Sony PlayStation 5

The PlayStation 5 has finally arrived. But does Sony’s next-gen console have the measure of its Xbox rival?

Seven years after its predecessor appeared, the Sony PlayStation 5 is here at last. But, while the PS4 proceeded to dominate utterly its competition, the PS5 has an uphill battle to convince everyone it’s a necessary purchase. It isn’t a gateway to gaming in a new resolution and you don’t even need to buy one to play the latest games – there are currently just two that can’t be played on PS4. The PS5 is priced £450 – the same as the Xbox Series X. There is a more affordable PS5 Digital Edition (£360) which, Sony says, is identical to the standard PS5 in terms of performance and specs, but lacks an optical disc drive. Standing vertically, Sony’s console is 9cm taller and 11cm deeper than its Microsoft rival; it is also…

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What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2021

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