PS5 will not immediately supplant PS4 which will be supported for at least another three or four years

PS5 will not immediately supplant PS4. Sony will support its old console for at least another three or four years, or until 2024. It was not just any passerby who said it, but Jim Ryan, the CEO of the PlayStation division, who spoke to the Washington Post, effectively disavowing what has been said in the past, namely that with the arrival of the PS5 Sony would have completely focused on the new generation leaving the old one behind.

Ryan: "For us the PS4 community will continue to be very important for the next three or four years. Many will switch to PS5, but tens of millions will remain on PS4. "

Basically Sony's strategy with respect to PS4 seems to be almost equivalent to Microsoft's with Xbox One, but much more aggressive, given that the house of Redmond has planned a two-year support for its current generation consoles. Yesterday's announcements hinted that most of the PS5 exclusives will be cross-gen, therefore playable on both systems, with all due respect to those who don't look favorably on it. Among the titles announced for PS4 that were thought to be only for PS5 stand out Horizon Fobidden West, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Sackboy: A Big Adventure.

What to say? Many will be disappointed, but did anyone really believe that Sony could drop an installed base of more than 100 million consoles out of the blue? Sure, she said that she believed in generations, but does anyone really still believe what marketing and multinationals say these days?

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