Mark Cerny, Lead System Architect of the PlayStation 5, breaks down all the went into the creation of Sony's latest video game console. Mark talks about the steps Sony takes when developing a video game console, from early brainstorming sessions to picking out what parts to use in the final product.
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When you realize Mark doesn't use filler words. That means he uses about 30% more useful words than most people during a presentation. Its incredible.
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Mark Cerny looks like one of those very important scientists whom you have to rescue in stealth games.
He is literally octagon in metal gear 1 😂
Haaaaaaaaaaaaa lol 😂
Protect the VIP
@@roozpoppin50 I inmediately thought of Sokolov (MGS3) but with a way cooler personality
Later you found out he is the one who built all the brain chips in us
Jesus Christ man you can clearly see that Mark is limiting himself soooo much and does his best to simplify all he has to say. The knowledge of this man is just ridiculous!
Not just that but he has that rare trait of being a great communicator and knowing how to dial things down a notch so the average gamer gets a great insight into things like the hardware. He's basically a conduit.
@@BigWelshMike Speak for yourself. Most of us have degrees in CS. The average gamer is technically sound and has a degree. You are below average
@@Artaxerxes. Oh wow. The ego on you. What percentage has a degree? What percentage has a relevant degree? Your arrogance is frankly bewildering.
@@Artaxerxes. lmfao what 🤣
@@Artaxerxes. most gamers have a degree in computer science? lmao
As an electrical engineering graduate student ( specialising in digital hardware design) I'm blown away by how easily he is explaining these extremely complex concepts.
This guys is smart not just because his engineer expertise in hardware and software but how he can communicate and explained the idea behind the design to a layman like us flawlessly.
Then why is the ps5 a overclocked trash
@@RawHeat100 It's not overclocked it's just has a very high clock . The clock speed is the normal game speed and maintained at that level forever. It's just will be adaptable based on the games base to base.
@@mightyhadi6132 a High clock is a over clock 😆 wow you are dence
@@mightyhadi6132 overclocked and underclocks when it gets to hot to stop thermal throttle Facts!!!
@@RawHeat100 SO then if in your definition high clock means overclock then Xbox series X running at 1800 mhz is also overclocked compared to Xbox One X running at 1175 mhz 😂
Not only is Mark a very smart and knowledgable guy, he's a great speaker too!
Strongly agree, he is able to explain so many things clearly and effectively.
@@yehshengong2084 Perhaps should go to TED Talk too.
@@honor9lite1337 Ted Talk is for hacks that like to sell books or get social media traction not real experts and savants in their fields.
Thats why he's a scrum master of entire sony IT departament
Cerny God!
That was fascinating. Thanks Mark.
Cool to see you here Karl. Love your videos
oh hi mark
Please do xbox one, please
Nahi chaiye jii
Love your videos about my India
Man, the SSD really has been a massive improvement over previous generations of consoles that were using HDDs. All the native PS5 titles I have load within 5 seconds or less, some games like RE8 and Rift Apart load basically instantly. I'm also really stoked that 60fps is now the norm this generation. I can't go back to 30fps now that everything I play is at 60, it is quite literally a game changer
I must be blind cause I don't see the difference between 30 and 60fps. Anyone else?
@@jhwhthemerciful it’s so noticeable bro like night and day
@@jhwhthemercifulsee an eye doctor, the difference is ridiculous, especially if you have a big screen
freaking 4tb tough is more expensive than the ps5
@@jhwhthemerciful I'm blind as a bat and even I can tell the difference.
I could listen to Mark Cerny talk about anything for hours.
Dat Deadpool voice lol
No kidding I've listened to his ps5 presentation countless times while trying to fall asleep, incredibly soothing lol
@@suli559 weird and cool at the same time
His voice is pure ASMR.
@@suli559 😆 pathetic 😆 you really just said that 😆
You know why you all enjoy his speech? He's not only a passionate engineer and tech guy. He's a gamer and he knows where these techs will be useful.
