Lempel also made a point of noting that the launch will see a strong line-up of games to be played on the new machine, both announced and unannounced: “The content that will be in the launch window and out there is incredibly exciting.I would say that this is the best line-up we’ve ever seen in the history of PlayStation, between our groups Worldwide Studios and our partners from all different publishers around the world.We have something of this content, and of course there will be more to come, but the way the developers can participate in this platform, and create these new experiences with known IP as well as unknown IP, is incredibly exciting. “You would obviously expect a marketing manager to trump the start window line of their console, but it’s good to note that we’ve seen the measure of what’s coming out of the early days of PS5.
None of this is to say that it slipped smoothly for Sony in the run-up to the launch of PS5. Lempel explained that launching a next-gen machine has been in the midst of a global pandemic, “a massive challenge on every front. Not just for the parts of the organization I oversee, but for all parts of ‘ the organization. The nice thing is, we’ll pull it together. “
Lempel focuses on the inability of the public to try the console for themselves before launch – without demonstrations and personal events to rely on, the company needs to find new ways to communicate the strength of the console. The first PS5 commercial (above) is part of that attempt, by making specific reference to the console’s unique features, including haptic feedback, adaptive triggers and 3D audio.
As part of that effort, Sony has explained to its PS5 developers exactly how they will use those features, including a handheld Spidey sense, physical jamming triggers in Deathloop, and more.
But despite how much we’re currently learning about PS5, there are still pressing questions about release date, price, and pre-orders, all of which remain a mystery.
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