After Sony launched the next-generation Sony PlayStation 12 game console on November 5 in some regions such as the US and Japan, on November 19, the company finally made it available in other regions.
Hong Kong was one of the countries where it was released yesterday Sony PS5. Although the devices have launched in several countries, the company is struggling to meet demand, which has driven prices up.
According to reports in Hong Kong PlayStation 5 sold through resellers for HK $ 7, which is approximately $ 980. That's double the price of the console, which costs $ 1029 for the standard model.
With the holiday season approaching, it looks like the PS5 situation won't improve anytime soon, until Christmas. However, the shortage of recently released game consoles is not new, but COVID-19 worsened the situation as the pandemic had a significant impact on the supply chain.
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Sony PlayStation 5 is equipped with a dedicated eight-core processor AMD Zen 2 and a custom AMD Radeon RDNA 2 based GPU that promises to deliver 10,28 teraflops of raw graphics power. Both of these gaming consoles have 16GB of GDDR6 RAM.
It comes with 825GB SSD storage with 5,5GB / s bandwidth. Users will be able to expand storage using a Sony-certified M.2 SSD, but the company has confirmed that it will be available sometime in the future, but not at launch.
The difference between the standard model and the digital version is that the digital model lacks a 4K UHD Blu-ray drive. Sony PS5 supports up to 8K resolution and promises 4K graphics with refresh rates up to 120 Hz.
