November will be a hot month: the next generation consoles will finally become available to gamers. Microsoft and Sony will be battling for users’ wallets, and it’s not easy to determine who comes out on top in this race. We have previously provided five main reasons in favor of Microsoft – it’s time to tell how the PlayStation 5 can respond to the brainchild of Phil Spencer.
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PS5 SSD drive schematic. Source: PlayStation 5 presentation
Sony is listing SSD as one of the main killer features of the next generation console. The download speed of applications in comparison with the PS4 will increase several times: if the current generation console could download 1 GB in 20 seconds, then the PS5 is able to download 2 GB of data in just 0.27 seconds. In short, PS5 games are likely to have no loading screens. Many developers surethat super-fast data reading will not only help with downloads, but also lead to a new gaming experience: the need to split the game into levels will disappear, and open-world titles will become deeper and more elaborate.
Source: Sony
The next important feature of the PlayStation 5 will be the DualSense gamepad, which is significantly different in functionality from the usual DualShock. The main innovations are improved vibration feedback and adaptive triggers to change the way you play. Vibration smoothly flowing from one half of the gamepad to another, nuances that allow you to feel different surfaces, seizing weapons and different tension of the bowstring are just some of the given developers of examples of using new functions.
Slide showing 3D sound. Source: PlayStation 5 presentation
If the above arguments seemed a little small, Sony offers another one – a 3D sound system. According to representatives of the company, for a long time the games were chasing only the picture quality, while their sound did not change for many years. This should change in the next generation: Tempest 3D surround sound technology will make it easy to understand which side the enemy is attacking, and will also help reproduce more detailed sound. It is important that expensive equipment is not required to reveal the functionality: the developers assure that ordinary headphones are enough.
The current generation virtual reality helmet. Source: Sony
A field in which Sony has no consoles rivals is, of course, VR. A new generation of helmet is planned for PS5. The main differences from the existing model (which, by the way, will also be compatible with PS5) will be increased viewing angle and resolution, as well as support for HDR video. In addition, the updated version is rumored to have wireless connectivity and eye tracking.
Horizon Forbidden West, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Demon’s Souls. Source: Sony
The final chord, of course, are the console exclusives. Sony has become famous for its games, which regularly break sales records and receive high ratings from the press. In the new generation of players, a remake awaits Demon’s Souls, Gran turismo 7, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Horizon forbidden west and Returnal… The company representatives have already stated that the list is incomplete and there are still many pleasant surprises for the players. In addition, new products from internal studios will fully reveal the functionality of the console, squeezing the maximum out of the new features of the fifth PlayStation. Already now you can see, for example, instant downloads in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, while the developers themselves explicitly state that it is still far from the full disclosure of the potential.
