Microsft should have just pumped millions into the ssd and made a 2tf console because that seems to be the only spec that matters.

Frank in here popping his s*** off lmao 😭

So Sony, you gonna make PSN free for the time being?

Just be happy they don't raise the price again

Really good post on neogaf in regards to jason Schroeder and the people that say that the ssd will magically make the ps5 the most powerful system:

Chasing one pipedream after the next eh?

I don't get people here on GAF right now. It's so embarassing. I feel like people posting threads about how the PS5 might be better than the XBox due to the SSD primarily have to be 14 years old, right between beind a child and trying to find their own place in the world, hence console warring.
I get supporting your favorite thing, but what's happening here is just embarassing for any outsider looking in. I have no horse in this race, I just sold my PS4 a couple days ago because most games I'm interested in end up coming to PC anyways, and I never had an XBox. I'm also a dev and have a pretty good PC. I don't know much about hardware architecture in its entirety because I don't need to, but I know way more about actual game dev than most of you. Being misinformed or getting things wrong isn't what irks me at the time, it's the sheer willful ignorance. Why are so many here eager to prove themselves fools by acting as if they knew anything about everything because they watched some YouTube video, and then ignore valid points or misrepresent them? How can anyone have such an ego, as a grown adult none the less? No practical experience, no professional education, but at least you read some Tweets and watched some videos that make up for it!

First Teraflops are everything, now Teraflops don't matter because some noteable people said that SSDs are great. Cool. 99% of you don't know jack s*** how game dev works, and that's fine, but please don't act as if you did. NVMe M2 SSDs have existed for PCs for years and while it is true that a closed system will be more efficient overall and they are doing intruiging things with their hardware, acting as if some SSD will revolutionize gaming as you know it is laughable and any PC gamer that owns a good PC will tell you that. I've seen posts here arguing that SSDs will somehow enable new levels of physics and mechanics.. it won't.
It will primarily make devs not care as much about loading optimization/compression. That's the gist of it. It's important, console peasants are going to be happy and that's what matters.

It's just a piece of tech, when it comes to game performance the XBox just performs better overall. That doesn't mean the PS5 will suck or doesn't have some advantages. It's just how the RTX 2080 Super is a bit better than the RTX 2080. You get a couple more frames per second, a couple more particles, a couple more pixels and that is it. You don't hear people arguing here, trying to spin the fact that the RTX 2080 consumes less energy as meaning that it will be stronger than the Super variant because less TDP means you might be able to OC more.

Invest in ideas, in ideals, in commitments and skills. Don't invest in PR talk and a bit of plastic and metal.
Play your games, if you want to, inform yourselves as much as is adequate, be willing to learn and otherwise just shut up.
PS5 will be great, XBox will be great. Games are, to your standards, also going to be great.

Thanks.

EDIT:
It's funny how Schreier says "all those people don't know about hardware" (with which I agree) and then proceeds to say that HW specs amount to nothing unless tested. HW specs are HW specs. It's physics. Just complex ones. Us not understanding all the complex interactions and therefore getting things wrong (which testing might show) doesn't mean specs become invalid.

And before you write "well those games weren't developed with the ssd in mind" they both have ssd's. Games "journalists"(in quotes for a reason) and alot of apologists are being purposely misleading in only mentioning one of the company's ssd's when they both have the technology even if one is faster.

Trying to hand wave and distract from the other shortcomings because of one advantage doesn't mean those shortcomings don't exist...I truly belive some of you here and on reddit think that the ssd is the most important part of a console with the way the spin has been for the ps5..its honestly tragic and is showing me what journalists do and don't have any integrity.

I love that gif man lol

In before the NX gamer spin video is posted

Is this directed at me broski?

Nobody is reading that bro. Take a chill pill lmao

You’re too crazy about this. It’s just f***ing video games bro.

This s*** means alot to me obviously lol

Why

Wtf going on

Who knows, maybe my upbringing didn't give me everything I needed and I grew up idolizing my XBOX instead of the family that was never there for me in turn leaving scares that can never fully heal and a piece of my heart missing that only having XBOX be in the lead can satisfy...or something like that

Is that what you wanted?/s

Realized I might have to add this is clearly writtin to troll this pony...I feel like the people in this thread might not be able to understand the humor in this.

Calling me a pony doesn’t bother me lol you’ve got some issues dude.

Thanks for letting know bro, I hope it makes you feel like a big man to come at someone that you legitimately think "has issues" lol

You're a piece of s*** and while it doesn't really matter what you say I just want to be clear how f***ed up it is on a human level to make fun of someones mental health if you truly think they have an issue...I couldn't imagine doing something similar.

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Yeah, I think you’re weird & have issues. Sue me. Lol

A piece of s*** pony lmao

Clown. You been doing this s*** for years on reddit, IGN, & now ktt lol you DO have an issue lmao get a life loser.

We just wanna play video games 🤡

Dawg is an emotional & mental wreck over these consoles

Ign? Wtf

You're a s*** human being lol

Imagine being so angry about me not liking your console of choice that you feel the need to come at someones mental health...if anything that is such a nuts overreaction I can't imagine anyone caring that much

Like you said...its just about video games right?

Keep defending your console lol the irony of this whole interaction lol

Weirdo