Remember years back when Sony announced the PlayStation Meeting on January 31, 2013? That event ultimately lead to the revealing of the PS4, after all. Well, now some fans are convinced that the PS5 reveal announcement could happen tomorrow, based on the fact it’s going to be, well, January 31.
PS5 Reveal Incoming?
Essentially, there’s no real evidence to suggest that Sony will announce the PS5 reveal details tomorrow, and it’s only because the dates match up to the PS4 event that folk are getting excited about the whole thing.
Not that we can blame them, mind.
The PS4 reveal was pretty action-packed, if you recall. We didn’t actually see the console itself until E3, but everything else was there, including the DualShock 4 and a bunch of newly-confirmed games.
We also got a look at Deep Down, Capcom’s new dungeon crawler that even to this day hasn’t seen a release. Sony also debuted inFAMOUS: Second Son, which wouldn’t make it out in time for the PS4’s launch, instead arriving in spring 2014.
The PS5 is due for release in holiday 2020 alongside the new Xbox from Microsoft, otherwise known as the Xbox Series X.
It’s also been suggested that Sony will be releasing a PS5 Pro alongside the regular version of the system and we’ve heard chatter about a mid-cycle refresh, too.
Jack Tretton, the former head of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), reckons that Sony will face ‘exponentially more competition‘ during the next hardware cycle compared to what it experienced during the PS4-era.
One of the biggest selling points of the PS5 will be backwards compatibility, which is rumored to extend to older PlayStation titles in addition to playing PS4 games. If true, then this will put Sony on equal stomping grounds with Microsoft.
Sony’s new home console will support other features including an SSD for reducing load times and increased storage, plus ray tracing and 8K.