INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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Sony has officially announced that the PlayStation 5 is coming
Sony has announced that the PlayStation 5 is going to launch globally at the end of next year.The games console will come with a new
controller that uses enhanced vibration technology
It will feature a solid-state drive that means games will games boot up faster and cut loading times.The console's graphics also get an
upgrade with the addition of new technology to improve lighting effects.The update appears to offer similar upgrades to Microsoft's rival
Xbox console.The latest version of the Xbox, currently known as Project Scarlett, is also being released around Christmas 2020.Jim Ryan,
president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said in a blog post on the PlayStation website, that the firm wanted to "deepen the feeling of
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Sony are launching a new
controller to provide a more realistic gaming experience
He said it's all about gaming feeling more realistic, "so
crashing into a wall in a race car feels much different than making a tackle on the football field."You can even get a sense for a variety
of textures when running through fields of grass or plodding through mud," he added.There's currently no pictures of the new console or
any word on what games will launch alongside it, but Ryan says the company will be sharing more details on it in the coming months
It comes at a time when more people are moving away from traditional games consoles to stream games online through a variety of devices,
with phones proving most popular.In recent years, Google and Apple have also launched game subscriptions to rival PlayStation's Now online
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