Play Station Official Magazine - UK (2019-12)

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50 WAYS PS5 WILL IMPRESS

Whodoesn’tlovelisteningtoGTAV’s

policeradioortheLocorocossinging

fromtheirDualShock4’sspeaker?

Thenewpadwillhaveimproved

audio,likelytiedtothehapticoutput.

IMPROVED

CONTROLLER

SPEAKER

Thatweird,ventedV-shapedblock

thatlookslikea crossbetweena

1950’sAmericanmusclecaranda

retrohi-fiis real.Accordingtothe

Wiredarticlethedevkitusedto

demoPS5is thatblockofglowing

blue-and-blackoddness.Wekindof

likeit. It’scertainlyunique.

THAT DEV KIT IS REAL

OurPS4Prosoundslikenotonebut

a fleetofjetstakingoff,in a gale,

whileBrianBlessedbellows

Shakespeare.It’svery,veryloud.We

needthePS5tobea supercooled,

quietblockofgaminggoodness.We

reckonit willbe.Andthenwewon’t

havetocrankupthevolumeonthe

tellywheneverweplaygames.

QUIETER FAN

AlongsidePSNow,remoteplaycould

enablethenextgenofPlayStation

gaming to grow. We can already

remote-play on iPads and phones;

imagine streaming your PS5 library

to a device anywhere in the world.

REMOTE PLAY

ON ALL DEVICES

60FPS/4K

(STANDARD)

I wouldlovetosee

PS1/PS2/PS3 and

PS4 digital games be

accessible on the new

system. I understand if

the discs can’t be played

due to the drive that may

be installed, but having

the ability to download

existing digital purchases

no matter the console

would be perfection.”

@thereturnoftare

Your thoughts

The next gen will be 60fps at

4K as standard. PS5 can play

games in 8K, and GT Sport

has already been upscaled on a

dev kit. Sounds like PS5 is

eSports stadium-ready.

SpacelordsandCastlevaniadeveloper

Enric Álvarez says the devs at

MercurySteam are keen to get their

hands on the new pad: “Well, it all

sounds pretty exciting! I’m especially

keen on the gamepad responsiveness.

Here at MercurySteam we are suckers

for third-person action games and

tend to appreciate playable characters’

‘physicality’ as a key factor for

immersion. I’m sure the new controller

will immensely help us to transmit

that physicality to players in our

upcoming games.”

PHYSICAL

SAVED

FOR NEXT

GEN, NOT

PS4 PRO

Product manager Toshi

Aoki told Wired the new

PS5 controller has features

that could have been added

to PS4 Pro’s controller, but

the prospect of a “split

experience” ensured

everything was saved for

next gen. Even with a battery

pack, the new pad is said to

be lighter than the current

Xbox One controller but

heavier than a DualShock 4.