PlayStation 5 review everything you need to know

The PS5 (or PlayStation 5) is the next-generation PlayStation, with a release date scheduled for late 2020.

Although Sony has been extremely quiet on the new console, it has given us some interesting details on what we can expect from its display from Next-generation.

PlayStation 5 review

We have already taken a first look at the DualSense PS5 console, which has impressive features like haptic feedback, adaptive players, and a built-in microphone.

But what is probably the most interesting thing about the DualSense controller is its radically different shape and a palette of black and white colors in the space age, which suggests that the design of the PS5 will look something similar — and will be a major departure from its predecessors.

Just as important as the DualSense console, the PS5 specifications discussed at the Sony Disclosure March event.

Pioneer system engineer Mark Cerny gave us a deeper insight into the architecture of the PS5 system and revealed the interior illustration of the PS5.

We’ll cover it in more detail below, but we now know that the PS5 is shaking up an AMD Zen 2-based processor with 8 cores at 3.5 GHz, 16 GB of GDDR6 memory and a dedicated AMD RDNA 2 GPU that exposes 10, 28 TFLOP processing power.

In terms of features, we know that the next-generation console will include the ray tracing, a high-speed SSD and a built-in 4K Blu-ray player, and will be backward compatible with a wide range of PS4 game catalogs.

Heck, he might have voice assistant capabilities to tell you how long it takes to beat the levels. So far, the PS5 has lived up to the hype.

Do you want all the exciting details? Here’s everything we know about the PS5 so far — and what we hope will be revealed as we get closer to launch.

• What is it? The Sony PS5 is the next-gen PlayStation console, replacing the PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro.
• When will it release? “Holiday 2020” in the US, says Sony, so between October and December 2020.
• What can I play on it? Only a few titles have been confirmed, but expect all of Sony’s big franchises, as well as the potential for upgraded versions of in-development exclusives like Ghost of Tsushima.
• Will PS5 have VR? Oh yes. The next-gen console will be compatible with current PSVR hardware, and there are also rumors of PSVR 2.
• What will the PS5 cost? TBC. The PS4 and PS4 Pro were both $ 399 / £ 349 at launch, but we expect the PS5 will cost somewhat more. Leaks have suggested around the $ 499 mark.
• Can I play PS4 games on the PS5? The PS5 will definitely be backward compatible with “almost all” PS4 games — earlier generations are still to be confirmed. It will launch with support for the majority of the top 100 PS4 games, according to Sony’s Mark Cerny.
• Will coronavirus delay the PS5 release? Sony has confirmed the PS5 release date is not currently delayed by a coronavirus.
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• 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

Sony finally lifted the PlayStation 5 hood during its first official PS5 unveiling event, giving us a better idea of what the next-generation console will provide. But what do we think?

What is interesting so far is Sony’s commitment to custom silicon, with a full focus on taking gaming capabilities to the next level, without keeping the comfortable developers now developing on the PS4.

The dedicated PS3 has proven difficult for developers to master, but the PS5 aims to be as easy to use as possible for developers.

We already knew that Sony would use AMD Zen 2 CPU processor technology, with eight cores and 16 threads.

However, the Discovery Stream has also shown that the PS5 will offer frequencies of 3.5 GHz, so the PlayStation 5 will run 8 Zen 2 cores at 3.5 GHz (with varying frequencies) on the 8 Jaguar cores of the PS4. at 1.6 GHz. It is a colossal leap in performance.

Access the GPU, looking at the AMD RDNA 2 GPU, which is dedicated in itself. Uses 36 Cube 2.23 GHz units. Maximum computing performance of 10.28 TF.

What’s smart is that the kit allows the PS5 to easily manage reverse compatibility of the PS4 — thanks to the GPU architecture rather than coding hours. Almost all 100 PS4 games will be fully compatible upon launch.

PS4 games will be originally supported on a silicon GPU, but the GPU here seems to mimic the PS4 and PS4 Pro graphics chipsets, which is a weird solution, not as interesting as the Xbox Series X method, which will also be able to develop its predecessor. Xbox generation games and adding HDR to titles earlier without HDR.

Perhaps the biggest revelation of the day is the handling of 3D sound, thanks to the new Tempest engine.

It’s a very powerful system: if the PSVR can support “50 very decent audio sources”, according to Cerny — the premium audio system of PSVR is one of the most sophisticated gaming audio systems on the market — Tempest Engine on the PS5 can support hundreds.

Cerny’s example describes it in terms of precipitation. Today, the sound of rain in the game is an audio track, but the PS5 will theoretically be able to allow you to hear individual raindrops, depending on the position of the player character.

Cerny said: “So we ended up with a unit with SIMD power (single instructions and multiple data) and bandwidth almost like all the eight cores of the Jaguar in the PS4 combined.”

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However, all of this is mere speculation and we won’t know for sure until Sony officially unveils the PS5 design. We’re expecting Sony to host another PS5 reveal around June or July to reveal the console’s price and design — similarly to how it did with the PS4.

While we may not know exactly what the PS5 will look like, Sony did reveal the PS5’s official logo at CES 2020. It’s essentially just the PlayStation 4 logo with a ‘5’ replacing the ‘4’.

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Originally published at https://www.globebusinesscenter.com on May 11, 2020.