PlayStation 5

The PlayStation 5 (PS5) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced in 2019 as the successor to the PlayStation 4, the PS5 was released on November 12, 2020, in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, North America, and South Korea, with worldwide release following a week later. The PS5 is part of the ninth generation of video game consoles, along with Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Series S consoles, which were released in the same month.

PlayStation 5
PlayStation 5 logo and wordmark.svg
The base PlayStation 5 console (with optical drive) in rest mode and DualSense controller
Also known as
PS5
Developer
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Manufacturer
Sony, Foxconn
Product family
PlayStation
Type
Home video game console
Generation
Ninth
Release date
November 12, 2020
AU/JP/KR/NA/NZ: November 12, 2020
WW: November 19, 2020
INA: January 22, 2021
IND: February 2, 2021
CHN: May 15, 2021
Lifespan
2020–present
Introductory price
Base / Digital edition
US$499 / US$399
€499 / €399
CA$629 / CA$499
A$749 / A$599
¥49,980 / ¥39,980
GB£449 / GB£359
Units sold
10 million (as of July 18, 2021)[1][2]
Units shipped
17.3 million (as of December 31, 2021)
Media
Ultra HD Blu-ray
Blu-ray
DVD
Digital distribution
CPU
Custom 8-core AMD Zen 2
Variable frequency up to 3.5 GHz
Memory
16 GB/256-bit GDDR6 SDRAM
512 MB DDR4 RAM (for background tasks)[3]
Storage
Custom 825 GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
Removable storage
Internal (user upgradeable) PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD, or external USB-based HDD
Display
Video output formats
HDMI: 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 4K UHD, 8K UHD
Graphics
Custom AMD RDNA 2
36 CUs
Variable frequency up to 2.23 GHz
10.3 TFLOPS peak
Sound
Custom Tempest Engine 3D Audio
Dolby Atmos & DTS:X (Blu-ray video & UHD Blu-ray video)
7.1 surround sound
Controller input
DualSense, DualShock 4, PlayStation Move
Connectivity
Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11ax
Bluetooth 5.1
Gigabit Ethernet
2× USB 3.2 Gen 2×1
1× USB 2.0
1× USB-C with USB 3.2 Gen 2×1
1× HDMI 2.1
Online services
PlayStation Network
PlayStation Now
Dimensions
Base: 390 mm
× 260 mm × 104 mm (15.4 in × 10.2 in × 4.1 in)
Digital: 390 mm × 260 mm × 92 mm (15.4 in × 10.2 in × 3.6 in)
Mass
Base: 4.5 kilograms (9.9 lb)
Digital: 3.9 kilograms (8.6 lb)
Backward
compatibility
Almost all PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR games
Predecessor
PlayStation 4
Website
playstation.com/ps5
The base model includes an optical disc drive compatible with Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. The Digital Edition lacks this drive, allowing it to serve as a lower-cost model for those who prefer to buy games through digital download. The two variants were launched simultaneously.

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 allowing for hardware-accelerated 3D audio effects. Other features include the DualSense controller with haptic feedback and backward compatibility with the majority of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR games.