PS5 Release Date,Design,Specs and News

                              PS5 RELEASE DATE 

PS5 Release Date,Design,Specs and News

   

 Sony has officially confirmed that the PS5 will release globally "in time for Holiday 2020", so likely sometime between October and December 2020 - putting it in direct competition with the Xbox Series X, which is releasing in the same window. A leak has suggested that the release date will be November 20, 2020, but that's yet to be confirmed. 

However, this date would be in the right window, as we're predicting the PS5 will release in November 2020. November is historically when we've seen PlayStation consoles launch and it would leave time before Christmas to get those orders in. 

 

PS5 Release Date,Design,Specs and News

 

AMD, the tech giant that’s been commissioned to make the processor and graphics chips in both the PS5 X Series next-gen consoles, is “ramping up production” to prepare for their respective launches, 

 AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su confirmed in early May 2020. 

 : What E3 2020's cancellation means for PS5 and Xbox Series X 

                      

 PS5 DESIGH                                                                                                                                   

 PS5,s Design is quite different. Revealed at the PS5 games showcase on June 11, the PS5 looks like a rounded black rectangle, surrounded by two white fins that almost converge in a downward triangular pattern. Notably, the PS5 will also be available in two different configurations: a standard version with a disc drive, and a Digital Edition without one. Naturally, you'll be able to play physical titles on the former, but not on the latter. The price between the two models will probably vary as a result, but so far, we haven't had any confirmation of the PS5's price.

It will be difficult to say which console looks "better" until we can see them side by side in a physical space. For the moment, the Xbox Series X looks more traditional, while the PS5 looks more experimental    

 PS5 SPECS                          

		CPU	8-core 3.5 GHz AMD Zen 2
GPU	10.3 teraflop AMD RDNA 2
RAM	16 GB GDDR6
Storage	825 GB custom SSD
Resolution	Up to 8K
Frame Rate	Up to 120 fps
Optical Disc Drive	4K UHD Blu-ray

                                                                                               

PS5 PRICE

Sony hasn't officially confirmed a PS5 Price yet and, last we heard, that's because it hasn't actually decided how much the next-gen console will cost. The price wasn't revealed during the June 11 event, but we weren't expecting to see it there anyway. In a quarterly earnings call back in February, Sony's chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki revealed the company still hasn't nailed down the PS5 price.

“It’s a balancing act it’s very difficult to say anything concrete at this point of time," Totoki said. But we do know that Sony is aiming for "the best balance so that we will be profitable in life, during the life of this product."

However, Sony Interactive Entertainment's president and CEO Jim Ryan has hinted that a PS5 price tag may be closer to being decided and that the PS5 might not have the 'lowest price' in a battle against Xbox Series X

In a wide-ranging interview with Games Industry Ryan addressed speculation around the PS5 cost. While not revealing the price, Ryan suggested the PS5 price could be a significant hit on gamers' savings, and certainly not committing to beating the Xbox Series X on price.

Speaking on whether the potential for a COVID-19-related recession will affect sales of the PS5, a high-value gadget, Ryan said:

"I think the best way that we can address this is by providing the best possible value proposition that we can. I don't necessarily mean the lowest price. Value is a combination of many things. In our area it means games, it means the number of games, depth of games, breadth of games, quality of games, price of games... all of these things and how they avail themselves of the feature set of the platform."

While Sony may not have confirmed a price yet, there have been rumors about how much the PS5 could cost. While many PS5 leaks are wild – and can't be trusted - some predictions seem a bit more feasible (even if they're not reliable). 

One Rumor is that the console will cost $499 in North America when it launches. Naturally, this should be treated with skepticism, but it would be welcome news if the console did launch at this price, as it's only $100 more than the launch price of the PS4 and PS4 Pro.