INTRODUCTION

Hello Everyone, im KDT and today we are gonna be discussing about the next gen console which has been officialy announced by Sony which is none other than PlayStation 5.

After more than a year of rumors about the PlayStation 5, Sony has finally laid out the price, release date, PS5 Overview and some of the games we can expect to play at launch.

TWO VARIANTS OF PS5

Sony is actually selling two different variants of the next gen PS5 consoles.

The console is powered by a custom eight-core AMD Zen 2 CPU and a custom AMD Radeon RDNA 2-based GPU that will provide 10.28 teraflops of raw graphical power. The PS5 also uses variable frequencies on both the PS5’s CPU and GPU, which could theoretically push the graphics to run slightly faster than normal when the CPU isn’t running at peak.

Rather than having the old HDD, Sony’s PlayStation 5 comes with a game changing SSD. It’s a lot times faster than the older HDD and huge games can be played without any lag. It has 825 GB of Storage and 5.5GB/s of throughput.

PS5 Digital VS Normal
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As you can see the comparison of the both variants announced by Sony. The one on the left is the Normal Edition and the one on the right is the Digital Edition which comes with no physical CD Drive.

PS5 SPECS

  • CPU: AMD Zen 2-based CPU with 8 cores at 3.5GHz (variable frequency)
  • GPU: 10.28 TFLOPs, 36 CUs at 2.23GHz (variable frequency)
  • GPU architecture: Custom RDNA 2
  • Memory interface: 16GB GDDR6 / 256-bit
  • Memory bandwidth: 448GB/s
  • Internal storage: Custom 825GB SSD
  • IO throughput: 5.5GB/s (raw), typical 8-9GB/s (compressed)
  • Expandable storage: NVMe SSD slot
  • External storage: USB HDD support (PS4 games only)
  • Optical drive: 4K UHD Blu-ray drive

DUAL SENSE CONTROLLER

PS5 Controller
Image Source : Sony
The PS5 will come with a new gamepad, one that Sony is dubbing the DualSense PS5 controller, not the DualShock 5, like you’d expect. Also a departure is the black-and-white color scheme that is bold – and likely to be divisive. That’s the confirmed design in the picture above, and it’s closely mirrored by the PS5 console design, as you’ve already seen
Traditional rumble has been replaced with Haptic feedback, which should give you different levels of feedback depending on what’s happening in your game. The controller also has “adaptive triggers” that can simulate different resistances, which could be used to do things like add tension when you’re pulling back a bow or swinging around.

PS5 EXCLUSIVE GAMES

Sony announced six first-party titles that will be available on launch day, November 12th:

  • Astro’s Playroom – pre-installed on PS5
  • Demon’s Souls – $69.99
  • Destruction All Stars – $69.99
  • Marvel’s Spider Man : Miles Morales – $69.99
  • Marvel’s Spider Man : Miles Morales Ultimate Edition – $69.99
  • Sackboy : A Big Adventure – $59.99

Sony also said that if you buy any of these: Marvel’s Spider Man : Miles Morales, Sackboy : A Big Adventure, Horizon Forbidden West in PS4, you can easily upgrade to PS5.

In addition to Sony’s titles, there will be a handful of third-party titles available on the PS5’s launch day, including:

  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
  • Call Of Duty : Black Ops Cold War
  • Devil May Cry 5 : Special Edition
  • Fortnite
  • Just Dance 2021

PLAYSTATION PLUS BUNDLE

Sony is also offering a collection of PS4 games that you can download and play on your PS5 at launch if you have a PlayStation Plus subscription.
List of Games revealed by Sony :

  • Batman: Arkham Knight
  • Battlefield 1
  • Bloodborne
  • Days Gone
  • Detroit: Become Human
  • Fallout 4
  • Final Fantasy XV
  • God of War
  • Infamous Second Son
  • Monster Hunter World
  • Mortal Kombat X
  • Persona 5
  • Ratchet and Clank
  • Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
  • The Last Guardian
  • The Last of Us Remastered
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
  • Until Dawn

COST AND RELEASE DATE

For $499.99, you can buy a PS5 with a 4K Blu-ray drive. But for $100 less, at $399.99, you can buy the Digital Edition PS5.
Both consoles launch on November 12th in the US, Japan, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea. They’ll launch on November 19th in the rest of the world. The one exception is China — Sony says it will announce a launch date for China in the future.

FAQ’S

CAN I USE A PS4 DISK IN PS5?
Sony has said that “99 percent” of the PS4 games it has tested will work on PS5, but it hasn’t shared which ones won’t
WHAT ABOUT THE DIGITAL GAMES?
Sony hasn’t discussed if or how you’ll be able to access your digital PS4 games on PS5
CAN I USE MY DUALSHOCK 4 CONTROLLERS?
You can use your DualShock 4 and licensed third-party controllers on PS5 but only to play PS4 games.
DO I NEED A 4K TV?
No. If you have a 1080p TV or monitor, your PS5 games will work just fine. Though games will look best on an 4K set.