Sony: PS4 no longer top of the line

Sony’s PlayStation 4 console will turn 1 soon, and even though we have seen several jaw dropping next-gen video games running on this leading eighth generation console compared to its predecessor, there are still years ahead to see what it is capable of. However, advancements in the world of technology are inevitable, and that is apparently why Naughty Dog programmer and senior member of Sony’s central technology group known as ICE Team, Cort Stratton, believes that the PlayStation 4’s hardware is “no longer top-of-the-line.” However, it doesn’t mean that developers won’t be able squeeze it in the coming years.

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The latest PlayStation 4 is the leading eighth generation video game console right now, and it might even stay that way in the coming time, but Cort Stratton, who is a member of Sony’s eminent technology group known as ICE Team as well as a programer at Naughty Dog, thinks that the hardware that powers the PlayStation 4 console is already out of date. His claims are worth consideration as working with PS4’s GPU driver/graphics API, he has a good know-how about the console’s hardware.

Answering back to a fan on Twitter, Stratton agreed that PlayStation 4’s hardware can not be claimed as first-class, as that is how console cycles turn out to be, but that doesn’t mean that that the latest console isn’t capable of offering top quality triple A titles. He Stated: “The hardware is no longer top-of-the-line, sure. That’s how consoles have always worked & has very little to do with game quality. For example: the PlayStation 3 is 2005 era hardware, roughly; compare The Last of Us (2013) to AAA PC games from 2005.”

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Pushing out of date PlayStation 3 hardware that originated way back in 2005 to handle blockbuster, most visually impressive video games like The Last of Us is not an easy task. Thanks to console programmers, we are still able to enjoy competing video games running on hardware that is almost a decade old. Similarly, PlayStation 4’s offerings will only grow in future. “Squeezing five to ten years of performance improvements out of a fixed hardware platform is what console programmers do best,” says Stratton.

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The fact is that we are currently still stuck in the era of cross-gen games, and the previous generation of consoles is still being supported by several major video game developers. Hopefully, the eighth generation of video game consoles will have a lot to offer after a year or two, once all the focus shifts towards the development of next-gen games only. Upcoming games like The Order: 1886, and The Witcher 3 are already honoring the latest consoles, and we hope that 2015 will be full of similar, better games.

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Have no fear though, games are coming.

At least PS4 can do 1080p. We should all be thankful for that.

except for Watch Dogs and BF4

No longer top of the line?

More like "has never been top of the line".

Both terrible over-hyped mainstream trash.

i am humbled by sony honesty

Sony: We don't know why we are selling so many PS4's

Sony: The PS4 specs are already outdated

They must be so proud

When was the PS4 ever on top of the line ?

in other news the sky is blue

I mean yeah technology doesn't stop advancing during a console generation...

That's what you buy consoles for right? AAA budget games?

you'd be kidding yourself if you didn't think the XB1 specs aren't outdated.

We all know at this point when we buy these machines they're outdated from launch

No, you buy consoles for 2d indie games. Everyone knows that.

Well if the PS4 is outdated then of course the XB1 is even worse....but have a little more pride in what you're putting out there. They are shocked their little plastic weak console is selling so well.

What the hell does that even mean?? What a clueless idiot.

So I'm guessing uncharted 4 is gonna be downgraded? Only reason why he would be stating such is to avoid a disappointment in the near future.

It was outdated from the start. They just wanted to make sure they weren't losing billions right out of the gate like they did with PS3. They should have never been trying to talk power from the start. Focus should have always been on the game. Not what resolution the game is at. Their prideful talk is going to come back to bite them on the butt when most of their future games won't reach 1080/60.

There hasn't been that much in the way of core hardware advancement this year. We've had the usual CPU's and motherboards to go with them but the 2014 GPU's aren't out yet and neither DDR 3 or GDDR5 RAM have changed. So what exactly is he comparing the PS4's hardware too, that wasn't available last year?

Eh, cross gen titles.

Wonder what'll happen when games liek Unity, TW3, and Batman come out.

