PlayStation 5: 8 Rumours & Details You Need To Know

7. Developer Kits Are Already Out In The Wild

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The PlayStation 5 could be much further along in development than many think. At least, that's what a leak from industry insider Marcus Sellars seems to suggest. According to the whistleblower's post on social media, dev kits for Sony's next console have been in the hands of third-party developers for several months now which means it will have already hammered out unfinalized specs for the PS4's successor.

If true, the revelation is puzzling. Developer kits usually only begin doing the rounds once the conceptual stage has been left far behind, hinting that Sony's next flagship console is much closer to being a reality than the 2021 date implied by Kodera.

But more than that - if development is already that far along, has Sony even set aside enough time to account for new technology? Dev kits utilize PC hardware to emulate the projected specs and performance of a new console - if they're using current hardware, PS5 may find itself housing hardware that's already outdated by the time it hits retail.

Both the Xbox One and PS4 launched with inferior hardware to their PC cousins, suffering little for it, but if the PS5 doesn't provide a large enough jump between itself and the PS4, there could be trouble ahead.

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