The Japanese company definitely confirms the name and abbreviation of its next domestic console; also its main characteristics.
Sony has confirmed at a conference held at the CES 2020 Convention Center in Las Vegas that its next generation of consoles will be called PlayStation 5 or PS5 and that it will hit stores in late 2020. As the console anticipated months ago maintains its sales objective for the Christmas campaign of the new course already started.
Jim Ryan, CEO and president of PlayStation, has unveiled on the stage the official PlayStation 5 logo, the brand image of what will be its most advanced product in the video game sector: the font is not changed, nor the size of the logo thickness, simply the number.
“We will know much more about PlayStation 5 in the coming months; We hope to be able to reveal more details, including the content we will show to present the platform and the future of video games, ”Ryan said.
Jim Ryan, during the PS5 presentation event held at CES 2020, Las Vegas
5 main features to define PlayStation 5
Through an infographic image, the five main features of PS5 have also been detailed. Nothing new that was not known, but the ratification that these are the main focus of attention of the Japanese firm with this fifth generation of domestic consoles:
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Ray-tracing (real-time plotting): a series of algorithms allow you to deduce the place of recidivism of light to improve effects and reflections in real time thanks to the accompanied processor, a graphic variant of the Radeon Navi families.
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New DualShock control: which will have haptic functions for its vibration, more immersive; In addition to adaptive triggers benefiting from this technology.
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3D Sound Surround audio: with which you can make players "easily immerse themselves in the environment", with sounds that will come from above, behind or both sides. It can be achieved thanks to Ray-tracing without resorting to specialized speakers.
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Blu-ray Ultra HD drives: compatible with 4K resolution of 100 GB of storage.
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High-speed SSD storage: a memory that will help "create much richer worlds" and that will not only "drastically help improve load times" but also reduce development times "significantly."
Months ago, when they showed the Marvel’s Spider-Man title behind closed doors, they managed to go from 15 seconds to 0.8 seconds when they were running the fast trip in the city of Manhattan. In this video, it took 8.1 seconds to load the city to 0.83 seconds.
According to Ryan, his goal is none other than getting the entire PlayStation community to migrate over time to PS5. The task will not be quick, however, since PlayStation 4 has already managed to sell more than 106 million units, as they have advanced in the same forum held on January 7 in Las Vegas.
PS5 does not have a release date yet, only an orientation window, Christmas of 2020; Nor do we know its catalog of exit games.
