Sony released the first TV ad for the PlayStation 5 this morning.
Let’s start here: I’m glad Sony’s declared this to be a ‘dramatization’ in fine print. Otherwise, I would worry that there are cracks in the Arctic, often threatened by global warming.
But it seems to be an allegorical tout of the PS5’s haptic feedback via the new DualSense controller, and the console’s 3D audio capabilities. “A world you can see with sound,” says the narrator. And an accompanying blog post on Thursday morning adds more perspective from developers on how PS5 games on senses will be different than sight.
Dinga Bakaba, the director of the (recently delayed) Deathloop, said DualSense’s adaptive triggers and haptics “will bring some physicality into gaming experiences, and provide important feedback.”
“Deathloop because we’re a first-person shooter, we do a lot of things to make weapons feel different, “Bakaba continued.” One thing I like is blocking the triggers when your weapons are jams, to giving the player immediate feedback, even before the animation takes place, which physically requires the player to unjam their rifle. “
Gavin Moore, of SIE Japan Studio (the people behind the Demon’s souls remake), said the haptics will also improve combat combat. “You will experience the power of an attack from a titanic boss if you keep a well-timed guard,” Moore said. ‘Metal kills metal when your enemies block your attacks when you block them. That extra sensory feedback through the controller lets you know that your attacks hit home and your perfectly timed parry was a success, allowing you to respond quickly and decisively. ”
Kazunori Yamauchi, President of Gran Turismo 7 maker Polyphony Digital, said the customizable triggers better represent the implementation of an anti-lock brake system, something motorists know that a many different in real life. “Compared to the rumbling power feedback we’ve had in the past, the special nature of haptic feedback is that it has a wider range of frequencies it can produce,” he added.
The PlayStation 5 does not yet have a launch date as a price (as a pre-order site), but it is scheduled to launch in time for the holiday season. The Xbox Series X will launch in November, Microsoft confirmed last week.
