Sony has been awfully quiet this year, especially about the PS5, though that may change. Next month is June, and despite some reveals already occurring in the last few weeks, June is where all companies will be pulling out all the stops with game reveals. Other publishers and companies like Xbox have already revealed some new projects, but Sony has revealed very little about its next console and many of the titles coming to it.
Now, it seems Sony is preparing for a PS5 announcement/reveal "soon," according to a leak from a company meeting. Some potential dates have been floating around with rumors and leaks, all of which are pointing to a June announcement. Sony's next reveal will likely show the PS5 and everything it has to offer, finally capitalizing on all the hype and excitement the company's silence indirectly has caused. This will be a huge event, jumpstarting the future of the next console generation for Sony. There's a lot riding on this announcement for Sony, so here's what to expect from Sony's presentation this summer.
Rumors have primarily been stating that there's two events planned for PlayStation 5 in the coming months. Supposedly the first event coming "soon" will be strictly related to a slate of games coming to PS5 this year and beyond. The second event, a PS5 reveal event reportedly happening in July, will allegedly provide a full breakdown on the PS5's features and capabilities. Said to be similar in structure to how Microsoft is revealing it's Xbox Series X console and games, both will have separate presentations dedicated to the games and the console. It's hard to expect what exactly would be in each specific presentation, as that's not usually how Sony has handled reveals previously.
Traditionally, PlayStation consoles have been revealed alongside a slate of new games for the console at the same time, and this year will likely be no different. Despite the fact that Sony's presentation may be formatted differently or delayed due to the pandemic, it wouldn't make sense to have a separate presentation for an "entire slate" of games coming to PS5 without explaining much about the system itself. Not only that, but what's the point of convincing consumers how powerful a gaming console is without showing an example of its power. PS4's reveal did both, revealing the system's power and features along with titles from first and third-party developers.
That being said, in terms of the games themselves, there's plenty to look forward to for existing PlayStation fans. Several existing PlayStation exclusives have teased sequels in the past, namely God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man. There's also several existing and confirmed PlayStation 5 games like Godfall and Assassin's Creed Valhalla coming later this year, presumably at launch or very close to it. That's without taking into account rumors and leaks about games likely coming to the PS5 in the future, of which there are many. Even if for whatever reason the experience of playing the games themselves remains the same, there's still plenty of great games coming to the next-generation PlayStation.
Aside from games, fans should expect to learn a bit more about what the PS5 can do for its social features. This part is a bit of a grey area for now, since there hasn't been much information provided about the PS5 ecosystem. We are able to infer what some of the bigger points will be when the console is revealed, based on rumors and leaks regarding the hardware itself. Core areas that Sony is focusing on with the PS5 are numerous improvements to immersion, and utilizing a suite of features on the PS5 for content creation direct from console.
Fans already know a bit about immersion thanks to the Road to PS5 presentation Mark Cerny held earlier this year. Thanks to the hardware inside the PS5, namely the SSD and 3D audio support in its firmware, there's already big steps being made to enhance the play experience. Developers will be able to take advantage of the higher read/write speeds of the PS5's SSD storage, which in turn helps load textures and other in-game visuals much faster. Ideally meaning no more elevators, tight spaces, long hallways, or loading screens altogether. 3D audio is an enhanced surround sound technology used to accurately simulate dynamic sound in a game (or movies/TV). PS5 intends to utilize and support 3D audio formats, which allows players to determine the source/location of a sound in-game.
Those are just a few examples of known capabilities of the PS5, but it seems there's a lot about native PlayStation content creation that fans still don't know about. Rumors of early PS5 development mentioned the use of an integrated mirrorless camera system that was supposedly coming to the console, but was cut due to a tech supply shortage. Along with that, when the DualSense controller was unveiled for PS5, the original "Share" button on the DualShock 4 has been changed to a "Create" button. That's spawned a lot of speculation as to what "create" means in relation to PS5. Considering how nebulous the phrase "create" can be, it could be as simple as expanded streaming capabilities for the console, or maybe something even more. It'll be interesting to see what's in store for the PS5's power outside of solely playing games.
Sony did give a bit of a glimpse into the power of the PS5 already, but the console's design has yet to be officially unveiled. Practically everything else, like the internal technology and even the new DualSense controller has been unveiled, but the system itself still remains a mystery. Many have theorized that's due to the design still being finalized, which would be impossible so relatively close to worldwide release. Others theorized because of the tech supply shortage that the scrapped camera concept forced Sony to redesign the system's aesthetic around that issue.
Either way, the console's design will almost certainly be (finally) shown to the public. Assuming some of these theories and rumors are true, the PS5's design could be just as radical as PS4's angular parallelogram shape. Considering what we've seen of the development kit alone for PS5, it's very possible the design team is taking yet another radical approach to the console's aesthetic. Not only that, Sony will likely confirm how many usable ports/interfaces there are for the console like USB. Unless Sony has managed to keep some major new feature or design highly secret, only thing left to show of the console itself is the design.
PS5 is coming very soon, and whether or not fans will have to wait until a second presentation to see the console, it won't be long until everyone knows what the system looks like. Sony will have a lot to share about the next-generation PlayStation, especially considering how tight-lipped the company has been leading up to this summer of video game news.
The PS5 is slated for release in Holiday 2020.
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