The thing about videogame
consoles is that they are lucky to be considered historically successful if
they can remain in production and market availability for a decade at average.
Sooner or later however, advances in technology will result in the rise of
superior machines than any existing console can manage beyond its product life.
With Sony which began as a sound chip provider for Nintendo’s Super NES, their game
console history started with the first PlayStation in 1994. That and its four
successor devices lasted over ten years apiece. Now, with the PS4 over half a
decade old, Sony is gearing to unleash the fifth.
The Verge tells us that Sony is at last offering official information
on their latest major videogame console, particularly its name and prospective
release date. As to be expected, given the proven pedigree of the product line,
the new device will be the Sony PlayStation 5, and it is estimated to become
available in markets by the Holiday season next year. With regards to
specifications of the upcoming console, the company has mentioned some significant
upgrades to the controller, as well as alterations to the storage of game media
in the device among several changes.
With regards to the PS5
controller, Sony is updating its connectors to USB-C, and the old mechanisms
that create its “rumble” vibration feature, something PlayStation controllers
have a generally better experience with than its competitors. Instead, a “haptic
feedback” function will take over to deliver those sharp jolts when a player character
hits or gets hit in combat, or to replicate the feel of a vehicle engine in
racing games. Sony promises the haptic tech can produce a broader range of
feedback than those. Also mentioned is the implementation of “adaptive
resistance” to the shoulder triggers (L2/R2), where game developers can program
them to produce tension when depressed for long.
One major change in the Sony
PlayStation 5 is its game storage. The line began with a disc drive for game
titles and memory-card storage for game saves. It evolved into an internal disk
drive for save data as well as for game content as an option. This time around,
while PS5 games will still be available in 100GB Blu-ray discs, owners must now
install all titles they have onto the console’s internal SSD, which Sony is
hyping to be the best console internal drive yet appearing in the field.
With its eight-core CPU, 3D audio,
8K gaming support and more, Sony loyalists will have a lot to look forward to
with the PlayStation 5, due to arrive in stores on the 2020 Holiday season.
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