At long last, after well over a year of rampant speculation, Sony has finally revealed the actual PS5 console. At the end of today’s big PS5 game reveal event, during which Sony unveiled titles like Horizon: Forbidden West, the company released an official Hardware Reveal Trailer. The video gives PlayStation fans what they’ve been wanting for a very long time; footage of what the PS5 will look like.
The PS5 Console Coming Later in 2020
Unsurprisingly, the final PS5 which was unveiled today looks nothing like most of the images which have circulated online over the course of the last year or so. No doubt many were fake, or leaked concepts from very early in the design process. One may well have been an early devkit, but final consoles never resemble the devkits. As such, the look of the PS5 is much sleeker than many had speculated.
Interestingly, the PS5 console trailer also revealed that there will be two versions of the console available at launch. The standard PS5 console will feature an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive. However, there will also be a “PS5 Digital Edition” which doesn’t include a disc drive of any kind. Otherwise, these two console versions will be the same, aside from some minor visual differences. (The hardware within will be identical.)
The trailer also gives fans a look at the new DualSense controller, which had previously been revealed. However, it also includes looks at additional supplementary parts, such as the DualSense charging station, an HD camera, and the Pulse 3D wireless headset. (The latter of which is designed for the PS5’s new 3D audio technology.) Ultimately, the trailer ends without revealing either the price or the expected release date. At present, the PS5 is anticipated to launch sometime in ‘Holiday 2020’; perhaps around November. However, Sony has yet to confirm a date. While there has been speculation that COVID-19 could delay things, Sony has allayed those concerns, suggesting that it shouldn’t impact the console launch.