How Much Is The PlayStation 5?


The PlayStation 5 launched earlier this month to huge success.

Since launch the console has been very hard to get hold of, with some gamers even camping outside shops to try get one in the Black Friday sales.

PlayStation 5

he PlayStation 5 was released on November 12th in the US, Canada, Mexico, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, and South Korea.

It was released in all other countries on November 19th.

The Games

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SWINGING: Spider-Man Miles Morales was released alongside the PS5 launch.

Here are the games that were released on or around the PS5 launch:

First Party

  • Astro’s Playroom – pre-installed on PS5
  • Demon’s Souls
  • Destruction All Stars 
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales 
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man: Mile Morales Ultimate Edition 
  • Sackboy A Big Adventure

Third Party

  • Bugsnax
  • NBA 2K21
  • Call Of Duty Black Ops: Cold War
  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • FIFA 21
  • DIRT 5
  • Godfall
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Fortnite
  • Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Edition
  • The Pathless
  • Observer: System Redux
  • Man Eater
  • WRC 9
  • Devil May Cry 5

READ MORE: PS Plus December 2020: Free Online Multiplayer Weekend returns this month

PS Plus Collection

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BANG FOR YOUR BUCK: The PS Plus Collection gives players a lot more value for their money.

Here are all of the current PS Plus Collection games:

First Party:

  • Bloodborne
  • Days Gone
  • Detroit: Become Human
  • God of War
  • Infamous Second Son
  • Ratchet and Clank
  • The Last Guardian
  • The Last of Us Remastered
  • Until Dawn
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Third Party

  • Batman: Arkham Knight
  • Battlefield 1
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Zombies Chronicles Edition
  • Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
  • Fallout 4
  • Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition
  • Monster Hunter: World
  • Mortal Kombat X
  • Persona 5
  • Resident Evil 7 biohazard

The Specs

The PlayStation 5 comes in standard and digital form.

Spec wise the consoles are no different, just one has a disk drive and one doesn't.

Here is the PS5 specs:

  • CPU: 8x Zen 2 Cores at 3.5HGz
  • GPU: Custom AMD Radeon RDNA Navi 10.28 Teraflops, 36 CUs at 2.23GHz – (Supports Ray Tracing and 3D Audio via Tempest Engine)
  • Ram: 16GB GDDR6 RAM
  • Memory Bandwith: 448GB/s
  • Data Transfer Speed: 5.5GB/S (Raw), 8-9GB/S (Compressed)
  • Video Output: 4K, 120hz refresh rate, 8K Support
  • Optical Drive: 4K UHD Blu-Ray Drive (Digital Edition excluded)
  • Storage: Custom 825GB SSD Storage Drive

The Price

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CHOICES: The PS5 comes in standard and digital format.

The price of the PS5 is as follows:

  • Standard PS5: $499/£449
  • Digital: $399/£349

More Stock

The good news is, more stock is expected to arrive in stores as soon as next month.

So if you can then we would recommend holding off paying the prices the resellers are asking for and just wait.

READ MORE: More PS5 stock coming by the end of the year

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