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PlayStation 5 (PS5) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It launched in November 2020 and represents the sixth generation of PlayStation consoles. The PS5 is available in two configurations: the Standard Edition, which includes a built-in Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive, and the Digital Edition, which omits the drive. Both models share the same CPU, GPU, memory, and I/O architecture.

The PS5 uses a custom AMD system on a chip combining an 8-core Zen 2 CPU at

The PS5 ships with the DualSense wireless controller, which includes haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, a built-in

Pricing at launch was $499 for the Standard Edition and $399 for the Digital Edition. Initial availability

3.5
GHz
with
a
RDNA
2-based
GPU
capable
of
up
to
10.28
teraflops.
It
includes
16
GB
of
GDDR6
memory
and
a
825
GB
custom
SSD
with
roughly
5.5
GB/s
raw
read
bandwidth,
enabling
fast
loading
and
streaming;
user-accessible
storage
is
expandable
via
a
PCIe
NVMe
M.2
SSD
slot
and
USB
drives.
The
console
supports
4K
video
output
at
up
to
120
Hz
and
features
hardware-accelerated
ray
tracing.
It
also
supports
8K
output
and
high
dynamic
range.
microphone,
and
a
new
Create
button.
The
system
runs
PlayStation
software
with
features
such
as
activity-based
game
navigation
and
a
redesigned
user
interface.
It
is
backward
compatible
with
the
majority
of
PS4
titles,
with
enhanced
performance
for
many
games.
The
launch
lineup
included
Demon's
Souls
(remake),
Spider-Man:
Miles
Morales,
and
Astro's
Playroom,
a
built-in
tech
demo.
Games
can
be
played
from
the
internal
SSD
or
expanded
storage;
PS4
games
can
also
be
played
from
USB
drives.
began
November
12,
2020
in
major
markets
including
the
United
States
and
Japan.