PS5 / PlayStation 5 Latest news (10)

Barth Faryna, 23 September 2019, 14:03

Sony joins the fight for the future of our planet and becomes part of the „Playing for the Planet” initiative. Its aim is to take all possible actions to, among others, reduce the emission of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere through appropriate management of energy consumption.

Bart Swiatek, 20 September 2019, 11:15

Japanese industry journalist Zenji Nishikawa suggests that the PS5 will launch in two variants - more efficient and less efficient. In the past, Nishikawa was the source of a confirmed leak of Nintendo Switch Lite.

Konrad Serafinski, 01 September 2019, 20:55

Tim Ash of BoxFrog Games believes that AMD Zen 2 processor that will power PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett are a major step forward and will dramatically reduce game development time.

Bart Swiatek, 28 August 2019, 15:37

Kei Matsuda from Konami confirmed in a press interview that the PS5 and Xbox editions of the Scarlett Pro Evolution Soccer series will be based on a new graphics engine. Editions for existing consoles will use the FOX Engine.

Conrad Hazi, 23 August 2019, 18:26

LetsGoDigital, the first website to publish the patent notice presenting the appearance of the developer version of PlayStation 5, has prepared a 3D model of the device. We have to say it looks really good.

Conrad Hazi, 22 August 2019, 11:20

An infographic included in Sony's new patent, showing the potential appearance of the upcoming PlayStation 5 console, has been published on the web. This is probably not the final design of the device, but it shows the overall concept adopted by the manufacturer.

Bart Swiatek, 13 August 2019, 22:00

Summary of the email content that is reportedly being sent by Sony to its marketing partners has appeared on the web. The news suggests that the presentation of PlayStation 5 will take place on February 12, next year. One of the titles dedicated to the next-gen hardware would be Ghost of Tsushima from Sucker Punch.

Bart Swiatek, 24 July 2019, 13:51

A Twitter user known as Komachi_Ensaka has tracked down AMD Flute in the UserBenchmark database, which will most likely be the heart of the new Xbox.

Konrad Serafinski, 04 July 2019, 09:51

The new installment of Gran Turismo is designed to combine the best features of older versions with the capabilities of next-gen consoles. That's what Kazunori Yamauchi, head of Polyphony Digital, says. It is also very possible that the title will support VR.

Bart Swiatek, 01 July 2019, 10:23

It seems that AMD has been working on its own idea for ray tracing hardware for some time now. In 2017, the company patented a hybrid solution to allow more flexible use of ray tracing. It cannot be ruled out that the variant of this technology will appear in PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett.

Paul Wozniak, 01 July 2019, 00:22

Japanese company Sony has made it clear that it wants to create games for the most demanding players, and their productions will outperform everything we have seen so far. In addition, we learned that PlayStation sees no potential rivals in the Google Stadia project or Nintendo.

Bart Swiatek, 27 June 2019, 23:11

The results of performance tests of AMD Gonzalo, which will be the basis for the next PlayStation console, have been released online. If we assume the results are true, will get a device that is four times more powerful than the basic version of PlayStation 4.

Bart Swiatek, 19 June 2019, 16:13

Head of PlatinumGames believes that PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett will bring nothing new to the industry. The developer is convinced that more innovation can be expected from cloud-based platforms such as Google Stadia.

Conrad Hazi, 18 June 2019, 15:33

According to developers who have had the opportunity to work with next-gen console dev kits, PlayStation 5 offers greater performance than Xbox Scarlett. Game developers also point out that powerful consoles will allow the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Sin, 06 June 2019, 15:00

The excellent sales of exclusive single player games on PlayStation 4 show the current needs of players. As a result, Sony's CEO declared that the company would „never stop” creating great productions with an engaging story.

Bart Swiatek, 05 June 2019, 16:22

In an interview for CNET, Jim Ryan, PlayStation brand manager for Sony, shared several new details about the next console of the Japanese manufacturer.

