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Oh PS4, how we have loved you. From scaling cliffsides with Nathan Drake<\/a> to shooting zombies in The Last of Us<\/a>, you’ve been a gem. However, it is time for the next generation.<\/p>\n Sony recently released a few new details of the PlayStation 4’s successor<\/a> in an interview with Wired. Although it hasn’t officially been called “PlayStation 5<\/strong>,” we highly doubt Sony would break a winning formula.<\/p>\n As you can see below, PlayStation hasn’t told us a lot. However, what we do know is interesting.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Don’t worry, you will bring your library of PS4 games with you to the new PlayStation 5.<\/p>\n If you have a 4K or 8K television, it means the TV has sharp image quality, with a horizontal screen resolution of around 4,000 pixels.<\/p>\n You probably don’t have an 8K television. Right now, 4K is the norm. However, 8K is available and it’s becoming more popular.<\/strong><\/p>\n Having 8K resolution support means that Sony expects the PlayStation 5 to have a long life. For years after you buy your console, you will still be gaming with the industry standard.<\/p>\n This one is a bit complicated, but trust us, it’s awesome.<\/p>\n The hard disk drive storage system of the PlayStation 4 is being upgraded to a solid state drive<\/strong> for the PlayStation 5.<\/p>\n If something has a hard disk drive, there are moving parts<\/strong> to it that read and write storage information. A solid state drive doesn’t have any moving parts, as all data is stored on microchips. This makes SSD faster and better than HDD. How is it better? Let’s lay it out with this info from GamingScan<\/a>:<\/p>\n 7 reasons you should upgrade to an SSD<\/p>\r\n Read now<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n The new system’s graphics processing unit (GPU) will support a technology called ray-tracing. Ray-tracing is a visual technique that\u00a0models how light and shadows will behave in a 3D environment. Typically, you see ray-tracing in Hollywood blockbusters. It does exist to some degree in PC gaming, but not on any current home-console.<\/p>\n The functionality of ray-tracing is up for debate. Many current users don’t like it because it sacrifices FPS for only marginally better graphics.<\/p>\n PlayStation 5 needs to enable ray-tracing technology without compromising FPS. If they can, then both Microsoft and Nintendo will have their work cut out for them.<\/p>\n We don’t have a lot of details, but so far everything looks promising. We highly doubt Sony will reveal a major hindrance to the system that will ruin it. However, this is the same company that thought Knack <\/a>was an appropriate launch title. Stay tuned and we’ll share more details as they become available.<\/p>\n![\"PlayStation](\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/PS5_specs_rtegfr.jpg\")
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8K vs 4K<\/h2>\n
SSD vs. HDD<\/h2>\n
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Sooooo… it’s gonna be awesome?<\/h2>\n