He is one of the legends of the gaming world and is greatly respected
He had the foresight to ask, and give the game devs what they wanted. But he also had the vision to add haptic feedback controllers, and advanced 3D audio that would add more realism and immersion to games. Something you won't find in other consoles. Kudos to Mark Cerny!
Thing is that he used to develop games and therefore had a better prespective on what developers needed going, even things that they didn't think they needed were added to the PS5 because Cerny understood the importance of those features and how they could be used to make making games easier.
This has to be one of the best tech videos I have ever seen in my life. The way everything was explained, even the more tech-driven aspects of choosing QLC over MLC, etc. Or the count and size of CPU/GPU cores. This was flawless. Best publicity for PS5 ever produced IMO. And great production quality of the video also. Great job!
This dude is so passionate about what he does and his personality is so likable.
he just need to learn how to dress
@radyry100 wym, his attire is clean
The io he designed is a masterpiece!
Apparently your not familiar with the father of Knack. You should check out the Mark Cerny ASMR videos
You stole my comment lol.
I’m so glad that Cerny has experience as developer and as an engineer. He was an excellent choice to develop the PS5. I just need to find a Ps5 :(
Do you live close to the border of Mexico? You can find one easily here.
@@Pelanances whats the price? Retail or scalped price!?
Keep trying, I was able to find mine(retail price) by continuing to look at price comparisons.
Wishing you the best of luck with that
Lol yea right
I'd never really thought about this, but after watching this I realized that PlayStation's philosophy revolves around building the best console for the developers, before even the players. Nice.
are you stupid or am i stupid and understood you wrong? of curse they have developers first in mind, its a chain of service, Sony builds a sort of stage, performers aka developers need to have it comfortable and suitable to their needs so they can deliver a more enjoyable experience to the end costumer, AKA players, When you sell a kitchen to a family do you ask the children what they need in the kitchen or do you care about the mother's opinion who usually is gonna be the one using the kitchen?
@@bandarianthoughts5466 you're right. but why so hostile?
@@shinobi_endure Good question, You are right, Sorry! i get angry for stupid reasons sometimes!
I love how confidently he expounds on his creations. Reminds me of Steve Jobs.
Steve Jobs didn't create anything though
What to expect? No confidence? Wtf where does what u r saying make any sense??
My man Cerny. He is a hardware architect. He is a software developer. He is a skillful gamer. Love him. 😊
Speaks fluent Japanese too. Big overachiever and legend.
😆 human torso console overclocked trash 😆
He’s also a movie star: SNL and Wayne’s World. 😉
@@RawHeat100 Sure, clown.
@255BB Sadly you're not any of them.
I'd listen to him speak all day. He's the asmr king of ps5.
This makes me look at my ps5 in a whole different way, such a great video. Mark Cerny probably makes the best presentations of all time.
You know Mark knows his stuff when he can explain really technical concepts so that everyone can understand them, really good video guys!
[00:00] Intro [00:13] Cerny's Background [00:30] The Job as a Lead System Architect [00:51] 1st Step of a Console Development [01:09] Solid State Drive (The SSD) [03:45] Integrated IO [04:58] Central Processing Unit (The CPU) [06:22] Graphics Processing Unit (The GPU) [08:37] Ray Tracing [10:45] Tempest 3D Audio [12:40] DualSense Wireless Controller [14:47] Outro (End of PS5 Tech Tour)
You're the best ! Thanks !
Truly you are the MVP
thanks I guess
Dude I alway see you in every video doingthis
@@amazeangelogames3165 - haha, you may have seen me do this in another one of Mark Cerny's 'Road to PS5' vid.
Wired dropping this video after I failed to secure any PS5 at the restocks all this week fighting bots and scalpers is my villain origin story.
Relatable
Bro i almost cried this morning during that Target drop.
This man went on to bomb eBay headquarters, Walmart, Target and Best Buy leaving chaos in his wake.
Do you have a cool vilian name?
You’ll succeed eventually my friend, I did a few days ago
I love the way he talks, every complicated thing, he makes so easy to understand.
This is one of the few times I watched a real technical video and concentrating. Kudos to the editors too.
Mark Cerny is one intelligent guy. Sony owes him a lot.
