I didn't hop aboard the PS4 train until relatively recently, and already, we're getting talk of the PS5. It is at this point that I take a look back and realize that the PS4 came out in 2013, and we are all hurtling towards the great beyond. Regardless, along the way to that, we're going to get quite a few more games consoles, and one of them is the PS5, which I am cautiously optimistic about. It's got a tough act to follow in the shape of the PS4, but if it car🥂ries on Sony's current pathway of just being an excellent gaming system, I'm sure it will be superb. With a grand reveal probably not too far away, there have been many rumors doing the rounds, some probable, some out-there, and some completely barking mad. In this article, we're going to take a look at some of the most likely ones.
While Sony doing a decent job is pretty much guaranteed, what we'd really love is for them to nail it. As such, there is a fairly lengthy laundry list of wishes that pretty much everyone with a PS4 will echo, and that's the other thing we'll be going into in this article. Th🌼ese things haven't even been rumored, but man, they're things that we would absolutely love to see in the next PlayStation. Heard any solid rumors? Got a😼 feature you're dying to see in the PS5? As always, let us know in the comments!
25 Rumor: It's Coming In 2020 ඣ
While some industry an🦂alysts are guessing that the PS5 won't make its debut until 2021, in our view, a release date of 2020 seems more likely. Sony has previ♕ously released all of its consoles in Q4, and with an announcement this year looking likely, I find it hard to believe they'd wait over two years to release their system. They want to beat Microsoft to the punch and capture as much of the market as possible with a Christmas launch.
24 Rumor: It ♏will (Probably) Play PS4 Games
While there aren't any cast iron guarantees in the world ﷽of gaming, it seems very likely that the PS5 will be able to play PS4 games. Following the disappointment that was the lack of backwards comp🦂atibility on the PS4, this is an excellent little feature. The grounds for this rumor lay in a patent filed by Mark Cerny, which points towards a new hardware feature on the PS5 which will allow for the emulation of older systems. Could this mean even older games will be compatible? We hope so.
23 🌼 Nee🎐ded: PS Now And PS Plus Should Be Merged
While the free games we get each month are nice, I don't kno🐈w anyone with a PS Plus subscription who shells out for PS Now. Which is a shame, because it's a cool idea. If you've got a decent internet connection, you have access to a wealth of games from the PS2 and PS3. T🐻he only problem is how much it is. If it were merged into your PS Plus subscription, just as the Game Pass comes with your Xbox Live subscription, then it would be waaaaay more popular.
22 Rumor: It Mꦚight Be Able To Play Even Older⭕ Games
According to speculation, the patent we ment🧜ioned earlier might actually be designed to tackle older games. The reason for this is that the sort of hardware emulation that's discussed in the patent probably wouldn't be necessary for playing PS4 games. The PS5 is likely to share fairly similar architecture with the PS4, and as such,🌃 this kind of dedicated hardware would be a little over the top. If, however, they want to play PS2 and PS1 games? That's when they'll need it. It's nowhere near certain, but we can hope.
21 Rumor: Games Are Already Being De🍬veloped For It
Even though it hasn't been confirmed that development kits are out yet, it seems that quite a few developers are already working on PS5 versions of their games. We know that Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to current and next generation consoles, so either they're taking an educated guess at what the next console will be like or they have a dev kit. Rumors are flying that God of War 2, Death Stranding, and The Last Of Us Part 2 are also in development for the PS5.
20 Needed: Full Backwardꦏs Compatibility
While it could easily be classified as wishful thinking, I really, really hope we'll be able to play PS2 and PS1 games on the PS5. These games can be had for literal pennies these days. Seeing as these systems featured some of the greatest games ever made, can you imagine how cool it would be? It would give a new generation the ability to play things like Silent Hill, Bushido Blade, and Burnout 3. If the PS5 nails this, it'll𒁏 have won the next generation before it even begins.
19 Rumor: It Will Feature VR Out Of The Box 𝓀
Just as the Xbox One brought with it a revised version of the Kinect, so too will the PS5๊ bring a new version♏ of PSVR with it. According to another patent filed by Sony, they're planning a VR system without any controllers. How will it work? Well, the tech behind this is rotatably placed cameras, which will be able to track your fingers, letting you seamlessly interact with virtual worlds. Pretty sweet, huh? If they can nail this, the immersion will be second to none.
18 Rumor: It Will Have A Dedicated Graphics Chip 🐬 🔜
Unlike the Xbox One X, which features an APU— a chip that combines GPU and CPU into one— the PS5 is set to have a dedicated GPU. As to what kind of chip will be powering the next-generation console's🉐 graphics, it's not certain, but it's expected to be an AMD Ryzen GPU, complete with AMD's new Navi architecture. This looks set to be a powerhouse, and a massive leap forward over the PS4's aging APU. If Xbox want to match this kind 🃏of raw power, they'll need one too.
17 ✨ Needed: A Bigger Hard Drive And An SSD
While the 1TB hard drive that comes with a PS4 Pro seems like a lot at first, it soon gets filled up. Today's g𓆏ames are storage-hungry monsters, and they're only going to get bigger. The PS5 needs at least a 2TB hard drive, and preferably a 3-4TB one. While we're at it, an SSD, which can be loaded up with your most recent games, would go a long way. The loading times on consoles still sometimes lag embarrassingly behind consoles, and an SSD would cut them dramatically.
16 Rumor: The Last Of Us Part 2 Will Be A Launch Title ꧂
Gamers have been hungry for more of The Last Of Us ever since the original, and Sony are likely to keep us waiting a little longer yet. The game was teased back in 2016, and was, at one point, expected to launch in 2019. However, putting it out on the tailend of the PS4 seems somewhat strange. It's more likely that Sony would hold it back until the launch of the PS5, and release it on both consoles at once, as Nintendo did with Breath of the Wild.