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Everything We Know So Far -PS5

This is Sony’s new Generation 9 console, which will be replacing the PS4, PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro. It will be released in the fourth quarter of the year in 2020 with no specific date as of yet. Also unconfirmed is the price - however both the PS4 and Pro were both £349 at launch. The PS5 will be backward compatible with a large portion of PS4 and PSVR games. These games will also benefit with a boost to frame rates, and the potential for higher resolutions. At this time of writing, games are being evaluated to spot any issues for backwards compatibility, but it is likely that at least the 100 most popular games on the PS4 will be backwards compatible with this new console. There have also been rumours that a PSVR2 will be released along with the console in the coming years.  There will be more control in the installation of a game. For example, should you just want to use the multiplayer mode, you can choose to only install that specific mode rather than the entire game. The same will be true for the opposite scenario, as you may have the ability to install the single player mode rather than multi- and single player modes for certain games. This will allow players to play the part of the game that interests them without having to install, in some cases, up to 60 gb of game data.

The PS5 will run on an 8-core, x86 AMD ZEN 2. The console will have an SSD memory of 825 GB. The graphics rate will be 16GB with a 44GB/s bandwidth. Disk enthusiasts will be pleased to know there will be an ultra HD Blu-ray™ disk slot. The audio will work on a “Tempest” 3D audio tech. Meanwhile, the video output will support 4K and will be 8K ready with specific TVs. According to Sony, they designed the PS5 to be as developer friendly as possible. We have yet to see the design of the PS5 at the time of writing. However, we have seen the new controller, which has been named the dualsense. This controller has been completely redesigned, even losing the iconic PS controller’s shape. The shape now appears to resemble that of a Nintendo Pro Controller or Xbox controller. The colour has also been updated, becoming primarily white and with black accents. The light bar has been moved, and now can be seen from the front of the controller, partitioning off the touchpad from the rest of the controller. There are now adaptive triggers where the L2 and R2 buttons are so that players can feel the difference when, for example, pulling a bowstring back in-game. The Share button has been renamed the “Create” button. Finally, there is now a built-in microphone which allows players to chat without the need for a headset. Read the full article

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Everything we know so far about -Xbox Series X

This is Microsoft’s Generation 9 console which will be released during the holiday season of 2020. At this time, we don’t know a more specific release date or pricing (although the Xbox One and Xbox One X were both £430 at launch). The new console series is being advertised as the generation with players at the centre, which is a step away from the Xbox One’s advertisement as a media centre for the whole household.   The Xbox One Series X has several new features, such as:  Quick Resume which will allow you to continue multiple games from a suspended state -returning you to where you were in game and to what you were doing without waiting through long loading screens.  Backwards Compatibility all the way back to the original Xbox. This means that games made for earlier versions of the Xbox can possibly benefit from a more stable framerate, faster load times and improved resolution. Also, the Xbox Series X is compatible with Xbox One gaming accessories.  One-time purchase needed for Xbox One and Xbox Series X -If you buy a game on either console, you can then play the correct version of the game on both consoles. This technology is called Smart Delivery and it will be available for exclusive Xbox Game Studio titles.  The Xbox Series X with its shiny new features will be running on AMD’s latest Zen 2 processor RDNA 2 architectures. The new console will support a frame rate of up to 120 FPS.  However, in contrast to what had been rumoured a few years ago, there will still be a disk tray, which will support 4k Blu-ray and DVDs. Also, the Xbox Series X is 4K by default, and is 8K ready for gaming purposes. The console has one Terabyte of SSD & CPU storage. Another important update is that there will be a new and improved cooling system, with internal components and three air flow channels. This according to Microsoft will distribute the temperatures more evenly, keeping the console quiet and cool.

The design for the new console has been shown.  It is itself a huge departure from all previous consoles before it. The design is very reminiscent of a small PC tower rather than the flat rectangle shape of older systems. The controller for the Xbox Series X has been updated, although not to the extremes of the competing new PS 5 controller. The controller now has a share button that is similar to the PS4. Additionally, there are now grips on the bumper and trigger buttons and a hybrid keypad like the PRO controller. The pairing system has also been improved; meaning it will be easier to pair the controller with supported consoles PCs and mobile devices. (Which devices these will be is unknown at the time of writing.) There have not been many other changes made to the controller aside from a few basic additions, as this was the primary thing the Xbox one was praised on. Here is a list of upcoming games for the console: Bright Memory Infinite: A sci-fi shooter and hack and slash set in a world inspired by feudal JapanScorn: A horror FPS inspired by the works of H.G. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński. This will be a Microsoft exclusive.Chorus: A psychological space combat shooter Madden 21: The latest game in the American football simulator series MaddenVampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2: Action RPG where you are a vampire in Seattle during the holiday seasonCall of the Sea: A puzzle game set in the 1930s where you play as Norah, a woman looking for her lost husband. Also, the art style is reminiscent of The Witness. This will be a Microsoft exclusive.The Ascent: A cyberpunk action RPG. This will be a Microsoft exclusive.The Medium: This survival horror has you play as Marianne, who ends up investigating the murder of a small child. This will be a Microsoft exclusive.Scarlet Nexus: An anime-style sci-fi game where you play as a special agent with psionic powersSecond Extinction: An online co-op FPS where you hunt down and kill mutated dinosaursYakuza: Like A Dragon: An RPG where you play as a Yakuza member who took the blame for a crime he didn’t commit. When he is released from prison almost two decades later, he is shot and left for dead, triggering a revenge quest.Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla: The newest instalment in the action adventure game series Assassin’s Creed. We have an article on it here. Read the full article