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97-682: 512 MB DDR4 RAM (used as SSD controller cache) 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

194-479: A global chip shortage from 2020 to 2023. Sony expected a short retail stock until 2023; the company said that the supply chain issues were fixed. In August 2022, Sony announced a price increase by up to 20% in most of its markets except the US, citing global economic, inflationary, and supply chain pressures. The PlayStation 5 is powered by a custom system on a chip (SoC) designed in tandem by AMD and Sony, integrating

291-731: A GPU about 45% faster than that in the existing PlayStation 5, a deep learning -based image upscaling technology called PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), and twice as fast ray tracing performance compared to the PlayStation 5. As a result, games optimized for the Pro are expected to support 4K resolutions at 60 frames per second. It will also ship with a 2 TB internal SSD storage unit, but will not include an optical disc drive nor vertical stand, which can be purchased separately. The Pro unit also includes support for Wi-Fi 7 and 8K resolution output. Games can be patched to access features of

388-451: A SO-DIMM package named UniDIMM , which can be populated with either DDR3 or DDR4 chips. At the same time, the integrated memory controller (IMC) of Skylake CPUs is announced to be capable of working with either type of memory. The purpose of UniDIMMs is to help in the market transition from DDR3 to DDR4, where pricing and availability may make it undesirable to switch the RAM type. UniDIMMs have

485-463: A USB-A port with USB 2.0 . The back has two USB-A ports with USB 3.1 Gen 2, an HDMI 2.1 port, Gigabit Ethernet , and power. The DualSense wireless controller for the PlayStation 5 was revealed on April 7, 2020. It is based on the prior DualShock controller but with modifications influenced by discussions with game designers and players. The DualSense controller has adaptive triggers with force feedback through voice coil actuators that can change

582-550: A base version with an Ultra HD Blu-ray compatible optical disc drive for retail game support alongside online distribution via the PlayStation Store , and a lower-cost variant lacking the disc drive and retaining digital download support. Following the September 16, 2020, presentation, Sony stated that pre-orders for the console were to open at various retailers on the following day. However, several retailers in

679-510: A bus that is 8 bytes (64 data bits) wide, module peak transfer rate is calculated by taking transfers per second and multiplying by eight. At the 2016 Intel Developer Forum , the future of DDR5 SDRAM was discussed. The specifications were finalized at the end of 2016 – but no modules will be available before 2020. Other memory technologies – namely HBM in version 3 and 4  – aiming to replace DDR4 have also been proposed. In 2011, JEDEC introduced

776-493: A custom 7 nm AMD Zen 2 CPU with eight cores running at a variable frequency capped at 3.5 GHz. Zen 2 is a 64-bit x86-64 instruction set CPU microarchitecture . The integrated GPU is also a custom unit based on AMD's RDNA 2 graphics architecture. The GPU has 36 compute units running at a variable frequency capped at 2.23 GHz, making it capable of a peak theoretical performance of 10.28 teraFLOPS . The GPU supports hardware-accelerated real-time ray tracing ,

873-427: 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

970-469: A free upgrade), stated that this upgrade will be free, but all future PS4 to PS5 upgrades from their first-party games will be at cost, reversing course from their earlier plans. DDR4 Released to the market in 2014, it is a variant of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), some of which have been in use since the early 1970s, and a higher-speed successor to the DDR2 and DDR3 technologies. DDR4

1067-475: A group chat. Game-related cards may present players with gameplay information such as a progress report toward completing specific missions, or listing game challenges with an option to jump directly to them. PlayStation Plus subscribers see game activity cards with hints, tips, screenshots, or videos detailing how to complete the activity. System-level items may present the player with options such as PlayStation Store sale information, or recent screenshots taken by

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1164-498: A large heat sink with a standard heat pipe design that Sony says has a "shape and airflow [which] make it possible to achieve the same performance as a vapor chamber ". SoC cooling includes a liquid metal thermal conductor which sits between the SoC and the heat sink. The system contains a 350-watt power supply. Sony developed the PlayStation 5 to consume less energy than the PlayStation 4 for suspended gameplay states. The console has

1261-535: A limited release for UK users for Death Stranding: Director's Cut and Sackboy: A Big Adventure . Users have access to download and play the full version of the game for a fixed amount of time through these Game Trials, after which they would be required to buy the game to continue playing. In March 2022, Sony released software update 5.00 which adds several improvements for accessibility such as an improved screen reader with support for features like mono audio, reading notifications aloud, additional language support, and

1358-520: A local network. In April 2021, Sony released a new software update through which users can transfer their downloaded PS5 game to an external USB hard drive. Sony announced a PlayStation 5 system software beta program in June 2021, similar to the Xbox Insider program, where signed-up users can receive early releases of planned updates to the console's software for testing prior to their release. One of

