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Sony Confirms It’s Working On PlayStation 5

Finally, Sony offered some official details on the PlayStation 4’s successor. According to a recent statement, Sony’s CEO confirmed that the Japanese company is working on PlayStation 5.

“At this point, what I can say is it’s necessary to have a next-generation hardware,” stated Kenichiro Yoshida, the Sony’s president and CEO, during a discussion with the Financial Times journalists. However, Yoshida did not say anything regarding what the next-generation video games console would be called, but given the previous models’ names, we can presume he referred to PlayStation 5.

John Kodera, the CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, on the other hand, indicated earlier this year that the next PlayStation is at least three years away. “We will use the next three years to prepare the next step, to crouch down so that we can jump higher in the future,” said Kodera.

Sony confirmed it’s working on PlayStation 5

As reported by the Financial Times, the next console “might not represent a major departure from the PS4, and that the fundamental architecture would be similar.”

That is possible since both Sony and Microsoft released more powerful and 4K-capable consoles, the PlayStation 4 Pro and the Xbox One X, respectively, that are both compatible with regular PS4 games.

However, PlayStation 4, as well as the Pro version, are the best releases Sony made in years since PlayStation 2 emerged on the market. Accordingly, there’s no rush from Sony’s part to launch the next-generation of video games console, so the statement made by Kodera in May this year might indeed be correct.

In short, Sony confirmed it’s working on PlayStation 5, the successor of PlayStation 4. In addition to that, given the statement John Kodera, the CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, made in May this year, we might expect the next-generation video games console from Sony to hit the shelves somewhen around 2020-2021.

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PlayStation 5 Latest Rumors – Demanding Improvements

If the rumors are true the PlayStation 5 should be launch in 2019 as Sony themselves have stated that the PS4 is in the final stages of its life cycle and Xbox Scarlett or whatever the name will be, will give out more details at E3 2019, but none of this information was made official.

The next generation for PlayStation and Xbox has built up high expectations, meaning that the evolution of their technology should spicy up the game in the industry. Artistic director Carlo Ivo Alimo Bianchi stated about the upcoming consoles that is willing to see a major change at the processing power and more and faster RAM.

Apparently, the cloud console will exist and will have some local hardware but it will ship cheaper price than the traditional Xbox console presumably will sell for.

This is very similar to what Microsoft tried with the Xbox One to begin with back in 2013, but there are two crucial differences firstly, the technology now is better than it was back then to handle something like and secondly, this time, for those players who don’t want a cloud only solution, Microsoft is providing the option to have a traditional gaming console instead, too.

The problem is that year after year the business gets tougher; the demands from players are being continually added to the list, adding more processing power will be the closer and beneficial solution but it requires an even bigger budget. But is more power going to make our lives any easier?

Having more power means creating larger games and supplying some of player’s demands but more power is not necessarily easing anything.

As Bianchi states, more power can create something only the biggest of studios can deliver for players but the more we invest in making the devices fancier and so on, the more will cost the costumers. So the previous question is tricky. As the demands keep on increasing their numbers, the companies will end up spending money on more processing power in order to please the players. For example, the price of a car gets higher as new parts are being added to it and so does the cost for Xbox and PS5. Now to see how the market responds to them this time.

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PlayStation 5 To Bring Significant Changes to Sony PlayStation Network (PSN), According To Jez Corden

Far from being perfect, the PlayStation Network (PSN) would take significant advantage of the release of PlayStation 5 to make it to the next level.

When it first appeared on PlayStation 3, the PSN had disappointed the gamers and, well aware of this problem, Sony sought to improve things when it launched the current generation of its video games console. Its many changes have changed the face of the service, but have also come with paid access.

Well aware that this subscription concept includes a high expectation on the part of Sony console owners, the manufacturer would take advantage of the next generation of its video games console, PlayStation 5, to rework its offer while adding many possibilities to the PSN according to Jez Corden, editor of Windows Central.

PlayStation 5 would bring significant changes to Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN)

“Heard a few rumors Sony might be working on a big infrastructure/platform update for PSN in time for PS5. They’re not resting on their laurels when it comes to cloud it seems,” said Jez Corden on Twitter.

Unfortunately for us, the editor of Windows Central, who rarely makes mistakes when presenting rumors and news, did not want to say more about the changes we could see within PlayStation Network (PSN) after the release of PlayStation 5.

