PS5 Info, Comparisons, Upcoming Games, News

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We wanted to collect all the PS5 info possible about the upcoming console, and put it into a single article. As with every console refresh, the turning of the page to the PS5 brings new hardware, new software, and plenty of upgrades.

Playstation Spec Comparison/ PS5 Info

PS5 SpecsPS4 Pro SpecsPS4 Specs
GPUAMD Custom 10.28 TFLOPSAMD Radeon with 4.2 TFLOPS AMD Radeon with 1.8 TFLOPS
CPU 8-core AMD Zen 2 3.5Ghz8-core x86-64 AMD Jaguar 2.1 GHz 8-core x86-64 AMD Jaguar 1.6 GHz
Memory16 GB GDDR68 GB GDDR5 8 GB GDDR5
Storage825GB SSD1TB HDD 500 GB HDD
Expandable
Storage
Yes, NVMe SSD SlotYes Yes
Optical Drive4K UHD Blu-Ray**HD Blu-ray HD Blu-ray
Promised Performance4K 60fps4K 30fps, 1080p 60fps1080p 30fps*
AudioTempest Engine with 3D Audio Dolby TrueHD AMD True Audio
Initial Cost$499/$449**$399$399

*Speculative
**Dependent on buying the PS5 with Optical Drive

Should You Buy The Non-Optical PS5?

A few notes, ignoring the Playstation 4 Slim, this will be the first time Sony has released two versions of the console at the same time, with one excluding the optical drive. Digital sales have overtaken physical for the first time in the past few years, but that’s not a reason to discount the benefits of physical discs.

Games that are loaded with 4K assets, lots of information, and need to be downloaded are only getting bigger. Even with the best internet access, you are looking at an additional chunk out of your SSD. And the almost 1TB standard storage helps, you can be sure that each game will start running up 100GB+ a piece. If you are someone who enjoys playing multiple games and not having to delete them off your hard drive, consider buying physical games.

Optical vs. Non-Optical

Bottom Line: If you don’t plan on playing multiple games in quickly, you can probably squeak by. But the UHD Blu-ray is a great feature and recommended.

Confirmed Games

  • Astro’s Playroom
  • Bugsnax
  • DEATHLOOP
  • Demon’s Souls
  • Destruction AllStars
  • GhostWire: Tokyo
  • Godfall™ 
  • Goodbye Volcano High
  • Gran Turismo 7
  • Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
  • HITMAN 3 
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • JETT : The Far Shore®
  • Kena: Bridge of the Spirits
  • Little Devil Inside
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
  • NBA 2K21
  • Oddworld Soulstorm™
  • Pragmata
  • Project Athia (working title)
  • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  • Resident Evil 8
  • Returnal
  • Sackboy A Big Adventure
  • Solar Ash
  • Stray
  • The Pathless
  • Tribes of Midgard

Launch Date For The PS5

While Sony has not confirmed any official date, only stating “Holiday 2020”, we can assume November 2020, if not a little sooner. While there usually aren’t deals on the first Black Friday following a console release, there tend to be bundles. So it might be worth it if there is a game you’ve been anticipating.

DualSense PS5 Wireless Controller

*Highlights include reactive triggers, built in microphone, headphone jack, wireless.

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