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Last updated: 2019/08/16 at 7:59 PM
PS5 Home Published September 25, 2017
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The fact that the PlayStation 4 still feels so fresh, to this day, is a testament to the incredible design work that went into it, as well as the power of the hardware it contains.

That being said, the console is nearly four years old now. The PlayStation 3 lasted seven years, meaning – if we stick to a similar time period – that the PlayStation 5 could be due as soon as 2020.

That may sound pretty far off to some of you, but PlayStation nuts like us are already getting excited at the simple prospect of a new Sony console! On that note, here are the 10 features we want to see in a PlayStation 5.

Backwards Compatibility

Xbox One has backwards compatibility. The PC is chock-full of emulators which can play any game, from any year you like. Is it really, really too much to ask for the PS5 to have this feature too?

With the processing power the PS5 will presumably have at its disposal, and Sony’s limitless development resources, there’s no excuse not to give this to the fans.

(And we mean real backwards compatibility; not paying for certain titles on PlayStation Now.)

Next-Generation VR

Sony’s PlayStation VR has been a no-doubt smash hit, and for good reason.

It’s not perfect by any means though, and could soon be outgunned by the likes of Oculus Rift. With a next-generation console, we’d expect next-generation VR to come with it.

Full Native 4K

This is an obvious one. 4K TV’s are becoming more and more commonplace in living rooms across the country. We’d expect full 4K support for a PS5 from launch, perhaps with the flexibility and power to also adjust to whatever the next step might be in video definition.

An AMD Graphics Card

Console gamers are largely spared from the hardware wars that are fought on the PC. For better or for worse, you have to take what you get with a console.

Well, in the case of the PS4, it’s definitely been for the better. The AMD graphics chip has been nothing short of fantastic, with developers still pushing it to new heights (just take a look at Horizon: Zero Dawn).

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. We hope Sony sticks with AMD for the PlayStation 5 (albeit with a more powerful iteration of the graphics card, of course).

More Storage

This is something which will always be needed from a new console. As they get more complex, and everything about them – from the graphics to the sound – becomes better, games take up more and more room.

The PS4’s 500GB standard hard drive sounded great… until games started taking up 50GB a pop. Here’s hoping Sony are more forward-looking with their next hard drive, and give buyers enough space to last us well into the future. A 5K HDD would certainly provide essential space, perhaps partnered with an SSD for speed.

The Controller

This is a case where we want evolution, not revolution. For our money, the PS4 controller was the best ever created, and it was inarguably streaks ahead of the PS3’s underwhelming effort.

As such, we 100% do not want any ground-breaking changes made to its design. That doesn’t mean Sony have to stand pat, however. The motion-sensor features of the DualShock 4 were a little hit-and-miss, for example, and would be one area which we’d be happy to see improved.

Ditch the Disk Drive

Okay, we get it; this one’s controversial. But there are several strong arguments for finally getting rid of the disk drive on the PlayStation 5.

Plenty of modern laptops come without them. Fewer people are buying DVDs all the time, preferring to stream their content online. Nobody misses CDs now; we just got used to consuming our music in a different way. It would make the PS5 slimmer, sleeker and lighter.

Having said all of that, it would be a massive gamble for Sony to actually take the disk drive out of the PS5, and not one which we’re necessarily expecting!

4K Blu-ray Drive

Okay, so if we do really have to keep the disk drive, can we at least make it 4k Blu-ray compatible? There aren’t many trump cards that the Xbox One holds over our beloved PS4, but that’s one of them!

A Better Games Store

The current PS4 game store is a lot better than the clunky PS3 edition. Compared to something like Steam, however, we’d argue it’s still lagging far behind.

We’d like a store which simply had more stuff in it. This would allow a greater possibility for indie games to flourish, or at least those from smaller studios. A Steam-like curator system, or something along the lines of Steam Greenlight, would help the cream of this additional content to rise to the top.

Fair Pricing

Sony did a great job of pricing the PS4, with it actually being around £75 cheaper than the PS3 was at launch. Real wages have declined significantly for several years now, meaning people have even less cash in their pockets now than they did when the PS4 was released.

