ…

www.gamesindustry.biz

Of course people like to have a choice, but the direction is clear. Physical discs for console are going to die too sooner or later, no matter how much you or me would hate it.

But i didn't want to argue on digital games in the first place. Nobody knows if a Lockhart is coming and nobody knows whether it will have a drive or not. My point was, that a Lockhart that undercuts the PS5 by let us say 100 bucks will attract many casual gamers, because the console price is the main buying reason for casuals when the gen starts. Later the price becomes less important, then it's most important what console the friends have and they go after that. That's why the starting price is so important, it defines the whole gen.

And i do not prefer Microsoft over Sony generally, i chose my products without loving brands. Atm it's the X. PS5 is >20% stronger than Series X? I go for Ps5. And if i have the choice i will always go for consoles with drives.

lol, it's right under your link too:

However, 75% of AAA game sales are physical

That kinda undermines all the AAA titles you listed in your previous post, doesn't it? And if Lockhart doesn't ship with a disc drive (which means the rumor of lockhart itself is bunk) that's going to be an impact for consumers in general, not just casuals.

Console price is a factor, but not main one or even the most important. There are several other factors as well, including game library, the price of the games themselves, etc.

Why would a prospective casual gamer be in rush to replace a console they just bought 2 years ago? So they can move onto a $299 console with a limited library filled with full price games along with no longer having the option to buy games on disc? You know, the AAA games you previously listed where 75% of the sales (according to your own sources) are physical?

What are they gonna do with their PS4/XB1 they bought in 2018 that'll still play the latest COD/FIFA for years to come? Put it in the trash?

 

[Sussoloc]

Oh ya used games too.

Here's another one.....

Digital sucks because it's huge bandwidth to download 50gb games + patches. Not everyone has unlimited from their cable company (and still not everyone does).

GameStop likes you

 

[Fake]

I wonder where all the hardcore anti-digital gamers are from 2013.

Probably asking for options instead of forcing digital for everyone.

 

[Gudji]

That does not make sense, both companies will have chosen and tested their Silicon designs, and only small upclocks and extra cooling is possible IMO.

It's not a question of opinion, what you just said are facts. The SoC for both consoles is ready for production and only smaller stuff is getting tweaked or else you wouldn't have Phil showing XSX chip on twitter.

 

[sinnergy]

That does not make sense, both companies will have chosen and tested their Silicon designs, and only small upclocks and extra cooling is possible IMO.

They are playing you left and right , mate.

 

[Rusco Da Vino]

Good for you , yes PS5 will be 10 TF and series X will be 12TF with a upclock to 13 TF for MS because of the form factor. So 13 TF.

Keep going!

 

[llien]

Can you remind the reasons PS5 has 36 CUs besides a lacking context leak?

I was responding to a post claiming that it was "obvious" PS5 had more.
I miss that "obvious' as figures do not add up.

In fact, going with a GPU that is 12-16% behind 2080, is pretty adequate. It is Microsoft who went bananas in my books.

That being said:
Chances of me buying XSeX, (despite its cool name, chuckle) over PS5, just because of possible perf advantage are close to zero.
Chances of me buying XSeX over PS5, because the latter is too loud are at around 10%.
The most likely scenario, it looks, would be to patiently wait for node shrink-ed version.

Because it's exclusives that sell platforms.

Agreed. But would taking that photo constitute boasting about the size?

Because it's... rather big? 330mm2 for GPU is plenty.
In fact, the size of it perfectly aligns with vague plans to launch two consoles at the same time, because it's should be quite expensive a chip.

 

[K20Z3toofast4u]

blue nugroho
@blueisviolet

In risposta a
@Bum2879
github, df, komachi, rogames, apisak etc + my own dig, infact the 9.2 PS5 is the most documented and circulated in the net beside in the forum. DF use that number too, 9.2 is devkit, that why i use 8.x for retail unit

First time commenting on here and what better way to comment then to comment about blueisviolet. That MF which im sure hes lurking thru all the forums tries to use any info without any context and trace it to PS5. And when you confront him about it on twitter, he deletes or blocks you. The fool thinks base xbox has RT cores. He thinks XSX (AMD SOC) has Tensor RT cores and a bunch more asinine posts. Hes some shill from Indonesia that thinks he can manipulate wordings from articles for the sake of tweets. Anything he posts his fictional so i wouldnt use him as a reference.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

I wonder where all the hardcore anti-digital gamers are from 2013.

- Physical over digital
- You can trade in games
- You can borrow games
- You always have a disc so you won't get digitally locked out if the dev shuts down servers, so you can play offline
- I'm a collector. Discs and cases look good on a shelf

Also, MS and Sony take their usual 30% cut from digital sales too. Retailers selling discs I don't even think make 30% off your $60 purchase. I think it's more like 20-25%. So by funneling your purchases to MS and Sony, you are basically allowing them to hoard the profits instead of giving stores a break and keeping them open.

