Jim Ryan, CEO and President of Sony Interactive Entertainment, talks in more depth about the digital version that PlayStation 5 will have.
After the presentation event of PlayStation 5, which brought us several novelties in terms of titles that will land on the new generation Sony console, in addition to closing in style by showing the exterior appearance of the console, the president and CEO of SIE has given an interview to the BBC to offer additional information about the digital model it will have. Although we still do not know anything about its price or have an exact date marked on the calendar beyond “Christmas 2020”, we can gradually fill in the details that we know about the PlayStation 5.
What will the digital model of PlayStation 5 be like?
The futuristic and blank official model featuring the new Sony console is causing mixed opinions among users. Therefore, the first question that Jim Ryan answers goes along this line. The president assures for the design of the case they have taken into account that the consoles are usually located in the living rooms of most homes, so they wanted to provide an aspect that “grace the areas of the house” where it is placed .
Beyond this curiosity and if we focus on the digital model itself, the CEO responds that they have proposed this alternative model to offer more options and cover the current trends towards which the industry is advancing and the way of consuming user games :
“A lot of our consumers are just buying digitally lately. We think we would do what we normally try to do and just offer options. ”
In that same question is also included one regarding the price and whether there will be a difference between the version with Ultra HD Blu-ray reader and the only digital model. His response remains emphatic: “We are not going to talk about the price for now.”