But he is Sony in the first place.
He is paid for that!
@@StrangerHappened He isn't Sony, that would be Japanese fella probably
Im sure he gets paid well.
Japan stealing American minds and exploiting its customers
This seems like a return to form for Wired. Well done.
Lol 😆
Cerny is brilliant, I hope he keeps designing PS consoles going forward.
I could honestly listen to Mark for hours. What an amazing presenter and fascinating individual. You can really feel his passion for the video games and the industry as a whole.
The legend Mark himself, glad I was able to buy a PS5
I read it as: Mark himself, glas he was able to buy a PS5
@@SlayerSeraph Mark probably can’t find one either.
@@Jfofito Marks got one, he's posted it on his Twitter. He's even installed an SSD. 😃
Legend how by ripping off ponies and making ask for more lol yea he's a genius 🤣
@@RawHeat100 How has he ripped people off? He doesn't hold a gun to people's heads and makes them buy a PS5. Lol
He teaches me better than my college professors
I think the end of your sentence got cut off. 🤔
@@SeriesXM wdym ?
@@Picker22 "professors" not "professor's"
@@kusayfarhan9943 my bad.
@@Picker22 all good. We all make typos. I was just trying to explain what the other person was saying.
I love how he is so knowledgeable and he can really connect the tech to the function so seamlessly, that is how you know he knows every detail of what he says. Also his voice is so calming lol
Wow, Marble Madness was one of the first games I ever played when I was like 6 years old. it is crazy to me this guy has been designing games for literally my entire life now, and he has been behind some of my favorite experiences. Mark shaped my childhood without me even knowing it.
Just completed the video and I feel smarter
I don't think I've ever been as convinced by a system architect to buy a console until now. Of course, it probably helps that I already have a PS5 to truly appreciate the features.
Same here bro.... Play had no limits.
Yup same. I was planning to get a PS5 eventually when they finally stopped resolved the shortage, but now I really want one after seeing all the tech and passion that went into it, and seeing what an advance piece of engineering tech it really is! Like I wasn’t even aware of the compression feature and how games on the PS5 actually take up less space!
Pathetic bot
Most of the stuff he promises haven't even been close to fully realized yet, we'll have to wait for at least a couple more years.
@@RawHeat100 they aren't a bot, but you sure sound like you wanna be one. You've made over 40 comments on this channel all about SONY BAD and it's baffling that we still have people like you who love and hate different corporations like this. Neither MS nor Sony care about you personally, just your money. :) Go play a game on whatever plastic box you like and relax.
Remember guys: This man made Sony into making him, a foreigner, the lead designer of their last two consoles. One more gen and he'll be tied with Krazy Ken.
last 3* consoles if you count the ps vita too
wow what a amazing presentation, he is such a good speaker and explains everything in wonderful detail.
Mark really has a passion for what he does and it really comes through here. Great interview... You can see that with Playstation it wasn't just about beefing up the specs for Cerny. He really wanted to address concerns that developers had and make it so much easier for them moving forward.
Lol yea right
These companies have been telling us for years how much more easier they want to make the hardware in order to accommodate the devs, yet the devs return that courtesy with more broken and/or unfinished games than the gen prior
@Deri Saputra The devs are the ones that 'pull the trigger'. The games are their products at the end of the day.
I like to think Mark spent his weekend tie-dying his shirt to wear here....
Great piece. Obviously Mark is a fantastic speaker/presenter. More content like this please.
As an Xbox player, it’s great to hear someone speak so well and passionately about what he does. I think it’s great we have people like Mark Cerney and Phil Spencer both passionate about what they do. We as gamers are very lucky. Enjoy gaming no matter where you play it..
I get what you mean, but Phil Spencer is not really comparable to Cerny. He is more of a marketing guy. He throws around stuff like teraflops to mislead fanboys. The interview with the Xbox hardware team was pretty cringy. They were throwing buzzwords like "framerates we've never seen before" etc. The console itself is pretty awesome don't get me wrong. Mark Cerny is on the opposite end of the spectrum where he gets so educational and elaborate that he sometimes risks putting people to sleep. Honestly, I prefer the latter.
