The PlayStation 5 (PS5) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced in 2019 as the successor to the PlayStation 4, the PS5 was released on November 12, 2020, in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, North America, and South Korea, with worldwide release following a week later. The PS5 is part of the ninth generation of video game consoles, along with Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Series Sconsoles, which were released in the same month.
PlayStation 5 |
 The base PlayStation 5 console (with optical drive) in rest mode and DualSense controller |
| Also known as | PS5 |
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| Developer | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
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| Manufacturer | Sony, Foxconn |
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| Product family | PlayStation |
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| Type | Home video game console |
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| Generation | Ninth |
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| Release date | - AU/JP/KR/NA/NZ:November 12, 2020
- WW: November 19, 2020
- INA: January 22, 2021
- IND: February 2, 2021
- CHN: May 15, 2021
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| Lifespan | 2020–present |
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| Introductory price | |
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| Units sold | 21.4 million (as of July 29, 2022)[1] |
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| Units shipped | 19.3 million (as of March 31, 2022)[2] |
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| CPU | Custom 8-core AMDZen 2
Variable frequency up to 3.5 GHz |
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| Memory | 16 GB/256-bit GDDR6 SDRAM
512 MB DDR4 RAM (for background tasks)[3] |
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| Storage | Custom 825 GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD |
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| Removable storage | Internal (user upgradeable) PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD, or external USB-based HDD |
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| Display | |
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| Graphics | Custom AMD RDNA 2
36 CUs
Variable frequency up to 2.23 GHz
10.3 TFLOPS peak |
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| Sound | |
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| Controller input | DualSense, DualShock 4, PlayStation Move, PS5 Media Remote |
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| Connectivity | |
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| Online services | PlayStation Network
PlayStation Plus |
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| Dimensions | - Base (launch model): 390 mm × 260 mm × 104 mm (15.4 in × 10.2 in × 4.1 in)
- Digital (launch model): 390 mm × 260 mm × 92 mm (15.4 in × 10.2 in × 3.6 in)
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| Mass | - Base (launch model): 4.5 kilograms (9.9 lb)
- Digital (launch model): 3.9 kilograms (8.6 lb)
- Base (2021 revision): 4.2 kilograms (9.3 lb)
- Digital (2021 revision): 3.6 kilograms (7.9 lb)
- Base (2022 revision): 3.9 kilograms (8.6 lb)
- Digital (2022 revision): 3.4 kilograms (7.5 lb)
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Backward
compatibility | Almost all PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VRgames |
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| Predecessor | PlayStation 4 |
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| Website | playstation.com/ps5 |
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The base model includes an optical disc drivecompatible with Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. The Digital Edition lacks this drive, allowing it to serve as a lower-cost model for those who prefer to buy games through digital download. The two variants were launched simultaneously.
The PlayStation 5's main hardware features include a solid-state drive customized for high-speed data streaming to enable significant improvements in storage performance, an AMD GPU capable of 4K resolution display at up to 120 frames per second, hardware-accelerated ray tracing for realistic lighting and reflections, and the Tempest Engine allowing for hardware-accelerated 3D audio effects. Other features include the DualSense controller with haptic feedback and backward compatibility with the majority of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VRgames.
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