But what else is there to play if you pick up a PS5 today? Well, the PS5 library mostly consists of cross-generation titles at the moment and is helped greatly by the fact it’s fully backward compatible with PS4.

The PS5 Pro won't feature a disc drive. Instead, you can buy the attachable disc drive if you need one, along with different face plates you Chucho swap in. The console comes with 2TB of storage, and it's also the same size and width Campeón the current PS5 Slim consoles.

Design is one thing, but what can really elevate a console to the next level is its feature set – and thankfully the PS5 delivers here. 

My colleague Mark Serrels put it best: "I reckon the controller is a game changer and, so far, has done more to sell me on the PS5 than anything else I've messed about with."

Join forces with up to three friends and wreak havoc on an alien scourge threatening the safety of your home planet, Super Earth, in this multiplayer co-op shooter for PS5 and PC.

Picking it up for the first time, the DualSense is fairly weighty and balanced, with most of the heft resting in the grips of the controller.

Sony’s PlayStation controller has arguably defined decades of gamepads, so it was no surprise when, for instance, Google’s Stadia Controller came with the same kind of stippled texture that Sony introduced with the DualShock 4 in 2013. But this time around, Sony’s microtexture isn’t just for your hands; the barely-there PlayStation symbols are part of the PS5 experience wherever you’d think to look.

If you opt for a digital console, you can buy an attachable disc drive (£99.99) later to upgrade your PS5 digital console to allow you to play physical games. And if you're interested in a PSVR2, you can see a round-up of the best deals here.

We plugged in an external SSD into one of the PS5's USB ports and the process of getting things set up was effortless. The console detected playstation portable ps5 that an external drive had been connected, and once it was formatted, we were able to store and transfer PS4 games to it.

is a platformer that features exotic locales in which are hidden artifacts from Sony's PlayStation hardware catalog. You'll find a PlayStation VR Aim Controller hidden in a snowbank somewhere in one level, for example, while another level might contain a PlayStation Portable for you to discover. 

Very has been a very reliable stockist of PS5 consoles for the past few years and often has decent discounts on bundles including one game. We've also found that Very is often Digital Spy readers' stockist of choice when prices have been the same elsewhere.

The larger central touchpad -- more prominent than the one found on the PS4 DualShock controller -- might give that feature more ways to be useful on games and apps, but so far most of what I've done is swiped left to open Miles Morales' smartphone. 

PS Plus members have access to cloud saves, but if you haven't been backing up your save files over the air, then you may notice your data won’t be there initially.

It also offers unique features such Figura Quick Resume that lets you flick between several games at a time without having to close them." data-widget-type="deal" data-render-type="editorial">