It looks like the rumors about an initial limited production run for the next-generation PlayStation 5 console might still come true: Sony emailed selected current customers, …
It looks like the rumors about an initial limited production run for the next-generation PlayStation 5 console might still come true: Sony emailed selected current customers, based on “previous interests and PlayStation activities,” with an offer of early preorder reservations for the console for a limited window of time, only one PS5 per PSN ID, and on a first-come, first-served basis. It’s possible that Sony’s doing this just to bump up the preorder FOMO, but it’s also possible that it’s doing this to make sure the people who are most likely to buy it — given we don’t even know the price yet — and who are obviously most eager for it, don’t get shut out if there are production issues. At its streaming Future of Gaming event in early June. We finally got to see the PS5 hardware, along with its new family members, as well as a host of games we can expect. Add that to the detailed hardware specifications that the company gave us over a year earlier in April 2019, and the only big mystery still remaining is the price. And possibly how confused you may be about whether you can use your PS4’s DualShock controller with it. Sony put up a carefully worded blog post in early August “clarifying” which of your older console accessories will work with the PS5. The answer is: some. Basically, if it’s a PS4 game running on the PS5, it will be compatible. If it’s a PS5 game, then sort of, maybe, check with individual game developers. There’s a whole family of accessories to match the somewhat controversial design, which Sony’s PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan calls “bold, daring and future facing,” including a new headset, the Pulse 3D, which probably takes advantage of the ray-traced audio technology in the PS5. There’s also a media remote and updated camera. It’s unknown as to whether any or all of these will be bundled with the PS5 or optional purchases. In September 2019, Sony also said its new console would be “greener.” If 1 million players use the PS5’s energy-saving feature, it said, that would save the equivalent of the average electricity use of 1,000 US homes. Both Sony and Microsoft have said they’re committed to making more eco-friendly video game consoles. Make that prices — there is a Digital Edition with no Blu-ray drive, which presumably will be less expensive than the standard model. But it’s likely that even if console prices match those of the PS4, it’s possible you’ll be paying a premium for games as well; 2K has priced its PS5 version of NBA 2K21 at $10 more than the PS4 version. Sony continues to stick to its holiday 2020 release, but we still don’t know how much we’ll have to shell out for it.
