Can we build a PS5-level PC for the same $499 price at launch?
The Sony PS5 release date is reportedly November 20, 2020. That’s in exactly one year’s time with a launch price of $499. Now, that’s a lot of money for a console, but not a lot of cash with which to build a gaming PC. How close can we get to the specs of the new PlayStation 5 with today’s PC parts or the unreleased components set to arrive in our machines by this time next year?
That’s going to be a tall order, considering that Sony will be working on tight margins and high volumes with AMD in terms of the custom CPU and GPU pairing, and it might be tough to bag a set of PC silicon with the same grunt, but we’ll see how close we can get…
It’s also worth mentioning that Microsoft will have its own next-gen console out for the holidays next year, with the Xbox Scarlett (or whatever its final name will be) also expected to be priced around the $500 mark too. Both consoles are powered by the same AMD hardware, so will it be possible to spec out a PC to take on both of the next-gen consoles without breaking the bank?
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