Sony, during its PS5 digital event earlier today finally unveiled its next-gen and futuristic PlayStation 5 console revealing its hardware and design. Sony at PS5 launch event unveiled two models of its next-gen console, a Standard edition PS5 version that will be available with an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive and a PlayStation 5 Digital Edition that will ship without a disc drive. While Sonny says that there will be no difference in the gameplay experience between both the versions. However, there are some slight differences in the look of each model.
Both the two models of the PlayStation 5 comes with a white and black color combination matching it with the color scheme of the Dual Sense Wireless Controller. Sony also announced the following new PS5 accessories to enhance the player’s gaming experience.
New PlayStation 5 Assecories
- PULSE 3D wireless headset – offering 3D audio support and dual noise-canceling microphones;
- HD Camera – featuring dual 1080p lenses for gamers to broadcast themselves along with their epic gameplay moments;
- Media Remote – a remote control with built-in microphone to navigate movies and streaming services with ease; and
- DualSense Charging Station – for convenient charging of two DualSense™ Wireless Controllers.
Further, Sony also took the chance to reveal 9 of its first PlayStation Studio Games and second-party partners coming to the PS5 including the following
9 New Games Coming Under PlayStation Studios for the PlayStation 5
- Horizon Forbidden West from Guerrilla Games
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart from Insomniac Games
- Demon’s Souls from Japan Studio and Bluepoint Games
- Gran Turismo 7 from Polyphony Digital
- Sackboy A Big Adventure from Sumo Digital
- Returnal from Housemarque
- Destruction All Stars from Lucid Games
- Astro’s Playroom from Japan Studios
During the PS5 launch event, Sony also revealed PS5 Games from third-party publishers and developers.
PS5 Games from third-party publishers and developers
- Bugsnax (Young Horses)
- DEATHLOOP (Bethesda)
- Ghostwire™: Tokyo (Bethesda)
- Godfall™ (Gearbox Publishing / Counterplay Games)
- Goodbye Volcano High (KO-OP)
- Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online (Rockstar Games)
- HITMAN 3 (IO Interactive)
- JETT : The Far Shore® (Superbrothers)
- Kena: Bridge of the Spirits (Ember Lab)
- Little Devil Inside (Neostream Interactive)
- NBA 2K21 (2K, Visual Concepts)
- Oddworld Soulstorm™ (Oddworld Inhabitants™)
- Pragmata (Capcom)
- Project Athia* (Square Enix/Luminous Productions)
- RESIDENT EVIL™ VILLAGE (Capcom)
- Solar Ash (Annapurna Interactive / Heart Machine)
- Stray (Annapurna / Blue Twelve Studio)
- Tribes of Midgard (Gearbox Publishing / Norsfell)
- The Pathless (Annapurna Interactive / Giant Squid)
PlayStation 5 will launch this holiday, 2020. Catch up on all of PlayStation 5 announcements here.
