Our quick take
Sony PlayStation 5 - 5.0 / 5
Design
Dimensions: 390 x 104 x 260mm (excluding base and longest projection) / Weight: 4.5kg Connections: HDMI 2.1, 3x USB 3.1, USB-C, Ethernet, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1
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DualSense controller
- New controller with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers Built-in microphone, speaker, motion sensors Battery: 1,560mAh, USB-C charging
Hardware
- CPU: Octa-core Zen 2 CPU / GPU: 10.3 TFLOPS Memory: 16GB of GDDR6 RAM Storage: 825GB SSD (667GB available to user) SSD storage card slot (not activated at launch)
User experience
- Backward compatible with thousands of PS4 games New content rich homescreen
Performance
2160p 60fps, up to 120fps possible; 8K support for future use Ray tracing and HDR10 support Tempest 3D AudioTech
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Media
Games
- Astro’s Playroom pre-installed PlayStation Plus Collection of 20 classic PS4 games available to PS Plus members
To recap
As the PS5 matures it’s clear that it is a beast of a machine, both in potential and actual size. Its DualSense controller takes gaming to a new level with its extra features, while the speed of its internal SSD storage is a true game changer. Perhaps best of all though is the continuingly impressive game support, with 4K 60fps graphics almost a default. It’s all very impressive stuff.
