{"id":4807,"date":"2025-04-16T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=4807"},"modified":"2025-04-17T18:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T18:19:38","slug":"games-inbox-how-long-will-the-ps5-console-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/games-inbox-how-long-will-the-ps5-console-last\/","title":{"rendered":"Games Inbox: How long will the PS5 console last?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How much more has the PS5 got left in it? (Sony)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Wednesday letters page is confused about rumours for a portable PS6<\/a>, as a reader thinks physical Switch 2<\/a> games will be the new target for scalpers.<\/p>\n

To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Death date<\/strong>
Now that the PlayStation 6 rumours<\/a> are starting to gain pace I have to ask how long will the PlayStation 5<\/a> last as a console with good support? The latest rumour says the PlayStation 6 is coming out in 2027, but we know that with most machines you still get plenty of new games for at least two years after.<\/p>\n

That means the PlayStation 5 could potentially have a useful life of eight to nine years, which I think is very good and perfectly in line with the Switch.<\/p>\n

There are still plenty of big name games to come for the PlayStation 5 with Saros<\/a>, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/a>, Fairgame$<\/a>, Physint<\/a>, and Wolverine all lined up. I know it\u2019s easy to get frustrated with Sony and the lack of information but all these have a very good chance of being good games (okay, maybe not Fairgame$) and I feel that at the end of it all PlayStation 5 will be regarded as a good console.<\/p>\n

Maybe not an all-timer, and not as good as the PlayStation 4, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s been any kind of failure, like the PlayStation 3. So, I\u2019m going to think positive and hang on to the big giant plastic box for a good few years yet.
Sasquatch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Switching targets<\/strong>
I agree that people are not giving Nintendo enough credit for having different prices for physical and digital games. We\u2019ve been complaining about that since the Xbox 360 era and yet only now has it been done. It\u2019s not like either are cheap, when it comes to Mario Kart World, but at least it\u2019s finally happened.<\/p>\n

If you were cynical though you could wonder whether Nintendo has purposefully tried to make the physical versions more expensive, so the digital ones seem better value by comparison, but I don\u2019t know about that. They definitely aren\u2019t interested in pushing physical though and I expect the stories of not having many in stock<\/a>, to buy online or in shops, will prove to be true everywhere.<\/p>\n

Scalpers might be being locked out with the console, to a degree, but I bet all those physical copies of games are going to go for a fortune on eBay.
Korbie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Happy memories<\/strong>
As sick as I am at hearing rumours about the Oblivion remaster<\/a> I have to say that I would buy it. I played it back in the day but in all honesty I don\u2019t really remember much specific about it, except the Hell portal things, and that it was a lot greener and more colourful than Skyrim.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure more will come to mind as I play the remaster but this feels like a good time to do one, where I\u2019ve completely forgotten the details of the original and it\u2019s going to seem very fresh as a result. There\u2019s probably not many other games like that, that haven\u2019t been remastered or re-released a hundred time, so I\u2019m really looking forward to it.<\/p>\n

I am puzzled about the failed attempts at secrecy though. We\u2019ve all seen enough bad remasters in our time, even from big companies like Rockstar Games, that I\u2019m not going to buy it without seeing a review first. So, I hope that\u2019s not what they\u2019re trying to avoid.
Loft<\/strong><\/p>\n

Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sister act<\/strong>
The documentary makers of the PlayStation Revolution and From Bedrooms to Billions documentaries. which I first heard about in an interview on GameCentral over 10 years ago(!), have got a new project about the C64 which includes making ofs on classic games like Impossible Mission and Maniac Mansion.<\/p>\n

I played Impossible Mission on the Amstrad CPC 464 and it was one of my favourite games on there and it always made me think of the Mission: Impossible TV series and films because of the very similar names. The project is a new Blu-ray with documentaries about C64 games including said games, as well as others such as the Great Giana Sisters game, which does GameCentral know if this was the game that had copyright issues because of it being very similar to a certain red-hatted plumber game? Or have I got that wrong?<\/p>\n

With this new project they are trying to gauge whether there is enough interest for them to make a documentary on Kickstarter, like they did for the PlayStation, Spectrum, and Amiga. The Blu-ray is fully funded and is available to buy for the next seven days. It is \u00a335 for the Blu-ray plus postage. It is a niche product so I presume it has to be this price to cover costs. Here’s the link<\/a> if you are interested in supporting this project.
Andrew J.<\/strong>
Currently playing: The Mummy Demastered (PlayStation 4 version on PlayStation 5)<\/p>\n

GC:<\/strong> Well, it\u2019s 124% funded as we write this, so we guess it\u2019s going ahead. As you imply, Great Giana Sisters was a very blatant Super Mario Bros. clone that Nintendo forced the publisher to withdraw from sale after a short time.<\/em><\/p>\n

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