PlayStation showcase event that took place on September 16, 2020, has come to an end. We have new game announcements, new gameplay reveals and much more. As predicted Sony even revealed the official prices for the PlayStation 5 base model( $499 ) and the PS5 digital edition($399). The pre-orders for the PS5 is currently live for a few limited stores. Now moving back to the story, Sony has revealed the first look at its hardware official retail boxes. Here is the PS5 official box cover.
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PS5 official box cover for the base model and digital edition
PS5 official Box Contents
Both the PlayStation 5’s have the same box contents. They are:
- PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital(Depending on which one you purchase).
- Wireless controller.
- 825GB SSD.
- Base.
- HDMI cable(definitely an HDMI 2.1 for 4k and 8k support).
- An AC power cable.
- A USB cable(most probably a type c cable for charging the DualSense controllers).
- Astro Playroom(Pre-Installed).
PlayStation 5 launch details
PlayStation 5 is going to launch on November 12, 2020, in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Mexico, South Korea. Furthermore, the console will launch on November 19, 2020, in other countries.
PlayStation 5 technical specifications
Here are the official technical specifications of the PlayStation 5.
- CPU: AMD Zen 2-based CPU with 8 cores at 3.5GHz (variable frequency)
- GPU: 10.28 TFLOPs, 36 CUs at 2.23GHz (variable frequency)
- GPU architecture: Custom RDNA 2
- Memory interface: 16GB GDDR6 / 256-bit
- Memory bandwidth: 448GB/s
- Internal storage: Custom 825GB SSD
- IO throughput: 5.5GB/s (raw), typical 8-9GB/s (compressed)
- Expandable storage: NVMe SSD slot
- External storage: USB HDD support (PS4 games only)
- Optical drive: 4K UHD Blu-ray drive
