PS5 Secret: Can you do the next generation console?

It has been nearly a year since

officially released the news of PS5 in October 2019. Many news about PS5 have been reported on both the official and major media forums. Here I will sort out the PS5 information so far, including PS5 appearance, hardware, games, and new technologies, let’s take a look~


PS5 console appearance and hardware


Sony announced the new appearance of the fifth-generation game console PS5 at the PS online conference on June 12, 2020. The PS5 is divided into two versions this time, one is the version with a CD-ROM drive, and the other is the version that can only download the digital version of the game. The streamlined light of color, the overall appearance is slender and beautiful. The simple appearance and the combination of black, white and blue make the appearance of the host more futuristic.

And in terms of machine configuration, the official configuration diagram is as follows:


Compared with the previous generation of PS4 consoles, the author summarizes the advantages of PS5 consoles in hardware as follows:

1. high-speed custom ssd, from the official data It can be seen that the hard disk of the host is replaced with ssd storage, and the read and write per second reaches 5.5GB per second. The high speed of the ssd hard disk for players can greatly reduce the time of map loading and fast moving time of . For game developers,

, can bring more possibilities for game design , game developers can perform higher-speed simulations, and the efficiency of calling resources can be improved. provides game developers with a better quality Output environment .


2.Tempest engine technology. With the Tempest engine on PS5, can achieve hardware-level 3D sound effects , and will have better effects, allowing players to experience the immersive feeling of , this technology can effectively improve players’ Gaming experience , industry insider Halestorm said, "Something like the Tempest 3D audio engine excites me more than GPU performance. For me, besides the impressive graphics, there are some other ways to Improve our immersion and devotion , such as sound effects, especially the kind of directional sound effects "


3.CPU and GPU upgrades, PS5 uses AMD 8-core 3.5GHz Zen 2 CPU, while GPU uses RDNA 2 architecture The custom GPU has a frequency of 2.23GHz and a floating-point computing capability of 10.28TFLOPs. Compared with PS4, both the core architecture specifications and the main frequency have been greatly improved and improved.


4. ray tracing technology, PS5 host will support ray tracing technology, ray tracing technology can effectively improve the light and shadow reflection performance of the game , make up for the lack of screen detail performance , improve the realism of the screen and the player’s immersion , The following is a comparison chart after the PC optical chase switch

. The PC optical chase will greatly reduce the number of frames, which affects the gaming experience to a certain extent. From the PS5 game demo video, its performance in terms of light and shadow details is still good. , As for whether the light chase on the PS5 will face the same problems as the PC, what is the actual performance of the light chase on the PS5, we will wait and see.


PS5 handle

The handle adopts an ergonomic design, with a simple black and white color, the handle has a built-in microphone and speaker, a headphone interface, a USB interface, and supports motion sensing and provides better vibration feedback. The handle is worth mentioning Adaptive trigger, adaptive trigger means that developers can program to control the player to pressThe change in resistance felt when the trigger is lowered provides a certain percentage of button feedback to the player. I believe that the function of is more like a sensor on the handle button. The input is the player’s "force" and the output corresponds to With a variety of game effects , this feature will undoubtedly enhance the player’s gaming experience and create more possibilities for game feedback.


PS5 first game

PS5 first game lineup is luxurious and exciting. It can be seen that these PS5 first games have not only improved the screen effect, but also made various innovations in the game content. The game types are rich and the lineup Huge , including many highly anticipated games, such as "Resident Evil 8", "Horizon: Western Forbidden Territory", "GT7", "Devil Soul Remake", "Ghost Line: Tokyo", "NBA 2K21", etc., Relying on the powerful functions of PS5, I believe it will bring players a unique gaming experience.

Horizon: Western Forbidden Domains

Resident Evil 8

Ghost Line: Tokyo


Conclusion:

PS5 From the initial speculations about the appearance of the configuration to the current official PS5 related information, although the press conference is exciting, although It is unavoidable to worry about the actual performance of the game and the hardware optimization of the host. These will not be known until the PS5 is officially released.