Just a few days left before Sony officially launches its next-generation console, the PlayStation 5. The company has already expressed explicit intentions that they plan to make it the biggest console ever made by Sony. Hence, they have constantly been putting in efforts to make the PS5 most powerful as well as the most desirable console in the market. Sony has been focused on partnering up with industry leaders to advertise the PS5. They have already made deals to bring various exclusive games to the console. However, Sony’s latest attempt is to partner up with a top name associated with the music industry, Travis Scott. Travis has a history of being affiliated with the gaming industry. He was part of Ninja’s Twitch stream alongside Drake and JuJu Smith-Schuster [https://www.essentiallysports.com/fortnite-when-ninja-and-drakes-stream-broke-twitch-esports-news/] that broke the Twitch viewership record. The stream went on to become the most popular broadcast on the platform. TRAVIS SCOTT JOINS PLAYSTATION AS STRATEGIC CREATIVE PARTNER The addition of Scott is going to prove highly beneficial to Sony. Firstly, he can drive a lot of traffic to the PS5. Secondly, the partnership can lead to PS5 games having some of that sweet Travis music. Finally, we can also expect Travis x PS5 merchandise soon, which we can deduce from the tease [https://www.instagram.com/p/CGspKzqALhz/?igshid=mkfho93idgqx] posted by both PlayStation and Travis. PS employees in the video are wearing merch with Travis’ markings as well as the PS logo. Moreover, the video also shows Travis sitting on a couch firing up the PS5. Scott captioned the video “Meet the gang, ReBuilt a office at the topfloor in Japan To chef up.” It is unclear whether the room is a part of the set or it is actually an office as Travis mentions in his caption. If it is an office, Travis has done one hell of a job redecorating. [https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2020-10-24-at-6.12.57-PM.png] Sony hasn’t made the details of the partnership public yet. Therefore, the role Scott will play remains unclear for now. However, we can expect to see his face as well as the aforementioned merch in upcoming promos. 

Sony recently announced their collaboration with popular rapper Travis Scott a
few days ahead of the launch of the PlayStation 5.

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The PlayStation 5 is Sony's next-gen console. It is Sony's most powerful console to date, which packs immense computing and graphical power. It is also a huge leap forward from the PlayStation 4 that was launched in 2013.

The console is available in two different versions.
<ol>
 	<li>PlayStation 5 Dics+Digital</li>
 	<li>PlayStation 5 Digital Only</li>
</ol>
Both the versions have the same specifications, but a slightly different price point.
<h2>PlayStation 5 Price</h2>
Sony announced the price of the console at the PlayStation Showcase event held in September 2020. Take a look at the prices of both the versions of PlayStation 5 below:
<ol>
 	<li>PlayStation 5 Disc + Digital Price: $499, £449, €499</li>
 	<li>PlayStation 5 Digital Only Price: $399, £359, €399</li>
</ol>
<h2>PlayStation 5 Specifications</h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3" width="104">CPU</td>
<td width="497">x86-64-AMD Ryzen™ “Zen 2”</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="497">8 Cores / 16 Threads</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="497">Variable frequency, up to 3.5 GHz</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3" width="104">GPU</td>
<td width="497">AMD Radeon™ RDNA 2-based graphics engine</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="497">Ray Tracing Acceleration</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="497">Variable frequency, up to 2.23 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" width="104">System Memory</td>
<td width="497">GDDR6 16GB</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="497">448GB/s Bandwidth</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" width="104">SSD</td>
<td width="497">825GB</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="497">5.5GB/s Read Bandwidth (Raw)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="104">PS5 Game Disc</td>
<td width="497">Ultra HD Blu-ray™, up to 100GB/disc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="104">Video Out</td>
<td width="497">Support of 4K 120Hz TVs, 8K TVs, VRR (specified by HDMI ver.2.1)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="104">Audio</td>
<td width="497">“Tempest” 3D AudioTech</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
The PS5 has a really powerful SSD that sets it apart from the Xbox Series X. With the help of this lightning-fast SSD, the games on the PS5 will have virtually no load times at all. This will deliver a great next-gen experience to gamers.
<h2>PlayStation 5 Expandable Storage</h2>
The next-gen console comes with an expandable storage option. This allows the players to have additional storage apart from the stock NVMe SSD. The expandable storage slot allows users to have an additional NVMe drive, which will increase the overall storage of the console.

