PS5: Everything at price, release date, games, controllers, hardware and backward compatibility

It's no longer a secret that the PS5 will be released. Everything for price, release date, games, controllers, hardware and backward compatibility

• Sony has now officially announced the PS5 .
• We'll tell you what the price is, when it will appear, how powerful the hardware is and whether it is backward compatible with the PS4.
• Also interesting for gamers: Which games are available for the release of Playstation 5 ?

Frankfurt - It is now the fifth console that will be released by Sony. We're talking about the PS5. The console thus follows in the footsteps of Playstation 4, which was sold a whopping 102.8 million times. We summarize everything that is known about Playstation 5 so far.

PS5: when will the console finally appear?

The most important question first: when does the PS5 appear at all? Unfortunately, this is not yet fully known. It is certain that the console should appear at the end of the year. The release will most likely take place between October and December. Despite Corona, there should be no delays. A meanwhile deleted entry at amazon.fr shows that the Playstation 5 should appear on November 20th. Since Sony has not confirmed the release, this can still be enjoyed with caution. 

Amazon France has briefly displayed the price and release date of the PlayStation 5. Accordingly, the console for € 499 & on November 20. appear. Of course, the information should be used with caution as there is no official information yet. # PlayStation5 # PS5 pic.twitter.com/IeczJQPXnw

PS5: what is the price?

The price of the PS5 is also not yet certain. Mark Cerny, system architect at Sony , announced that the console should "offer a reasonable and attractive cost factor". But what does that mean for the costs? According to "Bloomberg", the manufacturing costs are now around $ 450, as the production costs have increased. Bloomberg estimates that the price could be between $ 499 and $ 549. The deleted Amazon entry listed the Playstation 5 with drive for 499 euros. The version without a drive could be cheaper. 

PS5: What can the Playstation 5 hardware do?

The performance data of PS5 has Sony been published. The hardware is so powerful:

• CPU: eight-core Zen 2 with 3.5 GHz clocking
• GPU: 10.28 teraflops, 36 CUs (RDNA 2)
  
• RAM: 16GB GDDR6
  
• Hard drive: 825GB SSD
  
• Extended storage: SSD slot
  
• Drive: 4K UHD Blu-Ray drive
  

With SSD technology, data can be read out much faster. This should completely eliminate loading times or at least make them significantly shorter. The PS5 is said to offer an 8k resolution, even if even 4k screens are not yet widely used. A tech demo from Epic shows what is possible graphically on Playstation 5 .

PS5: Is the console backward compatible with PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4?

Anyone who owns older Sony consoles will be interested in whether the PS5 is downward compatible with the PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4 . Say: Can I play my "old" games on Playstation 5 ? “Our development team is currently working hard to enable 100% downward compatibility with the PS4. Please wait for more information, ”Sony has already announced. However, it is open whether games from the previous consoles will also be playable on the PS5. 

PS5: Which games appear for the release of Playstation 5 

Just in time for the release of a console, it is important that games are in the store. We'll tell you which

Games

already on sale of the

PS5

appear (as of June 15, 2020).

• Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Rainbow Six: victories
• Astro's playroom
  
• Fortnite Godfall 
  
• Bugsnax
  
• Deahloop Jet: The Far Shore
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits

PS5: These games are announced

In addition to the games that will be released on the release of the PS5 , more have been announced that could also be on sale. However, they have not yet been confirmed. A selection.

• Horizon: Forbidden West
• Gran Turismo 7
• Sackboy: A Big Adventure
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  
• Marvel's Avengers
  
• GTA 5
• Chivalry 2
• Destiny 2

PS5: This is what the Playstation 5 looks like

What does the PS5 look like compared to the predecessor consoles ? First of all: It is getting bigger and more futuristic. As already mentioned, the Playstation 5 will be available once with a drive and once without. Games can be downloaded from the Playstation Store. 

PS5: The new controller "Dual Sense"

With the release of the PS5 there will also be a new controller, the "Dual Sense", which will replace the "Dual Shock 4 Controller" of the PS4. What are its features?

This is what the "Dual Sense" controller of the PS5 looks like.

© Sony

• Adaptive trigger
• Rechargeable batteries
  
• haptic feedback
  
• Built-in microphone
  
• Lightbar next to the touchpad
  
• Create button instead of share button

Incidentally, the consoles could become scarce for the release of the PS5.

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