The young generation must innovate
The PS5/Xbox Series generation is now closer to its end than to its beginnings, even if it doesn’t necessarily feel like that. This is where we see all the problems of the race for power, when the consoles are not exploited to the end and where technology can no longer make leaps as significant as in the past. And this is something that Sony will have to resolve with its PS6 according to Shuhei Yoshida, who thinks that having more power, and that alone, will not necessarily be a good idea :
“ The graphics have almost reached a level where even I can no longer distinguish certain features, like ray tracing or not, unless shown via side-by-side images. In my opinion, PlayStation clearly cannot do what it has been doing for a long time: just increase graphics power and deliver high-end experiences. They might be fine with that, but it remains a niche audience for now. »
Not fatalistic about the situation, he thinks that the new presidency of PlayStation will be able to innovate here, in particular because it has in its ranks people a little younger than usual :
“ I find it really relevant that PlayStation has a new generation of leaders. Hideaki Nishino is in his forties, around 46, so a much younger generation. Until Jim Ryan, it was always our generation, the first generation of PlayStation executives, who ran the company, but now Nishino and Hermen Hulst are much younger, which allows them to innovate. They don’t need to follow what PlayStation has done in the past. »
He also expresses his confidence in Mark Cerny, while mentioning the case of PlayStation Portal, the interest of which he had difficulty understanding until he had it in hand. And this is also perhaps where the PS6 generation is heading, with a portable offering complementary to the home console, à la Nintendo. Go figure.