It looks great<\/b><\/h2>\n
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The PlayStation 5 has opted for a bold and striking visual approach. Rather than the Xbox Series X\u2019s bland (in our opinion) \u201cbig black box\u201d look, the PS5 has shot for the moon with a spiky space-age aesthetic that we think pays dividends. It\u2019s a look strongly reminiscent of the <\/span>DualSense controller\u2019s white-and-black style<\/span><\/a>, and now we understand why Sony opted for that style when designing its controller. It\u2019s clear that the new PlayStation 5 is designed to stand tall and proud next to your TV, but don\u2019t worry; if your setup simply won\u2019t allow for that, the PS5 does <\/span>also support horizontal positioning<\/span><\/a>, so you won\u2019t need to change too much around to accommodate it.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s not only the DualSense controller we can look forward to. The livestream yesterday also revealed a fair few new peripherals that will be compatible with the PlayStation 5, and they all look incredible. First, the stand that presumably comes with the console is multi-purpose; you\u2019ll be able to use it to stand your console either vertically or horizontally. The official DualSense charging station is sleek and bold, just like the console itself. Sony is bringing a new Pulse 3D headset with the PlayStation 5, too, which will likely have the much-touted 3D audio feature built into it. Lastly, there\u2019s a new HD camera and a Media Remote, both of which suit the PS5\u2019s style perfectly.<\/span><\/p>\n The PlayStation 5 will actually be on sale in two different iterations. The first is one which has a 4K Blu-ray drive built into it, so you\u2019ll be able to play all your games and movies on traditional physical disc-based media. The second is an all-digital discless version. There\u2019s no indication that the two consoles have any differences other than the disc drive; in fact, Sony says the gameplay experience <\/span>\u201cwill be the same, so the choice is all yours\u201d<\/span><\/a>. We\u2019re big fans of our Blu-ray collection and physical game collection here, so we know which one we\u2019ll be going for, but there\u2019s an undeniable attractiveness to the discless console, too.<\/span><\/p>\n Sony absolutely knocked it out of the park in terms of the games it revealed it\u2019s bringing to the PlayStation 5. Kicking off the show with <\/span>Grand Theft Auto V<\/span><\/i>, which will land on PS5 next year in a new enhanced version, Sony went on to line up a series of greatest franchise hits. <\/span>Horizon: Forbidden West<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Hitman 3<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Resident Evil VIII<\/span><\/i>…the list goes on and on. It\u2019s hard to imagine anyone who thinks that Microsoft\u2019s Xbox Series X gameplay reveal topped Sony\u2019s incredible presentation yesterday. That\u2019s not even mentioning <\/span>Demon\u2019s Souls<\/span><\/i>, a remake of the lost cult classic from the days of the PlayStation 3. Colour us extremely excited.<\/span><\/p>\n The demonstrations Sony showed off – all of which were captured on an actual PlayStation 5 console – were seriously impressive in terms of graphics tech. <\/span>Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart <\/span><\/i>showed its intrepid protagonists darting from dimension to dimension with nary a load time in between to slow things down. Housemarque\u2019s intriguing roguelike shooter <\/span>Returnal <\/span><\/i>had particle effects and beautiful lighting flying everywhere to complement its innovative take on roguelike narrative. All of this is to say nothing of the incredible <\/span>Horizon: Forbidden West<\/span><\/i>, which absolutely dominated the presentation with its gorgeous, fluid open-world traversal.<\/span><\/p>\n With Sony\u2019s lineup showing yesterday, it became clear that Sony really cares about the games appearing on the PlayStation 5. The company gave nods to its heritage with titles like <\/span>Hitman 3<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Resident Evil VIII<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart<\/span><\/i>, all of which promise to bring the hectic fun of their franchises into the next generation. Similarly, Sony gave hat-tips to some cool-looking indie games with the potential to become sleeper hits in and of themselves. While Microsoft\u2019s presentation did have some highlights, it pales in comparison to Sony\u2019s software-centric approach, and we love that about PS5. We\u2019re already raring to go!<\/span><\/p>\n This isn\u2019t all we\u2019re learning about the PlayStation 5 and its ecosystem before the launch date. Sony promised to bring us more information about the amazing console and its features as we near the holiday season. It\u2019s impossible to know exactly where we will be in terms of the coronavirus pandemic by then, but it would be absolutely wonderful if we could queue up for our console just as we\u2019ve been doing since we were kids. The PlayStation 5 doubtless has many more incredible surprises up its sleeve, with that presentation being just the beginning. Here\u2019s to many more years of gaming with Sony and its wondrous machines!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, it\u2019s finally upon us. Yesterday, Sony unveiled the new PlayStation 5 console that we can expect to be eagerly unboxing sometime later this year. While we\u2019ve already known about a lot of the console\u2019s tech specs for some time now – the solid state drive, the controller\u2019s haptic feedback triggers, the 3D audio functionality … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,27,26],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videogames","category-general","category-tech","tag-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The peripherals are stunning<\/b><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nTwo different consoles<\/b><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nThe game lineup looks amazing<\/b><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nThat SSD is doing hard work<\/b><\/h2>\n
Sony really cares about games<\/b><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nMore info is coming<\/b><\/h2>\n