PS5 Review

PS5 Review - PS5 Analysis - PS5 Performance, Feature Exploration

The PS5 is a powerful and well-designed console that provides a compelling next-gen gaming experience. Its exclusive game library continues to be a showcase for the PS5's wonderful dual-sense controller, spatial audio tech, and ultra-fast SSD, which is why many gamers will be lured by Sony's new PlayStation console. This can be too big for some setups, though, and a few issues prevent it from being a five-star product. However, it is a welcome upgrade for the PS4 and an exciting portal to the next-gen gameplay.

Following the success of the PS4, our expectations for the PS5 were extremely high, to say the least. But fortunately, Sony's next-gen console delivers. The DualSense controller, in particular, is a revelation, while the combination of more powerful hardware, a new UI, faster load time and innovative features like 3D audio creates a real feeling that the PlayStation 5 leaps a generation over its predecessor.

From a simple setup to a well-thought-out user interface, Sony has redesigned the key parts of the user experience and dropped some extra things for booting: PS Plus members can enjoy up to 20 games directly, and backwards compatibility ensures that your old library of games first The day works. The end result is a console that we can't help but be fascinated by, which ultimately strengthens the PlayStation 5's mandatory lineup of exclusive games.

PS5 Review - PS5 Analysis - PS5 Performance, Feature Exploration
PS5 Review


Performance Review

When it comes to specifications, the PS5 is a technically impressive hardware. There's a new custom RDNA 2 GPU that can push 4K resolution at 120 frames per second and an octa-core AMD Zen 2-based CPU with 3.5GHz clock speed.

Throw in 16GB GDDR6 memory and 825GB NVME SSD and it’s a machine that has some deadly impressive specs. The PS5 is also capable of outputting 8K resolution, however, we will have to wait for firmware updates from Sony before being able to do so.

In fact, our only real problem with the PlayStation 5's space sheet is the amount of storage. It uses 825GB SSD instead of 1TB or 2TB SSD.

This decision was obviously made to reduce the cost of the console, but it also means that if you don't judge which games to install, you can quickly run out of storage.

The console comes with 667.2 GB of usable storage, which we got in 16 games: two PS5 titles, which were Astro's Playroom and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and various PS4 games such as God of War and Detroit: Out of Man.

The available space actually went a bit further than we thought, although your mileage will obviously vary depending on the size of the games you install.

It is possible to upgrade the internal storage with PlayStation-certified NVME SSD, but the problem here is that this option was locked by Sony at launch. When, down the line, Sony finally unlocks this expansion port you'll need to expose the PS5's plastic faceplates to the empty SSD bay and a screwdriver to secure your new M.2 drive.

It’s not the most intuitive of the methods, and seems like a little oversight from Sony - but hopefully you only have to do it once. It's also easy to add storage to the existing 667GB without having to start from scratch.

The good news is that you can use an external hard drive and SSD by plugging in a USB port. You won't notice the same lightning-fast load times that you get from the built-in SSD and (not to mention lock) SSD bay. Will see a huge increase for.

We plugged an external SSD into one of the PS5's USB ports and the process of setting things up was effortless. The console detected that an external drive was attached, and once it was formatted, we were able to store and transfer PS4 games to it. After the recent PS5 system update, you can now save PS5 games or save data to external storage, but if you want to play games you need to transfer to the internal drive.


Heat and Noise Review

The PS5's monstrous footprint gives it a significant advantage over its predecessor where the console is essentially silent - and heat production is minimal. We've noticed some coil noise in some units, where the console emits a faint electric sound during certain games, but it's a memorable improvement over the PS4.

The PS4 and PS4 Pro were famous for gaining the ability to take fans to unpleasant levels and especially to give a lot of heat, especially in previous models, so those who want to pick up the PS5 will be sure to hear that these problems have been overcome.

We held our hands close to the system during a long game session, and although the PlayStation 5 was clearly letting out hot air (as it was designed to do) it was moving much less limit than the PS4 Pro would push.

In our experiments, fans rarely reached an audibly high level in the degree they did when playing games like PS4 Pro Horizon: Zero Dawn or God of War. However, this may just be because we haven't seen any resource-heavy PS5 games yet. Sony has further promised that it plans to optimize PS5 fans by using over-the-air updates, so that the machine can be louder or actually quieter, while playing some games after a few lines.


Features Review

Design is one thing, but a set of features that can really take a console to the next level - and fortunately the PS5 delivers here.

The PS5 has invented what Sony consoles have done in the past, and as a result, it may take a minute or two to get used to the new controls - holding down the PlayStation button on the controller no longer works quickly, for example, but brings a new control center instead.

It works similarly to Quick Menu and lets you view various sub-menus such as your friends list, downloads running, notifications and if your account is linked, Spotify.

One of the more prominent new features is the PS5's card, the most functional of which is the Activity card. The card has a variety of functions that allow you to track the progress of the trophy, jump to specific parts of a game like a challenge or multiplayer mode, see how far you are at a game level, or just watch a developer's news. You can watch the live stream of your friend's gameplay using picture-in-picture mode, which is quite nice.

Cards are also present when you search for more details on a game, which is now beautifully displayed on the home screen.

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