GTA 6 and Witcher 4 Prove the Console Wars Are Over, Base PS5 Won.

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Despite the power of PS5 Pro and new graphics cards, why are so many trailers, such as GTA 6 and Ghost of Yotei, captured on the base PS5? And why are developers treating the base PS5 as the target spec for everything? Even traditionally PC-focused studios like CD Projekt Red, with their recent tech demo of The Witcher 4
Aiming just below the maximum keeps expectations in check and reassures us that our hardware will still be good in two years time. And in an era of rising inflation and endless financial turmoil, that’s more valuable to the games industry than the impending generational shift to PS6.
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