Phil Spencer is a hack
Not even the PS5 engineering, but the controller?! BRO! Worth the console alone
Minus the stick drift. Went through 4 controllers a year because of their sticks.
@@ValerieFire went through 0 controllers since launch 😎.
@@ValerieFire had 2 controllers since launch and both still working fine and no drift.
@@ValerieFire that’s weird, I’m close to 1000 hours of playtime on ps5 and still no stick drift. I guess it depends
@@ethan7633 I guess I just had/have bad luck. Most of my controllers developed drift around the 300-400 hour mark. Interestingly the one I dropped is the one that lasted the longest. One of them only lasted about 100 hours. I have stopped gaming on my PlayStation entirely because I feel like a sucker replacing the same item so many times. Maybe its because I play shooters
I have a pc and the ps5. I'm blown away by all those features. I ended up getting elden ring for ps5 just because I want to experience the game with the dual sense controller. It makes a huge difference in the game.
Same
yes it does
Elden Ring is out???
@@SOSOLRAK not yet, got the collector's edition.
I don't think elden ring will make use of the dualsense features.
I was amazed to know that small passages in games are for covering renders for the next scene. That's absolutely genius!
This guy does a great job explaining the system architecture without a bunch of jargon.
Sony console engineering is just amazing in almost every aspect they never fail to deliver every new release. Heck PC’s are taking over now but consoles will always have a special place in people’s hearts filled with nostalgia and joy shout out to the PS2 day’s.
PC’s are overrated and very overpriced.😒 Also special shout-out and mention too the PS3 days playing MW2 and B02 online after school was just FUN AF!!! ILL ALWAYS STICK TO CONSOLE.
With the current prices of components, PCs aren't going to be gaining any ground right now.
@@androiduberalles not to mention the fact that most people don’t know anything about using computers. Consoles will always be important for the lay people.
PC gaming has been better for about the last 14 years.
@@historyZZ Has it now? People will always choose console
Peter Molyneux (Fable), Jordan Mechner (original Prince of Persia), Kazunori Yamauchi (Gran Turismo), Mark Cerny... I love listen to those guys - they can almost hypnotize you with their passion and vision of creating process. Thank you WIRED.
This man makes game/console development as fun and calming to listen to as Bob Ross/Mr. Rogers
This man combines all the best qualities of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and thus surpasses them both, at least in the context of the video game world.
The PS5 is the video game console Apple always dreamed about making. It's literally the iPod of the 2020's.
@@oraclejmt Yeah, it definitely has that Jony Ive feel.
This man could read anything to me, and I would listen intently. Love his voice!
I think Mark Cerny is the first man I’ve ever loved
Thas sad :'v take my like :l
@Kundan Poudyal xd that's not how it works but ok
Congratulations you are disgrace to natural world and nature. There is man and woman that's why you came to this world.
@@NLS_7 settle down bud
Such a talented guy! First starred as Garth in Wayne's World, now a system architect for the PS5. :)
Just what I was thinking :D
His tone, consistent taking speed, ZERO use of filler words and sounds (like, um) make this man amazing to listen to - no matter what he talks about.
7:43 what a cool thing to highlight. Acknowledging no hardware is perfect and making the most of it is so important.
The most interesting tech explanation ever. I thought I would be bored after 1 minute and ended up watching the whole thing
@Mixey It's because you're sexually attracted to him.
2:00 i loved when they highlighting the unskippable cutscene with tidus laughing. lol.
Yo I was there during Mark's PS5 dev talk, it had more complex jargon but this really summarized what was covered. Very nice!
Great to see Steam add DualSense support and some PC developers inserting features, since it's a great modern controller for many genres.
We need to start a petition to PlayStation to get official full support driver and software for the dualsense on PC so we can use all their functions on PC and game developers can add those features to pc games
Mark did such a good job explaining the ins and outs of the tech behind PS5. Really enjoyed this video!
Always great to listen to Mark Cerny, especially on systems design.
When passion is a person. I love this guy.
