PS5's audio is so advanced, you might have to take a test for it

We're still quite a ways off from the expected holiday 2020 launch of the PlayStation 5, but Sony gave us some nuggets of information to chew on this week while we're all cooped up in our homes.

Sony held a live-streamed briefing called "The Road to PS5" on Wednesday afternoon. The 52-minute presser focused heavily on specs, with absolutely nothing in the way of explosive game demos or announcements. You shouldn't be surprised to hear that the PS5 is incredibly powerful, but the way it handles audio — not visuals — is what really grabbed our attention.

Eurogamer got the first look at the PS5's specs and that included details about its audio-focused Tempest Engine. Lead console architect, Mark Cerny, talked about the system's ability to deliver vivid, realistic 3D sound that could allow gamers to hear where individual virtual rain drops are landing in the game's environment, rather than just playing a constant rain sound effect like most video games do now. Read more...