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Rumor: PlayStation 5 First Details Reportedly Shared in $1,000 Article

Rumor: PlayStation 5 First Details Reportedly Shared in $1,000 Article

A site called SemiAccurate released an article that has the first details about the next console from Sony, the Playstation 5, with rumors running rampant on Resetera about what Sony’s next generation of hardware could do.

SemiAccurate has posted the article in the most questionable way possible, asking its readers to hand over $1,000 to continue reading their article. But a few people over at Resetera have managed to get some of the finer details within that same article, and here’s what they found out as stated in a Comicbook/wwg article:

“First off, technical-wise, the system “uses AMD’s Navi as its base architecture, not specifically using Navi,” or “APU with a Navi gpu.” So it definitely sounds like next-gen level hardware, at least compared to what we have now. The CPU has also reportedly been noted as “an 8 Core Zen CPU,” but no other details have been revealed aside from that. That would be a considerable leap ahead of the Jaguar CPUs we’ve been dealing with for years.

Now to the good stuff. Reportedly, a number of development kits are already in the hands of several companies, though a specific list wasn’t provided. And the author of the article has actually suggested that a release for the PlayStation 5 wouldn’t be out of the question this year because of this.

Now, we’ve already heard some developers are planning some next-gen development alongside current-gen games, like CD Projekt Red with Cyberpunk 2077, but it’s doubtful that these developers will get the releases done in time for this year. So this seems a little far-fetched, unless a lot of games are set to be announced at E3 – which might happen. Emphasis on a very light might.

The author also apparently noted that VR “goodies” were going to be included at the silicon level within the system, which means that Sony isn’t about to give up on its PlayStation VR technology anytime soon, and will make it a big part of the system.

Also, surprisingly enough, there was no mention of backward compatibility. That doesn’t mean that Sony won’t include it in their hardware, but we’re a bit surprised it wasn’t a talking point, especially with big releases like Shadow of the Colossus, God of War and Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man being available for the PS4 this year.

That’s really all we could find about the PS5 at this point, since, well, we’re not forking over a grand to read an editorial that’s not even based on official details confirmed by Sony. But the 2018 announcement and release sounds suspect, especially since the PS4 and PS4 Pro are still selling like hotcakes.

One Resetera user has suggested the following, and it makes a little more sense:

“PSX 2018 – PS5 teased
E3 2019 – full reveal
Holidays 2019 – worldwide release”

Remember, Microsoft paced itself with its Xbox One X announcement, and even that wasn’t as big a seller as the company anticipated. Sony needs to prep this the right way and not go running into another generation when this one is doing just fine. We’ll have to see what the company is up to in a couple of months, around E3 time.”

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Leonid Melikhov

Hello everyone, my name is Leo and I am the proud founder of Gaming Instincts. I've been working in the Gaming Industry for over 6 years professionally. However, in my recent times I have decided to go create a new path for myself and that path began with Gaming Instincts. I loves many different types of games genres including FPS, RTS, TPS, MMOs, Arcade Racers and many more. One of my favorite current developers is From Software the creators of the Soulsbourne games. My friends also thing I am crazy because I love trophy and achievement hunting on my PS4 Pro and Xbox One X. I always strive to obtain 100% completion including DLC on some of the hardest games that are out in the market. Most notable and proud 100%s are Evolve, Overwatch, Battleborn and both of the Evil Within titles. Over the course of my 6 year career I had the pleasure to speak to some of the biggest publishers and developers in the world including 343 Industries, Turn 10, Rare, Lionhead Studios, Naughty Dog, Ready at Dawn, Bungie, Activision, EA, Epic and many more. What does the future hold for me at Gaming Instincts and where shall we go? Only time will tell.

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