WELCOME TO THE FUTURE OF PS5

Almost a year since launch, Sony’s latest console still has plenty in store

We’re approaching Sod|Vwdwlrq#8ġv#Ľuvw# anniversary. It’s been a strange year for many reasons. Gaming-wise, it’s been tricky even to get your hands on the new hardware due to global issues with technology manufacturing. And if you remember the crossgenerational leap from PS3 to PS4 being weird, that’s only been exacerbated here, owing in part to PS5’s backwards compatibility giving PS4 games a longer lease of life. True PS5 exclusives are few and far between, even counting titles currently in development.

Despite all that we love the strangely curved console that sits, monolithic, beside our television. While PS4 is still a great place to play, PS5 has usurped it for our gaming needs. When devs take proper advantage of the hardware crossgen games can be way more interesting on PS5, and even when they don’t, PS4 Boost mode just makes many games better.

Whether it’s the speed of the SSD turning minutes-long loading times into seconds, or clever use of 3D audio with a headset that helps us feel more immersed than ever before, the tech under the hood enables devs to make even better games. That is especially the case with visuals, both in terms of 4K judsklfv#dqg#uhľhfwlyh#ud|#wudflqj/# and in terms of higher framerate performance. In some ways, you might say it’s the latter that has the biggest impact: games that run as much as twice as smoothly as before – that’s truly transformative.

The DualSense can’t be ignored either. It’s immersive technology right in your hands, creating experiences you simply can’t get anywhere else. That’s only going to evolve once PSVR 2 arrives, adding a new layer of immersion to the already engrossing virtual reality gaming genre.

Within these pages, we’re detailing the upcoming PS5 games that promise to use these unique features the best, so you’ll know exactly what to look out for. We also reveal some tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of your PS5. And, if you’re after showpieces to help your friends understand your fascination with the white-winged obelisk, we’ve got you covered with a run-down of games you can buy right now that play on PS5 in some special ways. Read on, PS5 player!

“IT’S IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY RIGHT IN YOUR HANDS.”