KEY POINTS

  • PS5 is still releasing sometime in the holiday of this year
  • AMD CEO Lisa Su recently commented on the PS5's release window
  • The CEO revealed that it AMD had started the initial production and shipment of crucial PS5 components

AMD CEO Lisa Su recently commented on the release window of the PS5. Last year, Sony Interactive Entertainment President Jim Ryan announced that the company’s next-generation gaming console would arrive sometime in the holiday of 2020. Even after the official unveiling of the PS5, Sony sticks with its holiday 2020 release window.

AMD On PS5 Release Window

During AMD's recent earnings call, CEO Lisa Su shared that all of the company’s promised products are on track to release this year. The executive seemingly hinted that despite the problems caused by the novel coronavirus, AMD managed to sick with its schedule. Her statement also confirmed that the PS5 is on track with its holiday 2020 release window.

For the uninitiated, Sony’s next-gen console would use AMD’s CPU and custom GPU. AMD is the manufacturer od the 7nm processor based on Zen 3 architecture. It is also the supplier for PS5’s RDNA 2 graphics cards. The excutive also confirmed that AMD had started the initial production and shipment of console chips both for the PS5 and Xbox Series X.

PlayStation 5 console
Sony released this picture on June 11 of its upcoming PlayStation 5 console, without revealing pricing or a launch date. Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

The AMD executive also revealed that part of the company’s success in the previous quarter was because of the Ryzen 4000 mobile processors. The chip is now being used by an increasing number of laptops, as it delivers a lot of power and impressive battery life. Su added that revenue from this particular processor rises faster than any mobile processors in AMD’s history.

Other PS5 Details

In other PS5 news, Digitimes recently reported that Sony’s back-end supply sources said that the life cycle of the next-gen console is five years. This is interesting considering that Sony’s gaming consoles usually have between six and seven years of life cycle. It also opens the possibility that the Japanese gaming giant might release the gaming console's Pro version within the five years life cycle.

Sony is rumored to hold another PlayStation State Of Play in August. Until now, fans are waiting for the company to announce the price and the specific release date of the PS5.

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