Gone are the days where a new console generation is expected to bring a game-changing amount of new technical capabilities, according to Akio Sakamoto, chief technical officer at Kojima Productions. The developer said the difference between the PS4 and PS5 “isn’t so great” but at least makes development “more efficient.”
In an interview with Edge Magazine about Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, which will be released on PS5 in June, Sakamoto compared the experience of developing for the two latest PlayStation generations. Where current-generation consoles used to bring major upgrades–just look at the difference between the original PlayStation and the PS2–the latest generational upgrade doesn’t have as much impact on what developers can achieve.