3 Expected Features In Sony's PS5

Although the release date of Sony’s PS5 is in 2020, the console’s fans have been expecting for many months for additions, features, and improvements that are likely to appear in the successor of PS4.

The Play Station 5 subreddit’s members are looking out always for hints, leaks, and rumors about the next-gen system.

According to what has been revealed by Sony, the gaming console can satisfy gamers’ expectation in which the game will run at 60 frames/second and 4K resolution. However, finally, it will be each game developers’ choice to decide the frame rates as well as the resolution of their games. Nevertheless, the gameplay which is buttery smooth at high resolution is just scraping the surface of Reddit’s expectations about PS5.

The shifts in generation in gaming consoles have always led to significant advancements in power, and Sony’s PS5 will not be an exception. It supports near-instant load times, ray-tracing, and up to 8K resolution. However, gamers’ expectations are not about the game’s sheer console speed or graphics.

Below are three changes in PS5 that are requested by almost every fan on Reddit.

Bluetooth Headphones Support

Although the PS4 had a 3.5mm jack built in the DualShock 4 controller, it surprisingly doesn’t have Bluetooth headphones support. With every customer buying PS4, there is a wired earbud with a mic included so that they will be able to voice chat in online gameplay. However, when Bluetooth headphones are becoming increasingly popular, Sony fans are having a great desire for a wireless headset.

Better Chat In Game

It was reported by Sony that in May, the PlayStation Network - the online game service of PS4 had accumulated 94 million active users. The subscription feature is essential to a great number of games which need a connection to the network to acquire basic capabilities. However, it has not managed to simplify the in-game chat.

Several Redditors have used the mobile version instead of in-game chat service of PS4. A Redditor even claimed that the PS4 consoles had been entirely beaten by that of Xbox One.

In some ways, incorporating the social menu of Play Station Network into the games would allow gamers to have a better experience when they play online.

Backward-Compatibility From PS1 To PS4

By far, backward-compatibility has been the most expected feature, along with several games associated with the 1994 Play Station. It is many players’ wish that PS5 will help their gaming experience to come in full circle.

Twenty five years ago, Sony first launched the original Play Station – the system with which many gamers have grown up. Therefore, not only do they hope to see the next generation, but they also want to relive the original one – what first aroused their interests.

Fortunately, their wish is likely to come true. The PS4’s lead system architect - Mark Cerny has already said that Sony’s PS5 will support backward-compatibility with all titles from the current generation console. There was also a continuation patent granted by Sony, which suggests that the PS5 – the next-gen game version will be capable of running games from PS2 with graphics improvements.

Until the launch in 2020, much time is still left for additional information about the next gaming console to be revealed. Soon would Reddit fans of PS receive answers to their expectations about PS5.