I thought the modern liberal way of thinking is...... less billionaire corporations profiteering, more money spread our for hard working hourly wage employees.

Oh wait............. it looks like the one factor that won out over all................ convenience. Ignore all that stuff above so you can play games 5 seconds faster by skipping loading a disc.

This might sound funny, but shops here encountered that and most sell pre-release by like days or a week or some even more and some go the extra mile and sell that $60 game at $45-50! Which pretty damn good, just don't know how they make it here this far away, I think they get them cheaper for future discounts but they seem to start with a discount!

I remember The Division being released 3 weeks before the official release date at $44!!!

 

[chemical boy]

I appreciate that.

I can not speak on Tommy Fisher where he gets his info but OsirisBlack has fantastic sources and yes I do respect what he posts.

As far as why he has PS5 over XsX in power I feel safe to say at this point in time I would agree with that.

In 3 months from now I feel the power crown will head into MS corner.

I don't know if I'm getting it right by my level of English, but you mean that now PS5 as Tommy and Osiris say PS5 is more powerful than Xbox SX and that in 3 months it will be Xbox SX more powerful than PS5

 

[Sussoloc]

lol, it's right under your link too:



That kinda undermines all the AAA titles you listed in your previous post, doesn't it? And if Lockhart doesn't ship with a disc drive (which means the rumor of lockhart itself is bunk) that's going to be an impact for consumers in general, not just casuals.

Console price is a factor, but not main one or even the most important. There are several other factors as well, including game library, the price of the games themselves, etc.

Why would prospective casual games be in rush to replace a console they just bought 2 years ago? So they can move onto a $299 console with a limited library filled with full price games along with no longer having the option to buy games on disc? You know, the AAA games you previously listed where 75% of the sales (according to your own sources) are physical?

What are they gonna do with their PS4/XB1 they bought in 2018 that'll still play the latest COD/FIFA for years to come? Put it in the trash?

75% of 20% is still nothing compared to the 80, isn't it? And more digital games on PS4 averall says it all. Like i said, i really don't want to argue about digital games since that was not my point, it was that casuals go for the price at the start of a gen.

What do you always want with your 2 years? I really don't get that and Ps Now, Game Pass and cheap PS4/One games thanks to BC pretty much eliminate the library argment. I have a huge Xbox library but i don't care, i would switch to PS5 in a minute if it has significantly more power.

Just keep it, because in 2018 it was already cheap? Or sell it or trade it in like Pro/X at GameStop.

 

[chemical boy]

It's not a question of opinion, what you just said are facts. The SoC for both consoles is ready for production and only smaller stuff is getting tweaked or else you wouldn't have Phil showing XSX chip on twitter.

According to Osiris Xbox would be 11.6 TFLOPS and PS5 12.4 Tflops. If Xbox finally ends up being more powerful than PS5 following this logic, Xbox would be> 12.4 Tflops

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

I don't know if I'm getting it right by my level of English, but you mean that now PS5 as Tommy and Osiris say PS5 is more powerful than Xbox SX and that in 3 months it will be Xbox SX more powerful than PS5

I think they are close enough right now that a slight upclock could swing things either way.

One camp has a better chance at this stage to make that happen.

Late afternoon Sunday thoughts.

 

[chemical boy]

I think they are close enough right now that a slight upclock could swing things either way.

One camp has a better chance at this stage to make that happen.

Late afternoon Sunday thoughts.

This comment would be the most logical to understand that Sony has not yet presented the PS5 and MS not figures yet. If PS5 were 9 Tflops MS would have already given figures, and if PS5 were 9 Tflops there is no way to upload the clocks to match MS, 3 Tflops would be too much difference.

 

[Gudji]

According to Osiris Xbox would be 11.6 TFLOPS and PS5 12.4 Tflops. If Xbox finally ends up being more powerful than PS5 following this logic, Xbox would be> 12.4 Tflops

I know, just saying chips are done at this point in time.

And btw no one here saw the PS5 shape or knows what's packing in therms of cooling.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

75% of 20% is still nothing compared to the 80, isn't it? And more digital games on PS4 averall says it all. Like i said, i really don't want to argue about digital games since that was not my point, it was that casuals go for the price at the start of a gen.

What do you always want with your 2 years? I really don't get that and Ps Now, Game Pass and cheap PS4/One games thanks to BC pretty much eliminate the library argment. I have a huge Xbox library but i don't care, i would switch to PS5 in a minute if it has significantly more power.

Just keep it, because in 2018 it was already cheap? Or sell it or trade it in like Pro/X at GameStop.

