Including first details on the next-generation console's new controller
Since we originally unveiled our next-generation console in April, we know that there’s been a lot of excitement and interest in hearing more about what the future of games will bring. Today I’m proud to share that our next-generation console will be called PlayStation 5, and we’ll be launching in time for holiday 2020.
These updates may not be a huge surprise, but we wanted to confirm them for our PlayStation fans, as we start to reveal additional details about our vision for the next generation. WIRED magazine covered these updates and more in a story that posted this morning.
The “more” refers to something I’m quite excited about – a preview of the new controller that will ship with PlayStation 5. One of our goals with the next generation is to deepen the feeling of immersion when you play games, and we had the opportunity with our new controller to reimagine how the sense of touch can add to that immersion.
To that end, there are two key innovations with PlayStation 5’s new controller. First, we’re adopting haptic feedback to replace the “rumble” technology found in controllers since the 5th generation of consoles. With haptics, you truly feel a broader range of feedback, so crashing into a wall in a race car feels much different than making a tackle on the football field. You can even get a sense for a variety of textures when running through fields of grass or plodding through mud.
The second innovation is something we call adaptive triggers, which have been incorporated into the trigger buttons (L2/R2). Developers can program the resistance of the triggers so that you feel the tactile sensation of drawing a bow and arrow or accelerating an off-road vehicle through rocky terrain. In combination with the haptics, this can produce a powerful experience that better simulates various actions. Game creators have started to receive early versions of the new controller, and we can’t wait to see where their imagination goes with these new features at their disposal.
While there’s much more to share about PlayStation 5 in the year ahead, we have plenty of blockbuster experiences coming your way on PS4, including Death Stranding, The Last of Us Part II, and Ghost of Tsushima. I’d like to thank all PlayStation fans for continuing the journey with us, as we embark on the future of games.
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What is holiday 2020? Is that an american term? Does that mean christmas? Or our summer holidays?
Christmas, yep.
Agreed. I take my holidays in June. Does that mean that the PS5 be out in June for me?
Sony, this is a European blog. Try to at least attempt to localise your posts and ditch the non-relevant Americanisms!
Agreed. Sony, your audience is not only made of Americans, so you need to communicate accordingly. Saying “end of December 2020” would be better and clearer for everyone.
That said, good news for the release date. I can’t wait to see what that new generation of consoles will bring!
@Toby_Shabadoo They did just give us a PS+ game that about 7 people outside America want to play so I wouldn’t get your hopes up about that.
Wait, what? Holidays are always associated to Christmas when it comes to multimedia entertainment. They don’t release major things in summer, let alone a gaming console.
It’s like when they release a “summer blockbuster” on May.
well they gave a baseball game this month for psplus subscribers. we shouldn’t expect them to think they would care about what we would understand from holiday 2020.
@SuperiorMjolnir Ha, yeah. Good point.
[DELETED] are you talking about? “Holiday season” is a widely used term in the UK as well as America. Also, summer holidays stop being a thing once you become an adult and get a job, sorry to break it to you.
Holiday 2020 will be anywhere from October to December 2020.
Sorry but now you are just trying to find something to criticise.
They usually use the terms holiday when it comes to games/consoles. It’s nothing new. Beside when was last time they released a console in the summer? It’s widely known that during fall/winter is were there is a peak in game releases.
Beside using the term holiday instead of christmas could possibly also be a part of the globalisation. As they are not only catering to people who celebrate christmas.
I get why you angry, but think again. I’m from Hungary and we call it The holidays too. It’s not just US.
So how did you figure out they mean December then?