The Box Contents for The PlayStation 5 Console are Revealed

We’ll get the privilege of seeing the next-generation PlayStation 5 console in stores starting in November. Sony also announced a showcase event scheduled for September 16, and we’re expecting to see both the price and more details about the games themselves that will be running on the console.

PlayStation 5 will be a tremendous upgrade for its predecessor, and we can now find out all the components of the basic box that contains the console. Niko Partners’ senior analyst Daniel Ahmad is the one making the reveal, showing that the boxes for both the Digital and Standard editions of the PlayStation 5 console contain the same things.

PlayStation 5 Digital Box

  • Model Number: CFI-1015B
  • PlayStation 5 Digital Edition
  • Wireless controller
  • 825 GB SSD
  • HDMI Cable
  • AC power cord
  • USB cable
  • Instruction Manual
  • Astro’s Playroom (Pre-installed game. Console may need to be updated to the latest system software version. Internet connection required.)

PlayStation 5 Standard Box

  • Model Number: CFI-1015A
  • PlayStation 5 Console
  • Wireless controller
  • 825 GB SSD
  • HDMI Cable
  • AC power cord
  • USB cable
  • Instruction Manual
  • Astro’s Playroom (Pre-installed game. Console may need to be updated to the latest system software version. Internet connection required.)

The specifications of Sony’s new console are well-known:

  • 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

The highlights of the PlayStation 5 console remain the 8K resolution and the purge of the in-game loading times that had been annoying many gamers so much. On the other hand, PS5’s main rival, Xbox Series X, already has its price revealed by Microsoft: $499.

You May Also Like

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *