Sony is getting ready to unveil its next–era console. The playstation 5 because it it’s formally called, may be Sony’s state-of-the-art foray into gaming after dominating the contemporary technology of consoles with the PS4.
The real query is how the brand new console will carry out in opposition to its on the spot competitor, Xbox series X, Microsoft’s own subsequent-gen system, which boasts powerful specifications and a few interesting capabilities. And allow’s no longer overlook Google Stadia, which could be a massive step into a future where players no longer need consoles at all.
But that future seems to still be a while off. Until then, we still get to obsess over the upcoming console war. Here’s everything we know about the PlayStation 5:
PlayStation 5 Release Date
Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 5 will arrive in Holiday 2020! In the meantime, we have a look at the console’s very familiar logo:
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PlayStation 5 Games
Sony hasn’t revealed what launch titles we will count on from the PS5, but we’ll update this article as soon as we hear more about the console..
We know of at the least one game coming to the PS5 some point Godfall, the “looter-slasher” from Counterplay games. We additionally assume to play fairly–anticipated titles like Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI on the platform.
PlayStation 5 Price
It’ll be a while earlier than there’s whatever concrete to percentage regarding the PS5’s price point.
We likely received’t pay attention whatever about that till the console is formally unveiled, And as Sony chief monetary officer Hiroki Totoki explained in the course of an earnings name in February (through IGN), the company hasn’t decided on the right price for the next-gen console as of yet:
PlayStation 5 Specs
While Sony hasn’t confirmed the specific hardware components that will be used in its next console, we have learned a few things on the road to the big announcement:
Overall Specs
Here’s a breakdown of the major PS5 specs you need to know about:
CPU: 8x Zen 2 Cores at 3.5GHz (variable frequency)
GPU: 10.28 TFLOPs, 36 CUs at 2.23GHz (variable frequency)
GPU: Architecture Custom RDNA 2
Memory: 16GB GDDR6/256-bit
Memory Bandwidth: 448GB/s
Storage: 825GB SSD
IO Throughput: 5.5GB/s (Raw), Typical 8-9GB/s (Compressed)
Expandable Storage: NVMe SSD Slot
External Storage: USB HDD Support
Optical Drive: 4K UHD Blu-ray Drive
It’s worth noting that there’s a lot greater to the PS5’s specs than what you spot above. At the same time as that information already points to the PS5 being a totally powerful console, Sony has stated that they intend to re-imagine certain core concepts in order to maximize the PS5’s efficiency in the long-term.
For instance, they’ve spoken of tweaking how the console uses GPU and CPU power in order to maximize its output. They’re also offering a slightly different SSD structure which should, theoretically, make it faster and more accessible than the competition.
Generally speaking, Sony seems to be focusing on easing the development process for studios via a series of smart design decisions. That could pay off in the short and long-term for Sony, and their emphasis on SSD technology and the elimination of load times is one of the smartest hardware bets that we’ve seen going into the next generation.
Controller
Sony has discovered that there improvements coming with the new PS5 controller. The first is haptic comments, that allows you to replace the usual “rumble” tech. “
With haptics, you definitely experience a broader variety of comments, so crashing right into a wall in a race automobile feels lots distinctive than creating a tackle at the football field. You can even get a sense for a variety of textures when running through fields of grass or plodding through mud,” Sony said in a blog post.
The controller may even feature “adaptive triggers, that have been included into the trigger buttons (L2/R2). can Developers can software the resistance of the triggers so you feel the tactile sensation of drawing a bow and arrow or accelerating an off-avenue vehicle through rocky terrain.In combination with the haptics, this can produce a powerful experience that better simulates various actions.”
Sony confirmed that studios have already received a prototype of the new controller, so that they can start developing around the new features. A picture of the controller has apparently leaked online..
Regarding the launch of PlayStation 5, although factors such as employees working from home and restrictions on international travel have presented some challenges in regards to the part of the testing process and the qualification of production lines, development is progressing with the launch of the console scheduled for the 2020 holiday season,” the report concludes.
Backward Compatibility
Sony has confirmed that the upcoming PS5 console will indeed have backward compatibility, following rumors to that effect that have been floating around for months. This will be music to the ears of anyone that’s been building a nice library of games on their PS4 for years now.
Speaking at a totally exciting corporate strategy get-together, the same one at which Sony showed off the PS5 console’s amazing loading times, the company took the time to talk about its plans for backward compatibility.
GamesRadar quotes PlayStation boss Jim Ryan as saying, “Backwards compatibility, in a networked era, becomes something that is incredibly powerful. Because the gaming community is somewhat tribal in its nature, backwards compatibility gives us the opportunity to migrate that community from PlayStation 4 to next-gen using the ability to play the PS4 games they have on their next generation console – groups of 10, 20, 50 gamers. So we see this, given the size of the community that we’ve been able to accumulate over all these years and hard work on PlayStation 4 as a really critical success factor for us. We think it’s incredibly important.”
And deputy president John Kodera added this: “Cross-generation the community can enjoy the games together.” This seems to mean that you’ll be able to connect online, across the generation gap, with PS5 owners and PS4 owners playing together.
PlayStation 5 Dev Kit
In November 2019, we learned a bit more about the PlayStation 5 dev kit when images of the hardware sent to developers leaked online. You can see the image below:
Conclusion
The company presented its financial presentation for this year, one thing that caught in the minds of the listeners was the launch date of the upcoming PS5.
