Finally, also for Sony the debut on next-gen. PlayStation 5 was in fact launched today in North America e UK. In Europe we will be able to have the new console in our hands starting from 19st November. Microsoft and Nintendo congratulated Sony on the launch of the PS5 through their respective social profiles. For Microsoft, the official Twitter profile Xbox posted the following message: “Generation after generation, it's a pleasure to play with you. Good launch “. Phil Spencer, in response to the Xbox tweet, congratulated Jim Ryan and the entire Sony team for the launch of the PS5, considered by Spencer himself "a great achievement in these difficult times". Nintendo also wanted to wish the best to the rival Japanese giant; its President, Doug Bowser, he tweeted: “Congratulations on the launch of PlayStation 5“. The tweets mentioned, both this one from Bowser and those from Xbox and Phil Spencer can be read with your eyes at the bottom of the news.
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Before showing you the tweets from Microsoft and Nintendo, we remind you of the PlayStation 5 technical specifications:
- Processor: x86-64-AMD Ryzen Zen 2 octa-core with 16 threads, with variable frequency up to 3.5 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS);
- GPU: AMD Radeon RDNA 2, Ray-Tracing acceleration and variable frequency up to 2,23 GHz;
- RAM: 16 GB GDDR6 with 448 GB / s of bandwidth;
- Memory internal: 825 GB SSD, with 5,5 GB / s (raw) bandwidth;
- Drive optical: Ultra HD Blu-ray (66G / 100G) 10xCAVBD-ROM (25G / 50G) ~ 8xCAVBD-R / RE (25G / 50G) ~ 8xCAVDVD ~ 3.2xCLV;
- Discs supported for games: Ultra HD Blu-ray, with a maximum capacity of 100GB;
- Exit video: HDMI 2.1, support for TVs with 4K resolution at 120 Hz, 8K TVs and VRR (variable refresh rate: dynamic refresh rate of a screen);
- Audio: Tempest 3D AudioTech.
Congrats to Jim Ryan, @yosp, @cerny, @hermenhulst, @igTedPrice and the entire team at Sony @PlayStation on the PS5 launch. Great accomplishment during these challenging times.
- Phil Spencer (@ XboxP3) November 12, 2020
Congrats on your launch today @PlayStation # PlayStation5
- Doug Bowser (@thetruebowser) November 12, 2020
