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The '''[[Wikipedia:PlayStation 5|PlayStation 5 (PS5)]]''' is a home video game console developed by [[Sony|Sony Interactive Entertainment]]. Announced in 2018 as the successor to the [[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4]], the PS5 was released by Sony on November 12, 2020, in most countries.
The platform launched in two varieties: a base model with an '''[[#Hardware_features_and_peripherals|Ultra HD Blu-ray]]'''-compatible optical disc drive that retailed for {{Inflation|USD|499|2020}} and a Digital Edition lacking this drive that retailed for {{Inflation|USD|399|2020}}, serving as a lower-cost variant for consumers who prefer to buy games through digital download.
It uses a custom 8-core AMD Zen 2 processor running at 3.5GHz, supported by 16GB/256-bit GDDR6 Ram, with 512MB of DDR4 RAM (used as SSD controller cache). It is also the first PlayStation console to use an SSD for storage.
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Trophies are PlayStation Network awards presented to players for completing specific tasks in a game. The feature is present in most PlayStation 3 games, and all PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games.[https://playstation.fandom.com/wiki/Trophies] Trophies shouldn't be confused with [[#Enhancements|RetroAchievements]].
===Ultra HD Blu-ray drive===PlayStation 4 (Pro) and PlayStation 5 consoles supports Blu-ray Disc Video and DVD-Videobut only PlayStation 5 supports Ultra HD Blu-ray. However it does not have the capability to play VCDs, additionally, the format is not supported by the consoles system software.
:See [[Home_Media_Player#Emulators|this dedicated page]] for more information about home media playback support for emulation softwares.
