In a recent interview with Wired, Mark Cerny, Sony’s lead architect on the new console gave readers some tech info about the new console. While we will not go into the full details of the technical jargon, we have combed through it to bring you the most important information regarding the PlayStation 5 (unconfirmed name).
The console will consist of a solid state drive and will be backward compatible with PS4 games and PSVR according to Engadget. Being backward compatible is something Sony has been missing since early PS3s and should be a sigh of relief that the previous consoles games will still be playable on the new system. The solid state drive will increase read/write speeds of data and should help with faster loading times while playing.
The PlayStation 5 will include an eight-core CPU based on AMD’s third-gen Ryzen line built on the 7nm Zen 2 process and a custom GPU based on AMD’s Radeon Navi hardware. This means that the PlayStation 5 is not just another juiced up PlayStation 4 like the PS4 Pro, but will contain all new hardware. The new internals will also allow the console to display up to 8K graphics.
Not only are the graphics getting a huge boost, but the sound is as well. The new system will be feature 3D Sound. The new AMD chip used for this technology will help better immerse gamers utilizing headphones or TV speakers.
While we received all this great news of the PlayStation 5, a release date was not confirmed, Mark Cerny did say it would not be out in 2019. Since it will not be out this year, it’s pretty safe to assume that it will not be featured at E3 and could possibly see a 2020 release date.
No matter when the release of the console will be, I will no doubt be throwing my money into Sony’s back pocket. Being backward compatible seals the deal for me.