1455-417: A longer burst length of 16, higher capacity support, and improved signal integrity with tighter pin spacing (0.85 mm vs. 1.0 mm), slightly increased height (31.25 mm vs. 30.35 mm), and increased thickness (1.2 mm vs. 1.0 mm) for better signal routing and performance. Internal banks are increased to 16 (4 bank select bits), with up to 8 ranks per DIMM. Protocol changes include: Increased memory density

1552-568: A minimum transfer rate of 2133 MT/s , influenced by DDR3's nearing limit at similar speeds, and is expected to reach up to 4266 MT/s . Notable improvements in DDR4 include increased data transfer rates and enhanced efficiency. Early DDR4 samples, such as those from Samsung in January 2011, showed a CAS latency of 13 clock cycles , comparable to the DDR2 to DDR3 transition. Additionally, DDR4 features

1649-514: A minor hardware revision of the PlayStation 5 in August 2021. The new design (the 1100 series), reduced the size and weight of the heat sink, reducing the net system weight by 300 grams (0.66 lb), without having a noticeable effect on cooling performance, according to Digital Foundry and Gamers Nexus. This design requires no screwdriver for the console stand. In August 2022, Sony began shipping another hardware revision (the 1200 series), for both

1746-449: A more common 512 GB or 1 TB unit. With a dedicated decompression unit supporting zlib and the new Oodle Kraken data compression protocol from RAD Game Tools , the unit has a typical throughput of 8–9 GB/s. Mark Cerny stated that a fast SSD was the top request from game developers so the goal not only was to have a theoretical raw read speed 100 times faster than PS4, but to eliminate input/output (I/O) bottleneck points so

1843-629: A new AI machine-learning model. On September 12, 2024, Sony released software update 10.00, which added Welcome hub, Party Share, personalized 3D audio profiles, adaptive controller charging, and support for enabling remote play for individual users. Each PlayStation 5 console comes preinstalled with Astro's Playroom , a game designed to serve as a demonstration of the DualSense controller. Games are not region locked , so games purchased in one region can be played on consoles in all regions. Sony announced its concurrent responsibilities of supporting

1940-411: A new audio technology called Tempest Engine, allowing hundreds of simultaneous sound sources compared to 50 for the PlayStation 4. The internal storage of the PlayStation 5 is a custom-built 825 GB solid-state drive (667 GB available) with a 12-channel interface, achieving a raw throughput of 5.5 GB/s. This atypical drive size was found to be optimal for the 12-channel pathway rather than

2037-522: A premium. Unlike DDR3, DDR4 does not have a low voltage variant; it consistently operates at 1.2 V . Additionally, DDR4 improves on DDR3 with a longer burst length of 16 and supports larger memory capacities, enhancing both performance and system flexibility. In April 2013, a news writer at International Data Group (IDG) – an American technology research business originally part of IDC  – produced an analysis of their perceptions related to DDR4 SDRAM. The conclusions were that

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2134-470: A rendering technique that allows for realistic lighting and reflections. It is programmed via Sony's new AGC graphics API. The console has 16 GB of GDDR6 SDRAM with a peak bandwidth of 448 GB/s, and integrates Bluetooth 5.1 , and 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6). Both the CPU and GPU are monitored by a special boost system incorporating AMD's SmartShift technology that adjusts the frequency of these units based on

2231-435: A rock and a hard place" where "nobody wants to pay a premium for DDR4 products, and manufacturers don't want to make the memory if they are not going to get a premium", according to Mike Howard from iSuppli. A switch in consumer sentiment toward desktop computing and release of processors having DDR4 support by Intel and AMD could therefore potentially lead to "aggressive" growth. Intel's 2014 Haswell roadmap, revealed

2328-642: A serial interface. Many other computer buses have migrated towards replacing parallel buses with serial buses, for example by the evolution of Serial ATA replacing Parallel ATA , PCI Express replacing PCI , and serial ports replacing parallel ports. In general, serial buses are easier to scale up and have fewer wires/traces, making circuit boards using them easier to design. In the longer term, experts speculate that non-volatile RAM types like PCM ( phase-change memory ), RRAM ( resistive random-access memory ), or MRAM ( magnetoresistive random-access memory ) could replace DDR4 SDRAM and its successors. GDDR5 SGRAM

2425-450: A single internal NVM Express (NVMe) M.2 solid-state drive , and up to an additional 8TB through an external USB hard drive or SSD. Initially at launch, NVMe drives were not supported and the console would not boot if one was installed. Beta system software support for the M.2 port was released in July 2021, while full support was added in a September 2021 system update. The internal SSD

