Sony has introduced a Technical Presentation that can stream on Sept. 9. This isn’t a State of Play and can solely be 9 minutes lengthy. With all this data in hand, it definitely seems like we’re getting data on an upcoming PS5 Professional mannequin. We don’t precisely know what to anticipate, however we do have a wishlist of issues we hope it contains.
PS3 Backwards Compatibility
In February, Sony filed a brand new patent associated to Backward Compatibility Testing. Although the sample doesn’t immediately point out the PS3, it appears to trace at it. In any case, Sony is sorely missing in comparison with the Xbox’s in depth backward compatibility options. As a result of this patent, although, it’s fully attainable a PS5 Professional may function PS3 compatibility on a {hardware} degree.
Whereas it’s a little late, giving gamers a method to play all PS3 (or older) video games could be a heavy driving pressure for the PS5 Professional. Contemplating all of the PS4 gamers who’ve but to make the swap, a shock reveal of backward compatibility could be the proper push.
Astro Bot Pack-In Sport
When the PlayStation 5 first launched, all consoles got here with Astro’s Playroom pre-installed. Assuming the PS5 Professional will come out round December, that’s the proper time to additionally give purchasers prompt entry to the brand new Astro Bot. Promoting a wonderful duology with the console is best than any bundle PlayStation may supply down the road.
Plus, gamers are going loopy over Astro Bot, so this may simply draw a couple of staunch Xbox players over to the brand new system. Whereas there could be a couple of complaints concerning the timing of latest console launch and the discharge of Astro Bot, however I believe this concept works completely.
Improved Arduous Drive Storage Measurement
Earlier than any attainable growth, the PS5 comes with a base quantity of 825 GB of space for storing. Nonetheless, the system partitions a few of this, leaving round 667 GB obtainable for video games and functions. Contemplating the PS4 Professional began with 1 TB as inventory, it was slightly surprising the stronger console wasn’t improved from one of the best PS4 model.
For a very “Professional” model of the PS5, it might want to have no less than 2 TB obtainable and the identical choices for NVMe storage growth. With video games solely getting larger, it is a slightly apparent requirement.
Extra Simply Accessible USB Ports
In whole, the PS5 has three USB-A ports and one USB-C port. The just lately launched PSVR2 takes up the singular entrance USB-C port, after which there’s the matter of the 2 Sense controllers that every drain on the identical price. With all that and preserving the standard DualSense charged? There usually are not sufficient ports for all the pieces that wants them.
It might be good to, on the very least, double the quantity of front-facing USB ports obtainable with the PS5 Professional to make a distinction in charging as a result of the rear ports are a ache to entry usually.
Much less Goofy Look
I like my PS5, I actually do, however this console is goofy trying. I’m not saying make it a boring rectangle just like the Xbox Collection X, however perhaps one thing slightly extra discreet on a shelf that doesn’t seem like Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh. For example, each model of the PS4 was good and modern, so a return to that will be visually pleasing.
I respect that the shape issue helps with airflow, however perhaps this time, Sony can obtain that with one thing that doesn’t look fairly as ridiculous.
Sport Folders
Whereas this is a bit more OS-based, the truth that we don’t have folders but after they’ve been a part of the PS4 for years is a bit uncommon. Nonetheless, folders didn’t arrive for the PS4 till a few months earlier than the PS4 Professional launched, so there’s some priority.
With there being so many huge video games launched for the PS5, there must be a method to preserve them multi function place and never need to preserve going again to the library when some get pushed out of the house display screen.
Solely One Model
Whereas it was good that the PS5 launched with a digital-only version, it made the market to seek out/buy one slightly harder. As that is the “Professional” mannequin, it ought to solely have one model with a disc drive. This fashion, if there’s as soon as once more a provide challenge, the inventory isn’t break up between two separate console sorts.
This may also absolutely assist with manufacturing and doubtlessly imply there could be much less of a difficulty than there was when the brand new era started. Although PlayStation later launched a removable disc drive for the digital variations, I would favor the PS5 Professional consoles to have a disc drive.
Simultaneous Downloads
That is one other OS-related challenge that makes even much less sense than folders. The PS4 permits a couple of factor to be downloaded at a time, however the PS5 has fully locked it down to at least one. Whereas it might be comprehensible when downloading big video games directly, many instances, I’ve simply needed to obtain a handful of smaller video games, they usually take extra time as a batch than they need to.
A PS5 ought to include a hefty replace (together with folders) that fixes the problem with obtain bottlenecking that it shouldn’t actually even have. If the PS4 may do it, why can’t the definitively stronger {hardware}?
