Sony Gives Us A First Look At A Performance Comparison Video Of PS4 Pro vs. PS5

Here are a few more tidbits:

• Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida: “To ensure PlayStation will remain as the best place to play, SIE to work on keeping & improving relationships with outside game developers.”
• In explaining PlayStation’s seamless feature, the company used the phrase “Anytime, anywhere, without disconnections.”

Below are some notes from Sony’s press release:

• The two keywords for the future direction of PlayStation® are “immersive” and “seamless.”
  • Next-generation console: “Immersive” experience created by dramatically increased graphics rendering speeds, achieved through the employment of further improved computational power and a customized ultra-fast, broadband SSD.
  • PlayStation streaming: Through the evolution of “Remote Play” and “PlayStation™Now,” provide a seamless game experience anytime, anywhere.
    • Remote Play: Turns PlayStation®4(PS4™), which is expected to reach 100 million units in cumulative sales this calendar year, into a streaming game server, providing streaming content at the closest point to users.
    • PlayStation Now: Provides immersive game experiences to users regardless of whether they own a PS4 console at all.

• Sony will pursue its mission to make PlayStation “The Best Place to Play” by leveraging the latest computing, streaming, cloud, and 5G technologies, together with excellent content.
  • As part of these efforts, Sony agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Microsoft Corp. (Microsoft) to collaborate on the development of cloud solutions, including game streaming services.