PlayStation 5
The original PlayStation 5 console with optical drive, and DualSense controller | |
| Also known as | PS5 |
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| Developer | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Manufacturer | Sony, Foxconn |
| Product family | PlayStation |
| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Ninth |
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| Introductory price | |
| Units sold | 75 million (2025)[1] |
| Units shipped | 80.3 million (2025)[2] |
| Media | |
| CPU | 8-core AMD Zen 2 Variable frequency up to 3.5 GHz |
| Memory | |
| Storage | |
| Removable storage | USB-based, up to 8 TB |
| Display | |
| Graphics | |
| Sound |
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| Controller input | DualSense (Edge), DualShock 4, PlayStation Move, PS5 Media Remote, PlayStation VR2 Sense controllers |
| Connectivity |
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| Online services | PlayStation Network PlayStation Plus |
| Dimensions | Dimensions
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| Weight | Mass
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| Backward compatibility | PlayStation 4 games, PlayStation VR games |
| Predecessor | PlayStation 4 |
| Website | playstation.com/ps5 |
The PlayStation 5 (PS5) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was announced as the successor to the PlayStation 4 in April 2019, was launched on November 12, 2020, in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, North America, and South Korea, and was released worldwide a week later. The PS5 is part of the ninth generation of video game consoles, along with Microsoft's Xbox Series X/S consoles, which were released in the same month.
The base model includes an optical disc drive compatible with Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. The Digital Edition lacks this drive, as a lower-cost model for buying games only through download. The two variants were launched simultaneously. Slimmer hardware revisions of both models replaced the original models on sale in November 2023. A PlayStation 5 Pro model was released on November 7, 2024, featuring a faster GPU, improved ray tracing, and introducing an AI-driven upscaling technology.
The PlayStation 5's main hardware features include a solid-state drive customized for high-speed data streaming to enable significant improvements in storage performance, an AMD GPU capable of 4K resolution display at up to 120 frames per second, hardware-accelerated ray tracing for realistic lighting and reflections, and the Tempest Engine for hardware-accelerated 3D audio effects. Other features include the DualSense controller with haptic feedback, backward compatibility with the majority of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR games, and the PlayStation VR2 headset.
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