PS5 release date in 2019, Sony won't counter Xbox Scorpio - analyst

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Sony will not release new hardware in an effort to counter Microsoft’s impending Xbox Scorpio, Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter has said.

Speaking during the latest episode of Pachter Factor, the ubiquitous industry analyst said that there’s no need to respond to the Scorpio from Sony’s point of view, as the company already has the PS4 Pro out and that Scorpio is essentially to Xbox One what PS4 Pro is to the original system.

However, he did seem confident that the PS5 will be released at some point in the not-too-distant future; Sony’s PS4 successor is likely to show up in 2019 or 2020, and we’ll also get another Xbox console around the same time.

“I don’t [see that happening],” commented Pachter. “I think Scorpio will have same rules as PS4 Pro- every game made for PS4 Pro has to be fully compatible with PS4. Similarly, every game on Scorpio will have to be backward compatible on Xbox One. So what I think that means is that games will have to run at, say, 1080p and 60fps, but can be upgraded to 4k and 240fps or whatever it will be. But the game will have both on the disc, the hardware will know what file to play, so the Xbox One or PS4 looks for the standard file, while the Pro or Scorpio will pick up the better, faster content. I think that’s what you’ll see, I don’t think that’s a problem, and I think that very few games will support Xbox One Scorpio at launch- the games that support PS4 Pro will definitely support Scorpio, and they may not even run at 4K.”


“So games will run better, but they will be backward compatible- Microsoft is not replacing the Xbox One- they are upgrading it. So no, Sony will not come up with more hardware in 2018. You may get a PS5 in 2019 or maybe 2020, and an Xbox Two in 2020, and we will continue to get new consoles every three years, and their software will be compatible with the system released right before it. I think that’s going to be the pattern.”


Pachter’s comments tie in with his previous thoughts on the PS5 release date, as he previously predicted the console would launch around 2020---the same time he thinks that 4K TV adoption will really take off. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s Xbox Scorpio is scheduled for release in holiday 2017, and is rumored to launch alongside the new Halo title.

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SilkyPosted:

Wish they waited a little while longer before release of these.

AllomaternalPosted:

Quite frankly not surprising. I'm sure Sony and Microsoft have already had access to the higher-end gpu's and so forth. I truly believe the Xbox One and PS4 were rather, a Xbox 360.5 and a PS3.5, Consider how quickly the xbox one S and the PS4 Pro came out? The number of different versions of the xbox one controller xbox has released (3 is a bit excessive lol). Now we have the Scorpio coming and I'm not sure I'd be too surprised if Sony made their own announcement of some sort in the near future.

Simply feels like a money grab to me at this point.

(Not to mention the various price slashes across both console and just about every version of them)

IlcamorristaPosted:

Way too early for PS5 and Scoprio to be honest.

GearzyTVPosted:

It's still too early for a PS5 release. Not happy about this at all.

RodentPosted:

S7 Lol doesnt surprise me, i better get my time in on my ps4 before the 5 comes out


yea Technology is moving so fast you will see more and more things come out faster

TomPosted:

already? thought ps5 may come out in like 2025 but its coming so fast.

GR33NV3N0MPosted:

All these guys are masters of distraction, they say one thing mean another. The whole reason they would rush a new console in that shore time span is to counter the competition.

Scorpio is looking to be better than the Pro as of now, and i have no doubt given the extra 12-18 months Dev time the PS5 will have it will counter the Scorpio, then given the extra 12 - 18 months the next xbox console it gets it will counter the ps5 too. it will always be this way now i think.

Regardless most of it comes down to preference anyway. I own both consoles but spend more time on the XB1 due to more friends own it and so i play with them online more and typically only pick up PS exclusives on the PS4 everything else on the XB1 or PC

GV

ODSTPosted:

KyloCrux Ps5 won't counter Scorpio either lol.


At the rate information about the scorpio is coming out, we won't see the scorpio until after the PS5 is released.

ShivPosted:

I cannot wait for the next gen already.

DanielPosted:

Talking about this already, I was thinking more 2022 or something.