In the fall of 2020, Sony revealed the long-awaited fifth version of the PlayStation console, starting a new page in the nextgen battle. Naturally, the fifth version of the famous console turned out to be head and shoulders more powerful than the PS4 Pro. The hardware hardware was developed by AMD, the resulting video core contains 36 computing units, operates at a frequency of up to 2.23 GHz and has a performance of 10.28 teraflops. This is almost 25% faster than NVIDIA's flagship RTX 2080 graphics card.


However, the console's key feature is its ultra-fast SSD drive, capable of running at 5.5 GB/s, which is 100 times faster than the PlayStation 4's drive. blink of an eye, faster than the player turns the camera. However by the summer of 2021 there were no high-profile exclusives on the PS5 yet, and gamers have not yet had the opportunity to appreciate the coolness of this SSD.

The fifth generation of the console looks completely different than before. The console was painted white, the right corners were rounded, and the design was made more futuristic. In addition, the dimensions have increased significantly. The DualSense gamepad features a built-in microphone, a USB-C port, and adopted haptic feedback. The main innovation for the gamepad is the adaptive triggers L2 and R2, which can change the resistance depending on the conditions in the game. For example, pressing harder when Aloy draws her bowstring in Horizon Zero Dawn.

In addition to the classic console, Sony also released a digital version without a disc drive.