Published on May 21st, 2019 📆 | 2385 Views ⚑
0Sony Shows Crazy Fast PS5 Load Times with Custom SSD
Sony has revealed one of the killer features of its next-generation game console, the PS5, and is outlining some of its future plans regarding the PlayStation brand.
Itâs promising that with the help of all sorts of new tech, itâs going to make gaming on PlayStation more powerful and flexible than ever before.
Credit: Tom's GuideAt a company âcorporate strategy meetingâ, Sony gave the attendees a sneak peek of what weâre assuming will be the PS5. In a statement it released after the meeting, according to TechRadar, Sony said that âThe two keywords for the future direction of PlayStation are âimmersiveâ and âseamless.ââ
The way Sony plans to achieve these targets is firstly with increased computing power and a custom SSD for speedy processing and loading. The video below from The Wall Street Journal tech reporter Takashi Mochizuki shows how the new hardware compares to Sonyâs current most powerful hardware, the PlayStation 4 Pro.
The seamless part of their goal is to come via Remote Play and PlayStation Now on the current PS4. Remote Play is an existing feature that permits users to play their games away from their PS4 via a PC, Mac or Sony Xperia smartphone, while still using a PlayStation controller and everything else they have stored on the console.
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PlayStation Now is apparently going to offer âimmersive game experiences to users regardless of whether they own a PS4 console at all.â This is Sonyâs game streaming service, allowing access to hundreds of games for a monthly subscription fee. This part of the statement indicates that Sonyâs willing to divorce the subscription from the hardware, allowing you to play on other platforms as long as youâre paying.
The statement also mentions Sonyâs recent team-up with Microsoft, the two companies working together on âcloud solutionsâ, which will include the streaming of games, as well as its planned use of 5G. Although it doesnât specify a purpose for this, one can imagine the increased reliability and speeds of 5G will be great for Remote Play and other gaming functions while on the move.
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