The PS5 is a superb console that offers a compelling next-gen gaming experience - and one that will likely only get better as more titles are added to the lineup. The PS5 proves itself to be both powerful and well-designed. A few small issues hold it back from being a five-star product at launch, but otherwise it's a welcome upgrade on the PS4 and an exciting portal to next-gen gameplay.

• CPU: 8–core Zen 2 at 3.5GHz (variable frequency)

• GPU: 10.28 TFLOPs, 36 CUs at 2.23GHz (variable frequency)

• GPU Architecture: custom-built RDNA 2

• Memory/Interface 16GB GDDR6/256-bit

• Memory bandwidth: 448GB/s

• Storage: custom-built 825GB SSD

• IO: 5.5GB/s (pure), 8-9GB/s average (compressed)

• Storage Expansion: Slot NVMe SSD

• External Storage: Compatibility USB HDD

• Optical reader: 4K UHD Blu-ray