Sony PlayStation 5

[Duckz 474]

PlayStation 5 Launches Holiday 2020

 

Since we originally unveiled our next-generation console in April, we know that there’s been a lot of excitement and interest in hearing more about what the future of games will bring. Today I’m proud to share that our next-generation console will be called PlayStation 5, and we’ll be launching in time for Holiday 2020.

 

These updates may not be a huge surprise, but we wanted to confirm them for our PlayStation fans, as we start to reveal additional details about our vision for the next generation. WIRED magazine covered these updates and more in a story that posted this morning.

 

The “more” refers to something I’m quite excited about – a preview of the new controller that will ship with PlayStation 5. One of our goals with the next generation is to deepen the feeling of immersion when you play games, and we had the opportunity with our new controller to reimagine how the sense of touch can add to that immersion.

 

To that end, there are two key innovations with the PlayStation 5’s new controller. First, we’re adopting haptic feedback to replace the “rumble” technology found in controllers since the 5th generation of consoles. With haptics, you truly feel a broader range of feedback, so crashing into a wall in a race car feels much different than making a tackle on the football field. You can even get a sense for a variety of textures when running through fields of grass or plodding through mud.

 

The second innovation is something we call adaptive triggers, which have been incorporated into the trigger buttons (L2/R2). Developers can program the resistance of the triggers so that you feel the tactile sensation of drawing a bow and arrow or accelerating an off-road vehicle through rocky terrain. In combination with the haptics, this can produce a powerful experience that better simulates various actions. Game creators have started to receive early versions of the new controller, and we can’t wait to see where their imagination goes with these new features at their disposal.

 

While there’s much more to share about PlayStation 5 in the year ahead, we have plenty of blockbuster experiences coming your way on PS4, including Death Stranding, The Last of Us Part II, and Ghost of Tsushima. I’d like to thank all PlayStation fans for continuing the journey with us, as we embark on the future of games.

[Duckz 474]

Depending on price, I think I might get one at release. I waited about a year or two before I got a PS4 after release.

 

The programmable resistance on the triggers sounds pretty good.

Edited October 8, 2019 by Duckz

[MasterShrive 2,015]

Yeah that controller sounds very interesting. Possibly the biggest thing to happen in controller tech since we got rumble packs, or maybe analogue sticks before that?

[Noods 290]

 

3 hours ago, MasterShrive said:

Yeah that controller sounds very interesting. Possibly the biggest thing to happen in controller tech since we got rumble packs, or maybe analogue sticks before that?

Sounds like they will break a lot!

[MasterShrive 2,015]

Ye of little faith!

 

Although probably accurate.

 

Have you tried not throwing it across the room?

[Penchamus 411]

Very interested in getting one of these just so I can play backwards compatible PS4 exlcusives like God of War and Bloodborne!

[Noods 290]

11 minutes ago, Penchamus said:

Very interested in getting one of these just so I can play backwards compatible PS4 exlcusives like God of War and Bloodborne!

Think you can play a lot of these on PC now through PSN

 

Requires a subscription I think but still maybe cheaper then buying a playstation if ur just after some of the old exclusives.

Edited October 9, 2019 by Noods

[Penchamus 411]

21 hours ago, Noods said:

Think you can play a lot of these on PC now through PSN

 

Requires a subscription I think but still maybe cheaper then buying a playstation if ur just after some of the old exclusives.

Does Playstation Now work in Australia yet??

[Noods 290]

hmm doesn't look like it.

 

Thought u could use a VPN but it doesn't look like it.

 

Only streaming the games as well so sounds like the quality would be pretty crap

Edited October 10, 2019 by Noods