I'm 100% digital since 2015. I use a US account as some games are not allowed in some markets like GTA5, previous God of War games, Mass Effect: Andromeda to name some. US, UK gift cards are found nearly everywhere here along with local Omani ones, and even UAE and KSA, some here buy from local PS store or shops for Arabic dialogue like in Spider-man, The Division 1+2, Uncharted 4, Assassin's Creed games as they have a Ubisoft HQ in Abu Dhabi now, FIFA + PES games.

I hope this brings some light on some parts of the equation.

 

[Raploz]

I like physical media. 70% of the games I bought on Wii U were used. You can't buy used with digital media.

I think physical games will eventually cease to exist, but I don't see that happening until next-gen.

 

[Sussoloc]

Who else is gonna miss his daily dose of rumors and fake news when they finally announce the specs and prices?

 

[PocoJoe]

I wonder where all the hardcore anti-digital gamers are from 2013.

- Physical over digital
- You can trade in games
- You can borrow games
- You always have a disc so you won't get digitally locked out if the dev shuts down servers, so you can play offline
- I'm a collector. Discs and cases look good on a shelf

Also, MS and Sony take their usual 30% cut from digital sales too. Retailers selling discs I don't even think make 30% off your $60 purchase. I think it's more like 20-25%. So by funneling your purchases to MS and Sony, you are basically allowing them to hoard the profits instead of giving stores a break and keeping them open.

I thought the modern liberal way of thinking is...... less billionaire corporations profiteering, more money spread our for hard working hourly wage employees.

Oh wait............. it looks like the one factor that won out over all................ convenience. Ignore all that stuff above so you can play games 5 seconds faster by skipping loading a disc.

I like physical media too, digital have zero value to me.

About retail games and share:

Friend had gaming store and talked openly to me about physical games

It was basically 5-10€ profit before taxes for one 69€ game.

Like he had to pay 50-60€ / game. Maybe big dealers get better deals but this was the case 2-3y ago.

He usually sold games with zero profit to me, 50-55€.

To pay one months rent (600-800€ i think) he needed to sell 100-200 new games.

And he didnt sell that even close. So he ended his busines before losses were too much

 

[IkarugaDE]

Who else is gonna miss his daily dose of rumors and fake news when they finally announce the specs and prices?

Yeah, that's that moment you suddenly need to find other stuff to read during a long toilet session. Then have need to give a shit on other things (if you understand!)

 

[JonTheGod]

Reign it in.

That word does not mean what you think it means.

 

[Roronoa Zoro]

I wonder where all the hardcore anti-digital gamers are from 2013.

- Physical over digital
- You can trade in games
- You can borrow games
- You always have a disc so you won't get digitally locked out if the dev shuts down servers, so you can play offline
- I'm a collector. Discs and cases look good on a shelf

Also, MS and Sony take their usual 30% cut from digital sales too. Retailers selling discs I don't even think make 30% off your $60 purchase. I think it's more like 20-25%. So by funneling your purchases to MS and Sony, you are basically allowing them to hoard the profits instead of giving stores a break and keeping them open.

I thought the modern liberal way of thinking is...... less billionaire corporations profiteering, more money spread our for hard working hourly wage employees.

Oh wait............. it looks like the one factor that won out over all................ convenience. Ignore all that stuff above so you can play games 5 seconds faster by skipping loading a disc.

Hey records and DVD are still around. Pretty sure games will be here awhile. Also I still buy physical because unless it's something I wanna replay every so often like an uncharted or a ratchet or an infamous or something I sell it on eBay plus the prices go down WAY faster. Bought control for $30 on Black Friday and after platinuming it I'll sell it for almost as much

 

[DeeDogg_]

I'm excited about three things the 1st is PS5 reveale , the 2nd is the last of us part 2 and the 3rd is that game which I can't say but I'm just going to pretend I never hint anything about it ..


Anyway.. OsirisBlack HeisenbergFX4 and @BGs those guys I can tell they are telling what they know not what they hear from a distance ..

Thanks for the laugh they’re all phonies or know little to nothing

 

[whoever81]

It's actually worse then the Era thread on this same subject.

Debatable

On a completely irrelevant note,

I urge all arcade racing fans to play Wreckfest. Bought it yesterday on PS4. It's addictive, beautiful and great multiplayer fun. THQ Nordic nailed it. Flatout/Destruction Derby on steroids.
The review aggregators have it around 82 but I think this is a solid 85-90 arcade racer.

 

[ZywyPL]

Can we get something like this on next gen consoles??

Easily.

Spoiler

At 4FPS.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Debatable

On a completely irrelevant note,

I urge all arcade racing fans to play Wreckfest. Bought it yesterday on PS4. It's awesome! It's Flatout/Destruction Derby on steroids.

