Yesterday, the first details on the PlayStation 5 were finally revealed through a report posted on Wired. The report mostly focused on the hardware, but the console's launch price has been discussed during the interview, and it's likely that it's going to be higher than anticipated.
Peter Rubin, who wrote the PlayStation 5 reveal story for Wired, recently revealed that he asked Mark Cerny about the console's price. While nothing could be confirmed, Cerny's words make it clear that it's going to cost more than anticipated.
Me: There's always been a general range of launch pricing. Will the next console hew to that range?
@cerny: I believe that we will be able to release it at an SRP [suggested retail price] that will be appealing to gamers in light of its advanced feature set.
Me: Meaning that it may cost a bit more but what you're getting is well worth it?
@cerny: That's about all I can say about it.
According to yesterday's report, the PlayStation 5 is indeed going to be an appealing console, It will be powered by a CPU based on the third generation of AMD’s Ryzen line and by a GPU that will support Ray Tracing.
The CPU is based on the third generation of AMD’s Ryzen line and contains eight cores of the company’s new 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture. The GPU, a custom variant of Radeon’s Navi family, will support ray tracing, a technique that models the travel of light to simulate complex interactions in 3D environments.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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