Sony Reveals Design of PlayStation 5, Announces More Than Two Dozen Games

Posted by Stephen Riach on Thursday, June 11, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Sony Interactive Entertainment today revealed new details for PlayStation 5, including the next-generation console’s design and a lineup of brand new games coming to the platform. In a livestream event today, SIE showed the PS5 hardware for the first time, with its two-tone design marking a radical departure from previous PlayStation consoles. PS5 will launch in two options: a standard model with an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive, and a digital model without a disc drive. Today’s livestream also provided fans with a first look at the new games that will define the next generation of gaming on PlayStation 5, most of which are launching as console exclusives or full exclusives on PS5.

One of the biggest series of all time, Grand Theft Auto, will be coming to PS5, thanks to the close partnership between SIE and Rockstar Games. Enhanced and expanded versions of Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online will launch on PS5 in the second half of 2021. In addition, a new standalone version of Grand Theft Auto Online will also be made available, with access to all PS5 owners for free within the first three months of the title launching.

Additionally SIE Worldwide Studios and the industry’s top publishers and developers unveiled a lineup of PS5 titles during the livestream. Some of the first-party PlayStation Studios exclusives included: Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales (Insomniac Games), Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital), and Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games). Reveals from third-party publishers included franchises such as NBA 2K21 and Resident Evil Village, as well as brand new IP launching on PS5 as console exclusives, such as Deathloop and Project Athia. New titles from independent developers, such as Stray and Bugsnax, demonstrated the diversity of content coming to the platform.

SIE also announced a slate of new PS5 accessories to enhance the gaming experience, including:

Pulse 3D wireless headset – offering 3D audio support and dual noise-cancelling microphones;
HD Camera – featuring dual 1080p lenses for gamers to broadcast themselves along with their gameplay moments;
Media Remote – a remote control with built-in microphone to navigate movies and streaming services with ease; and
DualSense Charging Station – for convenient charging of two DualSense Wireless Controllers.

SIE will announce pricing and additional details for PlayStation 5 at a later date.

PS5 Games from SIE Worldwide Studios and second-party partners: