PlayStation 5 Release Date, Latest News, Update: Next-Gen Console Supposedly Twice as Powerful Than the PlayStation 4

As the PlayStation 4 is nearing six years old, Sony announced that they are developing the PlayStation 5 to the delight of gamers across the globe. This isn’t surprising since it takes about five to six years for manufacturers to launch a new console after the previous one had its run.

Unfortunately, Sony has yet to reveal any information about the PlayStation 5. Even its name is still unknown at this point. But thanks to several patent filings that have been uncovered by tech sites, the mystery of the next-gen console is becoming less and less, Inverse reported.

One of the things that gamers are excited about the PlayStation 5 is the supposed hardware of the console. While this is still unconfirmed information at this point, Jason Schreier of Kotaku said that Sony will be outfitting the console with a GPU capable of processing 10.7 teraflops.

To put into perspective, the PS4 is only clocking at 4.2 teraflops and an NVIDIA’s GTX 1080 can process 8.9 teraflops. Obviously, pitting the alleged GPU of the PlayStation 5 against the 1080 isn’t an ideal comparison as the best way to do that is to play actual games and see how well they handle a particular title.

To put shortly, the only way to measure the PlayStation 5’s capability is when Sony finally revealed it to the public, which brings up the subject of release date. At the moment, it’s still unknown when the PlayStation 5 will hit the market since – as has been mentioned earlier – Sony is keeping a tight lid on its development.

However, analysts are highly convinced that the PlayStation 5 may come out by the end of 2020. It certainly won’t be coming out this year as Sony wants the PS4 to make one last run before passing down the torch to its successor. And with “The Last of Us Part 2” and “Ghost of Tsushima” touted to come out early next year, the company is still in a great position to make more sales out of their current console.