Sony PlayStation 5 announced and it's comparison to Microsoft Xbox Series X

Thursday, June 11 2020: It's been a while there has been a product launch event amidst of this pandemic and I believe Sony was teasing about their upcoming gaming console from many months. Their DualSense wireless controller was announced on April 7 and also PS5 specifications were announced a while ago. But the design was never showed off to public before. It is announced today and confirmed Holiday release but no other information about pricing has been provided. 

Coming to PlayStation 5, Here are some interesting facts:

1. PlayStation 5 Congress in two variants. One with CD drive and the other is complete digital edition which we can expect a bit cheaper. 
2. Alongside gaming console Sony had announced variety of accessories starting with controllers, charging dock, HD camera, media controller and a gaming headset.
3. PlayStation will available this Holiday season for customers. 
4. They come in single color which is white and black design

Some pictures of PlayStation 5:

Credits: Sony

Credits: Sony

Credits: Sony

Specs:

• 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
• Internal storage: Custom 825GB SSD
• 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

Launch Date:

Holiday 2020

Trailer: 

Price:

Not disclosed

Models: 

Digital and Drive capable

Comparison in specs with Microsoft Xbox Series X:

	Microsoft Xbox Series X	Sony PlayStation 5
CPU	8x Cores @ 3.8 GHz (3.66 GHz w/ SMT) Custom Zen 2 CPU	8x Cores @ 3.5 GHz (variable frequency)
GPU	12 TFLOPS, 52 CUs @ 1.825 GHz Custom RDNA 2 GPU	10.3 TFLOPS, 36 CUs @ 2.33 GHz (variable frequency)
Die size	360.45 mm	TBD
Processor	7nm Enhanced	TBD
Memory	16 GB GDDR6 w/ 320mb bus	16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth	10GB @ 560 GB/s, 6GB @ 336 GB/s	448 GB/s
Internal Storage	1 TB Custom NVME SSD	825 GB Custom NVME SSD
I/O Throughput	2.4 GB/s (Raw), 4.8 GB/s (Compressed, with custom hardware decompression block)	5.5 GB/s (Raw), up to 8-9GB/s (Compressed)
Expandable storage	1 TB Expansion Card (matches internal storage exactly)	NVMe SSD Slot
External storage	USB 3.2 External HDD Support	USB External HDD Support
Optical drive	4K UHD Blu-Ray Drive	4K UHD Blu-Ray Drive

Credits: laptopmag

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