After Sony’s conference on the PS5, we now know the specs of both next-gen consoles. Has it changed anything about your purchasing decision?
What happened? On March 17, Sony announced that a conference stream would be held the following day. For the first time, the concrete technical details of the upcoming PS5 console were disclosed.
Immediately after the conclusion of Sony’s stream, Microsoft also released some new information about the Xbox Series X . For example, there were details about the new controller.
How do the known specs compare? Our colleagues from GamePro have listed the specs of both upcoming consoles:
| Specs of the PlayStation 5 | Specs of the Xbox Series X |
| CPU: Eight-core Zen 2 running at 3.5 GHz | CPU: Eight-core CPU running at 3.8 GHz |
| GPU: 10.28 teraflops, 36 CUs (RDNA 2) | GPU: 12 teraFLOPS, 52 CUs (RDNA 2) |
| Memory: 16GB GDDR6 | Memory: 16GB GDDR6 |
| Storage: 825GB SSD | Storage: 1 TB SSD |
| Expandable Storage: SSD Slot | Expandable Storage: 1 TB Expansion Card |
| Drive: 4K UHD Blu-Ray Drive | Drive: 4K UHD Blu Ray Drive |
It is also known that the Xbox Series X will offer unrestricted backward compatibility with the Xbox One and can “play thousands of Xbox 360 and original Xbox games”.
The PS5 will offer about 100 of the best PS4 games in “Legacy Mode” at launch, with more to be made available later.
Both consoles are aiming for a release date in winter 2020.
So, what do you think? We now know the specs of both new consoles. How has your opinion changed? Will you still get the same console or a different one? Let us know in the comments!
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