➤ PlayStation 5: Here are all the announcements shown in the Sony conference 🎮

After the recent full reveal dedicated to Xbox Series X, too Sony has finally decided to show its new flagship in all its glory to the general public. The characteristics of PlayStation 5 have been revealed, and the competition with the Xbox counterpart has now begun, although many details are still unclear. Here are all the statements shown during Sony's 52-minute conference.

PlayStation 5: Here are all the announcements shown in the Sony conference

Official features

During the conference Sony showed all the official features of the PlayStation 5 hardware, which compared to Xbox Series X are less incisive, especially as regards the 10.28TFLOPs against the 12 TFLOPs of the Microsoft counterpart. We attach our in-depth article below.

Audio 3D

The next generation will be supported more sonically than the current one, thanks to 3D audio patented by both industry majors. Sony will use the so-called “Tempest Engine”, of which you can find all the details at the following link.

Ray Tracing

Thanks to the full support of AMD, PlayStation will exploit ray tracing with its hardware, a technology still immature but already present for some time in the PC world. This will happen under several aspects, which together will guarantee a 360-degree support, which we have discussed in the following article.

SSD and expandable memory

The workhorse of the next generation has always been the world of SSDs, which has led the marketing campaigns related to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X since the very first announcements. Finally, Sony has unveiled all the details on the memory that will accompany the hardware of the new console, of which you can find our in-depth analysis at the following link.

Backward Compatibility and Boost for PS4 titles

Lastly, but certainly not least, it is good to talk about the backward compatibility of PlayStation 5 with the current generation. Sony has finally clarified the situation, indicating that PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro will be fully supported in this area, as detailed in our specific article.