This entire thread is pretty sad. Stop grasping at straws guys. The faster ssd isn’t going to mitigate the perf deficit to Xbox. Period. That doesn’t mean that it won’t be a great system or that the ps5 ssd won’t potentially allow for unique experiences in exclusives.
The extra bus width, higher peak ram bandwidth and outright higher perf of other components will either grant the x higher native res i.e. 1800p vs 2160p or allow a bit more overhead for higher quality in game settings. There should be nothing controversial in that statement given the glaringly obvious hardware disparity on show. But the difference will be there and it will be noticeable. I’m sorry if you can’t come to terms with that.
I’m gonna get both systems day 1. My very real concerns with the ps5 are this:-
- Can it cool a 2.3GHz GPU without sounding like jet is taking off?
- Will running such a high clock affect the longevity of the device?
- Can the ps5 sustain such high clocks without throttling?
- How will the ps5 handle ray tracing? Are we talking global illumination or is it more capable (looks like the x will have a huge perf increase here)?
- Is ps5 fully backwards compatible with PS4? Will there be improvements to running games or will they be running at the same boost mode settings in ps4 pro?
- Does ps5 support VRS?
- How does the software stack compare to the Xbox Series X?
We don’t know the answers to these questions and I’m surprised that even the Sony die hards here aren’t at least somewhat concerned given how transparent Microsoft has been with everything.