Sin, 04 June 2019, 18:42

Sony has shared additional details about the backward compatibility of games that the PS5 is supposed to offer. The software developed by Sony engineers will allow us to play older productions with a higher frame rate.

Adrian Werner, 04 June 2019, 13:55

Ubisoft has no plans to continue Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege. Instead, the publisher wants to port the game to next-gen consoles or make it available within backwards compatibility.

Conrad Hazi, 26 May 2019, 18:54

Sony's PlayStation Global Head of R&D, Dominic Mallinson, revealed that PlayStation VR 2 will not debut at the same time as PS5. However, the development works are in progress and we can expect that the new version of virtual reality goggles will be a big step forward.

Konrad Serafinski, 21 May 2019, 13:09

Sony praised the capabilities of PlayStation 5 and compared the loading times of Spider-Man on PS4 Pro and its successor at a presentation for investors. The results were impressive.

Krooox, 09 May 2019, 14:13

It looks like Sony is already revealing what will be the most important point in its upcoming marketing campaign for PlayStation 5. This is indicated by another statement about SSD and loading screens.

Bart Swiatek, 26 April 2019, 15:21

Takashi Mochizuki, a tech journalist at The Wall Street Journal, talked to the public relations department of Sony Interactive Entertainment. The conversation shows that the next-gen PlayStation will not be available on the market for at least 12 months.

Christian Pieniazek, 18 April 2019, 20:54

Mark Cerny, the chief designer of PlayStation 5, says the console will be sold at an "appealing" price. Some speculate that Sony may decide to release as much as three versions of the device.

Christian Pieniazek, 17 April 2019, 15:11

Unofficial reports about the potential release date of PlayStation 5 have surfaced on the web. It seems that the console will not be available in stores until the end of 2020.

Christian Pieniazek, 17 April 2019, 13:23

PlayStation 5 is going to be equipped with AMD hardware. Sony revealed that console is capable of running games in 8K resolution and even use the Ray Tracing technology.

Christian Pieniazek, 17 April 2019, 13:10

The new console by Sony will be equipped with a fast SSD to completely change the gaming experience. In addition, the Japanese giant shared first details about the new PlayStation, and also revealed that selected developers had already put their hands on PS5 dev-kits.

Konrad Serafinski, 16 April 2019, 12:03

Wccftech found some unofficial information, according to which Horizon Zero Dawn 2 is to launch in 2021... on PlayStation 5.

Bart Swiatek, 03 April 2019, 14:33

TweakTown suggests – citing the CEO of Gamestop as its source – that the next-gen consoles are not very far.

Michael Kulakowski, 05 March 2019, 23:01

Sony is searching for engineers experienced in ray tracing technology, who are to work in PlayStation lab in London. This, obviously, raised speculations about whether the spectacular technology will be supported by the yet unannounced PlayStation 5.

Michael Kulakowski, 02 February 2019, 13:51

Sony patents a backward compatibility system for PlayStation 5.

Bart Swiatek, 31 January 2019, 14:27

According to Daniel Ahmad of Niko Partners, Sony is already concentrating mainly on the development of PlayStation 5. The company has a few more games in store, but it is not clear which of the platforms they will be released.

Adrian Werner, 25 January 2019, 15:09

According to a survey taken for GDC 2019, as much as 18% of developers are currently working on next-gen projects.

Heros99, 08 January 2019, 15:18

Rockstar India and New York branches are looking for specialists for a mysterious next-gen project.

Bart Swiatek, 03 January 2019, 18:42

The gamesindustry.biz prepared an interesting compilation presenting predictions of well-known analysts for 2019. According to them, the next generation is not to be expected in the next 12 months, but a lot will happen anyway.

Jacob Blazewicz, 20 November 2018, 14:48

According to an anonymous source, Sony’s fifth generation console will be announced at the end of 2019 and will receive a remaster of Red Dead Redemption 2, which will also hit the PC.

Mathias Zulpo, 17 September 2018, 23:04

Pete Hines, Bethesda's head of marketing, confirmed the existence of next-gen consoles, which are successors to PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X. But don't think "revolution" just yet.