I love the fact that the PS5 did not pursuit only more powerful graphics. The SSD + Tempest + Dualsense combo really ups the ante for this generation. And PS VR 2 is just around the corner
This man is so smart and humble. I love hearing him speak because I always learn something.
Yea Like what 😆
@@RawHeat100 Your hot mom
@@vickybengali what I thought brown noser 😆
@@RawHeat100 0 IQ reply
@@vickybengali your so Fitch 😆
This guys incredible! I hope he works on the PlayStation 6 to. Extremely informative bit of content!
I can listen to Mark talk tech for hours
this is so cool. ratchet and clank rift apart seriously takes the most and best advantage of everything here. amazing console.
ratchet rift apart is a tech demo pretending to be a game. 10 hours long experience for $70? no thanks.
@@ps5hasnogames55 no one asked you
Thank you so much for this interview Wired and Mr Cerny! Very insightful
3D Audio in Returnal with the Pulse Headset is absolutely stunning.
I just went and entered my room,watched my ps5 standig the at the full glory,was proud and thank Ceryn for that beauty.
Amazing insight into the things happening in the console world
PC was doing all the same things since 2017 lol, console kids are still playing catch-up
@@ps5hasnogames55 It's all about optimizations. What didn't you learn? You can spec this or that up, but if parts don't talk together well enough or utilizes the power well enough, it's gonna be sub-par. Trust me.
I love that Dana Carvey designed the Playstation 5... "Party ON Wayne!"
I specifically used ctrl-f to see if anyone else saw the resemblance.
I’m not a tech guy, but this video did a really great job of breaking down the finer details that go into consoles and PC’s. I joke about what console has what teraflops but I never knew what it actually was. The dual sense controller is without a doubt the Next Gen Experience!
Skyrim anniversary on ps5 is a great example of the compression. It’s only 16gb with all dlc and creation content combined. I thought I was mistaken
i'm so happy that after years of consoles being considered inferior to PC gaming, the PS5 especially among the current gen consoles leaped so far into the future with new technology that now i believe we're going to have just another era of improving those features before any new innovations can occur, and that's a good thing because already the technology brought into the PS5, compared to its predecessor, makes it superior in so many dimensions, and going forward i see the most major improvements to the next say 2 generations of consoles will be having more powerful hardware to handle games at higher framerates AND high resolutions at the same time (high graphics settings at 4K while still getting 120FPS), having more capacity of that fast NVMe SSD storage and probably improve load times even more, and of course improving the already amazing haptic feedback and ergonomics of the controller.
Ps5 can't do 4k 120fps
@@zfacersane272 It could probably do 1440p at 120fps.
@@zfacersane272 I think it gets fairly close in Doom Eternal
@@zfacersane272 yes it does have a 4k 120fps option on vanguard and cold war
@@zfacersane272 neither can your PC
Amazing speaker and presenter. What a treasure trove of knowledge and experience!
LOVE listening to Mark talk. Lucid, direct information, presented in an easy to understand method with an engaging voice. if you can't understand what he is saying, you shouldn't be watching.
Protect. Mark Cerny. At. All. Cost. I want him on the team that makes the next PS6 in x years.
Not rly sure but i think nobody really cares what you want
Mark Cerny has been working on PlayStation since the early 1990s he's pretty much the unofficial vice president on the technical side for the entire division of course you will see him in the team that builds the PlayStation 6
8:12 Bloodborne? I know it's a game that was designed around 30 fps and any higher actually broke gameplay, which is why it's taking so long to have a 60 fps patch for it
There is already a fan patch that works almost flawlessly, a 60 fps patch could've been enabled a while ago.
I'm pretty sure he's talking about God of War. He mentioned that exact same story before the console came out. I don't know where but I vividly remember it
@@damianm2896Pretty sure iIt was within Mark Cerny's Road To PlayStation 5 video
@@damianm2896 no, it's not gow as it already had a 60 fps option on PS4 pro
@@souravkamila4680 I know. He was talking about this story BEFORE the patch tho. And I think he's referencing it in the video. Notice he said "to fix it" when describing it, so it is a game that's patched. It's not bb
I love the thought and ingenuity that went into making the PS5. Great job!
