Sony exposed the first look of the much-awaited PS5, highlights of more than two dozen new exclusive games were included.

Sony exposed the first look of the much-awaited PS5, highlights of more than two dozen new exclusive games were included

 Sony has exposed the first look of the much-awaited and the much expected PS5 console and games. Sony has presented gamers a first look at the design of its next console as well as some of the titles it will play. The PlayStation 5 has a black core enclosed by curved white edging and a blue glow. Two sequels to best selling PS4 releases were among the standout games announcements - Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Horizon: Forbidden West. Sony's machine will launch alongside Microsoft's rival Xbox Series X before the end of the year.

"While there's still a lot of unanswered questions about the PS5, namely price and release date, I think Sony did exactly what they needed to with this reveal event," stated Laura Kate Dale, a freelance games critic. "It showed off an hour of games, mixing sequels to popular titles, and new franchises from its biggest first-party studios, for a solid hour".

So many people stated that the console seemed like a "wi-fi router", that the term trended on Twitter immediately after the event. "People on Twitter are very split on whether they like or hate the look of the box, but overall Sony spent an hour getting people excited."

More than two dozen new games were shown off in total. The first look at Sony's racing game Grand Turismo 7 and a concise look at Capcom's zombie horror game Resident Evil 8 has also been presented on the video.

The PlayStation 5 is set to go on sale later this year, seven years after the PS4. In bonus to being able to fulfill improved visuals, the new machine also has a customised hard drive that will make it probable to completely decrease load times.

...and here it is. Thanks for watching! #PS5 pic.twitter.com/pOzHc31X3G

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) June 11, 2020

Sony opted to stream a pre-recorded video rather than host a live event because of the coronavirus pandemic. The video was broadcasted at 1080p resolution, much lower than the PS5 is capable of. The PS4 surpassed Microsoft's Xbox One globally by more than a 2:1 margin, although the gap was much closer in the US.

The industry insider stated there were two things he was most excited about."The first is the new controller - the adaptive triggers offer deeper and more meaningful feedback for gameplay," described Robert Karp, development director at UK developer Codemasters. The new Spider-Man game represents a follow-up to 2018's action-adventure game based on the Marvel superhero. But this time around the lead is the Afro-Latino youngster Miles Morales rather than Peter Parker. The short trailer revealed him fighting and web-slinging through New York, revealing off snow and electricity particle effects that would not have been possible in such detail on the PS4.

AMD's SmartShift to boost Sony's gaming consoles. Will there be any other devices with this tech? Is AMD the best?

AMD's SmartShift to boost Sony's gaming consoles. Will there be any other devices with this tech? Is AMD the best?

As PC World reports, according to Frank Azor, Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions at AMD, we won’t notice any more SmartShift portables till 2021, when there should be more options for purchasing these machines than just the one model from Dell.

SmartShift tech was first announced by AMD at CES back at the start of the year, alongside Ryzen 4000 mobile chips. SmartShift essentially lets the system to shift power dynamically between the CPU and GPU, although both must be AMD models for it to operate.

This happens coherently, in the background, and it means that when a particular game is running and needs more oomph from the GPU, SmartShift can deliver just that, and better frame-rates (up to a 14% boost in certain games, AMD claims). Similarly, with CPU intensive tasks, the power can be shifted to the processor.

AMD’s SmartShift tech, which increases performance in laptops with AMD processors and GPUs, might be in the freshly released Dell G5 15 SE gaming portable, but it won’t be in any other notebooks this year. AMD’s SmartShift tech for faster frame-rates won’t be in any more laptops until 2021 (but will boost PS5).

It's a brand new technology and to @dell credit they jumped on it first. I explained reasons why during my interview with @pcworld @Gordonung @BradChacos No more SmartShift laptops are coming this year but the team is working hard on having more options ASAP for 2021.

— Frank Azor (@AzorFrank) June 4, 2020

It seems like a very sound idea, then, and the Dell G5 15 SE has got some positive enough reviews thus far – but sadly we won’t get a very clear picture of how SmartShift could pan out from just one machine.

Azor moreover noted that a lot of notebook producers were amazed at the heavy performance boost delivered by Ryzen 4000 mobile chips, so didn’t commit early on – but are now doing so with much more interest. There will be more machines running with an all AMD setup – CPU and GPU – next year, hence being able to benefit from SmartShift.

One fascinating factor, however, is that both of the next-gen consoles from Microsoft and Sony pair AMD CPUs and GPUs, and Sony has already established that the PS5 will use SmartShift to help get the most from its components. So we will see another SmartShift-toting machine this year, but it won’t be a laptop, it’ll be the PS5 – and probably also the Xbox Series X.