PS5 Price Will Be “Appealing,” Says Sony

Sony shared a few tidbits about its next-generation PlayStation console–which doesn’t yet have an official name but will likely be called PlayStation 5–in an interview with Wired this week. Among other things, PS4 lead system architect Mark Cerny confirmed the new console will be backwards compatible. One of the biggest questions surrounding the system, however, is its price, but Sony suggests it will be offered at a good value.

While the subject of price didn’t come up in the interview, Wired writer Peter Rubin did broach it during his discussion with Cerny, and he shared their exchange on Twitter. Naturally, Cerny was coy about saying too much about the topic, but he did tease the system will launch with an “appealing” price tag. “I believe that we will be able to release it at an SRP [suggested retail price] that will be appealing to gamers in light of its advanced feature set,” he said.

Of course, Cerny’s response leaves a lot of wiggle room, and his comment about the console’s “advanced feature set” suggests it won’t be cheap, although we likely won’t know just how much it’ll cost until closer to launch. As for when that will be, Sony hasn’t yet announced a release window for its next console. Last May, however, head of PlayStation John Kodera said the new system was three years off, so it presumably won’t arrive until 2020 at the earliest.

In addition to confirming backwards compatibility, Cerny revealed that the PS5 will use an AMD chip with a CPU based on the third-generation Ryzen, as well as a custom version of Radeon’s Navi graphics chips. The system will also support 8K and utilize solid-state drives, allowing for much faster loading times.

Beyond that, Sony didn’t share many other details about its upcoming console, and it’s unclear when the company will reveal more information. For the first time since entering the gaming market, Sony is skipping this year’s E3, so any more news about the system will likely be reserved for its PlayStation Experience event or new State of Play streams, assuming the company plans on revealing it this year.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps5-price-will-be-appealing-says-sony/1100-6466340/