PlayStation 5

The PlayStation 5 (officially abbreviated as PS5) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced in 2019 as the successor to the PlayStation 4, it launched on 13 October 2020.

The PlayStation 5 features a customized solid state drive designed for high-speed data streaming to enable significant improvements in graphical performance. The hardware also features a custom AMD GPU capable of ray tracing, support for 4K resolution displays and high framerates, new audio hardware for real-time 3D audio effects, and backward compatibility with most games from the PlayStation line of consoles.

Its primary competitors are the Xbox Series X/S and the Nintendo Switch.