PlayStation 5 Release, News, Update: Console Heavily Investing in 4K & VR, Launching in 2020 [Video]
The gaming world has long been waiting for the imminent PlayStation 5. Especially since its predecessor was launched years ago. The PlayStation 4 was released in North American and Europe on November 2013, while it was out in Japan the year after that.
PlayStation 5 release date and speculation says that the launch of highly anticipated console will occur in November 2020. As per Trusted Reviews, since the PS Pro has just hardly been released, the forecast is that PlayStation may occur one year from now, the earliest. This may come as Sony's oppose to the danger of Microsoft's Project Scorpio that is accounted for to be accessible late one year from now.
Michael Pachter, an analyst from Wedbush Morgan, is also convinced that the unit will be out for gamers to play in November 15, 2020, tnhonline reported. According to report, before making any official announcements regarding the PlayStation 5, Sony firstly wants to see and understand how Microsoft's Project Scorpio will performs.
Since the release of the PlayStation 4, Sony has sold more than 57 million consoles to the gamers. However, the gaming community has not let up with its purchasing power, since there are reportedly still many ongoing orders for either its 500 GB or its 1 TB variant.
The long-awaited PlayStation 5 is also expected to heavily invest in the department of Virtual Reality, as per Auto World News. Considering the fact that this tech genre has developed into a highly profitable on in the recent years, it is only expected for top gaming companies to invest in such venture. To improve the console, Sony has also reportedly wants to remove annoying wires that could potentially hinder the VR experience. Which means that Sony has plans of coming up with a wireless VR experience for the PlayStation 5.
In addition to the VR feature, the PlayStation 5 gamers are also reportedly going to enjoy the full extent of 4K experience. This is very good news although, considering that not many gaming consoles in today's market fully support 4K quality.
Auto World News report also mentioned about the pricing of the console, the PlayStation 5 may cost well amongst $450 and $550. Sony is anticipated to be sufficiently sharp to keep the value go like the past consoles launched.