PlayStation 6 vs PS 5: Launch Date, Price In India, Design, Features, Size, Leaks And More: All You Need To Know

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5 could be dubbed as one of the best consoles available in the market as of now. Launched in 2020, the console has seen three versions in recent years - PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Slim, and PlayStation 5 Pro. Whether we talk about its gaming capabilities or about the experience with the dual sense controllers, the PS5 officially nails it in very department. And now, the leaks related to PlayStation 6 have also started emerging. Moving forward, we will compare both consoles and see what is going to be different in the upcoming console.

PlayStation 6 vs PlayStation 5: Launch Date And Price In India

The PlayStation 5 is available in the Indian market for Rs 54,999 on official channels, with a little discount here and there if you are lucky. And as we all know, the Pro version is not available in India due to restrictions related to the WiFi 7 band. The PlayStation 6, on the other hand, could be priced somewhere around Rs 95,000 to Rs 1,10,000 in the Indian market, considering all the advancements it is set to bring to the table. As for the release date, most of the rumours suggest that the console will not make a debut before 2027 end.

PlayStation 6 vs PlayStation 5: Design, Features, Size

Starting with PS5, it has a two-tone design with LED lighting in the middle that adds a lot of weight to its aura (just turn it on once and you'll understand). Apart from that, the machine is as big as a gaming laptop in length. However, it is heavy, and why not because its a gaming beast. In case of PS6, we may get to see a slimmer chassis as compared to PS5's fat version. High chances are that Sony will remove the fat version altogether from the lineup. In terms of size, we can expect PlayStation 6 to be similar to PS5 because compact means cooling issues. As for the features, the PS5 comes with a custom AMD Zen 2 8-core CPU and AMD RDNA 2 GPU. The device packs 16GB GDDR6 RAM and 825GB NVMe SSD, along with bringing ray tracing support and 4k gaming support to the table. It has a powerful cooling system that will be able to handle all the load, never let your machine go into heater mode. The PlayStation 5 also supports backward compatibility with PS4, PS3, and PS2 games.Also Read: _{PlayStation 6 Price In India, Launch Date, Specifications, And Features, Everything We Know So Far}Coming to PlayStation 6, we are expecting it to bring AMD Zen 6 CPU along with AMD RDNA 5 GPU, which is around 10X stronger than the one in PS5. It could include up to 40GB GDDR7 RAM and a super fast SSD. We may also get to see 8K gaming support in the console. All other details related to the same are under wraps.