What would Sony have to do to make you buy a PS6?

[King Torro]

What features would the PS6 need to have to convince you to buy one?[/ATTACH]

-Full, actual physical discs that don't *force* you to activate the game online. Games come on disc, you can play them from start to finish. Updates and DLCs can then add extra. Updates are not forced into singleplayer games.
-Transferring files to and from USB drive easily, so you can backup savegames, import screensavers / wallpapers / custom themes or other media like music
-Backwards compatibility to PS5 / PS4 games (at least the game discs)
-Hard Drive space for at least 10 full size games plus some extra for media files.
-Disc drive included, but also ability to buy detachable disc drives like ps5 Pro (in case the disc drive craps out)
-A good lineup of exclusive games.

 

[Mitochondria]

For me, it would have to have really good exclusives. That's the reason why I bought Nintendo consoles, although I didn't get the Switch 2 because there hasn't been anything I really want there so far. Also $80 games just makes it extremely unappealing to me, so pricing is a factor as well. However even if they had exclusives, I'd probably still wouldn't get it because Sony previously made their exclusives available on other platforms, so now I'd expect them to move the exclusives to other platforms after few or couple of years have passed.

 

[MajesticSiN]

Make it cheap

 

[Eric555]

PS6 Handheld

 

[Turbo Kid]

Everything works offline and a Playstation online account is NOT mandatory unless you want to buy digital only games and would thus need some kind of store account.

You can back up your save data on physical media. And from there you can back them up on PC or the cloud.

Abolish trophies as I just find them annoying and on a system designed to work offline there is no point in having them anyway.

All games release physically months after the digital release so we can get a disc with ALL patches and updates on it.

Lots of first party exclusives. And when I say exclusive I mean EXCLUSIVE. These games will NEVER appear on PC or anywhere else. I buy consoles to play exclusive games damnit. If you want my money you need to promise me some kind of exclusive treatment.

Games without political/ideological agendas. I play games to escape all of that bullshit

NO season passes and NO more DLC. Games release complete. Period. End of story. This is not negotiable. Patches/updates are fine because sometimes they are necessary but no more of this additional content bullshit. And no more "Games as a service" bullshit.

I don't give a fuck about backwards compatibility. I buy new consoles to play new games, so I hope PS 6 DOESN'T feature this as I'm rather sick and tired of gamers whining about it.

The system should launch with at least five high quality titles from different genres. Ten would be even better. One of them should be an Astro Bot game

BRING BACK THE SLY COOPER SERIES!!!!!!!

It should feature a new and improved VR set with a user friendly and convenient head set and good camera tracking. The headset should be made of high quality material, not that cheap shit that was the first VR headset which had black flakes shedding all over the place from the cheap rubber they put in those things. And I want active support for it. I expect every year to future a ton of new VR releases.

Each console ships with a Vita 2 included and all games are interchangeable between the PS 6 and the Vita with cross save support. The PS6 and the Vita 2 will both use the same media format so it can be inserted into either system.

 

[KenShjIN]

Backward compatibility !

 

[Max]

Simple, lower the prices

 

[Yurokashi]

It’s backwards compatible with all previous PlayStation consoles.

This is literally all they have to do

 

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

I don't think there is anything they could do at this point. Unless they re-release the PS2 but cheap AF.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Bringing back Sony Computer Entertainment, just that.

 

[nathman]

Literally threaten me at gun point.

 

[SpikeSlania]

I would need Sony to stop chasing the live service unicorn and actually focus back on what they were good at before the ps5 launched, first party single player story driven games. There are still a few that come out, but I feel like I can count on one hand still how many have been released on the ps5 so far this generation with talks of the next generation picking up in the rumor mill. Though now what few exclusives they have they release on PC now so not even sure if I would need a ps6, granted I still can't play Astrobot on my pc with that being one of the only ps5 games I'm going damn, I can't play.

 

[moonbits]

have exclusives that arent on PC all the time, THEN i'll buy a PS6

how's bloodborne on pc? or wipeout?

