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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 - 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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