Does ps5 have a detailed evaluation? Want to know if it's worth starting with?

PlayStation 5 series not only attracted the console players who had been waiting for the "Five Princes" for a long time, but also made some PC players who had been desperate for the graphics card market begin to rethink their entertainment methods.

The following PS5 evaluation contents are as detailed as possible:

First, the appearance: bigger, more sci-fi, some noteworthy changes.

You may just be impressed by its "double bread clip" design, and think that this full arc shape is more sci-fi than the stacking design in the PS4 era.

According to official data, when the fuselage is upright, the height of the PS4 Pro is 32.7cm, the thickness is 5.5cm, and the weight of the whole machine is 3.3 kg. Our optical version of PS5 is 39cm in height, 10.4cm in thickness, and the weight of the whole machine is 4.5kg In fact, even if the digital version of PS5 is removed, the body weight is already heavier than that of PS4 Pro.

Why is PS5 so big and heavy? The main reason is actually the hardware specification, which is much higher than that in the PS4 era. In fact, compared with Jaguar CPU which was born out of AMD's low-power product line in the PS4 era, the CPU architecture of PS5 was directly upgraded to Zen2 scheme of Ruilong 3000 series on PC, and the integrated GPU scheme was also upgraded from GCN4.0 (the same generation as RX480) to the latest RDNA 2 (RX6800), which not only made great progress in performance, but also in technology.

In addition to the changes in the appearance of the host itself, there are two details about the appearance of the PS5 this time, but it will also have a huge impact on players.

Comparing the optical drive directions of PS4 Pro and PS5, we can see the upside-down design of this optical drive.

On the one hand, compared with the previous PS4 and PS4 Pro, the optical drive position of PS5 is just the opposite. That is to say, when the fuselage is placed vertically, the position of the optical drive is just the opposite to that of the PS4, which requires you to get used to it a little.

On the other hand, as we all know, PS5 has replaced a brand-new DualSense handle which is obviously different from the previous handle, and introduced a more accurate vibration performance of Qiongzhong and a force feedback trigger which can simulate different handfeel.

However, from our actual experience, although the new handle looks much thicker than the DUALSHOCK 4 before the PS4 at first glance, the actual grip will not be particularly different. In addition, at present, the game that can perfectly play the function of the new handle is almost officially launched by Sony, which is actually equivalent to the "manual" of the handle "cosmic robot". Therefore, the change of the handle shape and function of PS5 this time, at least so far, will not bring particularly obvious feel or operation differences during the game.

Second, the connection: 4K 120Hz HDR is conditional, so you should pay attention to TV purchase.

Different from previous years, the game console GPU scheme always lags behind the contemporary PC. This generation of game consoles, whether PS5 or XSX, were ahead of the PC market at that time. This also makes many players have high hopes for the quality of this generation of console games, hoping to experience the charm of 4K, 120Hz, HDR and ray tracing masterpieces at a more affordable price.

Sony has also clearly told us on the box of PS5 that this host can support 4K 120Hz HDR picture output, and even use 8K output resolution. However, if you want to perfectly experience the host screen of the next era, you still need some preconditions.

First of all, you need to have a 4K resolution TV that supports the screen refresh rate of 120Hz, at least HDR 10 and Dolby Vision. This is because the current PS5 and its compatible PS4 games all adopt HDR 10 picture standard. However, according to some previous statements in the industry, PS5 will be able to update Dolby Vision with better compatibility. Therefore, if the TV does not support these HDR standards, the future screen experience may be discounted.

From this point of view, if you just plan to play the next-generation host PS5, there are already many 4K 120Hz TVs supporting HDMI2. 1 in its implementation stage. For example, in this test, we used Xiaomi's master OLED 65-inch version and Sony's old OLED flagship A9F. However, if you still want to take care of XSX and even the future NS Pro, then perhaps LG's CX series will be a better choice at present. After all, at present, only it has as many as three HDMI 2. 1 interfaces, and Sony's A90J is certainly a good choice, even though it only has two HDMI 2. 1 interfaces.

Secondly, unlike PC, which mainly relies on DP interface to output high-definition and high-frame-rate pictures, PS5 has only one HDMI 2. 1 interface as the picture output channel of 4K 120Hz HDR. Therefore, it is best for the player's TV to be HDMI 2. 1 interface, and the interface bandwidth must be full bandwidth of 48Gbps (the HDMI interface bandwidth of some TVs is castrated, which may lead to incomplete output specifications).

At the same time, the connection between PS5 and TV should be HDMI 2. 1 cable. It is strongly recommended that you don't be too greedy when buying the cable except the cable included in the PS5 box to avoid all kinds of inexplicable bugs. Of course, there is no need to pursue high-end wire rods too much. For example, there is not much demand for an HDMI cable of several thousand yuan.

