NgoNovemba, u-Sony ne-Microsoft bazokhipha ama-consoles amabili esizukulwane esilandelayo, kodwa ngezindlela ezimbili ezihluke kakhulu. U-Sony uzokhipha i-PS5 ene-disc drive nenye engenawo, kodwa zombili zizoba uhlelo olufanayo ngaphandle kwalowo mehluko owodwa. IMicrosoft, nokho, izokhipha i-Xbox Series X ezoba nezibalo eziqhathaniswa ne-PS5, kanye ne-Xbox Series S, umshini wokucaciswa ophansi onenani lokuhamba njengohlelo olushibhile lwesizukulwane esilandelayo oluzoba semakethe. Kuyinto ecashile, kodwa futhi ikhombisa ukuthi lezi zinkampani zombili zisiphatha kanjani isizukulwane esisha ngezindlela ezahlukene. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi, nokho, kubonakala sengathi u-Sony ucabange ukuhamba ngendlela efanayo.
Ekhuluma ne-AV Watch, isikhulu se-PlayStation uJim Ryan uveze ukuthi u-Sony, ngesinye isikhathi, wabheka ukudala i-spec ephansi ye-PS5 ngendlela efanayo ne-Series S. Akangeni emininingwaneni yokuthi lokho bekuzobukeka kanjani, kodwa yathi inkampani yanquma ngokumelene nayo. Okuyizici ezinkulu kakhulu zokwenza lokho uthe ukukhulula ama-spec aphansi, amasistimu ashibhile bekungasebenzanga kahle esikhathini esedlule (yize kungacaci kahle ukuthi ubhekise kuphi lapho) kanye nokwesaba ngokuphila isikhathi eside. URyan uthe kunomcabango wokuthi ekugcineni amakhasimende azolindela ukuthi amasistimu awo ahambisane nobuchwepheshe obusha, obufana nama-TV we-4K, futhi azobukwa njengakudala ngesikhathi esisheshayo (ngiyabonga I-VGC ukuhumusha).
“Kusobala ukuthi intengo iyisici esibaluleke kakhulu. Siyawahlonipha amasu okuncintisana ezinye izinkampani. Nokho, sizibophezele ngokugcwele futhi siyakholelwa esu lethu lamanje kanye nomphumela elizoba nawo.
“Okunye okungashiwo ukuthi uma ubheka umlando webhizinisi lemidlalo, ukwakha i-spec console ekhethekile enenani eliphansi, encishisiwe yinto ebingakaze ibe nemiphumela emihle phambilini. Sicabangele leyo nketho futhi sabona abanye abaphathi abazame lokhu bathola ukuthi kuyinkinga kangakanani.
“Ngocwaningo lwethu kuyacaca ukuthi abantu abathenga igame console bafuna ukuqhubeka beyisebenzisa iminyaka emine, emihlanu, eyisithupha noma eyisikhombisa. Bafuna ukukholelwa ukuthi bathenge okuthile okunobufakazi besikhathi esizayo futhi okungeke kuphelelwe yisikhathi eminyakeni emibili kuya kwemithathu.
"Bafuna ukuba nokholo lokuthi uma begcina ngokuthenga i-TV entsha ukuthi ikhonsoli yabo yamanje izokwazi ukusekela leyo 4K TV entsha abacabanga ukuyithenga."
Ngenkathi uRyan esondela kulo mbono ngendlela ehlukile, abanye abathuthukisi bazwakalise ukwesaba okufanayo ngochungechunge S, ikakhulukazi maqondana namandla ayo e-RAM noma ukuntuleka kwayo. Kusazobonakala ukuthi isibikezelo sikaRyan sizobe sinembile yini lapha, kodwa umaki wentengo engu-$100 egcwele ngaphansi ngisho ne-PS5 Digital Edition, kunzima ukucabanga ukuthi uchungechunge S alunyakazi, kodwa imboni yasendle futhi ehlanyayo. I-PS5 izokwethulwa ngoNovemba 12 ngama- $499/$399, kanti i-Xbox Series X kanye ne-S izokwethula ngoNovemba 10 ngama- $499/$299.
