Sony Playstation boss Jim Ryan has revealed a whole host of exciting new details about the company's upcoming console.
Up to this point, the game giant has managed to keep a lot of details about the "next-gen" console under wraps, but the Sony chief has unveiled a number of exciting new features fans can look forward to in an online post.
Not only has Ryan finally revealed the name of the console and also its release date, but has unveiled an innovative new controller to "deepen the feeling of immersion when you play games".
The PS5 has previously been hailed a "true game changer" in the world of gaming, and it is now also something we could be seeing on our shelves fairly soon.
Here is everything we know so far about the PS5.
Release date
In the blog post, Ryan confirmed the PS5 will be hitting shelves in "Holiday 2020" - so expect to see it around November or December next year, just in time for Christmas next year.
Price
This is one of the things that really hasn't been confirmed yet, and is something we're unlikely to find out until much closer to the release date.
However, it's fairly sensible to suggest the PS5's price at launch will be similar to previous consoles.
While this is all rumour and will depend on a number of factors at launch, expect to pay anything from around £320 to somewhere around £489.
Name
Sony chief Jim Ryan has finally confirmed what many had suspected - that the new console will be called the Playstation 5 (PS5).
Specs
This is where it gets exciting, an interview in Wired confirming a number of great new tech features we can expect to see in the new console.
Systems architect Mark Cerny previously said that one of the biggest changes with the PS5, aside from it being faster and more powerful than the PS4, is that it will be backwards compatible.
This means that gamers will be able to play PS4 games on the new console, as it is based in part on the PS4's architecture. This is different to Xbox's recent strategy when it comes to gaming. Earlier this year, Microsoft released a disc-less Xbox, the Xbox One S All Digital, which relies on digital downloads instead of physical discs.
Wired also confirmed the PS5 will have a disc drive, and won't just be a "download-only machine", in part because it is based on the PS4.
The next-gen console will also support 8K graphics and faster loading times, thanks in part to an AMD chip at its core. The CPU, which is based on AMD's Ryzen line, has eight cores of Sony's new 7nm Zen 2 architecture. Meanwhile the GPU is based on Radeon's Navi family which allows for ray tracing - a first for gaming consoles and means the PS5 mimics light.
An SSD - solid state drive - will act as the console's storage, making loading times along with read and write speeds, much faster.
In the online post, Ryan also went into detail about this immersive new controller, which will reimagine "how the sense of touch can add to immersion".
First up, the company has adapted the controller's haptic feedback to give the controller a broader range of rumble, ie crashing into a wall will feel different than running through a field of grass.
And secondly, adaptive triggers have been incorporated into the L2/R2 buttons, meaning players will be able to "feel the tactile sensation of drawing a bow and arrow or accelerating an off-road vehicle through rocky terrain".
In practice, it means a more immersive, more powerful experience for gamers - something we can all get on board with.
Design
This is another area in which Sony has successfully managed to keep a lid on things.
Aside from a few concepts, not much has come out with regards to the design.
But expect it to be along similar lines to previous models - just a bit thinner and sleeker, probably.
