[oblio]

I guess it's the standard console cycle, probably with a refresh in the middle, around 2024?

Oh, how is PS5 performance compared to 2022 midrange gaming PCs?

I remember some sort of benchmarks and for 2020 I think it was very competitive.

[IceWreck]

Even in 2022, you wont be able to build a PC that matches PS5 or Series X performance for 500 USD. Not even 700 USD outside of North America.

[ohgodplsno]

It still is extremely competitive, merely for the fact that it's $500.

You cannot, today, get any good GPU for less than that price. An RTX3060 is $439 (if you can find one), the Intel Arc A770 is $350 if I remember correctly. A midrange gaming PC these days will easily cost you over a thousand dollars, more if you're still looking to get the scalped out cards.

Of course, it's awfully restricted, and dear fucking god I wish I could at least write custom software for it. A PS5 + Moonlight for streaming games that are on the PC still would be amazing.

[ErneX]

I doubt they are doing mid gen refreshes this time.

Previous gen it made sense due to 4K TVs getting traction, this time even 2 years into the new cycle consoles are still hard to find, some have already even increased prices (PS5) and MS is already talking about them raising prices too.

Plus, not many truly next-gen games have been released so far.