Price and Pre-orders of PS5 May be Just Around the Corner
It seems that we won't have to wait long for the official prices of PS5. It might even be a matter of hours. Probably as soon as they're released, the pre-orders in many stores will go live.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
July 14, 2020
Polish Store Accidentally Reveals Price of PS5
Polish PC component store x-kom has added PlayStation 5 to its offer, which enabled us to learn the unofficial price of the device.
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Paul Wozniak
July 10, 2020
PS5 vs PS4 Pro Size Comparison on Video
Developers of apps dedicated to moving objects to augmented reality provided a virtual scan of the PlayStation 5 console, enabling us to compare the device with PlayStation 4 Pro in AR.
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Paul Wozniak
July 9, 2020
PS5 Patent Suggests Backwards Compatibility with PS1, PS2 and PS3 by Streaming
One of Sony's patents gives hope that not only PS4 games, but also those from earlier generations of consoles will run on the PS5. The key may be streaming.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
July 9, 2020
Alleged Nielsen Survey Suggests PS5 May be Cheaper Than We Think
A survey by Nielsen analytics company published on Reddit suggests that PlayStation 5 will cost as little as $435, while the Digital Edition will be $100 cheaper.
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Bart Swiatek
July 7, 2020
PlayStation Boycotts Facebook as Part of #StopHateForProfit
Sony Interactive Entertainment has decided to temporarily suspend its PlayStation-related Facebook and Instagram activities. This is another company that has supported #StopHateForProfit in the fight against disinformation and hate speech.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 3, 2020
Xbox Among Top 100 Brands in the World; No Sony and PlayStation
Xbox was ranked 65th in the BrandZ Global Top 100 ranking, presenting one hundred most valuable brands in the world. Interestingly, the ranking does not include the competing PlayStation.
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Bart Swiatek
July 1, 2020
PS5's Backward Compatibility With PS1, PS2 and PS3 Unconfirmed
Sony focuses on making as many PS4 games as possible compatible with PS5, but remains silent about older platforms.
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Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
July 1, 2020
Epic Games Engineer on PS5: A Masterpiece of System Design"
Two employees of Epic Games - Vice President of Engineering, Nick Penwarden, and Kim Liberi's Chief Technology Officer - have complimented the power and capabilities of PS5.
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Bart Swiatek
June 30, 2020
PS5 Concepts Inspired by Cyberpunk 2077, Ghost of Tsushima and Horizon Forbidden West
Several fan-made visualizations appeared on the web, presenting fictional collector's editions of PS5, inspired by Cyberpunk 2077, Horizon: Forbidden West and Ghost of Tsushima.
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Bart Swiatek
June 29, 2020
PS5 Interface? Patents Show Sony's New Solutions
There are two of Sony's patents that can be associated with PlayStation 5, which appeared on the web. These concern the user interface and suggest that the console will improve the use of multiple applications at once.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 26, 2020
Former PlayStation Exec: AAA Game Development Cost is Unsustainable
Shawn Layden, former president of SIE Worldwide Studios, who worked for Sony for 25 years, says the cost of creating games is becoming too high and something has to change in the industry. In his opinion, the solution could be to focus on shorter, more condensed games.
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Bart Swiatek
June 25, 2020
Sony Launches Bug Bounty Initiative on PS4 and PSN
Sony Interactive Entertainment has just launched the Bug Bounty initiative, thanks to which users will be able to report various errors related to PS4 and PSN. Significant rewards are awaiting the best bug hunters.
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Damian Strozek
June 25, 2020
PS5 - Factory Photo Suggests Console's Actual Size
A photo of Sony's factory workers has appeared on the web, where one of them is most likely holding a PlayStation 5, so we can see the theoretical size of the device.
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Paul Wozniak
June 21, 2020
Microsoft's Ex-employee: No Way PS5 Would Cost More Than $499
According to former Microsoft's Xbox Executive Director Albert Penello, PlayStation 5 shouldn't cost more than $499.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
June 19, 2020
Ori Dev on PS5 and Xbox Series X SSDs: „1 TB is Too Small”
Thomas Mahler, Executive Director of the Ori series, commented on SSDs mounted in PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X console. The creator at Moon Studios did not fail to mention the advantages of Sony's and Microsoft's SDDs, but expressed his disappointment with only 1TB of storage.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 17, 2020
Enjoy Some Nice Themed PS5 - or Make Your Own
A number of visualisations have been released online to showcase the possible looks of the themed PlayStation 5 models. They refer to many of the existing and announced games, including Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla and The Last of Us: Part II.
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Bart Swiatek
June 16, 2020
PS5 in Amazon - Leaked Price Captured on Screenshots
There have been further leaks regarding the price of PS5. This time the source is the French website of Amazon - according to the information provided on it, Sony's new console will cost a bit more than than the PS4.
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Bart Swiatek
June 16, 2020
PS5's User Interface Will not Resemble That of PS4
All indications are that the user interface offered by PlayStation 5 will be very different from what the PS4 offers.
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Adrian Werner
June 15, 2020
Analysts: PS5 Sales Will be Much Better Than Those of Xbox Series X
Ampere Analysis prepared a report, according to which the PS5 will sell much better than Xbox Series X. In their opinion, Sony will sell 66 million units of its new console, while Microsoft's device will only reach 37 million players. The reason for PlayStation 5's victory in the battle for the ninth generation is... the current dominance of the PS4.
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Bart Swiatek
June 15, 2020