Sony continues to give impressive new details about the PS5 console

Sony confirms SSD will be default

In an interview with CNET, Jim Ryan gave an interview for the first time since becoming CEO of Sony PlayStation. Many topics were discussed, including two details about the configuration of the PS5 system.

In addition to what we know about the PlayStation 5 announced in April, Ryan confirmed SSDs will become the default. Structural design expert, Mike Cerny, previously confirmed this SSD will use new technology.

SSDs are much faster than traditional hard drives, improving game performance. Sony has demonstrated with Marvel’s Spider-Man game with a standby screen from 15 seconds on PS4 Pro to only 0.8 seconds on what is considered the future PS5 system.

In addition, the hard drive also runs smoothly, unlike previous noisy disc reading technology – you will no longer have to hear the familiar disc reading sounds.

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Can PS5 be as powerful as described below?

Perhaps more impressive than Sony’s SSD technology is the fact that the game will run not only 4K, but also 120Hz. This means PlayStation 5 will reach 3840×2160 while the maximum frames per second reach 120.

This is a groundbreaking announcement. Despite the new technology, many experts believe that the next generation of consoles will still have a hard time achieving stable 4K 60FPS.

Jim Ryan’s announcement shows that these experts underestimate the power of the 9th generation console.

To make it easier to understand, there are currently very few titles that can achieve stable 4K 60FPS resolution on today’s high-end consoles – specifically Xbox One X and PS4 Pro.

As for how stable the PS5 can run at 120 FPS is still a mystery. However, the fact that a member from Sony himself confirmed this information really made fans happy.