Sony is launching the PlayStation 5 console in just about two weeks, and the event will practically mean a revolution in the gaming industry. The next-generation console’s hardware is significantly superior to one of the PlayStation 4 consoles, and there’s already a multitude of games confirmed to be running on PS5.
Those who will become PlayStation 5 owners and unbox their new console will get a number of PS4 classics that are known as the PlayStation Plus Collection. Although Sony initially announced a number of 18 games available at launch for PS5, the manufacturer now updates the list to 20 titles.
Here’s the full list of the 20 games:
First-party:
- Bloodborne
- Days Gone
- Detroit: Become Human
- God of War
- Infamous Second Son
- Ratchet and Clank
- The Last Guardian
- The Last of Us Remastered
- Until Dawn
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Third-party:
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Battlefield 1
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Zombies Chronicles Edition
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
- Fallout 4
- Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition
- Monster Hunter: World
- Mortal Kombat X
- Persona 5
- Resident Evil 7 biohazard
PlayStation 5 specifications
Here are the specifications for the next-generation console, and we have to point out from the start their superiority compared to the previous PlayStation 4 console:
- CPU: AMD Zen 2-based CPU with 8 cores at 3.5GHz (variable frequency)
- GPU: 10.28 TFLOPs, 36 CUs at 2.23GHz (variable frequency)
- GPU architecture: Custom RDNA 2
- Memory interface: 16GB GDDR6 / 256-bit
- Memory bandwidth: 448GB/s
- IO throughput: 5.5GB/s (raw), typical 8-9GB/s (compressed)
- Expandable storage: NVMe SSD slot
- External storage: USB HDD support (PS4 games only)
- Optical drive: 4K UHD Blu-ray drive
With a whole new architecture, faster storage thanks to the SSD, and superior resolution support, the PS5 console is announced to be the world’s fastest console and a better option than the good old PS4 in almost every way. Sony’s upcoming gaming machine arrives in stores on November 12, and you can buy it for $500.