Sony has already talked about the PlayStation 5 hardware and possible cost, and now the company has decided to share its approximate price.
What is known
A Wall Street Journal journalist said thatSony has no plans to release a next-gen console in the next 12 months. The company's previous consoles were released in November, so the PlayStation 5 should be expected no earlier than spring 2020. The same date was mentioned by analysts and anonymous sources who talked about the console even before the official announcement.
Sony:
-No next-gen PlayStation launch over next 12 months
-PS Now has been ave. 40% annual growth since launch, now 700,000 users
-Much of Y31.1 billion (difference past fy op vs this fy op outlook)- Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) April 26, 2019
Let us remind you that the PlayStation 5 will receive an 8-coreAMD Ryzen processor, Radeon Navi series graphics card and will support ray tracing. In addition, according to console architect Mark Cerny, the console will support games from the PlayStation 4 and the first-generation PlayStation VR headset. Sony has not announced the cost of the new console, but analysts believe that gamers should keep at least $400 in their wallets.