Since its reveal back in June and Xbox’s next generation console price and reveal date, Sony has been very quiet on additional details regarding the console’s pricing and launch date. Wednesday afternoon, Sony held a PlayStation 5 event to give those details. Along with the important reveal came new gameplay footage for upcoming PlayStation 5 games and new announcements.
The PlayStation 5 will release on November 12th for North America, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea. Everywhere else, November 19th. Regards on pricing, the digital only console selling for $399 USD. Those who want the console with the disc drive, it’ll sell for $499 USD. With the Xbox Series X going for $499 USD, it’ll make an interesting match-up for those who want it all. Digitally, the Xbox Series S going for $299 USD makes it a sweeter deal when compared to the PlayStation 5’s Digital Edition. However, the PlayStation 5’s Digital Version still keeps its 825GB SSD, whereas the Xbox Series S downgrades to 512GB SSD. Wouldn’t you want as much storage available for your digital version? Costumers will end up eating that difference between the consoles for a larger drive.
Additionally to the price and date announcement, new games and footages have surfaced during the PlayStation 5 event. Surprise announcements of Final Fantasy XVI and Harry Potter’s open world game, Hogwarts Legacy (also releasing on the Xbox Series X). Both games may not be out till at least 2021 but something to look forward. Here are the announcements and release dates revealed during the recent PlayStation 5 event.
Final Fantasy XVI (No release date set)
Hogwarts Legacy (2021)
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (November 12th)
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (Holiday 2020 – PS5, November 13th – PS4)
Resident Evil Village (2021)
Oddworld: Soulstorm (2020)
Five Nights At Freddy’s: Security Breach (2020/2021)
Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition (November 12th)
Fortnite (November 12th)
Deathloop (Q2 2021)
Demon’s Souls (November 12th)
During the presentation, Sony announces a PlayStation Plus Collection. This collection adds classic PlayStation 4 games for the PlayStation 5 for free if you are subscribed for the PlayStation Plus. A trailer released to showcase titles that’ll be available for PlayStation 5 players. If you missed out on God of War, Persona 5, Ratchet & Clank, and other Sony 1st party titles, you know have a chance to play them.
Overall the presentation was quite solid and PlayStation fans should look forward what the next generation console can do, despite the PlayStation 5 price. Pre-orders have opened up early for retail stores.