9 major details we know — and 4 that we still don't — about the PlayStation 5

Ben GilbertJun 2, 2020, 18:54 IST

The PlayStation 5 gamepad, known as the "DualSense."Sony

The PlayStation 5, Sony's next-generation game console, is scheduled to launch this holiday season — and it's expected to be much more powerful than the existing PlayStation 4.
Thus far, Sony has offered a first glimpse at the new console via its new DualSense gamepad, and a tech demo highlighted the technical prowess of the new machine. But we're still missing some crucial details.
Here's everything we know — and a few major details we're still missing — about Sony's next-generation PlayStation console.

The PlayStation 5 is almost here.

Sony's next-generation PlayStation game console is scheduled to arrive this holiday season, but we already know plenty of details about it right now: how powerful it is, its main features, and we've even gotten a good look at its new gamepad.

We're also still in the dark about some of the most important details, from pricing to what the console itself looks like.

Here's everything we know — and don't know — about the PlayStation 5 so far:

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First: What we do know! 1. Games will look better than ever.

A demo of the game creation software Unreal Engine 5 running on PlayStation 5. Epic Games/Sony

2. Games will load much faster.

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3. It's capable of producing 8K visuals.

Probably not your home TV just yet. VCG/VCG via Getty Images

4. It can produce a new type of visuals, called "Ray Tracing."

A demo for Ray Tracing created by Square Enix, the Japanese game company behind "Final Fantasy." Luminous Productions / Square Enix

5. It plays PlayStation 4 games as well as PlayStation 5 games.

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6. It works with PlayStation VR.

AP Photo / Eugene Hoshiko

7. It has a new controller with improved feedback and battery life, and it's called the "DualSense."

The new PlayStation 5 "DualSense" gamepad. Sony

8. Sony says it will release the PlayStation 5 during the 2020 holiday season.

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9. This is what games could look like on the PlayStation 5, care of a new tech demo:

Now, what we don't know. 1. How much it will cost.

The PlayStation 4 cost $400 when it launched in late 2013. AP Photo / Nam Y. Huh

2. What the console looks like.

Two PlayStation 5 development kits — a version of the console intended for use by game makers — can be seen above. It is very unlikely that the retail console will look like this. Alcoholikaust/Twitter

3. What games are coming to the PlayStation 5 from Sony's legendary first-party development studios.

2018's "God of War" is one of many examples of huge, excellent first-party games on Sony's PlayStation 4 console. Sony

4. How the console works, nor how the ecosystem works.

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9 major details we know — and 4 that we still don't — about the PlayStation 5

First: What we do know! 1. Games will look better than ever.

2. Games will load much faster.

3. It's capable of producing 8K visuals.

4. It can produce a new type of visuals, called "Ray Tracing."

5. It plays PlayStation 4 games as well as PlayStation 5 games.

6. It works with PlayStation VR.

7. It has a new controller with improved feedback and battery life, and it's called the "DualSense."

8. Sony says it will release the PlayStation 5 during the 2020 holiday season.

9. This is what games could look like on the PlayStation 5, care of a new tech demo:

Now, what we don't know. 1. How much it will cost.

2. What the console looks like.

3. What games are coming to the PlayStation 5 from Sony's legendary first-party development studios.

4. How the console works, nor how the ecosystem works.