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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
Sony: „PS5 Game Lineup Coming Soon”
During a recent investor meeting, Sony officially announced that it will soon be presenting titles for PlayStation 5.
video games
Paul Wozniak
May 20, 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
Rumor: Sony Will Show PS5 Games in June
According to the latest reports, at the beginning of June, Sony plans to organize an online event dedicated to PS5 game. It's possible that this is when we will also see the console itself.
video games
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
Spectacular Visuals of Unreal Engine 5's PS5 Tech Demo
Epic Games has presented an impressive tech demo of UE5. The console used for the presentation was PlayStation 5.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
May 13, 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
PlayStation Studios - Sony's New Publishing Brand Launches With PS5
Sony will create a new publishing label, PlayStation Studios, for first party titles, i.e. games created by or in cooperation with the internal studios of the Japanese giant.
video games
Bart Swiatek
May 13, 2020
Basic PS5 May be More Expensive Than Xbox Series X
PlayStation 5 in its basic version may cost more than Xbox Series X in a similar configuration. However, this information has not yet been confirmed in any way by Sony.
hardware & software
May 12, 2020
PS5 Presentation Expected in the First Half of June
Jason Schreier of Bloomberg News suggests that the official PlayStation 5 show will take place early or around mid-June, confirming the previous speculation on the issue. Unfortunately, no date has yet been officially confirmed by Sony representatives.
video games
Conrad Hazi
May 9, 2020
AMD: PS5 and Xbox Series X Will Launch at the End of Year
During the conversation with investors, AMD's CEO Dr. Lisa Su said that the launch of next-gen consoles, i.e. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, should take place during the holiday season this year.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
May 4, 2020
Fan Propositions for PS5's Interface
PlayStation fans are presenting a variety of ideas and concepts for what PS5's interface may look like. Some of the proposals give the impression of almost ready-made solutions that could easily be implemented by Sony.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
April 28, 2020
PS5 and Xbox Series X May Support Ultrawide 21:9 Screens
It looks like future consoles will support the 21:9 aspect ratio. Philips has designed a new ultrawide monitor just for them.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
April 27, 2020
Horizon Zero Dawn Devs Deleted Entry Marked With PS5 Hashtag
Guerrilla Games is looking for new employees. The creators of Horizon Zero Dawn placed an advertisement on their official twitter profile with the PS5 hashtag, but the entry was quickly removed.
video games
Damian Gacek
April 24, 2020
Killzone Dev: PS5 Too Weak For Big Open World Games
Chris Grannell, a former Guerrilla Games exployee (he worked on Killzone among others), said that the power difference between PS5 and Xbox Series X can be felt in games with big open worlds. When designing games, Microsoft's console offers much more possibilities, so developers will have to make compromises when developing titles for both devices.
hardware & software
Paul Wozniak
April 23, 2020
PS5 and Xbox Series X Presentations Rescheduled
In connection with the cancelation of this year's E3, both Sony and Microsoft have decided to change their plans to promote ninth generation consoles and announcements of dedicated games. Some of the events may take place a little later, and others a little earlier - for example in May.
video games
Bart Swiatek
April 21, 2020
Co-creator of Halo is Delighted With PS5's SSD
The PS5's technical solutions delight subsequent game developers associated with hardware platforms from other manufacturers. Co creator of Halo considers the SSD in the new console a „huge difference”.
hardware & software
Mateusz Popielak
April 20, 2020
PS5: Fewer Copies on Launch Than in the Case of PS4
Sony plans to reduce the production of the PS5 in the first year after the console's launch. The Japanese expect that the price of the device may affect the interest of customers.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
April 16, 2020