With a new TV and enough cables, you may still be unable to turn on 120Hz and HDR in the picture settings of PS5. This is because for many TVs, the HDMI 2. 1 interface may only work in HDMI 1.4 mode by default. At this time, it is necessary to manually switch the working mode of HDMI. After PS5 recognizes the TV again, 4K, 120Hz and HDR can be turned on together.

As you can see, the output information in the above picture is the interface after 4K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR (and wide color gamut output) are successfully opened. After turning on all the output options and adjusting the contrast details of HDR, PS5 is ready for the current top game quality.

Third, the game experience: the quality of new games has been greatly improved, and the fluency of old games is also higher.

After tossing about video output, transmission and downloading all accounts/games, I can finally talk about the actual feeling of playing PS5.

First of all, it is very obvious that thanks to the great improvement of the performance of the host itself, especially Sony's "black technology" in audio and disk io, several games we currently have generally show excellent surround sound effects and disk reading performance without buffer waiting at all.

Of course, the former has something to do with Dolby Atmos audio of our own test TV (and PS5 itself supports Dolby audio to be directly output to TV, although it needs to be turned on manually). But the latter can be said to be the feature of this generation of game consoles.

Especially in Spider-Man Myers, when we control Spider-Man to swing rapidly in the huge city map, we can obviously notice that no matter where we go, the modeling in the city will not appear gradually or become clear from vagueness. In other words, the whole huge map and the buildings in it are loaded instantly during the rapid movement of the game characters, which has never appeared in previous game consoles or PC games.

In addition, due to the use of the GPU with RDNA2 architecture, the native game of PS5 can also support ray tracing effect this time. Of course, from the hardware function of GPU itself, the graphics performance of PS5 can't be compared with the flagship graphics card on PC, so the light-chasing effect in the game is naturally not as obvious as that in the PC light-chasing game, but if compared with the game on PS4, it can still be clearly seen that the light and shadow effect brought by the new host has been enhanced.

The Effect of Running PS4 Game GTA V on PS5

The Effect of Running PS4 Game Battlefield V on PS5

Of course, in addition to native games, PS5 also supports running PS4 games. Moreover, because the performance of its own hardware has improved a lot, it will also bring obvious performance bonus when running PS4 games. Especially in reading speed, although the PS4 game itself does not adapt to the seamless loading technology of PS5, after all, the speed of NVMe SSD itself is much faster than the mechanical hard disk on PS4, so the reading speed of PS5 game is actually quite remarkable. The most obvious is GTA V, which used to take a few minutes to load on PS4 Pro, but it took only tens of seconds to complete on PS5. In this way, the sense of fragmentation caused by data loading on the game experience is greatly reduced, and the sense of immersion naturally goes up.

However, when it comes to immersion, we have to mention the influence of the new interface design of PS5 on the game experience. As you can see, during the game, you can use the PS key on the handle to call up the "Control Center" interface at any time, where you can query related news, search for trophies, contact friends and adjust audio output. At the same time, the game will automatically pause, but it will still be displayed on the screen as a background.

Once you exit the control center, the game will restart instantly. There is no disc reading process, and you don't need to exit the game first to access these functions, as on PS4. From this perspective, even if we don't buy any new PS5 games at all, we will completely suppress the previous generation of consoles in the final experience.

Four. Summary: China Bank has obvious advantages, and supporting equipment needs to be prepared.

Generally speaking, the PS5 of the Bank of China can be said to be the most valuable choice for gamers on the premise of being perfectly compatible with the national service system and the foreign service system, and the price is also low. At least for a long time, we don't think it is necessary for everyone to pay attention to the overseas version of PS5.

Judging from its own game experience, whether you want to experience the ultra-high-definition light-chasing game in the next era or just want to have a host that can greatly speed up the loading of classic PS4 games, PS5 can well meet these needs. In particular, its amazing disk reading speed and the experience of instant game recovery can really greatly enhance the sense of immersion, which even a higher PC can't do at present.

The game of PS5 is adapted for multi-channel home theater, so devices such as panoramic sound SoundBar can really enhance the experience.

At the same time, we also need to remind everyone that in order to fully enjoy the advantages of PS5 in image quality and sound quality, we really need to prepare some better supporting equipment in advance, such as an organic light-emitting diode 4K 120Hz HDR TV, such as an extra handle or a separate handle charger (PS5 handles add many sensing and force feedback functions, but at the expense of battery life). Even many players we come into contact with will consider the valuable panoramic sound when buying a new TV, so as to get a more immersive game experience in the next era.

Of course, this means that if you want to get a better experience on the PS5, the final overall cost is likely to be several times the price of the host. But after all, what you get will be a very shocking big-screen entertainment experience in the living room that you can enjoy with your family, and in any case, it is much more cost-effective than the same expensive PC graphics card.