We’re not asking for Sony to give the thing away for free; goodness knows these things take a lot of capital to research and build. We would, however, implore them to stick with a fair pricing structure that allows as many people as possible to enjoy their consistently fantastic consoles.

Well, there you have it: ten features we want to see on the PlayStation 5. Let’s carry on enjoying our fantastic PS4s for now… but keep one eye on the future anyway!

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andrewsqual
andrewsqual
5 years ago

Can’t believe you left out next gen architecture just like standard PS4 had at its launch from the get go i.e. GDDR5. PS5 should have GDDR6 as the next gen standard and we can start to see devs like ND, Guerilla Games, Quantic Dream and Santa Monica building their game engines from the ground up for a stunning new generation again. 🙂

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DarthDiggler
DarthDiggler
5 years ago

This article is worthless. Its a wish list for features that are mostly a certainty. LOL

No wonder someone did not attach their name to this.

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Hvd
Hvd
5 years ago

ditching the disk drive means always on line and that would be ok now when it wasnt a few year ago?…no. just make a bigger hard drive because 4k textures are huge in download size.things will remain the same the ps5 will have a hard drive.

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Soda Popinski
Soda Popinski
5 years ago

Speaking of storage, it’d be really helpful if they allowed us to copy/download/store data files (audio/video/pics) on the internal hard drive just like the PS3 allowed. Not sure why they took that feature out on PS4.

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Playstation Novus
Playstation Novus
5 years ago

hahahahahhaha you just described a XboxOneX you silly cunts aren’t getting no PS5 for another 8 years hahahahahaahahha

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NinoBr0wn
NinoBr0wn
5 years ago
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8 years?

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Marty8370
Marty8370
4 years ago
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Crapbox one X has no games/dev support………………………………..Playstation will always be best place to game(roll on PS5)

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Jasja
Jasja
2 years ago
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Shut up nigga

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Bontle
Bontle
2 years ago
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Your comment is irrelevant and Xbox one is NOTHING like ps5… You’re just pressed. 🙂

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NinoBr0wn
NinoBr0wn
5 years ago

Dualshock 4 is not the best controller ever created. Not even close. Unless you’re talking best PlayStation controller ever created.

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Marty8370
Marty8370
4 years ago
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Dualshock 4 Easily best controller ever

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Shawn Never Gets Layden
Shawn Never Gets Layden
5 years ago

except this is what we are REALLY getting….

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Nois3YKrick3T
Nois3YKrick3T
5 years ago

Keep disk drive because I want to be able to trade in my games. I used to think Xbox controller was the best and even used one on my PC. Then I got a PS4 for the first time since my brother had a PS2 and it is perfect don’t change it. Xbox left analog is a little to far left and high gets uncomfortable after a while.

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Demetre M
Demetre M
5 years ago

Lmfao those are all XboxOneX features that Desperation for a PS5 is a joke enjoy the wait and it will still be underpowered anyways lmfao Sony has no clue what power is anymore

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ω-forces
ω-forces
5 years ago
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ps4pro is still the most powerful console available. xbox midgen is gonna be last gen next xmas

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Doomguy
Doomguy
2 years ago
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Atleast they dont suck your bank account dry like microsoft dose

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Bontle
Bontle
2 years ago
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Bruh so you just came to this page to hate…you have time neh 🙁

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The Watcher
The Watcher
5 years ago

I was actually thinking of Micro SD cards for the PS5 instead of the Bu-ray discs. So the PS5 can be portable like a laptop.

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ω-forces
ω-forces
5 years ago

11.2 tflops next xmas. discrete gpu

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[…] are already plenty of other most-wanted features for the PS5, including more storage and an improved controller but, if the PS5 is going to properly support […]

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Marty8370
Marty8370
4 years ago

Sony’s limitless development resources(really), don’t know any company with limitless resources. Most things have limits. Whether resources, financial resources.

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John Smith
John Smith
3 years ago

How the heck do you want backwards combatability if they ditch the disk drive?

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thessaloinans hardeman
thessaloinans hardeman
3 years ago

we should have free online gaming

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Mujitapha Radda
Mujitapha Radda
2 years ago

Where can I buy ps5

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SteveHob
SteveHob
2 years ago

Interestingly useful info

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