Introducing the PlayStation 5 user experience

Source: Hardware Luxx added 17th Oct 2020

After Sony has already shown the PlayStation 5 from the inside, the company is now releasing another video. This time, however, the focus is on the user experience of the new console. In the said video, new features such as the control center and the activities function are presented in more detail.

According to Sony, the control center is one of the new highlights and offers immediate access to almost everything Players need from the system. It activates with a single press of the PlayStation button on the DualSense wireless controller without gamers having to leave the game. The activities function is also new. Activities are displayed in the control center as virtual maps and lead players to various elements within the game. Some of the activity cards can also be activated in picture-in-picture mode.

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On the PlayStation blog, Hideaki Nishino, Senior Vice President of Platform Planning & Management at Sony, additional background information. When developing the new features, Sony followed the guideline: the less time users spend interacting with the system, the more time they have for gaming.

It is still unknown whether the third wave of pre-orders will start in the coming days. There is currently no information on whether and when the console will be available again. However, all pre-orderers who have not yet received a cancellation of their order can expect a corresponding delivery. However, when this will be remains to be seen. So far, only the video game retailer GameStop has commented and guaranteed delivery of the PlayStation 5 in time for the release. It can also be assumed that all gamers who were able to get hold of a console at Amazon will receive a delivery on 19. November 2020.