My popcorn reserve is ready

On topic, it's topiest of the top of the line hardware...........................for 2008

That's, um, sort of how technology works? It's always evolving. A new graphics card is outdated the next year too.

@simuseb2: No shit , but it's not normal for a company to say that about their console that's less than a year old

I must have missed where either console was ever top of the line....

What is this guy even saying.... The lid has been off from the beginning.

1.8 TF machine Top of the line. Go sit down. 2008 would like a word with you......

Are you kidding me.... With this shit? This sounds like some BS Sony or Microsoft PR would say. Not an actual coder...

/smh

If someone is interested they got that statement from Cort (ICE-team) on a twitter conversation.

It's x86, theoretically they probably could upgrade the PS4's hardware in a couple years with all games being cross compatible...works for PC, cell phones and tablets and it's open hardware without standards and strict licenses. A couple of proprietary upgrades that doesn't force users to upgrade but devs can take advantage of while maintaining backwards scaled compatibility might possibly work out seeing how consumers are getting used to upgrading electronics every couple of years or so anyway.

...how would they upgrade the PS4's hardware. It's an APU

Terrible idea

New upgraded APU. Kinda like the upgrade Nintendo has done with the 3DS. Technically it would be a PS4.3 or something. But its something they should consider if they want to be the power kings.

that's a whole new system though. I thought he was talking about plugging in an upgrade to the actual PS4 system. Perhaps i interpreted that wrong

With all due respect to Sony but the ps4 was surpassed in 2011 with the release of the Radeon HD7970, the card the PS4 should have used.

Don't know what it being x86 has to do with anything but yes they could do that unless they want to change to an ARM chip or something in the future then not so much.

Happens to all consoles...and any PC that isn't updated. It's the nature of tech. Surely you know this....

That's something that we should be thankful for now? It's 2014 and we're still celebrating when a game is said to be 1080p instead of it just being the norm.

Uh yeah, when it's on console

@thegreatgeneral said:

If someone is interested they got that statement from Cort (ICE-team) on a twitter conversation.

"Compare TLOU (2013) to AAA PC Game from 2005" . Eh .? What is he trying to say.?

what did you expect? its the pee s 4

Hardware is not really an issue on consoles. At least not so much these days. They wont be the most powerful, but how can they... its just silly to expect anything more.

Lol sony are so stupid its hillarious

Firstly the ps3 was released in nov 2006 and secondly a top of the line pc in those days should easily handle a sub full hd 30fps shooter on rails

Thirdly the ps4 was never top of the line and even a mediocre pc can outperform it

@chikenfriedrice: wtf are you even talking about Lem. He was responding to a question on twitter and he answered it truthfully and respectably

Had he said it still was top of the line you would still be in here talking shit. Stop being such a Lem

consoles have never been top of the line thats why they are made for peasants.

Top of the line: PC

Middle: PS4

Bottom: Wii U

LOL: Xbone

I hope this generation isn't as long as the last one. I think 6-7 years should be the max for a console generation. It should never go to 8 or more.

Not a great idea to use the 7970. Too much power usage and too much heat. Console cases have limited airflow too.

Tonga based GPU would have been great.

Agreed.

most console generations have actually been that long, Ps1 and Ps2 era where in the minority in only being 5-6 years generations.

But I thought , it is "Super Charged PC" which will "outperform PCs for years to come" . And Pachter said it'll run games at "240 frames per second" .

:-(

Top of the line... lol

Yeah low end cpu paired with a midrange gpu.

Who said that a 1.84 TFlop machine was ever top of the line in november 2013? In fact serious gamers from 2012 were flying with 8+ TFlop machines...

Pretty much what I expected. Any slight advantage with this gen would start to disappear pretty quickly within this disappointing first year. On the PC the mid range has really picked up with some interesting technology and DX12 is still to come as well. The gap is widening between the mid range and the high low-end consoles now.

Yeah, other stuff aside, the CPU choices this gen are shocking. AMDs aren't exactly monsters to begin with but these things, clocked at that speed...