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PS5 Production Begins
There have been reports on the web of the imminent launch of PlayStation 5. The information was provided by two independent sources and seems to be in line with the May statement of a Bloomberg journalist.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
June 8, 2020
PS5 Can do Things „Impossible on Other Hardware”
A developer who has worked at Sony claims that the incredible speed of the PS5's SSD enables the console to do things that cannot be done on other platforms. However, in his opinion, the biggest leap forward in the next generation will be that both the PS5 and Xbox Series X will be equipped with an SSD by default.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
June 8, 2020
PS5 Devkit is One Hot Beast to Need Six Fans
A patent published yesterday revealed the cooling system of PlayStation 5's devkit. It consists of six fans and a steam chamber. Will a similar system dissipate heat in the final version?
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
June 5, 2020
PS5's SSD Too Fast for Unreal Engine 5, Forces Code Modifications
The speeds provided by the SSD on the PS5 required changes to Unreal Engine 5's code. Epic Games has modified the I/O areas to allow for faster data transfer.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
June 4, 2020
Decision to Delay PS5 Game Presentation is Adored on Twitter
The information about the postponement of Sony's online event, originally scheduled for this Thursday, published on Twitter collected nearly 537 thousand likes in less than two days. This makes it the most „liked” post related to digital entertainment on the website.
video games
Milosz Szubert
June 3, 2020
Tim Sweeney Comments on PS5 vs. PC SDD Contest
In response to a question asked by a Internet user, Tim Sweeney - the head of Epic Games - once again reiterated that the SSD of the PS5 console will be faster than technology used in PCs.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
June 2, 2020
Concerns About Price of PS5: „If it's Over $500 I'd Rather Upgrade My PC”
Many players are worried whether Sony will set the price of the PS5 at a level that would match their expectations. For some people, having to buy a console that costs more than $450 or $500 is a no-go, indicating that a PC upgrade is a better option.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
June 2, 2020
Sony Postpones PS5 Game Lineup Presentation
Sony has announced the postpone of Thursday's PlayStation 5 games show. The reason seems to be the situation in the USA.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
June 1, 2020
PS5's SSD Won't be the Fastest - PCs Got Something Better
Although Sony pitches PlayStation 5's SSD as a real breakthrough, it turns out that there is already technology available on the PCs that offers more than twice of its data reading speed. But there's a catch.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
June 1, 2020
PS5 Show Still on Schedule, Despite Concerns About Situation in USA
Some PlayStation fans are concerned that the presentation of PS5 games will not take place on schedule due to the riots that are taking place in the USA. A tweet published by Sony's Shuhei Yoshida suggests the event will go ahead as planned, but the company hasn't confirmed anything ultimately.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
June 1, 2020
Sony Suggests PS5 Exclusives Will Not Have PS4 Versions
Sony's president, Jim Ryan gave an interview to gamesindustry.biz, from which we learn that the company believes that the next-generation console should offer the players a unique experience that they won't get anywhere else. In addition to the features of the device itself, this may include exclusive titles.
video games
Paul Wozniak
May 29, 2020
Compatibility With PS5 Will Soon be a Must for Every New PS4 Game
Sony informed developers that new games developed for PS4 will have to be compatible with PS5. In addition, future patches and remasters will also have to be fully compatible with the next-generation device.
hardware & software
Paul Wozniak
May 29, 2020
Sony Announces PS5 Game Show Next Week
Sony has just announced a planned event, during which the company will showcase game line up its next generation console - PlayStation 5.
video games
Paul Wozniak
May 29, 2020
PS5 Fans Fear for Backward Compatibility
A recent discovery suggests that Sony plans to make a change to the PS5 website. A sentence that may be added would suggest that backward compatibility will be limited to a „back catalog”, which will grow with software updates.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
May 29, 2020
Jason Schreier: Sony May Reveal PS5 Next Week
Jason Schreier informed, via Bloomberg, that next week Sony may plan a special conference on the next-gen console PS5. The date of the event is subject to change.
video games
Bart Woldanski
May 27, 2020
PS5's SSD Will be 100 Times Faster Than HDD on PS4
PlayStation 5's SSD is expected to be a hundred times faster than the disk used in PlayStation 4, and Sony considers this technology essential to achieving higher levels of immersion in games.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
May 22, 2020
PS Now Becoming Increasingly Popular
PlayStation Now, Sony's video game streaming service, is becoming increasingly popular. The Japanese reported that the number of its users has doubled since October 2019.
hardware & software
Christian Pieniazek
May 19, 2020
PS5 - DualSense's Vibrations Will let Us Feel Raindrops
According to developer Mike Bithell - creator of Thomas Was Alone - the DualSense pad for the PS5 will enable the player to „feel the raindrops”.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
May 19, 2020
Tim Sweeney on PS5's Storage: „The World of Loading Screens is Over.”
Tim Sweeney, head of Epic Games, commented on the Unreal Engine 5 demo presented yesterday, which ran on PS5's devkit. In his opinion, the technology used in Sony's new console can significantly affect the way video games look like and how they are created.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
May 14, 2020
Sony - PS5 Launch on Schedule; PS4 Sales Report
Sony has published a financial report for the last fiscal year, in which, among other things, the company assured that the launch of PlayStation 5 console is not threatened. We also found out that the game created for the new platform avoided major problems due to the coronavirus pandemic and learned the new sales results of PS4.
hardware & software
Paul Wozniak
May 13, 2020