There is still a long way to go before we can meet the new PS5 y Xbox Scarlett, but little by little new details begin to arrive that help to give us an idea of what the new generation of consoles that awaits us will be like. A summary? It will be a very important generational leap, and the world of streaming It will have a lot of prominence.
The PS5 Developer Kit
Surely you will remember the official documents that showed the appearance of what appeared to be the ps5 development kit. In the document you could see the design of a somewhat peculiar device whose clues made us indicate that we were facing the new PlayStation development kit, a device that developers would use to prepare the next games that will arrive with the console.
Well, it seems that Gizmodo has received some information from a person who remains anonymous, since, thanks to some photographs, this person has shown that he owns or at least has had access to a unit similar to the one in the sketches. Considering these days and the ease with which we could make mockups with 3D printers, it would be quite cautious to think that the information could be false, however, both the photograph and the shared details were sent to Gizmodo long before the appearance of the patent.
Unfortunately the image has not been published to avoid embarrassing the leaker, although it does not seem to reveal too many details beyond that it is indeed a PS5 development kit. A two-tone case (as in previous dev kits), optical drive playback controls, and some details shared by this person bear this out.
Shakespearean influences or a nonsense theory?
According to the tipster, the device is called "Prospero", a reference that shares a name with the protagonist of The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Do you want to know something more curious? Two other characters in the novel are Ariel and Gonzalo, names that are also supposedly related to future AMD products specially designed for consoles. Chance? I don't believe it.
Xbox Scarlett will have a camera, but it will not be another Kinect
As if that were not enough, this mysterious person has also given details of Project Scarlett, the next Microsoft console. According to the information, both consoles will offer a performance never seen before, being the biggest computational leap seen on consoles Apparently, both platforms will bet on the streaming content staff, and it will be for this reason that will include cameras.
We do not know if they will be included by default or not, but the truth is that they are present in the development kits. The PS5 one seems to be of lower quality and resembles a traditional webcam, although that should not mean that the final product was like that. The one from Microsoft, on the other hand, is capable of capturing 4K video with only 2 frames of latency compared to the recording and what appears in the streaming, and also, with the help of the console, it is capable of applying effects in real time similar to those of Snapchat or Instagram.
This type of effect will seek to offer a more complete solution when making video broadcasts, since the current solutions proposed by the consoles are extremely simple, and force users to use a computer to offer higher quality content, with effects and functions that allow you to interact with viewers. Of course, let's hope that Microsoft does not screw up again by including expensive hardware that makes the final price of the console more expensive.
As you can see, it seems that live broadcasts will have a lot of weight on future consoles, so we'll have to see how the public responds to this new proposal. And yes, it seems that we are going to witness a very big change in terms of performance.