 

[Eric555]

how's bloodborne on pc? or wipeout?

and Final Fantasy VII Remake, Gran Turismo or Persona 5?

 

[moonbits]

and Final Fantasy VII Remake, or Persona 5?

or Everybody's Golf?

 

[Eric555]

or Everybody's Golf?

Sure, why not. Add it to the list. Haha, exclusive is exclusive.

 

[Lena CE]

I'll likely get one eventually no matter what (I waited to get my PS5 in 2023 and got it for $250 used after all) but if they wanted me to get one on day one, they'd have to have some big, interesting new IP in the launch window. Maybe something big from Team Asobi or some new studio. I tend to miss Sony Japan's output so maybe something that is distinctly Japanese. As far as existing IP go, Ape Escape 4, a new Twisted Metal, a Legend of Dragoon remake or a new LittleBigPlanet would be extremely tempting.

I'd also need it to cost like $500-600. We're reaching this point where if you're a still a 1080p gamer like me, building PCs that can decently handle 1080p gaming with some level of futureproof status is rapidly getting cheaper. I don't care how well the next-gen console pushes 4k considering we are currently in an era of AI upscaling and frame generation that makes games look and feel worse most of the time anyways. Either give me a super compelling 1080p experience in the form of 120fps modes as more of a standard or at least be affordable enough that it competes with my want to just upgrade my PC.

For something more outlandish, disc-based PS3 backwards compatibility would get me purely for the convenience of it all, though I'd still probably use the PS3 itself more for that purpose.

I'll be honest though, while I don't have my PS5 I stopped being a giant Sony fan starting with the PS4. Around 2016/2017 was when that company lost a ton of goodwill with me as they pretty much completely abandoned what made the PlayStation brand so exciting. All their games play and end up structured the same, they focus way too hard on AAAA style games that take 4-5 years to make instead of having a more diverse portfolio in terms of genre and budget. Non-Nintendo consoles in general are becoming less and less compelling as exclusives continue to become less and less relevant. The convenience and value proposition that used to be the backbone of consoles is mattering less and less as time goes on so idk if in 2-3 years Sony will really be able to sell me on something I care about.

Fuck raytracing, I hate how most raytraced games look and I hate how much about modern AAA presentation is just using stuff to bruteforce realism and remove so much of the character and artistry from visuals. Uncharted 4 was pretty much the last time I think a game's raw fidelity was able to truly wow me, ever since then it has felt like immense amounts of wasted time and effort all to make games look more generic and run worse. Wahoo.

 

[bamdumtss]

I just want it to be have a good price. I don't like playing games on a PC most of the time, and I'm not a Nintendo fan. Sony's exclusives also rarely disappoint me personally, and they are pretty much some of my favorite gaming experiences ever. Although I definitely would love to see their first party studios having a more productive output with more varied, unique games. But unless something goes incredibly wrong I don't think there's a chance that I'm not gonna buy a PS6 at some point. I definitely understand people being disappointed by this generation of consoles but there's still like a ton of cool new stuff to play for me, so I don't completely share that sentiment.

 

[Cheeks]

Sony would have to WORK to get me to consider a PS6. Being able to play offline on a console that can read discs would be the bare minimum. Games that are digital only is something I expect to see from independent companies that might have a few thousand dollars to their name, not big-name studios sitting on billions. Backwards compatibility would also be required, though I'm willing to be flexible and push it as far back as the PS3, if only so I could play Metal Gear Solid 4 again. Also, this thing is a console, I don't need extraneous services short of a PlayStation Store. Streaming services need to go in general, but they really have no place for a system designed to play video games.

Pricing is important, but this would have to reflect the industry as a whole. The latest console generation's only strategy seems to be pushing raw graphic fidelity, which is a waste when good art direction will hold a game for years. These corporations need to cut down on development time, specifically to stop worrying if I can see every pore on a character's nose. Consoles don't need to push graphics this hard, and if Sony can design a console leaning towards, say, consistent frame rates over pure graphic power, all the better. If I wanted something that could provide intense graphics and so on and so forth, I would invest in a PC. Something like that. Point being, I'm willing to push the console's pricing to $400, and that's generous. $500 at most and only if they guarantee something genuninely cool like a brand new PS1 console with your PS6. Just ideas.

