First PS5 Pro Previews are coming up

[FatKaz]

 

[Evilms]

That's awesome to hear and I hope Sony keeps it been this easy or maybe even easier in the future!

Sony have made the right choice once again, instead of doing something shitty like Microsoft did with the Xbox Seris X/S from the outset, they've opted for a more sensible choice.

First the PS5, then in the mid-generation with the PS5 Pro, but both are still better balanced in terms of scaling than the Xbox Series.
The PS5 and Pro both have 16GB of memory and virtually with the same CPU, the only difference being in the GPU, and even then it's not as big as between the Xbox Series.

That's what Xbox should have done, they should have equipped the Series S with 16GB of ram instead of 10 (with only 8 usable) and a GPU a bit more powerful than that to better handle RT and 1440p so that it wouldn't be a burden for developers.

Personally, I understand developers who hate working on the Xbox Series S.

 

[mibu no ookami]

That's what Xbox should have done, they should have equipped the Series S with 16GB of ram instead of 10 (with only 8 usable) and a GPU a bit more powerful than that to better handle RT and 1440p so that it wouldn't be a burden for developers.

This would have raised the price of the Series S and likely made it more difficult to source during the pandemic.

The Series S launched for 300 dollars while the PS5 digital launched for 400 dollars. If you had to raise the price of the Series S towards 350, it would have made for an even more poor value proposition than it was.

 

[Evilms]

This would have raised the price of the Series S and likely made it more difficult to source during the pandemic.

The Series S launched for 300 dollars while the PS5 digital launched for 400 dollars. If you had to raise the price of the Series S towards 350, it would have made for an even more poor value proposition than it was.

The S series, with its GPU not at all suited to 1440p gaming and its ridiculous amount of ram, all for 300 dollars, already represented mediocre value compared with the PS5 digital edition.

With more Memory and slightly better GPU the price would probably have gone up, but not that much in reality.

If Sony managed to sell a much more powerful PS5 Digital than the series S for $399, Microsoft could well have sold an XSS with 16GB of Ram (or at least 12GB.) and a slightly better GPU for $349 without too much difficulty.

They just chose to put in 10GB and a weaker gpu to make a bigger profit on it but that turned out to be a bad choice and and and it adds more work for developers.
The S series as it stands is an anomaly.