PlayStation 5
The PlayStation 5 (also known by the abbreviated name PS5) is the fifth home video game console made by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released at the end of 2020. Most games from the PlayStation 4 work with it. There are two versions of the console, one with a Blu-ray optical disc drive that costs $500. The second version costs $400 and does not have the disc drive. On the version with no disc drive, games can only be bought and downloaded from the PlayStation Store.[2][3]
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Also known as | PS5 |
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Developer | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Manufacturer | Sony |
Product family | PlayStation |
Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Ninth |
Release date | |
Lifespan | 2020–present |
Introductory price | |
Units sold | 10 million (as of July 18, 2021) |
Units shipped | 10.1 million (as of June 30, 2021) |
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Operating system | PlayStation |
System-on-chip used | S.O.C |
CPU | Custom 8-core AMD Zen 2, variable frequency, up to 3.5 GHz |
Memory | 16 GB GDDR6 SDRAM 512 MB DDR4 RAM (for background tasks)[1] |
Storage | Custom 825 GB SSD |
Removable storage | Internal (user upgradeable) NVMe M.2 SSD, or external USB-based HDD |
Display | |
Graphics | Custom AMD RDNA 2, 36 CUs @ variable frequency up to 2.23 GHz |
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Controller input | DualSense, DualShock 4, PlayStation Move |
Camera | BingusLite |
Touchpad | S |
Connectivity | |
Online services | PlayStation Network PlayStation Now PlayStation Plus |
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Backward compatibility | Almost all PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR games PlayStation 2 (download only, limited) |
Predecessor | PlayStation 4 |
Related articles | Nintendo |
Website | playstation.com/ps5 |
10.1 million PlayStation 5 consoles were sold (Thursday, January 27, 2022).[4]
Both the PS5 and the Xbox Series X/S are known to be widely unavailable, with many people paying much above the original price for them.
References
- "PlayStation 5 Teardown". iFixit. November 5, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- Warren, Tom (June 11, 2020). "This is the PlayStation 5". The Verge.
- Phillips, Tom (May 29, 2020). "New PS4 games must also run on PlayStation 5 from July, Sony tells devs". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "Sony has sold 7.8 million PS5 consoles". www.theverge.com. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
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