PlayStation 5 Name Confirmed, Coming Holiday 2020

Oct. 9, 2019

Sony’s upcoming PlayStation update has been in the news for a while now, withnew detailsandadvancementsabout the console coming out over the past months. If you’ve been eagerly waiting for more details about the console, well, Sony just delivered.

Sony has said that the PS5’s controller will be improved, with anew haptic feedback systemreplacing the old rumble feedback that the console has used for years now. With this new haptic feedback, the company claims users will be able to receive a wider range of feedback from their controllers when they’re gaming. The company has also said that it’ll beimplementing “Adaptive Triggers” for the L2/R2 buttons on the controller. This will let developer’s program the tension in the triggers, allowing for experiences such as gamer’s being able tofeel the force as they pull back on the string of a bow,or forcing them to push the triggers harder while driving through rough terrain.Image Courtesy: Lets Go Digital

Sony gave an early hands-on to the folks over at Wired, who mention that the controller looks a lot like the PS4’s Dual Shock controller, except for improvements such as the inclusion ofUSB-C, a larger battery, and improved speakers.

There’s a lot more stuff coming with the PS5, including the inclusion of a new, high-speed SSD in the PS5. Sony will reportedly also let developers break-up installation of their games into parts, soplayers can choose to simply install the multiplayer components or the single-player campaignsetc. This is in an attempt to allow gamers to manage their PS5’s storage more efficiently, especially since the PS5 makes it mandatory to install games on to the internal SSD.