All we know about PS5
It’s been Six years since Sony launched their impressive PlayStation 4, which means the time has come to begin speculation about their next console. The PS4 was so far advanced from its rival consoles that it blew them out of the water. Sony’s PlayStation 4 is currently ruling the market, however. PlayStation 4 has Sold 102 million and Xbox One has sold 44 million units worldwide The release of PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X, intra-generational upgrades in already existing console systems, caused many people to wonder if we’d be seeing the end of console generations, but there are still disclosures and rumours of various calibres of credibility that argue Sony has already begun work on the PS5. At the most recent Sony Corporate Strategy Conference, PlayStation boss John Kodera confirmed notions that the PS4’s life-cycle is coming to an end. While the console is not disappearing from store shelves any time soon, with several new games still forthcoming, it’s likely a sign that the explosive profits seen in the past few years are going down. But the fact that Kodera is still courting investors means we can probably expect a PS5 coming along shortly.
Possible Specs
It can be difficult to discern what kinds of hardware one can expect from a console that hasn’t been released yet, but following a series of clues and logistics, we can gather some rough sketches of what can be expected. Following these lines of inquiry, the PS5 may use an AMD Ryzen processor. A high-level programmer in Sony’s Advanced Technology Group, Simon Pilgrim, unveiled in a note that he was working to make AMD Ryzen processors compatible with “Zen” core architecture in the LLVM compiler stack. In plain English, the compiler stack is a major part of development for PlayStation tech.
Another way to consider what kind of power the PS5 will pack is to look at its competitors. The Xbox One X has an eight-core 2.3 GHz CPU combined with a GPU using 40 compute units operating at 1172MHz and a 12GB GDDR5 memory. The reason the PS4 has been so successful is that it can provide more reliable performance on third-party games that the Xbox One can’t compete with. With Microsoft’s launch, however, Sony may want to compete with the Xbox One by either offering a more powerful console or a better-value console for the cost.
VR Improvements
Some sources have reported that the PS5 will be constructed particularly with VR adaptability in mind. While the PS4 Pro enhanced the PS4’s specs to cater to PSVR (PlayStation’s unique VR), the PS5 would have a definite improvement by beginning from scratch. This methodology gives developers more scope to build cooler worlds and better games from a VR perspective.
PS5 Dev Kits
There have been reports from some gaming outlets that Sony has already given their developer’s dev kits for the PS5. The AMD Navi is supposed to be used for the base architecture and paired with a Zen CPU for an ultimate jolt of power. By reconstructing the PS5 from scratch for VR components, the system level is predicted to have VR Easter eggs hidden at a system level. These reports would further indicate that Sony plans on continuing their VR development in the future.
Price
Because the specs aren’t officially known, it’s hard to even imagine what the price of a PS5 may be. That being said, an Xbox One X is about $499. This means that Sony will likely have to shoot for a similar price of at most $499 if they plan on being competitive.
New PS5 Games
In 2017, the PS4 launched several games that proved to be massive hits, some of the best on any console in the past decade. Determining which games need sequels and which would be lodestars to guide the new console launch can be difficult, however. 2018’s releases of Spider-Man, God of War, and The Last of Us Part 2 mean that these games are unlikely to be released for a new console in the next three years. Additionally, Persona 5, Ratchet and Clank, Lost Legacy, and Uncharted 4 have already been released, making them unlikely candidates for release on the PS5. New IP with the brand-new console seems more likely, or a resurgence of older successes like the Resistance series or Infamous. Reboots are all the rage these days.
Of course, these rumours and news are pure speculations. They can only really be determined true or false by letting time take its course and allowing Sony the space to breathe and release the console as they see fit.
WHAT IS THE PS5’S RELEASE DATE?
For one reason or another, Sony has decided to release information about its next-generation console, the PlayStation 5, without much fanfare. Recently, Sony confirmed the PS5’s name and also revealed that the PS5 controller will have some unique features, like haptic feedback, without hosting any kind of press conference or special event to do so. Because of this, some may have missed that Sony also confirmed that the PS5 will launch at some point in the holiday season of 2020, though stopped short of providing a specific release date.
We still don’t know when the PS5 release date is exactly, but the holiday 2020 release window certainly narrows things down. Some analysts believed that Sony might release the PS5 a bit earlier than that, but instead, it looks like Sony’s next-gen console will be going head-to-head with Xbox’s Project Scarlett next year.
According to a leak, Sony is planning to stage some kind of PS5 reveal event in February that will show the console’s final design, as well as reveal the PS5 price and release date. Nothing official has been announced on that front, but Sony and Microsoft held similar events for the PS4 and Xbox One back in the day, so it’s certainly a possibility. Considering how early Sony has started talking about the PS5 and its controller, it seems like an even more likely possibility than it did even a few weeks ago.
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