He's super articulate. No stuttering or nothing
hes reading off a script
@ps5hasnogames55 Eventho he is da best
A genius, who is also a fantastic communicator. That is rare...really rare...😮
true. so many scientists are horrible at expressing their research to the average person.
Congratulations for the PS5. I can't wait to see the Unreal 5 games running on the architecture you and your team have designed.
Unreal 5 could be a game changer. Exciting times
@@kusayfarhan9943 It already is a game changer.
the renders i seen on yt using that engine is insane
Sony please keep him on board for PlayStation 6
I guess PS6 will be his last console design
Amazing effort, really appreciated
What an amazingly in-depth conversation with such a brilliant man
We must protect Mark at all cost.
Pathetic pony
@@RawHeat100 xbot hahah
@@RawHeat100 if you ever thought Microsoft beats sony just go watch 2013 E3
Phil spencer better
Ps5 has no games 😆
The Audio and the haptics on the controller made me get one. Was going for the xbox but after testing out both, I really enjoy the PS5 way more. Also doesn't help that I have a monster PC that can play xbox games. The haptics on the controller for single player games really immerses you into the game even though it is subtle on most titles.
They're the two things that STOPPED me getting one. I don't want yet more useless gimicks like that stupid touchpad to get in the way of my games and take me out of the experience hen I'm forced to use them.
I'm happy for you and all, but I've played a good bit of games utilizing the full spectrum of PS5 haptics... and it's completely overrated. It's the SSD that really amazes me.
@@zybch You can turn them off you know…
@@zybch the TouchPad has been there since PS4 lol.
"3d audio" is a gimmick, no game actually uses it. haptics and trigger effects are also a useless gimmick that reduce the lifespan of the controller (internal plastic gears will only last so long before cracking due to friction) and mind you the lifespan on the controller is already known to be short (on average just 417 hours of use before drifting occurs).
That was an excellent video! Mark Cerny is a great speaker, can listen to him all day.
His voice is so soothing, plus he explains all of this so well.
Specs: 01:10 - SSD 04:58 - CPU 06:23 - GPU 08:39 - Ray Tracing features: 10:45 - Tempest 3D Audio Tech 12:40 - Dualsense Wireless Controller
What a dude! Can't wait to listen to him talk about PS6!
that lowkey flex at 3:02 he pulls up with where he states they 10x the read speed
OMG TIL Mark Cerny was a developer for Marble Madness. As a kid with an NES it was one of the most difficult games I’ve ever played but I enjoyed hours of gameplay on just two or three levels lol 😂
I’m more of an Xbox guy, but huge respect for this guy
Same, but this gen i decided to go with PlayStation (haven't had one since PS2).
mark cerny can build me whenever he wants
This man singlehandedly made me who's a hardcore member of the masterrace community appreciate the PS5 within just the first few minutes of this 15 minute video! I've yet become a bit more openminded than before. Thanks a ton Wired! And the fact that he's also a game dev made me even more of a fan! He's up there with Carmack!
grow up
I loved this video. I love listening to how technology is evolving even though I am not rich enough to evolve with it. I am still yet to see or experience next-gen consoles even though they've been around for a year. In the same way, I am yet to experience 4K Media and high refresh rates on mobile devices. (still stuck to 60fps)
Exactly, the technology to make such things mainstream in other words priced the same as old tech still isn't there. The advancment of technology in some areas has been too slow.
Can listen to him talk all day at a press conference
The person that wrote the closed captions labeled "NVMe SSD" as "NBME SSD" at 3:03, which is an astonishing mistake for WIRED to make
my dissatisfaction is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
Love this dude. Honest. Smart. Communicates perfectly.
honest unlike that clown named jim ryan who has done nothing but tank the reputation of playstation
I feel extremely ignorante in only getting to know Mark Cerny just now, him speaking about all of the features and games let's you now he isn't reading off some marketing sheet, he has been involved 100% in all of these features he is talking about