The new PS5 has inspired various memes since its design reveal, here are some features you should not miss amid the noise
From playing Super Mario Bros on the cassette gaming device to owning this high-end gaming device enabled with studio-specs, we have come a long way. Taking the experience further Sony has unveiled the new PlayStation 5 in the recent YouTube premier on June 11, launching this Holiday season.
Playstation5 devised the biggest generational transitions gaming industry has yet seen. PS5 has inspired developers to create new experiences not only through the technological shifts but also from the design point of view.
As the frequency of events has come down to zero, the annual gaming trade show stood cancelled. During the Livestream, Sony rolled out some big announcements, with the design being the centre of attention. As soon as the design hit the internet it spruced up with design memes. See for yourself, through the lens of meme-makers.
As gamers, does design really carry substance?
On papers, Sony has brought in some of the best design solutions and features the gaming industry has ever seen. During the premiere, we saw Sony’s lead system architect, Mark Cerny present the future of PlayStation.
Honing on the specifications and explaining how the console impacts the future of gaming as we know it. One look at the design and you would certainly notice something extraordinary about it. It does resemble like a lot of things but inside, it is a powerhouse.
New Game Launch
PS5 will have a new suite of games including new game titles, some of which looked incredibly amazing. Spider-Man, Miles Morales, the next adventure in the Marvel’s spiderman series is coming as a complimentary game.
The protagonists will be a spruced up mixed-race character at the centre basis to the last hit, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse. This will not be an extension of the previous version of Spider-Man from PS4 but a new game altogether.
Here are top three upgrades apart from the design features, you’d regret not knowing about the new PS5
So fast that you’ll miss it in a blink
Now loading… The solid-state drives SSDs will enable fast-travel possible like you just think and land on a different place altogether, in a jiffy. The game developer did think about the nuances people have to worry about loading the game and how much time consuming can it be.
Previously, the hard drive would load data at roughly 50-100 MB/s, a gigabyte taking approximately 20 seconds in the earlier version of PS4. However, with the new storage component, mainly SSD in the PS5 shall provide extraordinary transfer rate of 5GBPS, with an instantaneous seek time.
It transfers 2GB data in less than 0.27 seconds, as compared to 1GB in 20 seconds on the previous device if you ask to avoid apprehensions on the speed.
In-built expandable memory
For those of you, who don’t wish to splurge money on the extravaganzas of accessories but more games. More is the cue word here. Although the new PS5 shall have a sizable 825 GB SSD.
However, that may concern many players as games multiply in size due to player profiles, with many games reaching 100 GB on the cache memories.
Fortunately for players who like to save all of their games on the console, the PS5 will support certain M2 external SSDs. Just like an ATX cabinet, your console will also come with additional storage space to add SDDs to the console.
The 3D audio feature to lift you up
No matter how visually-appealing the game is, it is another feat to conform to the storyline with the audio effects. A game is dead without the audio, stands true, as mentioned by Mark Cerny in the premier video. Furthermore audio is extremely important to make the game alive and only with its surround sound, you are able to fathom the realm it holds.
PS5 focuses to create a sense of presence with the environment surround sound to increase intense immersion from the ground up, enhancing the gaming experience. Sounds will be 3D rendered to equivocate even the raindrops to make you feel like you are in the middle of the wild storm.
How do you feel about the new design and features of PS5? Do let us know in the comments.
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