wonder why you can't download the games to the external support?
PlayStation Playstation 5
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probably it has something to do with game encryption/piracy protection stuff being built in with the internal custom ssd and thus it has to go through the custom ssd first.
Just read from Twinfinite on Sony’s quarterly conference call :
Totoki-san admitted that in the past fiscal year, Sony has not managed to keep up with the extremely strong demand for PS5 and shortages for the supply of components — especially semiconductors — are expected to continue in the current fiscal year.
That being said, the current target is still to exceed the 14.8 million units shipped by the PS4 in its second fiscal year on the market.
To meet the strong demand from customers, Sony will continue to strive to secure components and do its best to produce and sell more units than the target mentioned. That being said, Totoki-san admitted later in the call that it’s unlikely that supply will be drastically increased.
Sony expects software sales to drop year-on-year during the first quarter that will end on June 30, but they should go back to matching last year’s performance from the second quarter onward.
As for network services, Sony does not expect a significant increase in subscribers as it happened in the previous fiscal year (due to stay-at-home orders), but it still aims to hold and possibly increase the number of PlayStation Plus subscribers.
The house of PlayStation also plans to increase the number of development personnel in its first-party studios by approximately 20 billion yen (about $183.5 million) year-on-year as the software production capability will be further strengthened.
To enhance the software offering, Sony aims to continue investing in partnering with external studios in addition to “aggressively investing” in in-house studios. An example mentioned of said partnerships is the one with Jade Raymond’s studio Haven Entertainment.
On top of investing in big games, PlayStation also wants to enhance the social capabilities of its titles.
Totoki-san admitted that in the past fiscal year, Sony has not managed to keep up with the extremely strong demand for PS5 and shortages for the supply of components — especially semiconductors — are expected to continue in the current fiscal year.
That being said, the current target is still to exceed the 14.8 million units shipped by the PS4 in its second fiscal year on the market.
To meet the strong demand from customers, Sony will continue to strive to secure components and do its best to produce and sell more units than the target mentioned. That being said, Totoki-san admitted later in the call that it’s unlikely that supply will be drastically increased.
Sony expects software sales to drop year-on-year during the first quarter that will end on June 30, but they should go back to matching last year’s performance from the second quarter onward.
As for network services, Sony does not expect a significant increase in subscribers as it happened in the previous fiscal year (due to stay-at-home orders), but it still aims to hold and possibly increase the number of PlayStation Plus subscribers.
The house of PlayStation also plans to increase the number of development personnel in its first-party studios by approximately 20 billion yen (about $183.5 million) year-on-year as the software production capability will be further strengthened.
To enhance the software offering, Sony aims to continue investing in partnering with external studios in addition to “aggressively investing” in in-house studios. An example mentioned of said partnerships is the one with Jade Raymond’s studio Haven Entertainment.
On top of investing in big games, PlayStation also wants to enhance the social capabilities of its titles.
I don't get it, does this mean they shipped less PS4s back in the day?
Not sure myself.
It's not that strong in races although you do feel a bit of resistance when braking. It's best experienced with the demolition derbies after your car is completely broken. The triggers offer a lot more resistance which feels nice.
Yes, accelerating when you're engine is damaged is slightly difficult because you have to press harder. It's not the best use of the DualSense features though. There are other games that have done a better job
So there are rumors Sony is going to downgrade the PS5 and redesign it. Some maddening stuff if true.
Read from gematsu and Bloomberg on the ps5 shortage will continue into 2022:
Sony Group chief financial officer Hiroki Totok said it has been challenging to keep up with strong demand due to shortages in components such as semiconductors.
“I don’t think demand is calming down this year and even if we secure a lot more devices and produce many more units of the PlayStation 5 next year, our supply wouldn’t be able to catch up with demand,”
Totoki continued, “We have sold more than 100 million units of the PlayStation 4 and considering our market share and reputation, I can’t imagine demand dropping easily.”
For example, we could find maybe [a] second resource [for semiconductors], or by changing design, we could cope with [semiconductor shortages],” said Totoki
Sony Group chief financial officer Hiroki Totok said it has been challenging to keep up with strong demand due to shortages in components such as semiconductors.
“I don’t think demand is calming down this year and even if we secure a lot more devices and produce many more units of the PlayStation 5 next year, our supply wouldn’t be able to catch up with demand,”
Totoki continued, “We have sold more than 100 million units of the PlayStation 4 and considering our market share and reputation, I can’t imagine demand dropping easily.”
For example, we could find maybe [a] second resource [for semiconductors], or by changing design, we could cope with [semiconductor shortages],” said Totoki