However, taking the rumor as true, it is good to see that Sony will change not only the appearance of its PlayStation Network but also its infrastructure, which could allow the PSN to gain more boost or even make its entry into the cross-platform play. It could also make possible for the Japanese manufacturer to finally catch up with Microsoft and its Xbox Live by offering new features and functions in its PSN with the release of PlayStation 5.

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PlayStation 5: What we Know About the Next Console by Sony

With PlayStation 4 slowly coming to the end of its life cycle, millions of fans around the world wait impatiently for the next generation of Sony’s popular console. It is well known that a large part of Sony’s revenue comes from its gaming platform, therefore we should all expect that this tech giant will invest a fortune in the upcoming PlayStation 5. With the launch of this new console we will definitely see some great improvements of its specifications and features, compared to its predecessor. Let’s take a look at the rumors surrounding PS5, its competition with Xbox Two, the possible titles that will be released for this platform, as well as the expected release date of this next generation console.

PS5 will compete with Xbox Two

According to numerous reports, Sony is not the only tech company expected to launch its console in the relatively near future, as it is widely known that Microsoft is currently engaged in the process of creating its own console of the next generation. This platform, which most likely will be named Xbox Two, will be the fourth device of the very popular Xbox line. Since these two consoles are going to be released around the same time, all tech analysts expect a fierce battle between Sony and Microsoft for the title of the best gaming platform on the market.

Many experts expect an extremely intense rivalry between them when it comes to streaming. It looks like it could be the last generation of gaming platforms before this industry is fully integrated with streaming, therefore it might be the main factor in determining which one is the winner.

Some rumors also state that the launch date of Xbox Two could strongly influence the release of PS5. It is very likely that a rapid progress of Microsoft in developing their console might force Sony to speed up their works on PS5.

The opening lineup of PlayStation 5

As it always happens, Sony might want to attract potential customers using a strong opening lineup of new titles as a bait. At the moment, we can only speculate about the possible games that will be available to play on PS5, but there are some strong rumors surrounding especially these three titles: Call of Duty 2019, The Last of Us Part 2 and Black Ops 4.

When it comes to the next Call of Duty, we are almost certain that it will be part of the introductory lineup of PS5. There is also a chance that this title will make its debut on PS4, a few months before the launch of Sony’s new console. The Last of Us Part 2, the highly anticipated game whose predecessor has enjoyed a great success, is also expected to appear on PS5 once it hits the market. The third title, Black Ops 4, which might have a multiplayer mode, is expected to debut this year and as soon as PS5 launches it could become available for the new console.

When to expect PS5 and how much could it cost?

TweakTown estimates that in the most optimistic scenario, PlayStation 5 could be released as early as in 2019. This, however, can happen only if Sony will feel like the update of its platform is necessary and as long as the process of development is going well. According to some other sources, the most realistic launch year could be either 2021 or 2022.

As for the price of the upcoming PlayStation 5, it shouldn’t cost more than PS4 at the moment of its launch, but around the same amount, which means that Sony’s new console will be available for $399.

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What is the Future of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett and Who will Change it?

A new technology called game streaming might change the whole game industry and here is why.

Local content vs game-streaming

If you are a beginner, streaming games will not make you get a gaming hardware and spend hundreds of cash on it.

Yourhas the necessary hardware which can display the streamed games so you will not need huge hard drives, high-powered graphics card or processors as a way to store games.

Nvidia GeForce Now

Even though Nvidia’s GeForce Now is only in beta and it keeps upgrading, we still have the assurance that it might become official soon.

GeForce Now has the ability to support over 300 games at the moment and if you want you can also make your own additions from Uplay library and Steam, and you will be able to benefit from all your games.

At the moment of being, you do not have to pay anything to use GeForce Now, but you need to pay for your games on Steam. When the service will no longer be on beta, you might have to pay a sum.

PlayStation Now

Sony has developed a game-streaming service called PlayStation Now which was mostly created for PlayStation 4, but you can also use it on your PC if you get a compatible controller.

The PlayStation Now game-streaming service is no longer available on Sony Smart TVs, PlayStation 3, PlayStation TV, and PlayStation Vita.

Without access to Steam or similar services, PlayStationNow does pretty well alone as it has a wide range of games kept in its library. You can choose from over 600 games along with other new ones added month by month.

These two game-streaming services might steal PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett’s bread.

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