Some users may wonder when Sony intends to abandon the PlayStation 4. But be reassured, it is not expected immediately, far from it…
Traditionally, the switch from one console generation to another lasts between 2 to 3 years… After this period, no more games are released on the previous console. But with the PS5, the cycle will be much longer.
Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment confirmed the situation to EDGE magazine. The latter thus confirmed that the PS4 would not be abandoned for a long time, specifying that it will resist “as long as the need arises” and that it should have greater longevity than the PS3.
The situation is complex for Sony since the PS5 is not both produced in sufficient numbers to quickly renew the fleet (considering that each PS4 player wishes to buy a PS5) and, moreover, the sale of PS5 is currently at a loss. for the manufacturer.
It will take several years for Sony to make its machine profitable and turn it into a profitable console on the hardware part… In the meantime, the profits will be made on royalties and games, but also on the fleet of PS4 players… brand has confirmed that each game released on PS5 will also be released on PS4 for at least 2 years… It remains to be seen whether this strategy does not hamper the evolution of the titles themselves.
Indeed, we have seen with Cyberpunk that the gap has widened widely between the old and new generations of consoles, and it seems complex to continue to offer titles on the old generations of machines without severely hampering the development of next games. -gen, nor to return to the situation proposed by CD Projekt.