PS5/XBox Two (Last Console Generation?)

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In an interview with Wired, system architect Mark Cerny confirmed that the new console will be powered by a third-generation AMD Ryzen CPU with eight cores built on the company's 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture. It will be paired with a custom GPU, built on AMD's Radeon Navi family, that supports ray-tracing, an advanced lighting technique currently limited to high-end gaming PCs, and some form of immersive 3D audio. The PS4 successor will also support 8K graphics and, he said, ship with an SSD to accelerate rendering and reduce load times. According to Wired, Cerny illustrated this point by booting up Insomniac's Spider-Man game and showing how fast-travel times could be reduced from 15 to 0.8 seconds. The new system will have similar architecture to the PS4. It will, therefore, be backwards-compatible with PS4 games and support the current PlayStation VR headset. Cerny stopped short of confirming a new headset or any of the services that would be available on the console. He did state, though, that it will accept physical media just like the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro.

Not seen any details leaked out on the XBox Two (or whatever they call it) yet. I'm sure both will come out before the end of next year.

If history is any guide the next console generation would last until around 2027. With streaming options like Google Stadia rolling out, the need for a box that costs hundreds of dollars/pounds/euros seems like it will soon be obsolete. I'm sure Sony and Microsoft will cook up streaming competitors but not sure they will be able to convince people to plonk down console-type money in the future.