Sony PlayStation 5 - All you need to know.

Sony PS5 Console

The PS5 design reveal was a shock, and it included the surprise unveiling of the PS5 Digital Edition - an streamlines, all-digital console without a disc drive. It's another sign that console manufacturers have their eye on a future without physical media. While Sony didn't reveal the PS5 price or release date, we now know a lot of what we can expect when the PlayStation 5 launches later this year.

 

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 (PS5 Games only)
• Optical drive: 4K UHD Blu-ray drive. 

Key Facts

• The PS5 console is said to  have backward compatibility, that is, you will be able to play almost all PS4 games on the PS5 console.
• VR is also one of the features of the PS5 console. It will be compatible with the PSVR hardware and there are also rumors of PSVR 2.
• Sony says the PS5 console will release on "Holiday 2020", so between October and December 2020.
• The cost of the PS5 console is not yet released but Leaks have suggested that it will be around the $499 mark. 

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