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PS5: Dolby Corrects False Info From Road to PS5

Dolby, a well-known sound technology company, has decided to correct one of Mark Cerny's statements from Road to PS5 about the capabilities of Dolby Atmos.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

March 24, 2020

PS5: Dolby Corrects False Info From Road to PS5
PS5 - People Don't Understand the Role of SSD

PS5 - People Don't Understand the Role of SSD

Digital Foundry's John Linneman stressed in a Twitter post that a faster drive in the PlayStation 5 does not mean that the whole console will be more efficient - in terms of GPU and CPU, Sony's hardware is inferior to the competitive Xbox Series X.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

March 23, 2020

PS5 - People Don't Understand the Role of SSD

Backwards Compatibility of PS5 Will Cover Most of PS4's 4000 Games

Sony has ensured that the vast majority of games currently available on the PS4 will also be playable on the next-generation console, PlayStation 5, thanks to backward compatibility.

hardware & software

Paul Wozniak

March 20, 2020

Backwards Compatibility of PS5 Will Cover Most of PS4's 4000 Games

PS5 - Silent Running Thanks to Constant Power Consumption

Sony has been extremely slow in revealing the well-hidden cards related to PlayStation 5. The information revealed in yesterday's presentation of this console gives us hope that we will be dealing with a much quieter hardware than PlayStation 4.

hardware & software

Christian Pieniazek

March 19, 2020

PS5 - Silent Running Thanks to Constant Power Consumption
Experts Summarize PS5 Presentation - SSD and Bad Marketing

Experts Summarize PS5 Presentation - SSD and Bad Marketing

The industry speaks out about the specs of PlayStation 5. Most of the experts highlight the great importance of Sony's SSD, and some people preach of the nonsense of the term teraflop. Jason Schreier, on the other hand, focuses on yesterday's conference itself, which he considers a huge marketing failure.

hardware & software

Jacob Blazewicz

March 19, 2020

Experts Summarize PS5 Presentation - SSD and Bad Marketing

PS5 - Sony Disclosed Full Specs of the Console

During the Road to PlayStation 5 presentation, Sony's Mark Cerny presented technical specs of the new console of the Japanese giant. If we look at the selected hardware components, we find that the device will theoretically be several to as much as twenty percent slower than Xbox Series X.

hardware & software

Michael Kulakowski

March 18, 2020

PS5 - Sony Disclosed Full Specs of the Console

Let's Watch the PS5 Reveal Presentation [Updated]

In just a few hours a stream will start, during which the chief designer of the PS5 - Mark Cerny - will present the specs of the new Sony console. According to some experts it is „the most exciting hardware in 20 years”.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

March 18, 2020

Let's Watch the PS5 Reveal Presentation [Updated]

PlayStation 5 Is Getting An Official Reveal Tomorrow

Official PlayStation 5 announcement is coming tomorrow, Sony announced in a surprise tweet. The presentation is to „provide a deep dive into PS5’s system architecture, and how it will shape the future of games.”.

hardware & software

Mathias Zulpo

March 17, 2020

PlayStation 5 Is Getting An Official Reveal Tomorrow

Analysts: Launch of PS5 and Xbox Series X May be Delayed

DFC Intelligence believes that due to the coronavirus pandemic, next-gen consoles (PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X) may make their market debut later than expected.

hardware & software

March 14, 2020

Analysts: Launch of PS5 and Xbox Series X May be Delayed

PS5 Will Bet on Strong Narrative-driven Single Player Games

In an interview published on the official PlayStation blog, Hermen Hulst, the new head of SIE Worldwide Studios, emphasized that like the PS4, the PS5 will bet on single player titles with high-quality storyline.

video games

Bart Swiatek

March 12, 2020

PS5 Will Bet on Strong Narrative-driven Single Player Games

Rumor: PS5 Pro Will Match Xbox Series X; Microsoft Plans Weaker Version of the Console

According to the latest leak from NeoGAF, the PlayStation 5 Pro console will match the power of Xbox Series X, new details of which have recently been revealed. We also learned that Microsoft is preparing a weaker version of the ninth generation console, with performance similar to that of PS5.

hardware & software

Paul Wozniak

March 1, 2020

Rumor: PS5 Pro Will Match Xbox Series X; Microsoft Plans Weaker Version of the Console

Patent Suggests PS5 DualShock May Check the Player's Heart Rate

A patent registered with the U.S. Patent Office reveals a technology that may appear in DualShock 5 - a function that would enable us to measure the heart rate and sweat rate of a player in order to better adjust the gameplay.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

February 26, 2020

Patent Suggests PS5 DualShock May Check the Player's Heart Rate
GDC 2020 Without PlayStation - Coronavirus Scared off Sony

GDC 2020 Without PlayStation - Coronavirus Scared off Sony

Sony resigned from GDC 2020 (Game Developers Conference) due to the threat posed by the spreading COVID-19 coronavirus. This is the second event - after PAX East - dropped by PlayStation manufacturer.

hardware & software

Conrad Hazi

February 21, 2020

GDC 2020 Without PlayStation - Coronavirus Scared off Sony

PS5 and Xbox Series X Survey: Price Will be Essential

Ed Boon, an American developer, asked people watching his Twitter profile about the most important aspects of the upcoming PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles. As it turns out, according to the players, the purchase of the console will depend on the price, and not on backward compatibility or exclusive games.

hardware & software

Mateusz Wrobel

February 20, 2020

PS5 and Xbox Series X Survey: Price Will be Essential

Players are Waiting for PS5 and New Xbox; Sales of Old Consoles Decrease

The NPD group has noted a significant drop in interest in the current generation of consoles - PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Sales dropped more sharply than expected by Sony and Microsoft.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

February 17, 2020

Players are Waiting for PS5 and New Xbox; Sales of Old Consoles Decrease
Sony Shuts Down PlayStation Forum

Sony Shuts Down PlayStation Forum

Today, an official announcement from Sony has informed of the closure of the PlayStation forum. The website will be suspended beginning with February 27, while the Japanese company encourages users to use other social networking sites.

hardware & software

Paul Wozniak

February 14, 2020

Sony Shuts Down PlayStation Forum
You Can Bid For The Prototype of Nintendo PlayStation

You Can Bid For The Prototype of Nintendo PlayStation

Nintendo PlayStation is a child of a short collaboration between Sony and Nintendo. The hybrid console has recently been put up for auction, and the highest bid is already $350,000.

hardware & software

February 14, 2020

You Can Bid For The Prototype of Nintendo PlayStation
High Manufacturing Costs of PS5 Surprised Sony

High Manufacturing Costs of PS5 Surprised Sony

There have been reports that production costs of PlayStation 5 are higher than expected due to a shortage of memory chips. The same sources suggest that a new version of PlayStation VR is planned.

hardware & software

Adrian Werner

February 14, 2020

High Manufacturing Costs of PS5 Surprised Sony

Sony Patents System That Will Help Us Complete Games - Perhaps on PS5

Sony has obtained a patent for a hint system to analyze gameplay of the player and other users, and then provide advice to help them succeed in games.

hardware & software

Adrian Werner

February 10, 2020

Sony Patents System That Will Help Us Complete Games - Perhaps on PS5
Even Sony Doesn't Know the Price of PS5 Yet

Even Sony Doesn't Know the Price of PS5 Yet

An excerpt from the conference summarizing Sony's quarterly financial results suggests that even the Japanese company doen't yet know how much the PlayStation 5 console will cost.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

February 5, 2020

Even Sony Doesn't Know the Price of PS5 Yet