As of now, there is no known list of compatible drives with the PS5. More information will be available closer to the launch date.
<h2>PlayStation 5 Backwards Compatibility</h2>
When the PS5 launches this November, more than 99 percent of the 4000+ games available on PS4 will be playable on PS5.
<p class=""><strong>PS5 Digital Edition</strong></p>

<ul>
 	<li>You will be able to play digital versions of your compatible PS4 games on the PS5 Digital edition console. These will be compatible PS4 digital games you have already purchased or plan to purchase, via PlayStation Store on PS4, PS5, web, or PlayStation mobile app.</li>
 	<li>Since there is no disc drive, you won’t be able to play your PS4 disc-based games on the PS5 Digital Edition.</li>
</ul>
<p class=""><strong>PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive</strong></p>

<ul>
 	<li>You can play digital versions of your compatible PS4 games you downloaded from the PlayStation Store on PS4, PS5, web, or PlayStation mobile app.</li>
 	<li>You can also use physical PS4 game discs.</li>
</ul>
Additionally, games that are only playable on PS4 will be noted on PlayStation Store as playable on “PS4 only."
<h2>PlayStation 5 Release Date</h2>
The release date for PS5 is different for different countries around the world. It will launch in the USA, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea on November 12.

The rest of the world will get the console on November 19.

PlayStation 5

The PlayStation 5 is Sony&#8217;s next-gen console. It is Sony&#8217;s most powerful console to date, which packs immense computing and graphical power. It is also a huge leap forward from the PlayStation 4 that was launched in 2013. The console is available in two different versions. PlayStation 5 Dics+Digital PlayStation 5 Digital Only Both the versions have the same specifications, but a slightly different price point. PlayStation 5 Price Sony announced the price of the console at the PlayStation Showcase event held in September 2020. Take a look at the prices of both the versions of PlayStation 5 below: PlayStation 5 Disc + Digital Price: $499, £449, €499 PlayStation 5 Digital Only Price: $399, £359, €399 PlayStation 5 Specifications  CPU x86-64-AMD Ryzen™ “Zen 2”  8 Cores / 16 Threads  Variable frequency, up to 3.5 GHz  GPU AMD Radeon™ RDNA 2-based graphics engine  Ray Tracing Acceleration  Variable frequency, up to 2.23 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS)  System Memory GDDR6 16GB  448GB/s Bandwidth  SSD 825GB  5.5GB/s Read Bandwidth (Raw)  PS5 Game Disc Ultra HD Blu-ray™, up to 100GB/disc  Video Out Support of 4K 120Hz TVs, 8K TVs, VRR (specified by HDMI ver.2.1)  Audio “Tempest” 3D AudioTech  The PS5 has a really powerful SSD that sets it apart from the Xbox Series X. With the help of this lightning-fast SSD, the games on the PS5 will have virtually no load times at all. This will deliver a great next-gen experience to gamers. PlayStation 5 Expandable Storage The next-gen console comes with an expandable storage option. This allows the players to have additional storage apart from the stock NVMe SSD. The expandable storage slot allows users to have an additional NVMe drive, which will increase the overall storage of the console. As of now, there is no known list of compatible drives with the PS5. More information will be available closer to the launch date. PlayStation 5 Backwards Compatibility When the PS5 launches this November, more than 99 percent of the 4000+ games available on PS4 will be playable on PS5. PS5 Digital Edition You will be able to play digital versions of your compatible PS4 games on the PS5 Digital edition console. These will be compatible PS4 digital games you have already purchased or plan to purchase, via PlayStation Store on PS4, PS5, web, or PlayStation mobile app. Since there is no disc drive, you won’t be able to play your PS4 disc-based games on the PS5 Digital Edition. PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive You can play digital versions of your compatible PS4 games you downloaded from the PlayStation Store on PS4, PS5, web, or PlayStation mobile app. You can also use physical PS4 game discs. Additionally, games that are only playable on PS4 will be noted on PlayStation Store as playable on “PS4 only.&#8221; PlayStation 5 Release Date The release date for PS5 is different for different countries around the world. It will launch in the USA, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea on November 12. The rest of the world will get the console on November 19.

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