Playstation 5 Review

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In the PlayStation 5, Sony has found a new way to generate buzz.Sonys new video game console, available Nov. 12 for $499.99, represents a significant step for the PlayStation brand after nearly 26 years. It delivers a whole new look, a new way to interact, and a potentially (forgive the pun) game-changing controller.Much like the Xbox Series X and S, which comes out Nov. 10, the PS5 is going to…

I have been around computer games and gamers for nearly 50 years. I played Pong in the 1970s, then later saw my kids progress from Atari 65XE to Sega Megadrive to Xboxes, Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStations.I have also visited two of the worlds leading professional gaming teams, in Berlin and London, so know how deadly serious gaming and the creation of games has become since we used to cluster…

Brandon Ruffin for The New York Times
This holiday season, we are faced with a tough quandary: The new PlayStation and Xbox consoles are arriving. Which should we gift to our loved ones or to ourselves?There are plenty of options. Beginning Thursday, Sony will ship two versions of the PlayStation 5: a $500 model that includes a disc drive, and a smaller $400 disc-free version that runs downloaded…

As Sony and Microsoft unveiled their next-generation consoles to the world, the two mega-publishers raced in different directions. Microsoft boasted that the Xbox Series X would be the most powerful Xbox ever made. Sony, on the other hand, focused on exclusive titles, but more importantly, immersion. Its a concept games have flirted with through their entire existence, but the PlayStation 5…

The most impressive thing about Sony Corp.s PlayStation 5 isnt the alien-like design or the powerful machinery inside. Its the controller, which adds an entirely new dimension to the experience of playing video games.The new PlayStation comes out Thursday with two models: one that plays Blu-ray discs for $500 and another that doesnt for $400. Bloomberg reviewed the product for the past two weeks…

The PlayStation 5 has plenty of media features, including several major streaming apps and services and the ability to play Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. Controlling media playback with a gamepad is a pain, though, as its hard to remember which buttons handle which functions. A conventional remote makes watching your favorite content much easier, and thats where the Media Remote for the PS5 comes in.…

0By Brian X. Chen and Mike Isaac, The New York Times CompanyThis holiday season, we are faced with a tough quandary: The new PlayStation and Xbox consoles are arriving. Which should we gift to our loved ones or to ourselves?There are plenty of options. On Thursday, Sony will shipshipped two versions of the PlayStation 5: a $500 model that includes a disk drive and a smaller $400 disk-free…

Previous SlideNext SlideBack in 2016, when the mid-generation hardware upgrades of the Xbox One X and PS4 Pro were still just mere announcements, we publicly wondered if we had seen the last truly distinct break between console generations. Instead of releasing completely new console platformswith exclusive games and features that just don’t work on the previous modelMicrosoft and Sony at the…

For more than two decades, PlayStation has arguably and sometimes demonstrably been the first name in console gaming. Ever since the original PlayStation took gaming out of the bedroom and into the nightclubs, establishing the medium as more than just kid’s stuff, there’s been widespread excitement whenever a new console generation comes around.With the impending launch PlayStation 5, that…

A new console generation is usually something you can see. Its measured in pixels and polygons. When we moved from the NES to the Super Nintendo, it wasnt hard to spot the difference between 8- and 16-bit Super Mario games. It was just as clear when games evolved to support 3D worlds and, later, HD graphics. Your eyes told you this was something new. It was obvious. With the PlayStation 5, things…

Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.After enjoying seven years of enormous success with the PlayStation 4, Sonys PlayStation 5 is launching on November 12 for $499. Thats two days after its main competition, Microsofts Xbox…

Its been seven long years since Sony released the PlayStation 4, which landed with HD graphics, a sleek new look, and an expansive roster of games. Now the Japanese tech giants are back with another monumental piece of hardware that is set to once again revolutionise how we play games, consume media and communicate with fellow players.The PlayStation 5 is releasing in the UK on November 19, and…

Earlier this year, I had to upgrade my TV. Because Roku TVs are fire on a budget, I blessed myself with the 55-inch 4K HDR option, not even thinking about the next-gen era dropping later in the year. After unboxing Sony’s PlayStation 5 and getting it hooked up to my TV, I marveled at the bright lights and sound emitting from the PS5 via my television. The future of gaming was literally in my…

High five.This is it. After months of waiting, we’re finally in possession of the realisation of Sony’s vision for the next generation of console gaming. PlayStation 5 features cutting-edge AMD CPU and graphics technology combined with ultra-fast solid state storage, ground-breaking innovations in the user interface, a revolutionary controller and, of course, 3D audio. The promise is enticing…

Mambo. Element. Jackson. These are undeniably some of the most famous number fives in the world. But now theres a new contender: The PlayStation 5. Sonys latest video game console is vying to be the biggest, baddest, and boldest mamma jamma around and go toe to toe with the Xbox Series X to be the king of next gen consoles. But how does the PlayStation 5 stack up to the competition? Is it worth…

To be swept off our feet. That, in the end, is what we all want from a new console. We wish to be borne along by technology put not to moral or responsible use but, rather, bent to the purpose of indulgence. Loops of rubber-coated copper, whose job it is to fizz and pour forth the pleasures of 8K resolution. Wide strips of glass and sculpted metal that hum with the hertz necessary for us to play…

Even though some system-level functions are rough around the edges, the PS5 continues to be a fantastic next step for Sony and already has some incredible games to play at launch.It didnt dawn on me until I started packing up my PS4 the other day that Sonys previous console generation likely stands as my favorite platform of all-time. Not only did it have a killer library with personal standouts…

(CNN) Sony’s new PlayStation 5 comes out on November 12, and it’s been hotly anticipated by gaming enthusiasts.The company’s last console, the PlayStation 4, dominated the gaming world, selling far more than the Xbox One. Seven years since the PS4’s initial release, the Japanese entertainment giant is looking to replicate that success with the PlayStation 5.To convince gamers to splurge $500…

The next generation PlayStation is finally here with the arrival of the PS5. Image: SuppliedI have had the extraordinary privilege of getting my hands on the PlayStation 5 a week before its South African launch this week on 19 November, and so thought I would share my experience.I know you dont want to read a list of performance stats about gigahertz, megabits and teraflops. You want to know how…

With both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S now available around the world, next-gen is well and truly here.All packing in serious GPU upgrades, lightning-fast SSDs and speedier CPUs, no matter which next-gen console you pick up youre pretty much guaranteed a good time. But if youre after a console that truly gives you that next-gen feel, the PlayStation 5 might just be the one for you.Weve…