2522-406: A slightly curved edge connector so not all of the pins are engaged at the same time during module insertion, lowering the insertion force. DDR4 SO-DIMMs have 260 pins instead of the 204 pins of DDR3 SO-DIMMs, spaced at 0.5 rather than 0.6 mm, and are 2.0 mm wider (69.6 versus 67.6 mm), but remain the same 30 mm in height. For its Skylake microarchitecture , Intel designed

2619-571: A standalone application and is now fully integrated into the home screen user interface. The most significant departure from the PS4 interface is the introduction of the Control Center, accessed from the bottom of the screen by pressing the PS button. The Control Center is divided into two sections. The upper portion is a row of cards suggesting actions based on the current game or recent actions such as

2716-408: A stylistic boot-up animation and a new login screen. The central design concepts and motifs introduced on the PS4 were redesigned into a new home screen user interface. The top of the screen has a row of applications, and two upper tabs to switch between showing games or media apps. Selecting a game reveals individual activities such as a specific level or multiplayer mode. PlayStation Store is no longer

2813-510: A very wide parallel memory interface—up to 512 bits for Wide I/O 2 compared to 64 bits for DDR4—although they operate at lower frequencies than DDR4. Wide I/O 2 is designed for high-performance, compact devices, often integrated into processors or system on a chip (SoC) packages. In contrast, HBM targets graphics memory and general computing, while Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) is aimed at high-end servers and enterprise applications. Micron Technology 's Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) stacked memory uses

2910-488: A voltage of 1.2 V and supports frequencies between 800 and 1600 MHz (DDR4-1600 through DDR4-3200). Compared to DDR3, which operates at 1.5 V with frequencies from 400 to 1067 MHz (DDR3-800 through DDR3-2133), DDR4 offers better performance and energy efficiency . DDR4 speeds are advertised as double the base clock rate due to its Double Data Rate (DDR) nature, with common speeds including DDR4-2400 and DDR4-3200, and higher speeds like DDR4-4266 and DDR4-5000 available at

3007-534: Is a graphics type of DDR3 synchronous graphics RAM , which was introduced before DDR4, and is not a successor to DDR4. Digital Foundry Eurogamer is a British video game journalism website launched in 1999 alongside parent company Gamer Network . In 2008, it started in the formerly eponymous trade fair EGX (Eurogamer Expo until 2013) organised by its parent company. From 2013 to 2020, sister site USGamer ran independently under its parent company. Eurogamer (initially stylised as EuroGamer )

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3104-443: Is anticipated, possibly using TSV (" through-silicon via ") or other 3D stacking processes . The DDR4 specification will include standardized 3D stacking "from the start" according to JEDEC, with provision for up to 8 stacked dies. X-bit Labs predicted that "as a result DDR4 memory chips with very high density will become relatively inexpensive". Switched memory banks are also an anticipated option for servers. In 2008,

3201-463: Is characterized by Sony as "accessible and informative", providing updates of friends' activities, available multiplayer activities, and single-player missions and rewards. Cerny stated "we don't want the player to have to boot the game, see what's up, boot the game, see what's up", so all of these options are "visible in the UI". Matt MacLaurin, the current vice president of UX design at PlayStation, described

3298-553: Is high. The combination of RAS =L and CAS = WE =H that previously encoded an activate command is unused. As in previous SDRAM encodings, A10 is used to select command variants: auto-precharge on read and write commands, and one bank vs. all banks for the precharge command. It also selects two variants of the ZQ calibration command. As in DDR3, A12 is used to request burst chop : truncation of an 8-transfer burst after four transfers. Although

3395-881: Is not compatible with any earlier type of random-access memory (RAM) due to different signaling voltage and physical interface, besides other factors. DDR4 SDRAM was released to the public market in Q2 ;2014, focusing on ECC memory , while the non-ECC DDR4 modules became available in Q3 ;2014, accompanying the launch of Haswell-E processors that require DDR4 memory. The primary advantages of DDR4 over its predecessor, DDR3, include higher module density and lower voltage requirements, coupled with higher data rate transfer speeds. The DDR4 standard allows for DIMMs of up to 64  GB in capacity, compared to DDR3's maximum of 16 GB per DIMM. Unlike previous generations of DDR memory, prefetch has not been increased above

3492-474: Is not user-serviceable, since its flash memory chips and controller are built into the PlayStation 5's motherboard. Though game installation is mandatory, the user has some control of what to install such as only installing the multiplayer component of a game. While PlayStation 4 games can be moved between the internal SSD and an external USB or M.2 drive to free up space on the SSD, PlayStation 5 games must be stored on

3589-593: The Wide I/O 2 standard, which features stacked memory dies placed directly on top of the CPU within the same package. This configuration provides higher bandwidth and improved power efficiency compared to DDR4 SDRAM, thanks to its wide interface and short signal lengths. Wide I/O 2 aims to replace various mobile DDRX SDRAM standards used in high-performance embedded and mobile devices like smartphones. In parallel, Hynix developed High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) , standardized as JEDEC JESD235. Both Wide I/O 2 and HBM utilize

3686-464: The 1.0 mm spacing in DDR3, allowing for a higher pin density within the same standard DIMM length of 133.35 mm (5¼ inches). The height of DDR4 modules is slightly increased to 31.25 mm (1.23 inches) from 30.35 mm (1.2 inches) to facilitate easier signal routing. Additionally, the thickness of DDR4 modules has been increased to 1.2 mm from 1.0 mm to support more signal layers, enhancing overall performance and reliability. DDR4 DIMM modules have

3783-487: The George Floyd protests . This presentation was also the premiere of the console's external hardware design. Sony planned to launch the PlayStation 5 by the 2020 end-of-year holiday period. The date and pricing was confirmed as part of a game showcase presentation on September 16, 2020; the release date in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, North America, and South Korea was confirmed for November 12, 2020, and for most of

3880-400: The 2002 European Computer Trade Show . Eurogamer hosts content from media outlet Digital Foundry since 2007, which was founded by games journalist Richard Leadbetter in 2004. In February 2015, Eurogamer dropped its ten-point scale for review scores instead highlight some games the reviewer felt particularly strongly with labels such as 'Essential', 'Recommended' or 'Avoid'. The change

3977-538: The 8n used in DDR3; the basic burst size is eight 64-bit words, and higher bandwidths are achieved by sending more read/write commands per second. To allow this, the standard divides the DRAM banks into two or four selectable bank groups, where transfers to different bank groups may be done more rapidly. Because power consumption increases with speed, the reduced voltage allows higher speed operation without unreasonable power and cooling requirements. DDR4 RAM operates at

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4074-473: The Digital Edition, making it functionally and visually the same as the base model. Unlike the original disc model, the slim's detachable disc drive requires an internet connection during initial setup. The PlayStation 5 Pro ( PS5 Pro ) was formally announced by Sony on September 10, 2024, following industry rumors since March 2024. Among other changes, the new console has three primary improvements:

4171-484: The PS5 Digital Edition and PS5 Pro, with gray cases and special branding, will be available on November 21, 2024, to celebrate the brand's 30th anniversary. Similar branded Playstation DualSense, DualSense Edge, and PlayStation Portal will also be available. Accessories include a charging station for the DualSense, a new HD camera, and a media remote control. The Pulse 3D wireless headset is integrated with

4268-577: The PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition, colloquially referred to as the PlayStation 5 Slim , were announced by Sony in October 2023 for release in November 2023, replacing both original versions of the system. The two new models are smaller than the original PS5, and have 1 TB of internal storage. The drive-less Digital Edition's cost was increased by US$ 50. A disc drive kit can be purchased for US$ 79 and installed onto

4365-613: The PS5 versions take advantage of the console's advanced feature set and initially planned that PS4 versions can be freely upgraded. Few major games such as Horizon Forbidden West are developed as concurrent releases for PS5 and PS4, and Sony supports any publisher that wants to offer enhanced versions of PS4 games at no additional cost. However, in May 2021, Sony announced a major shift in this approach, with previously PS5-exclusive games Gran Turismo 7 and God of War Ragnarök now planned as both PS5 and PS4 games. Game journalists believed this

4462-502: The PS5's Tempest Engine 3D audio technology. The PS5 is backwards compatible with most existing PS4 controllers and accessories for PS4 games only – some with limited functionality. Rock Band peripherals are supported since Rock Band 2 . PS5 games can use the existing PlayStation Move , PlayStation Camera , PlayStation VR Aim Controller, officially licensed headsets, and specialty controllers with official licenses like flight sticks and racing wheels. Sony announced

4559-440: The PlayStation 4 community, and embracing the PlayStation 5 as a major technological advancement. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz , Ryan stated "We have always said that we believe in generations. We believe that when you go to all the trouble of creating a next-gen console, that it should include features and benefits that the previous generation does not include. And that, in our view, people should make games that can make

4656-404: The PlayStation 5 featuring additional capabilities, in August 2022. The controller features a more modular design than the DualSense with replaceable stick modules, multiple control profiles and an option of relocating map inputs. The controller was initially released on January 26, 2023, on PlayStation Direct, but was made available through other retailers on February 23, 2023. Sony began shipping

4753-658: The PlayStation VR2 for the PlayStation 5 in January 2022. A successor to the PlayStation VR , the device consists of a headset featuring dual OLED panels capable of 4K resolution, HDR and 90/120 Hz refresh rates. It also includes two Sense controllers which have 14 embedded IR LEDs for tracking, and haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, similar to the DualSense controller included with the PlayStation 5. The headset features eye-tracking for foveated rendering and in-game features in select games. Additionally,

4850-462: The PlayStation console environment. Sony recognized that at present, many players did not have as much time to commit to playing games, so the notion of activity cards was used to help give players an idea of what activities they could do in a game and how long it would take so that they could work that activity into their schedule. The PlayStation 5 supports multiple streaming services such as Netflix and YouTube , with support for others hinted at in

4947-418: The Pro system, with 50 games expected to be ready with enhanced versions by the system launch. Industry rumors stated that Sony's internal studios had been working with the devkit version of the Pro console as early as September 2023. A Game Boost feature will also allow selected PS4 games to have improved resolutions on the Pro system, with about 8,500 such games set to use this feature at launch. The Pro model

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5044-875: 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. The lead architect of the PlayStation console line, Mark Cerny , implemented a two-year feedback cycle after the launch of the PlayStation 4. This entailed regularly visiting Sony's first-party developers at two-year intervals to find out what concerns they had with shortcomings in Sony's current hardware and how such hardware could be improved in console refreshes or for

5141-548: The United States and the United Kingdom launched pre-orders that evening, causing a rush on pre-orders, including scalping as many stores' inventories were quickly sold out, and creating confusion. Sony apologized for the incident on September 19, 2020, and promised to increase more pre-order deliveries over the coming days and stock through the end of the year. Worldwide supply of the console remained low due to

5238-598: The United States, €599.99 in the EU, and £529.99 in the United Kingdom. Games available for the PS VR2 at launch included Horizon Call of the Mountain , Gran Turismo 7 , and Resident Evil Village . The PS VR2 headset is not compatible with games released for the previous generation PS VR by default, requiring developers to update their games. The PS VR2 was released to positive reviews. The PlayStation 5's user interface

5335-681: The ability to show a check mark on enabled settings. Support for voice commands was also introduced in this update for users in the United States and United Kingdom , which allows users to control their PlayStation 5 by saying "Hey, PlayStation" and then a chosen command. Support for the Ukrainian language was also added, and Game Base was enhanced with the abilities to view all friends in a new "Friends" tab, more easily decline friend requests, and other enhancements and updates. There were also various enhancements made to trophies, child accounts,

5432-459: The address lines to use address space layout randomization and dual-voltage I/O lines that further isolate potential boundary conditions that might result in instability at high write/read speeds. DDR4 memory is supplied in 288-pin dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs), similar in size to 240-pin DDR3 DIMMs. DDR4 RAM modules feature pins that are spaced more closely at 0.85 mm compared to

5529-436: The aesthetics are intended to be "transformational in how they look, sound, and feel". The launch unit is a two-tone design matching the design of the DualSense controller, with a black internal block flanked by two white wings along its sides, each lit by blue LEDs . Ryan stated that more colors than white and black may be available after launch. The unit can operate vertically or horizontally. Two long air intake vents run along

5626-411: The bank is still busy and unavailable for other commands until eight transfer times have elapsed, a different bank can be accessed. Also, the number of bank addresses has been increased greatly. There are four bank select bits to select up to 16 banks within each DRAM: two bank address bits (BA0, BA1), and two bank group bits (BG0, BG1). There are additional timing restrictions when accessing banks within

5723-407: The base and digital versions of the PS5, which used a die shrink of the original SoC. This lowered the power draw of the SoC and Sony redesigned the heatsink again, contributing to a weight decrease. The Digital Edition now weighs 3.4 kg (compared to 3.9 kg for the launch version) and the base version weighs 3.9 kg (compared to 4.5 kg for the launch version). New, slimmer models of

5820-469: The black piece being easily detachable. The light bar has been moved to the sides of the touchpad. It has USB-C connectivity, a higher-rated battery, and an audio jack. As an Easter egg , the texture of the controller unit is covered in miniature versions of the four PlayStation button symbols (cross, circle, square, and triangle). Sony revealed the DualSense Edge (CFI-ZCP1), a new controller for

5917-491: The book Wafer Level 3-D ICs Process Technology highlighted concerns about the increasing die area consumption due to non-scaling analog elements like charge pumps , voltage regulators , and additional circuitry. These components, including CRC error-detection, on-die termination , burst hardware, programmable pipelines, low impedance, and a greater need for sense amplifiers (driven by reduced bits per bitline due to lower voltage), have significantly increased bandwidth but at

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6014-471: The company's first use of DDR4 SDRAM in Haswell-EP processors. AMD's Ryzen processors, revealed in 2016 and shipped in 2017, use DDR4 SDRAM. DDR4 RAM operates with a primary supply voltage of 1.2 V and an auxiliary 2.5 V supply for wordline boosting ( VPP ). This contrasts with DDR3 , which runs at 1.5 V and had lower voltage variants at 1.35 V introduced in 2013. DDR4 was introduced with

6111-526: The console's case design, inspired by the term "five dimensions" and crafting the skeleton of its design around circles and squares that would make players comfortable when looking at it. Morisawa also had to manage the case shape to provide enough internal volume within the unit for all the technical hardware while reducing its size without restricting airflow. The Blu-ray version has dimensions of 390 by 260 by 104 millimeters (15.4 in × 10.2 in × 4.1 in) and 4.5 kilograms (9.9 lb), and

6208-444: The controllers includes finger touch detection, used to render the position of the thumb, index and middle fingers to show on in-game models. Unlike its predecessor, it does not require external cameras for it positioning; instead, it uses four cameras inside the headset to track the headset and controller's position, using only the headset's USB-C cable to connect to the console. The headset launched on February 22, 2023, for $ 549.99 in

6305-499: The cost of occupying more die area. Consequently, the proportion of die allocated to the memory array itself has decreased over time: from 70–78% for SDRAM and DDR1 to 47% for DDR2, 38% for DDR3, and potentially less than 30% for DDR4. The specification defined standards for ×4, ×8 and ×16 memory devices with capacities of 2, 4, 8 and 16 Gbit. In addition to bandwidth and capacity variants, DDR4 modules can optionally implement: Although it still operates in fundamentally

6402-490: The current activities of both to target ideal constant power drawn and a model SoC performance profile. For example, if the CPU is running at lower activity, the boost system may reduce its frequency and increase the frequency of the GPU for higher performance without otherwise affecting power use or cooling. The cooling system includes a double-sided cooling fan for air intake that is 120 mm in diameter and 45 mm thick, and

6499-452: The disc medium means PlayStation 5 game discs can hold up to 100 GB of data, in contrast to PlayStation 4 games which usually came on dual-layer standard Blu-ray discs capable of holding up to 50 GB. An example of this is the title Gran Turismo 7 . The PS4 version comes on 2 discs whereas the PS5 version comes on one. The console's form factor was revealed during the June 11, 2020, presentation. Sony President Jim Ryan stated that

6596-435: The download-only version is slightly slimmer, at 390 by 260 by 92 millimeters (15.4 in × 10.2 in × 3.6 in) and 3.9 kilograms (8.6 lb). The console has been recognized for its large size in comparison to previous gaming consoles, and its size has been attributed to ensuring effective cooling management and minimizing noise during operation. The front includes a USB-C port with USB 3.1 Gen 2 and

6693-541: The feasibility of a "low priced, reduced spec" version of the PlayStation 5, like what Microsoft had done with its lower-power counterpart to the Xbox Series X, the Xbox Series S , and concluded that they believed such consoles do not fare well, becoming obsolete too fast. Cerny first publicly described the new console in an interview with Wired magazine in April 2019. In early 2019, Sony's financial report for

6790-487: The first major features offered in this program was support for expanding internal storage via the M.2 port, added in the beta software path in July 2021. In September 2021, Sony released a new software update offering support for a new trophy tracker, Control Center customization, 3D audio support for built-in TV speakers, internal SSD expansion and several UX enhancements. Sony introduced Game Trials in October 2021, starting with

6887-512: The front, and heat exhaust vents dominate the rear. The wings are removable to access certain internal components such as the PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage expansion slot, the power supply, and the optional Blu-ray disc drive. Beneath the side panels are two "dust catchers" – holes allowing the user to vacuum out dust collected by the cooling system. Senior Art Director Yujin Morisawa led

6984-448: The future. Sony Pictures Core service was released on the system in 2023. The system included support for PlayStation Now , Sony's subscription-based cloud gaming service, while it was available. Sony's Remote Play application, available on the PlayStation 4, Windows , iOS , and Android devices, was updated just prior to the PlayStation 5's launch to allow a user to remotely play their PlayStation 5 games on these other devices over

7081-516: The home screen, and other features. On March 8, 2023, Sony released software update 7.00, which included VRR support for 1440p resolution, the ability to transfer data between PS5 consoles, support for voice chat on Discord , and support for using voice to save video clips of gameplay (at release, this is only available in English for the US and UK). On September 13, 2023, Sony released software update 8.00, which included support for Dolby Atmos ,

7178-484: The increasing popularity of mobile computing and other devices using slower but low-powered memory, the slowing of growth in the traditional desktop computing sector, and the consolidation of the memory manufacturing marketplace, meant that margins on RAM were tight. As a result, the desired premium pricing for the new technology was harder to achieve, and capacity had shifted to other sectors. SDRAM manufacturers and chipset creators were, to an extent, "stuck between

7275-571: The internal SSD or external M.2 drive to be played, and at launch could not be moved to an external storage device. An April 2021 system patch enabled users to move PlayStation 5 games to and from an external USB storage device, though the games must still reside on the internal SSD to be played. The base version of the PlayStation 5 includes an Ultra HD Blu-ray optical drive compatible with Ultra HD Blu-ray discs, standard Blu-ray discs and DVDs. The PlayStation 5 does not support CDs and will not play 3D Blu-ray content. The choice of Ultra-HD Blu-ray as

7372-459: The most of those features." Discussing the capabilities of the DualSense controller with Geoff Keighley , General manager Eric Lempel affirmed that Sony "want[s] to evolve every part of the experience", but for that to happen "we can't take everybody with us from previous consoles into [a next-generation experience]. You need new hardware, you need new devices to experience what these developers want you to experience." Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

7469-447: The next generation. This feedback directly influenced the priorities of the console development team. During the development of the PlayStation 5, a central challenge revolved around addressing the length of loading times for games. Cerny said several developers, including Epic Games ' Tim Sweeney , told him that standard I/O speed of a hard disk drive was now a limiting factor in pushing game development. Slow data rates placed limits on

7566-400: The performance target could be made effective. To this end, Sony designed a custom chip with multiple coprocessors to work in unison with the flash memory controller to reduce latency and channel data more efficiently around the system. At peak, the custom unit is capable of processing up to 22 GB/s of compressible data. Storage for games is expandable up to an additional 8TB through

7663-424: The platform, which follows the similar minimalist styling of the previous PlayStation consoles and brand. Full specifications were given in an online presentation by Cerny and published by Sony and Digital Foundry on March 18, 2020. Digital Foundry spoke with Cerny in detail and published a "deep dive" on April 2. A major game library showcase had been planned for June 4, 2020, but was postponed until June 11 due to

7760-485: The possibility to use an M.2 SSD with a maximum capacity of 8 TB (up from the previous 4 TB limit), and the ability to mute the start-up beep sound. On March 13, 2024, Sony released software update 9.00, which included the ability to adjust the brightness of the PS5's power indicator, added new features in Parties and Share Screen, and improved the DualSense and DualSense Edge wireless controllers mic input quality with

7857-531: The price point, with editor Dave Aubrey writing "It feels almost cruel, in a climate like this, to try and convince people that the PS5 Pro, with its meager enhancements, is actually worth the money." Sony president Hiroki Totoki stated in an investor call in November 2024 that the company did not believe the high price had a negative impact on sales, since the Pro model was targeting hardcore users who are willing to pay more for high performance. Limited quantites of

7954-399: The quarter ending March 31, 2019, affirmed that new next-generation hardware was in development but would ship no earlier than April 2020. In a second Wired magazine interview in October 2019, Sony said it intended to ship its next-generation console worldwide by the end of 2020. The current hardware specifications were revealed in October 2019. At CES 2020, Sony unveiled the official logo for

8051-550: The redesigned user interface as a "very interesting evolution of the OS", and a "100 percent overhaul of the PS4 UI and some very different new concepts". MacLaurin stated that the UI is extremely fast with a new and robust visual language . Eurogamer said the user interface was conceived for responsiveness, improved accessibility, clarity, and simplicity. It is rendered in 4K resolution and high dynamic range . Users are greeted with

8148-565: The resistance to the player as necessary, supporting experiences such as virtually drawing an arrow from a bow. The DualSense maintains the same buttons as the DualShock 4 , though the "Share" button was renamed to "Create" with additional means for players to create and share content. A new built-in microphone array was added so players can speak to others using only the controller, and the included controller speaker has been improved. It has two-tone coloring, primarily white with black facing, with

8245-732: The rest of the world on November 19, 2020. The console was launched in the Philippines on December 11, 2020. PlayStation 5's release in India was delayed, leading to speculation that a trademark dispute was the reason; the name "PS5" was briefly trademarked by a different person; eventually the dispute was resolved and the system released there on February 2, 2021. The console launched in Indonesia on January 22, 2021. The system launched in China on May 15, 2021. The console launched with two models:

8342-888: The same bank group; it is faster to access a bank in a different bank group. In addition, there are three chip select signals (C0, C1, C2), allowing up to eight stacked chips to be placed inside a single DRAM package. These effectively act as three more bank select bits, bringing the total to seven (128 possible banks). Standard transfer rates are 1600, 1866, 2133, 2400, 2666, 2933, and 3200 MT/s ( 12 ⁄ 15 , 14 ⁄ 15 , 16 ⁄ 15 , 18 ⁄ 15 , 20 ⁄ 15 , 22 ⁄ 15 , and 24 ⁄ 15  GHz clock frequencies, double data rate), with speeds up to DDR4-4800 (2400 MHz clock) commercially available. The DDR4 team at Micron Technology identified some key points for IC and PCB design: IC design: Circuit board design: Rowhammer mitigation techniques include larger storage capacitors, modifying

8439-430: The same dimensions and number of pins as regular DDR4 SO-DIMMs, but the edge connector's notch is placed differently to avoid accidental use in incompatible DDR4 SO-DIMM sockets. DDR4-xxxx denotes per-bit data transfer rate, and is normally used to describe DDR chips. PC4-xxxxx denotes overall transfer rate, in megabytes per second, and applies only to modules (assembled DIMMs). Because DDR4 memory modules transfer data on

8536-423: 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. A PlayStation 5 Pro model was released on November 7, 2024, featuring

8633-422: The same way, DDR4 makes one major change to the command formats used by previous SDRAM generations . A new command signal, ACT , is low to indicate the activate (open row) command. The activate command requires more address bits than any other (18 row address bits in a 16 Gbit part), so the standard RAS , CAS , and WE active low signals are shared with high-order address bits that are not used when ACT

8730-434: The size of data being loaded into the game, the physical location of data on the storage medium, and the duplication of data across the medium in order to reduce load times. An important goal was to find ways to reduce loading time, particularly in games that stream or dynamically load new game areas as the player moves through the game world. Jim Ryan, then CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, stated that Sony had researched

8827-486: The user to be shared. These features are available for PS5 games or for updated PS4 games. The lower portion of the Control Center contains a customizable horizontal row of icons, including notifications, status updates, friends list, and system settings. According to internal materials reviewed by Vice , the strategy behind this "activities"-focused UI was to help players in committing time towards games particularly single-player video games which Sony felt were thriving on

8924-457: Was a factor related to the effect of the global semiconductor shortage from the COVID-19 pandemic on PlayStation 5 availability. Sony initially had planned to charge PS4 users to upgrade to the PS5 version of Horizon Forbidden West when preorders were announced, but after negative feedback from consumers (who pointed out that Sony had previously mentioned that Horizon Forbidden West would have

9021-531: Was acquired by Reed Exhibitions, a division of RELX . In September 2021, the community forum for Eurogamer closed, with the site recommending other platforms such as Discord instead. In the same month, Eurogamer also launched a supporter program, offering readers an ad-free experience and access to paywalled content. In May 2024, the Gamer Network was sold to IGN Entertainment , a subsidiary of Ziff Davis . In January 2008, Tom Bramwell overtook

9118-429: Was driven by doubt about the score system's usefulness and its desire to be delisted from review aggregator Metacritic because of its "unhealthy influence" on the games industry. In May 2023, Eurogamer returned to scoring reviews, opting for a five-point scale due to them being "universally understood, simple to take in at a glance, and easily shared." In February 2018, Eurogamer's parent company, Gamer Network ,

9215-502: Was highlighted as a next-generation game that is not technically possible on older hardware. Lempel assured Keighley that interest in PlayStation 4 will not end abruptly, with more to come. Sony's definition of consoles as distinct generations had been widely interpreted as an era-defining shift to PS5-exclusive games that exploit the console's capabilities instead of releasing cross-generation games that play across both PlayStation consoles. Ryan said that there should be no disappointment as

9312-540: Was launched on 4 September 1999 under company Eurogamer Network . The founding team included John "Gestalt" Bye, the webmaster for the PlanetQuake website and a writer for British magazine PC Gaming World ; Patrick "Ghandi" Stokes, a contributor for the website Warzone; and Rupert "rauper" Loman, who had organised the EuroQuake esports event for the game Quake . It became the official online media partner of

9409-465: Was released globally on November 7, 2024, with a price point of US$ 699 / £699 / €799 . The pricing of the PS5 Pro made it one of the most expensive consoles to be released with accounting for inflation, and the second most-expensive within the PlayStation line following the original PlayStation 3 price of $ 499+. Rolling Stone observed an "overwhelmingly negative" response to the console's limited increase of benefits. Sports Illustrated mocked

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