Then there's the library of new games. This theoretical PS6 needs a proper lineup of titles, and Sony has all the IPs they could need. I remember seeing a headline last year in which Sony claimed they had no IPs to work with in terms of new titles, and someone shared a list of dozens of games and IPs they own and could use (Ape Escape, Dark Cloud, Gran Turismo, Gravity Rush for example). I just want Sony to stop lying to me about what they can and can't use and just do something with the properties they have, maybe hire a studio that wants to make a new Ape Escape. There's a series that doesn't rely on high-fidelity graphics and arguably doesn't need a billion-dollar budget to produce.

Finally, live service is a cancer. Knock it off. I am buying a copy of a game to own, not buying a license that can be pulled for arbitrary reasons.

I'm sure there are other things I missed in this rambling post. But again, this is the minimum Sony would have to do just to get my attention, and a lot of this would have to be built up on good faith. They would have to guarantee this implausible PlayStation6 is what I asked for. As of now there is no reason to buy a new console from any company short of MAYBE a Steam Deck. Maybe Sony should just design a new PSP and go from there.

 

[Blueskunky]

Honestly, we don’t really need another PlayStation, the five is already good enough, anything they add can be added to the ps5, graphical upgrades isn’t gonna do it, nobody cares tbh, and the PlayStation 5 has no exclusive games and who’s to say the ps6 wouldn’t be the same?

 

[petran79]

Buying a new console and then waiting 3-4 years to fill the catalogue with good games is long overdue.

 

[KenaiPhoenix]

Full physical support, which is something I really don’t doubt they wont do: unless they live under a rock they have to know that many people play on the PlayStation 5 becase is the only place to have a physical collection (besides the Switch… and now there is drama with its successor).

A part from that:

Free online gaming would be nice, which is something not that impossible if the rumors of the next Xbox not needing one.

Full backwards compatibility with PS1, PS2 and PS3 would be like a day 1 buy… now this is more of me wishing I just wake up and be a millionaire

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I wish console makers would not make a "Pro" version of their console that make some games almost exclusive to those.

That was bad for the New 3DS to have n3DS exclusive games, that was also bad that some PS4 and Xbox One game were just awful unless you paid the Pro or S/X respectively...

 

[RetroCasual]

Basically by being more inclusive and less elitist, just as PS1 and PS2 were in PlayStation beginnings...

Full retro-compatibility with previous discs and digital games, at least 3TB of default storage capability, no "Pro" and/or buggy revisions of the hardware, new digital videogame licenses under 30 bucks, no more remastered or remakes at full price, free online multiplayer, maybe bringing back old features like PlayStation Home...

But it sadly seems that the trend in the video game industry is going to become a Netflix-like model, with no physical format, borrowed videogame licenses and a monthy fee that will grow and grow until you quit... So we might be in the prelude of the end of the game consoles.

 

[Tetronomicon]

Honestly? Nothing. Know why? Because there's nothing they really can do to get me to buy one. I'm not really interested in the games that are designed for it (and I could get most of them on PC eventually). Nor am I really interested in the overall industry they're part of now as I just don't care for any new games at all save for a few rare exceptions here and there.

I really haven't been interested in anything console wise after the seventh generation. Past that point, they're not really even traditional consoles (I.E. custom designed machines centered on gaming). They arguably haven't been since the sixth generation with GameCube using an ATi GPU and Original Xbox being hyper customized PC. PS2 being the only real "weird" one made out of some jank setup like previous consoles (PS3 came close but still used a PowerPC CPU like the 360 and Wii).

While I could care less about first party exclusives at this point, what really bums me out is the death of second party exclusives. Those are what have really made me lose interest in consoles on the whole. We no longer get games by third party developers that are exclusive to any one system. I could accept eventual PC ports of those kind of games. But when basically everything is on every other system, it kinda feels like there's no reason to ever buy a traditional game console (especially since they don't really exist anymore).