PlayStation 5 release date announced by Sony

New console comes with innovative controller featuring haptic technology and adaptive triggers

Sony has announced the release date of the Playstation 5, its highly anticipated next-generation console.

In a blog post on Tuesday, the gaming giant said the Playstation 5 would be launching in time for "Holiday 2020".

As part of the announcement, Sony revealed new details about the console and its innovative controller that comes with haptic technology and adaptive triggers.

"There are two key innovations with the PlayStation 5’s new controller. First, we’re adopting haptic feedback to replace the 'rumble' technology found in controllers since the 5th generation of consoles," the blog post stated.

"The second innovation is something we call adaptive triggers, which have been incorporated into the trigger buttons (L2/R2). Developers can program the resistance of the triggers so that you feel the tactile sensation of drawing a bow and arrow or accelerating an off-road vehicle through rocky terrain."

The new controller is designed to make the gaming experience more immersive for players, offering a broader range of feedback for different events that happen in a game.

For example, game developers will be able to make the sensation of crashing into a wall in a car feel significantly different to the recoil experienced when firing a weapon.

The blog post also mentioned new games coming to the PS4, which include Death Stranding and The Last of Us Part II.

Sony previously revealed that the Playstation 5 will use far less power than its predecessors by suspending games and switching to standby mode more efficiently.

The new power saving feature is part of an initiative between the UN and gaming companies like Sony to focus on the environment.

The "Playing for the Planet Alliance" is aimed at making the gaming industry more sustainable.

"The next generation PlayStation console will include the possibility to suspend gameplay with much lower power consumption than PS4 (which we estimate can be achieved at around 0.5 W)," said Jim Ryan, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment.

"If just one million users enable this feature, it would save equivalent to the average electricity use of 1,000 US homes."