Everything You Missed From the PS5 Reveal
Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed their next-generation console, the PlayStation 5 in a livestream called “The Future of Gaming” last Friday.
The PlayStation 5 features a futuristic design and a “deep lineup of brand new games coming to the platform”. The console will launch in two variants: a standard model with an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive, and a digital model without a disc drive.
Next-generation titles
Publishers and developers unveiled a lineup of titles that will be making their way to the PlayStation 5. Among a few of the first-party PlayStation Studios exclusives include:
- Astro’s Playroom (Japan Studio)
- Demon’s Souls (Bluepoint Games / Japan Studio)
- Destruction All Stars (Lucid Games / XDEV)
- Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Insomniac Games)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)
- Returnal (Housemarque / XDEV)
- Sackboy A Big Adventure (Sumo Digital / XDEV)
Third-party publishers and developers revealed a diverse lineup of titles as well, including:
- Bugsnax (Young Horses)
- DEATHLOOP (Bethesda)
- Ghostwire™: Tokyo (Bethesda)
- Godfall™ (Gearbox Publishing / Counterplay Games)
- Goodbye Volcano High (KO-OP)
- Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online (Rockstar Games)
- HITMAN 3 (IO Interactive)
- JETT : The Far Shore® (Superbrothers)
- Kena: Bridge of the Spirits (Ember Lab)
- Little Devil Inside (Neostream Interactive)
- NBA 2K21 (2K, Visual Concepts)
- Oddworld Soulstorm™ (Oddworld Inhabitants™)
- Pragmata (Capcom)
- Project Athia* (Square Enix/Luminous Productions)
- Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
- Solar Ash (Annapurna Interactive / Heart Machine)
- Stray (Annapurna / Blue Twelve Studio)
- Tribes of Midgard (Gearbox Publishing / Norsfell)
- The Pathless (Annapurna Interactive / Giant Squid)
The PlayStation 5’s next-generation hardware will allow these developers to deliver “rich experiences” for gamers. The improved SSD with integrated I/O will drastically improve load times, while its custom CPU and GPU will mean that the PS5 will be able to put out incredible graphics.
State-of-the-art accessories
To go with the PS5, Sony announced a host of accessories to enhance a user’s gaming experience. The list is as follows:
- PULSE 3D™ wireless headset, offering 3D audio support and dual noise-cancelling microphones
- HD Camera, featuring dual 1080p lenses for gamers to broadcast themselves along with their epic gameplay moments
- Media Remote, a remote control with built-in microphone to navigate movies and streaming services with ease; and
- DualSense™ Charging Station, for convenient charging of two DualSense™ Wireless Controllers
Sony’s all-new DualSense controllers will be supporting haptic feedback, adaptive triggers and a built-in microphone to go alongside the PlayStation 5.
The PlayStation 5 will be launching around the holidays this 2020. Sonywill be announcing the pricing and additional details for the console at a later date.
Information of the PlayStation 5 and its accessories are taken from Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
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