Gearing up or the holiday season, PlayStation doesn't have a big AAA offering. Instead, fans will have to settle for smaller updates and announcements for upcoming games next year.
Sony launched its most ambitious console to date on Nov. 12, 2020 with the PS5. The company dominated the last generation with the PS4 and silenced naysayers who said that console gaming was dead. After selling upwards of 112 million units over the last seven years, Sony hopes to replicate its success with the PlayStation 5, and if early demand is any indication, that shouldn t be a problem. If you re looking to buy a PS5, just be aware that the demand is immense right now, and it could be a while before you re able to find one in stock.
Ever since I was a kid I ve had an Xbox. I played every Xbox console right up until I have to buy a PS4 Pro for this job, but now that I ve used a PS5 for a few months, I don t think I ll be going back.
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SSDs (solid-state drive) tend to be faster and smaller than HDDs (hard disc drive) because the former uses flash-memory chips and does not having moving parts. HDDs, on the other hand, take longer to read/write information because they use magnetic tape and have internal moving parts. This is also why SSDs are usually more expensive than HDDs.
According to Sony, where the PS4 could load 1GB of data in 20 seconds, the PS5 can load 2GB in 0.27 seconds (in perfect conditions). This is why when it comes to the PS5 vs PS4 Pro, the PS5 is undoubtedly the better console. Everything you see on-screen needs to be rendered, and an SSD can do this in a fraction of the time an HDD can. SSDs cut down on load times, latency, and texture pop-in. This is one of the reasons the PS5 can boast near-instantaneous loading in certain games.