Man, that game looks sick and the discount ends by Feb 19th! Thanks for the note, never heard of that game before and I LOVED Destruction Derby during the PS1 era.

 

[Classicrockfan]

me waiting for concrete info.

 

[01011001]

Debatable

On a completely irrelevant note,

I urge all arcade racing fans to play Wreckfest. Bought it yesterday on PS4. It's addictive, beautiful and great fun. THQ Nordic nailed it. Flatout/Destruction Derby on steroids.

that game is weird, it is locked at 30fps even on One X... even tho it has a native 4k mode and a 1080p mode?!?!? wtf is up with that? the game already runs at a very very stable 30fps at the native 4k mode. very weird.
and even on PS4pro there are 2 modes, a native 1080p mode when your Pro is set to 1080p with no super sampling, and a ceckerboard 1800p mode when you set your Pro to 4K... but here aswell, both modes are pretty much a locked 30fps.
apparently the 1080p mode on One X at least renders alpha effects at full resolution... but the 4K mode would render them at the same resolution as the 1080p mode (alpha effects are rendered at 1/4 resolution in all versions except on One X when set to 1080p, so 1/4 of 4K = 1080p. meaning even if you play on a 1080p screen the 4K mode gives you better AA and the same resolution for alpha effects as the 1080p mode)

kinda weird, I wonder if they will try to get them to 60fps with later patches and this is there to make the games ready for that?

it looks pretty nice tho, might get it at a later date.

 

[LED Guy?]

I thought Zhuge made a joke about we will hear something in Fortnite. Basically a cryptic tweet.

The all the fake insiders copied Zhuge with 2 weeks and Fortnite comments regarding PS5 reveal. Osiris was one of them.

Finally Zhuge then stated he did this as a joke, but fake insiders ran with it falling for the bait.


I'm not too familiar with Osiris, who is this guy and why is he reliable? What things did Osiris reliably leak in the past?

He leaked the PlayStation 4 Pro info before anyone (which was codenamed: PS4 Neo).

 

[whoever81]

that game is weird, it is locked at 30fps even on One X... even tho it has a native 4k mode and a 1080p mode?!?!? wtf is up with that? the game already runs at a very very stable 30fps at the native 4k mode. very weird.
and even on PS4pro there are 2 modes, a native 1080p mode when your Pro is set to 1080p with no super sampling, and a ceckerboard 1800p mode when you set your Pro to 4K... but here aswell, both modes are pretty much a locked 30fps.
apparently the 1080p mode on One X at least renders alpha effects at full resolution... but the 4K mode would render them at the same resolution as the 1080p mode (alpha effects are rendered at 1/4 resolution in all versions except on One X when set to 1080p, so 1/4 of 4K = 1080p. meaning even if you play on a 1080p screen the 4K mode gives you better AA and the same resolution for alpha effects as the 1080p mode)

kinda weird, I wonder if they will try to get them to 60fps with later patches and this is there to make the games ready for that?

it looks pretty nice tho, might get it at a later date.

It's weird indeed! I have to say the game struggles on my PS4 slim. Drops below 30 on several occasions I believe. Still amazing fun. I am almost ecstatic about it. And for €26 on sale!
Dreams is next!

 

[Neo Blaster]

He leaked the PlayStation 4 Pro info before anyone (which was codenamed: PS4 Neo).

We had PS4 Pro as Neo and PSVR as Morpheus. Oh, how many believed in Trinity as PS VITA 2 just for closure...

 

[01011001]

Good point! The game struggles on a PS4 slim. Drops below 30 on several occasions I believe.

yeah but on Pro and One X they run pretty much flawlessly in their high resolution modes (1800cb and 2160p respectively) and yet both have 1080p modes... on One X it is even an in game option. on Pro it is dependent on your System settings and games did that before (lower resolution for no reason on Pro) like the AC Ezio Collection.
but here it is extra weird as the One X has an in game toggle for a mode that does literally nothing but making the game look worse... like wut? why not just go and name the option "WANT MORE STAIR-STEPPING? - Yes/No"

 

[Mod of War]

That word does not mean what you think it means.

Maybe I’m speaking in riddles.

 

[Twinblade]

why are some of you bitching over rumors?

 

[Gamernyc78]

why are some of you bitching over rumors?

Why are you bitching over ppl bitching over rumors

Jking amigo

 

[01011001]

why are some of you bitching over rumors?

welcome to video game forums

 

[Gamernyc78]

Damn I miss so many "not useful" conversations with this "great" ignore feature.

Good thing is in 8 months we all should be happy with new consoles to play. 8 months goes fast.

 

[BruceWayneIII]

I think they are close enough right now that a slight upclock could swing things either way.

One camp has a better chance at this stage to make that happen.

Late afternoon Sunday thoughts.

What makes you think 'one camp has a better chance at this stage'?