- A new “leak” from PlayStation 5 supposedly lists all of the specifications for the next console.
- The PlayStation ostensibly has 13.3 Teraflops, which would place it above the Xbox Series X in terms of raw power.
- We recommend approaching the leak with a healthy dose of skepticism.
Another day, another “leak” on PlayStation 5.
This time around, the leak uncovers all the specs for the next next-generation console from Sony.
Here they are as they appear in the leak which, for better or worse, comes from the 4Chan bulletin board. It’s not exactly a reliable source of information, but you have it.
Personalized RDNA 2 GPU 13.3 TF at 1.7 GHz with 60 computing units
AMD Zen2 8 core at 3.4 GHz (Sony is working on the ramp-up to 3.7 GHz)
16 GB RAM GDDR6 + 4 GB DDR4
[email protected]/S @ 1TB
Dedicated RT and 3D Audio cores
$ 499.00
Leak suggests PlayStation 5 is more powerful than Xbox Series X
The leak continues to mention features mentioned in the past, including “full digital backward compatibility” with each past PlayStation console, noting a library of thousands of games available at launch.
It also touches the PlayStation 5 controller with haptic feedback, a heart rate monitor, and a microphone – all of the features mentioned directly by Sony or discovered in the PS5 patents.
While authentic, it is particularly interesting in the ongoing debate over Teraflops which has so far defined the discussion of the next generation console. The leak would place the PlayStation 5 as more powerful than Microsoft’s Xbox Series X, which the company revealed last month as having 12 Teraflops.
A word of warning
The mention of a March 3 revelation takes away some credibility since the date passed without a whisper from Sony’s camp.
Likewise, backward compatibility with the company’s portable console games seems to be a stretch. Sony has struggled in the past to even advance games from the previous generation. Let’s not jump the gun. Backwards compatibility with games from older PlayStation consoles would already be an impressive feat.
As always, we recommend that you take flight with a healthy dose of skepticism given the source and deluge of leaks on PlayStation 5 in recent months.
But, with Sony’s continuous radio silence on the PlayStation 5, there isn’t much else to grab at the moment.
This article was edited by Aaron Weaver.
Last modified: March 10, 2020 12:01 UTC