Sony has revealed that it shipped 4.5 million PlayStation 5 consoles across the world in 2020. According to The Verge, this number highlights the company’s ability to mass-produce the console, even though it has been extremely difficult to buy since its launch in November.
Sony PS5 System Specs and Features
As previously revealed, the PlayStation 5 is running on a system similar to a high-end gaming PC. It features an 8 core Zen 2-based AMD CPU running at 3.5ghz. Its GPU is completely customised and based off of AMD’s next-generation RDNA 2 architecture capable of generating 10.28 teraflops.
The whole system shares 16GB of GDDR6 memory with a 256bit interface and has an 825GB custom SSD for internal storage.
| CPU | AMD Zen 2 (8-Core 3.5GHz) |
| GPU | AMD RDNA 2 (10.28 TFLOPS) |
| RAM | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Internal storage | 825GB SSD |
| Expandable storage | NVMe SSD |
| External Storage | USB External HDD Support |
| I/O Throughput | 5.5GB/s |
| Optical Drive | 4K Blu-Ray |
Sony has also added a number of new accessories with the console. Including a wireless headset, a camera – probably for use with PSVR – a charging dock for the controllers, a media remote for users who use their consoles to watch Netflix, for example.
The camera has dual 1080p lenses that be used for streaming, and the media remote will have a mic for voice commands.
The console’s final design is vastly different from the company’s previous iterations. No longer will the PlayStation be a matte black box, but a gleaming white machine finished with aesthetic curves and wings.
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