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 The original PlayStation 5 console with optical drive, and DualSense controller | |
| Also known as | PS5 |
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| Developer | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Manufacturer | Sony, Foxconn |
| Product family | PlayStation |
| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Ninth |
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| Units sold | 50 million (as of December 20, 2023[update])[1] |
| Units shipped | 61.8 million (as of June 30, 2024[update])[2] |
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| CPU | Custom 8-core AMD Zen 2 Variable frequency up to 3.5 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB/256-bit GDDR6 SDRAM 512 MB DDR4 RAM (used as SSD controller cache)[3] |
| Storage | Base (2020-22) Custom 825 GB Slim (2023) 1 TB Pro (2024) 2 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD |
| Removable storage | Internal PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD upgradeable up to 8 TB External USB-based HDD or SSD up to 8 TB |
| Display | |
| Graphics | Base (2020-22)/Slim (2023) Custom AMD RDNA 2 36 CUs Variable frequency up to 2.23 GHz 10.3 TFLOPS peak Pro (2024) Custom AMD RDNA 3 60 CUs Variable frequency up to 2.35 GHz 33.5 TFLOPS peak[4] |
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| Controller input | DualSense (Edge), DualShock 4, PlayStation Move, PS5 Media Remote, PlayStation VR2 Sense controllers |
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| Online services | PlayStation Network PlayStation Plus |
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| Backward compatibility | Almost all PlayStation 4 games and PlayStation VR games |
| Predecessor | PlayStation 4 |
| Website | playstation.com/ps5 |
The PlayStation 5 (PS5) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was announced as the successor to the PlayStation 4 in April 2019, was launched on November 12, 2020, in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, North America, and South Korea, and was released worldwide a week later. The PS5 is part of the ninth generation of video game consoles, along with Microsoft's Xbox Series X/S consoles, which were released in the same month.
The base model includes an optical disc drive compatible with Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. The Digital Edition lacks this drive, as a lower-cost model for buying games only through download. The two variants were launched simultaneously. Slimmer hardware revisions of both models replaced the original models on sale in November 2023.[5] A PlayStation 5 Pro model is planned for release on November 7, 2024, featuring a faster GPU, improved ray tracing, and introducing an AI-driven upscaling technology.
The PlayStation 5's main hardware features include a solid-state drive customized for high-speed data streaming to enable significant improvements in storage performance, an AMD GPU capable of 4K resolution display at up to 120 frames per second, hardware-accelerated ray tracing for realistic lighting and reflections, and the Tempest Engine for hardware-accelerated 3D audio effects. Other features include the DualSense controller with haptic feedback, backward compatibility with the majority of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR games, and the PlayStation VR2 headset.
- ^ "PlayStation 5 Achieves Milestone of 50 Million Units Sold to Consumers" (Press release). December 20, 2023. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "PS5 shipments top 61.8 million". August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "PlayStation 5 Teardown". iFixit. November 5, 2020. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "Sony PlayStation 5 Pro reportedly features max GPU clock of 2.35 GHz", videocardz.com
- ^ "New look for PS5 console this holiday season". PlayStation.Blog. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.