06-14-2020, 11:06 AM
Sony unveils PlayStation 5 design, but remains silent on price
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sony-unveils-playstation-5-design-but-remains-silent-on-price.jpg" width="646" height="363" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>Sony’s PlayStation 5 game showcase revealed the look of the next generation console and, as with its accompanying DualSense controller, the system makes quite the first impression.</p>
<p>While competing console-maker Microsoft went for a <a href="https://gamasutra.com/view/news/355663/Xboxs_nextgen_Project_Scarlett_revealed_as_Xbox_Series_X.php">nondescript boxy look</a> for its own next-gen entry, the PlayStation 5 opts for a distinctive silhouette that carries the same black and white motif debuted with the DualSense controller last month.</p>
<p>In <a href="https://gamasutra.com/view/news/360851/The_PS5_DualSense_gamepad_doubles_down_on_dream_of_nextgen_immersion.php">the case of that earlier debut</a>, SIE president and CEO Jim Ryan said that a striking visual shift from previous PlayStation products aimed to “[capture] just how strongly we feel about making a generational leap with PS5” and it seems that same philosophy applies to the PlayStation 5 itself. </p>
<p>The debut introduced two different versions of that launch console, one that features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive and one that scraps a disc drive entirely to instead offer its players the option to go all digital when entering the next console generation.</p>
<p><img alt height="363" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sony-unveils-playstation-5-design-but-remains-silent-on-price.jpg" width="646"></p>
<p>The short hardware preview also revealed a small hoard of new PlayStation 5 accessories, including the Pulse 3D wireless headset (with support for the 3D audio feature PlayStation previously discussed at length), a HD Camera with dual 1080p lenses, dedicated media remote, and charging station for the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controllers. </p>
<p>The <a href="https://youtu.be/RuLci-lSeCo?t=3537">rest of today’s live stream</a> ran through some of the games from both PlayStation Studios and external developers that’ll arrive on the PlayStation 5 within the early days of its lifetime, including peeks at Guerilla Games’ <em>Horizon: Forbidden West</em>, Insomniac Games’ <em>Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart</em>, and IO Interactive’s <em>Hitman 3</em>. </p>
<p>One notable absence from today’s live stream was a price. While rumors have popped up online from time to time, neither Xbox nor PlayStation have yet to officially announce a pricepoint for their next generation hardware despite both consoles being expected to launch in Holiday 2020.</p>
<p>In a followup press release, Sony says that info on both pricing and additional PS5 details will be announced “at a later date.”</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/06/...-on-price/
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sony-unveils-playstation-5-design-but-remains-silent-on-price.jpg" width="646" height="363" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>Sony’s PlayStation 5 game showcase revealed the look of the next generation console and, as with its accompanying DualSense controller, the system makes quite the first impression.</p>
<p>While competing console-maker Microsoft went for a <a href="https://gamasutra.com/view/news/355663/Xboxs_nextgen_Project_Scarlett_revealed_as_Xbox_Series_X.php">nondescript boxy look</a> for its own next-gen entry, the PlayStation 5 opts for a distinctive silhouette that carries the same black and white motif debuted with the DualSense controller last month.</p>
<p>In <a href="https://gamasutra.com/view/news/360851/The_PS5_DualSense_gamepad_doubles_down_on_dream_of_nextgen_immersion.php">the case of that earlier debut</a>, SIE president and CEO Jim Ryan said that a striking visual shift from previous PlayStation products aimed to “[capture] just how strongly we feel about making a generational leap with PS5” and it seems that same philosophy applies to the PlayStation 5 itself. </p>
<p>The debut introduced two different versions of that launch console, one that features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive and one that scraps a disc drive entirely to instead offer its players the option to go all digital when entering the next console generation.</p>
<p><img alt height="363" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sony-unveils-playstation-5-design-but-remains-silent-on-price.jpg" width="646"></p>
<p>The short hardware preview also revealed a small hoard of new PlayStation 5 accessories, including the Pulse 3D wireless headset (with support for the 3D audio feature PlayStation previously discussed at length), a HD Camera with dual 1080p lenses, dedicated media remote, and charging station for the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controllers. </p>
<p>The <a href="https://youtu.be/RuLci-lSeCo?t=3537">rest of today’s live stream</a> ran through some of the games from both PlayStation Studios and external developers that’ll arrive on the PlayStation 5 within the early days of its lifetime, including peeks at Guerilla Games’ <em>Horizon: Forbidden West</em>, Insomniac Games’ <em>Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart</em>, and IO Interactive’s <em>Hitman 3</em>. </p>
<p>One notable absence from today’s live stream was a price. While rumors have popped up online from time to time, neither Xbox nor PlayStation have yet to officially announce a pricepoint for their next generation hardware despite both consoles being expected to launch in Holiday 2020.</p>
<p>In a followup press release, Sony says that info on both pricing and additional PS5 details will be announced “at a later date.”</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/06/...-on-price/