The next-generation PlayStation 5 official date has been announced by sony which lands at the end of 2020 with a brand new PS5 controller.
A live stream event by sony was available to watch on the PlayStation Blog on march 18 about game announcements and stories about PlayStation-related news but no official reveal date. The PS5 controller is expected to be called the DualShock 5, the Previous controller was the Dualshock 4
Expect new features from the PS5 controller, the expression will be based on player impression and feedbacks.
With the history of Sony Playstation, the PS5 and the controller is expected to bring us closer to the future of gaming.
Release Date
Sony had announced the PS 5 will be released at the end of 2020 which is during the holiday season, i.e between September to December.
Price
With the PS4 controller, retailed for $49.99 we speculate the new controller to be just a bit more expensive based on the confirmed featured to be around $69.99 – $79.99.
Confirmed Features
The confirmed features we have are based on the interview with Business Insider Japan, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO, Jim Ryan said:
“3D audio and the haptic feedback support of the controller are also things that, when you try them, you will be surprised at how big a change they are. Even just playing the racing game Gran Turismo Sport with a PlayStation 5 controller is a completely different experience. While it runs well with the previous controller, there is no going back after you experience the detailed road surface via haptic control and play using the adaptive triggers.”
Rumble technology of the DualShock 4 will be replaced with haptic feedback.
3D audio support.
Adaptive trigger.
News And Rumors
Wireless Charging
Based on detail gotten from TechRadar which confirms the wireless charging feature
( A new patent suggests that wireless charging could be in the works for the DualShock 5. Found by Saqib Mansoor of SegmentNext, the patent shows a “Wireless charging adapter with game control keys for computer game controller,” and seems to show a “wireless charging adapter that can snap onto a computer game controller and can be inductively coupled to a charging base to wirelessly recharge a battery in the controller.”)
Heart Rate And Sweat Sensors
I said the Playstation 5 could be or bring us closer to the future of gaming.
News from ”Respawn First” state
”A gamepad able to use biometric feedback to monitor players’ heart rate and sweat levels, and then adjust gameplay based on its findings.”
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Voice Control
The article that surrounds this news was published by WIPO and spotted by SegmentNext
Which describes “a controller device that is held by the player, includes a microphone, a tactile presentation device that presents a tactile sense to the user’s hand, and a speaker”
New Buttons
Details from LetsGoDigital about the PS5 controller update talks about a controller with four new buttons around the back. These new buttons could have the same button functions of Xbox One gamepads.
Images
From the leaked images from sony patents, The design shows the controller has new keys and details Published by the Japanese patent office (via VGC)
”the SIE patent lays out designs for a new controller that looks very similar to the DualShock 4”
Cloud Gaming Controller
In September 2019, details published WIPO which state
”Sony is developing a controller device for user interactivity with a server of a cloud gaming system”
