PS5: 10 Most Promising Details You Haven’t Heard About

All we know so far about Sony's next home console.

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It's been six years since the PS4 launched, going on to be the second highest selling console of all time, just behind the PS2. Which, when you think of it, is both mad and a pretty impressive feat.

With such a cracking library of games available for it, the PS4 has really cemented Sony's place in the console wars. But with the PS5 being announced, are we ready for it? Even more so, are we excited for it?

What with the PS4 Pro pushing capabilities of consoles and TV to new highs, are we ready to embrace a new wave of 8K support so soon? Will we be able to play our current catalogue of PS4 titles, or will they become redundant?

The biggest problem, with any kind of reveal like this, is the lack of information from Sony so far. The current drip-feed of reports and "leaks" isn't making me feel any easier, but on the whole, will that diminish the interest before release? What magic will Sony need to pull out of the bag to convince people that lightning strikes for a fifth time?

We're all in the same boat right now, but let me try and steer you towards some positive, yet not ironclad, reasons to be excited about the PS5.

10. NOT All-Digital (Disc Drive Confirmed)

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For those who don't want to conform to the all-digital trend of games, movies and music (like me, who buys records like a hipster), there is hope.

Sony have confirmed that the PS5 will have a disc drive. So for all of you that like having that collection upon their shelves, you may rejoice. It also means that not all your storage space will be eaten up with games, culminating in that difficult decision to delete some to make room for others.

It also means, that if it does have a 4K drive and not just support, disc space will be larger. A standard Bluray disc can hold 50gb, whilst a 4K disc can hold a whopping 100gb. This could potentially mean larger game worlds (for example), with no risk to loading times if the claims do hold up.

That we still end up relying on day one patches on our consoles is something else to be seen, but here's hoping more storage equates to more thought to not releasing half-finished games.

 
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