PlayStation 5

PlayStation 5
The original PlayStation 5 console with optical drive, and DualSense controller
Also known asPS5
DeveloperSony Interactive Entertainment
ManufacturerSony, Foxconn
Product familyPlayStation
TypeHome video game console
GenerationNinth
Release date
  • AU/JP/KR/NA/NZ: November 12, 2020
  • WW: November 19, 2020
  • INA: January 22, 2021
  • IND: February 2, 2021
  • VIE: March 19, 2021
  • CHN: May 15, 2021
Lifespan2020–present
Introductory price
Units sold50 million (as of December 20, 2023)[1]
Units shipped54.8 million (as of December 31, 2023)[2]
Media
CPUCustom 8-core AMD Zen 2
Variable frequency up to 3.5 GHz
Memory16 GB/256-bit GDDR6 SDRAM
512 MB DDR4 RAM (used as SSD controller cache)[3]
StorageCustom 825 GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
1 TB in 2023 version
Removable storageInternal PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD upgradeable up to 8TB
External USB-based HDD or SSD up to 8TB
Display
GraphicsCustom AMD RDNA 2
36 CUs
Variable frequency up to 2.23 GHz
10.3 TFLOPS peak
Sound
Controller inputDualSense, DualShock 4, PlayStation Move, PS5 Media Remote, PlayStation VR2 Sense controllers
Connectivity
Online servicesPlayStation Network
PlayStation Plus
Dimensions
  • Base (launch model): 390 mm × 260 mm × 104 mm (15.4 in × 10.2 in × 4.1 in)
  • Digital (launch model): 390 mm × 260 mm × 92 mm (15.4 in × 10.2 in × 3.6 in)
Mass
  • Base:
  • Launch: 4.5 kilograms (9.9 lb)
  • 2021: 4.2 kilograms (9.3 lb)
  • 2022: 3.9 kilograms (8.6 lb)
  • 2023: 3.2 kilograms (7.1 lb)
  • Digital:
  • Launch: 3.9 kilograms (8.6 lb)
  • 2021: 3.6 kilograms (7.9 lb)
  • 2022: 3.4 kilograms (7.5 lb)
  • 2023: 2.6 kilograms (5.7 lb)
Best-selling gameMarvel's Spider-Man 2 (10 million)
Backward
compatibility
Almost all PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR games
PredecessorPlayStation 4
Websiteplaystation.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 one 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.[4]

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.

  1. ^ "PlayStation 5 Achieves Milestone of 50 Million Units Sold to Consumers" (Press release). December 20, 2023. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "PS5 shipments top 54.8 million, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 sales top 10 million". February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "PlayStation 5 Teardown". iFixit. November 5, 2020. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "New look for PS5 console this holiday season". PlayStation.Blog. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.