First rumors about the specifications of the ps5

The arrival of Microsoft's Xbox One X could have accelerated Sony's plans to launch the PS5, its next game console. The first rumors suggest that the company will continue betting on AMD hardware, which has given such good results in the current generation, and that it would guarantee backward compatibility with PS4.

PS5 will have Navi features and a Zen-based processor

The first data on the specifications of the PS5 come from SemiAccurate, who points out that the new console would have a processor based on the Zen architecture, which would be a huge leap from the Jaguar cores of the PS4. It is also pointed out that the GPU would be halfway between Vega and Navi, which is not surprising, since the PS4 GPU is based on Polaris, but includes Vega features such as Rapid Packed Math, which has given such good results. in Horizon Zero Dawn.

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The PS5 would also include silicon-level features with virtual reality in mind, which hints at the arrival of a new PSVR device with better technical characteristics than the current one, mainly a screen with a higher refresh rate.

Finally, it is mentioned that the first development kits for the PS5 are already available, although it seems highly unlikely that the new console will arrive this year 2018. The PS5 hardware will be manufactured using a 7nm process, so it seems very clear that its arrival on the market will not be possible until next year. The development kits available today would not use the actual hardware that we will find in the new console.

Sony pointed out that the PS4 Pro was a half-generation release, which came three years after the original PS4. The end of 2019 marks three years since the arrival of the PS4 Pro, so it would be the perfect time to put a new platform on the market.

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