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Everything About The New Playstation 5: Release Date, Price, Features, and More

Sony has given gamers and Sony fans an early Christman present. The announcement of the new Playstation 5 model is out! The new console will be an advanced, more powerful version of the current PS5. Here is everything you need to know about the announcement.

Release Date of the new PS5 Console

The newly announced Playstation 5 is currently slated to release in November 2023. The sale of the console will start at select retail stores in U.S and on the official Playstation website.

While the old version of PS5 is not phased out completely, Sony will no longer continue producing it. Once the current stock is sold out, the new PS5 will be the only console in production.

According to the official announcement by Sony: “Our engineering and design teams collaborated on a new form factor that provides greater choice and flexibility,” Shuman said. “The same technology features that make PS5 the best to play are packed into a smaller form factor, along with an attachable Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive and a 1TB SSD for more internal storage.”

Pricing

Price of PS5 with Ulta HD Blu-ray disc drive

U.S: PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 499.99 USD
Europe: PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 549.99 EUR
U.K: PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 479.99 GBP
Japan: PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – 66,980 JPY (includes tax)

Price of PS5 Digital Edition

U.S: PS5 Digital Edition – 449.99 USD
Europe: PS5 Digital Edition – 449.99 EUR
U.K: PS5 Digital Edition – 389.99 GBP
Japan: PS5 Digital Edition – 59,980 JPY (includes tax)

When it comes to hardware, Sony has announced a new Vertical Stand that will be sold separately (think Apple iPhones) at $29.99. In Europe and UK, this stand will be priced at 29.99 EUR and 24.99 GBP respectively.

Features of the New Playstation 5 Digital Edition

External dimensions (excluding projecting parts): Approx. 358 × 80 × 216 mm (width × height × depth)
Mass: Approx. 2.6 kg
CPU: x86-64-AMD Ryzen “Zen 2”, 8 Cores / 16 Threads, Variable frequency, up to 3.5 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon RDNA 2-based graphics engine, Ray Tracing Acceleration, Variable frequency, up to 2.23 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS)
System Memory: GDDR6 16GB, 448GB/s Bandwidth
SSD: 1TB, 5.5GB/s Read Bandwidth (Raw)
PS5 Game Disc: Ultra HD Blu-ray, up to 100GB/disc
BD/DVD drive: Disc Drive port
Video Out: Support of 4K 120Hz TVs, 8K TVs, VRR (specified by HDMI ver.2.1)
Audio“Tempest” 3D AudioTech
Input/Output Front of Console: USB Type-C port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps), USB Type-C port (Hi-Speed USB)
Input/Output Back of Console: USB Type-A port (Super-Speed USB 10Gbps) x2
Networking: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)Wi-fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax