It's been thought that the PlayStation 5 would make its debut in Holiday 2020 since Microsoft announced that their Project Scarlett would do so back during E3 2019. Now, Sony Interactive Entertainment has officially announced that it's the case. While it's not an exact date, it's more than we previously knew for sure.
At that, it has also been confirmed that the next-generation PlayStation console will indeed and simply be called the: PlayStation 5. There were rumblings that Sony wanted to change it up this time around and abandon the number system but they evidently weren't accurate.
Below you can read what Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, had to say about the next generation of PlayStation (via
PlayStation Blog):
"Since we originally unveiled our next-generation console in April, we know that there’s been a lot of excitement and interest in hearing more about what the future of games will bring. Today I’m proud to share that our next-generation console will be called PlayStation 5, and we’ll be launching in time for Holiday 2020."
Continuing on, Ryan then brought up the successor to the PlayStation 4's DualShock 4 controller. "
One of our goals with the next generation is to deepen the feeling of immersion when you play games and we had the opportunity with our new controller to reimagine how the sense of touch can add to that immersion."
That new
"feeling of immersion," that Ryan mentioned is on account of the PlayStation 5 controller making use of haptic feedback rather than the traditional rumble technology. As well, the new controller will feature
"adaptive triggers," which means that developers will be able to program differing amounts of resistance into the L2 and R2 buttons.
Both of those features are intended to work in tandem to enhance immersion, the post uses drawing a bow and driving an off-road vehicle as examples of how they could be made use of. According to
WIRED, the PlayStation 5 controller will also feature a USB Type-C connector for charging as well as a longer-lasting battery.
That's all that has been officially confirmed thus far but we'll be sure to keep you updated as more is revealed in the lead up to Holiday 2020 and the next-generation of console gaming.