>You say 'substantially more powerful' but most tech experts have clearly said the differences will likely be a slightly higher frame-rate and higher resolution. You are trying to make a mole-hill into a mountain.
A) I don't particularly understand why I have to listen to sources. We know the specs of both consoles, and at the end of the day they are computers, computers optimized for gaming, but computers. The difference between the two consoles is the difference between being outdated by 1-2 years.
B) Slightly is a flat out lie. We are looking at a PS4 and a half power level difference. And frankly if either console fails to get 4k at a solid framerate for most games, that console is a failure. The difference between the one x and the ps4 pro is 1.8 tfs, and we saw how large the gap could be. The difference here is bigger, FAR bigger if you consider the PS5 is only hitting double digits because of overclocking.
>If Sony wanted to, they could have made the exact same console as MS for the exact same price. Why not discuss why each company made the decisions they did, rather than constantly shouting 'damage control', 'butt-hurt', etc.
Sony made their decision for profit, MS made their decision to push tech forward and have the most powerful console on the market. We have, on multiple occasions, seen Sony get cocky after a period of success only to make decisions that baffle consumers. MS is taking a massive plunge forward, while Sony is doing a marginal upgrade.
>In the end, Sony is trying to make the best console for a specific price (MS did as well) and they both had to make some trade-offs. The power difference only becomes interesting if they are same price and I'd be willing to bet dollars to donuts that they aren't.
This is such a cop out. We get one new main console every 6+ years. A 50-100 dollar price difference shouldn't really be a barrier for anyone, that's a month or two of extra saving. I mean shit, if it's a hundred dollar difference, get the Series X since it will play all xbox one games anyway, and there is your price difference. When the PS4 had the ever slightest, and I mean SLIGHTEST advantage over the one, people couldn't shut up about how massive a difference 900 to 1080p was. Now a much bigger power difference is irrelevant?
>In the end, the system with the best games always wins.
I mean MS just last year went on a massive buying spree and bought a load of massively talented developers. If only half of them produce worthwhile games, we are still looking at a much closer exclusive game comparison. Not to mention MS studios like Rare that seem to be on the right track, or Halo Infinite which has the biggest budget in gaming ever, to date. Coalition seems to be getting much better at gears as well. I just don't buy it. PS5 is under powered hardware and the two developers under Sony I actually care about seem to be blowing their load this year anyway, with TLOU2 and Sucker Punches new IP. Only game I'd buy a PS5 day one for is Bloodborne 2, which I doubt.