Sony details PlayStation 5 hardware and features Sony announced several key details of its upcoming PlayStation 5 console. In a virtual keynote for Game Developers Conference 2020, game developer and Sony's lead system architect Mark Cerny spoke at length about all the new features coming to the console that is slated for launch during the Holiday season this year. Before we continue, no, there were no images of the new console, so we still have no idea what it's going to look like yet. As this keynote was meant primarily for developers, it only talks about the technical features of the new console. The design and other aspects of the console, such as pricing, will be revealed closer to the launch period. With that out of the way, let's begin to tackle the wealth of information revealed at the keynote today. One of the major new features of the PS5 is the next generation solid state storage, and it's also the aspect Cerny spent most time talking about.