Sony PlayStation 5 Details Are Out, Boasts Of 3D Audio And 8K Gaming Like Xbox Series X

After more than a year¡¯s buildup, Sony is finally out with the technical specifications of the PlayStation 5 and it looks like the company is not leaving out the PS4 games behind. Slated to release this holiday season, here is how the new gaming console by Sony competes with the XBox Series X unveiled just two days prior to the PlayStation 5 announcement.

The specifications for the PlayStation 5 were announced through a livestream by Sony on Wednesday. As a highlight, it was said during the livestream that the team at Sony envisioned gaming in the next five years and with that in mind, came up with the ¡®3D audio¡¯ in the PlayStation 5. A feature that will produce directional sounds similar to as in the game. Meaning players will be able to better judge where the sound is coming from, in a 3D environment.

Another big plus with the PlayStation 5 is that it will support almost all the top 100 PS4 games. Sony also promised that it will keep on testing and adding new games from a library of 4000 PS4 games to this list supported by the PS5.

Sony PlayStation 5 (Image: Sony)

Other features on the PS5 include an SSD storage for shorter loading time, more efficient graphics chip for higher screen resolution as well as ray tracing support for more realistic shadow and lighting effects.

Interestingly, the PlayStation 5 will support both 4K and 8K gaming. While the latter is not that prevalent in games yet, it can easily be judged that the console will play 4K gaming as smoothly as it gets.

Sony has also redesigned the controllers for the PlayStation 5, which now include haptic feedback and better tactile sensations like rumbling and shaking for a more immersive gaming experience.

Better than the XBox Series X?

The eternal rivalry between the consoles has been fueled again with the recent releases of both. But put them head to head for a comparison and you get an uber complicated dilemma on various fronts.

XBox Series X (Image: Microsoft)

As for what is known to date, both XBox Series X and the PS5 are powered by a 3.8GHz eight-core AMD Zen 2 processor. Like this, even the GPU of the two consoles are almost similar and are able to support both 4K and 8K resolution in games.

Both come with a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray optical drive and a 16GB GDDR6 RAM. The XBox Series X trumps the PS5 in storage by a margin, claiming a 1TB storage against the latter¡¯s 825GB. Microsoft has offered three USB-A 3.0 ports, an HDMI (out), an optical audio and a proprietary memory slot ont he XBox Series X. Ports on the PS5 are yet to be announced by Sony.