The wait is finally over
Sony revealed the biggest console PS5 price and release date. On Thursday, Sony announced the cost of next-gen console PlayStation 5. The company unveiled a full spec sheet that includes the console’s dimensions, processor and everything. Undoubtedly PlayStation 5 will be the biggest console ever in history. Sony PlayStation 5 will cost $499, and the PS5 Digital Edition will cost $399.
Sony also announced the release date of PS5. The Japanese tech giant said the PS5 will launch in the US, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea on November 12 and the “rest of the world” on November 19. The Indian price and release date of PS5 is yet to be revealed by Sony. Pre-orders for the next-generation game console has already begun.
PS5 is much bigger, approximately 390mm (15.4 inches) tall, 260mm (10.24 inches) deep and 104mm (4.09 inches) wide, making it the single biggest game console. It’s also way bigger than the upcoming next-gen Xbox Series X and S console.
PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition finally enters the competition with Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Series S are priced at $499 and $299, respectively.
The PlayStation 5 possesses an eight-core AMDN2 processor and an AMD RDNA2-based special GPU that delivers 10.28 teraflop of power with 36 computer units at 2.8 GHz. The system memory is 16 GB. The PS5 features SSD (SSD) and supports features such as real-time ray tracing. The device supports 4K graphics with 120Hz refresh rate, 8K graphics and 3D sound. It also supports backward compatibility for PS4 games.
PS5 Specifications :
CPU
- x86-64-AMD Ryzen™ “Zen 2”
- 8 Cores / 16 Threads
- Variable frequency, up to 3.5 GHz
GPU
- AMD Radeon™ RDNA 2-based graphics engine
- Ray Tracing Acceleration
- Variable frequency, up to 2.23 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS)
System Memory
- GDDR6 16GB
- 448GB/s Bandwidth
SSD
- 825GB
- 5.5GB/s Read Bandwidth (Raw)
Optical Drive
- Ultra HD Blu-ray (66G/100G) ~10xCAV
- BD-ROM (25G/50G) ~8xCAV
- BD-R/RE (25G/50G) ~8xCAV
- DVD ~3.2xCLV
PS5 Game Disc
- Ultra HD Blu-ray, up to 100GB/disc
Video Out
- HDMI™ OUT port
- Support of 4K 120Hz TVs, 8K TVs, VRR (specified by HDMI ver.2.1)
Audio
- “Tempest” 3D AudioTech
Dimensions
- PS5: Approx. 390mm x 104mm x 260mm (width x height x depth)
- (excludes largest projection, excludes Base)
- PS5 Digital Edition: Approx. 390mm x 92mm x 260mm (width x height x depth)
- (excludes largest projection, excludes Base)
Weight
- PS5: 4.5kg
- PS5 Digital Edition: 3.9kg
Power
- PS5: 350W
- PS5 Digital Edition: 340W
Input/Output
- USB Type-A port (Hi-Speed USB)
- USB Type-A port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps) x2
- USB Type-C® port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps)
Networking
- Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)
- IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
- Bluetooth® 5.1