Playstation 5 hype/rumors have started

[A Black Falcon]

Yes, already. There are leaks/rumors about its hardware power out there, and while it's not clear when it's coming, it does seem that Sony is working on a Playstation 5. One big question is, will it be PS4 backwards compatible? It seems likely, with how the rumors put it as working on the same hardware architecture as the PS4 does, but right now there's no way to know for sure.

The other big question is, when will it release? Will it be a 2019 system, or will Sony actually try to release it this year? I guess that will be interesting to see. More interesting will be seeing how much of a difference it really is from the PS4; I'm sure it will have better graphics, more 4K support, better PSVR support, etc, but there definitely is some degree of diminishing returns going on in tech these days. How much different will PS5 be from the "last-gen" Xbox One X?

And while since Sony has plenty of first-party studios I'm sure it will have exclusive games, the way that most third-party software now is also on PC really decreases the value of all of Sony and MS's consoles. Nintendo still has plenty of value due to all of their games, but Sony and MS? Even Japanese third parties are releasing a lot of their games on PC as well now...