Developer questions if PS6 specs will convince PS5 owners to upgrade on release date

[Redaktion]

With a potentially high PS6 price, there are concerns that the console will struggle. The Alderon Games founder thinks improvements in ray tracing won't tempt many buyers. Sony could find more success converting PS4 owners who have been waiting for a substantial upgrade.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Developer-questions-if-PS6-specs-will-convince-PS5-owners-to-upgrade-on-release-date.1258685.0.html

[PATH TRACING]

ray tracing won't tempt many buyers.

Correct, the PS6 needs to improve its path tracing (some call it full ray tracing) performance, as pt is actually visually transforming, unlike ray tracing. Increase the path tracing energy efficiency by 2 times (I guessly predict that this not gonna happen for the PS6).

[Kleinbird]

ray tracing won't tempt many buyers.

Correct, the PS6 needs to improve its path tracing (some call it full ray tracing) performance, as pt is actually visually transforming, unlike ray tracing. Increase the path tracing energy efficiency by 2 times (I guessly predict that this not gonna happen for the PS6).

Given that an RTX 5090 even struggles with pathtracing at high resolutions/framerates without heavy upscaling/frame gen, I don't see the PS6 even entertaining it. Maybe the PS7. Lol

[jdrch]

Forget RT. The average American household doesn't have the liquidity to cover $1000 in emergency expenses. How are those people going to afford a likely $800 console? The Switch 2 launched at $450 and sold way below expectations.

[Quandary]

Regarding the switch 2, might be sorta struggling in US but worldwide sales are still above where switch 1 was at same point in time, which is like the 2nd best selling console in history. So I don't think it's doing too bad.

According to Tom @ MLID, he thinks Sony will be more aggressive in pricing (despite there being almost no competition for them from Xbox) because they had a real problem this gen with many PS4 users refusing to migrate to PS5, and don't wish to repeat that again. That even though it's being released in future it's being designed during today's market and economic challenges. So it'll attempt to aim or address them.

We'll see I guess. Needs to be taken with a copious amount of grain considering how much of a Sony pony and massive AMD fan he is. :p

Personally more interested in the improvements to upscaling that RDNA5 will bring for upcoming handhelds than any PT/RT.