PlayStation fans face an even longer wait to find out more about Sony’s upcoming PS5 console.
Fans have been speculating about the PS5 release date ever since system architect Mark Cerny discussed the next-gen console earlier this year.
Unfortunately, however, Sony has some bad news for fans, confirming that the PS5 won’t make an appearance during this week’s State of Play presentation.
This means new PS5 news will most likely be delayed until some point in 2020.
The news was confirmed by Sony in a recent PlayStation blog post: “Hi all! Excited to share first details on PlayStation’s next State of Play, which will air Tuesday, September 24 at 9pm BST.
“We’re preparing a pretty hefty show, weighing in at around 20 minutes and sporting a fresh new look.
“And we’ll have some great news to share with you, including new game reveals, new content from PlayStation’s Worldwide Studios, and a host of other updates. Should be fun!
“Oh, and it probably bears mentioning: Don’t expect any updates related to our next-gen plans in this episode.”
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Presumably launching in 2020, the PS5 will support 8K resolution, ray-tracing technology and have much faster loading times.
The speedy (or non-existent) loading times are possible thanks to the specialised solid-state drive, which will make a huge difference to processing speeds.
In Spider-Man on a PS4 Pro, for example, it can take upwards of 15 seconds to fast travel from one location to another. The PS5, on the other hand, will be able to handle the same task in less than a second.
Worlds can also be rendered at far greater speeds, which should inject more pace into games.
One game tipped to launch with the PS5 is a sequel to PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.
According to a recent post on Reddit, the sequel will be titled PlayStation All-stars Arena.
Arena will reportedly be a 3D brawler developed in partnership with Capcom. It’s said to be a mixture of Dissidia and Power Stone with a target lock button, cel-shaded visuals and cartoonish environments.
Fans will allegedly be able to pick up a full-featured launch edition, or a free-to-play edition with a rotating roster of characters – similar to Killer Instinct on Xbox One.