Sony’s Playstation 5 will support the most important video streaming services: Netflix, Disney + and Apple TV, among others, run on the PS5, Sony announced. Youtube and Twitch.tv are also offered as apps on the game console. Spotify is available for music playback.

Sony plans to add more streaming apps after the release. The company explicitly names Amazon’s Prime Video service, which is still prominently missing from the list of media apps available at launch. Other services such as DAZN or Sky Ticket, which are available for the Playstation 4, are not mentioned in the Sony blog entry.

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At the start of the PS5, a remote control is also offered, with which you can control the media on the game console. This remote control has four quick access buttons for Disney +, Netflix, Youtube and Spotify. It also has buttons for playback control and volume control. This remote control is sold separately for 35 Euro. Basically, the playback can also be controlled with the gamepad, which is supplied as usual.

PS5 from 12. November The Playstation 5 will be available in Germany from 12. November will be available. It is available in two versions: The version with a UHD Blu-ray drive costs 500 euros. A version without a drive is available for 400 euros. Both versions have been sold out since pre-orders began. It is unclear when new copies can be ordered.

The Xbox Series X will go on sale before the Playstation 5. The Microsoft console has similar hardware as the Playstation 5