Sony has kicked off its PlayStation 5 launch event with a first look at Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
The video game centres on the star of the firm's recent hit movie - Into the Spider-Verse - and briefly showed off some of the new console's graphics power.
Racing game Grand Turismo 7 and an "enhanced" version of Grand Theft Auto 5 have also been announced.
The games machine will compete against Microsoft's forthcoming Xbox Series X.
BBC News reports Sony's forthcoming console is set to go on sale later this year, seven years after the PS4.
In addition to being able to deliver improved visuals, the new machine also has a customised hard drive that will make it possible to radically reduce load times.
Sony is building a library of launch titles that will only be available on its next-generation machine.
This contrasts with Microsoft's approach, which is to initially release new first-party games on both its current and next-gen consoles.
However, the coronavirus pandemic may pose a challenge to both companies as it is unclear what level of demand for the PlayStation 5 will be.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales brings web-slinging action to PlayStation 5
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man returns, with Miles Morales taking over the hero's mantle after Peter Parker.
It will be a complete sequel to 2018’s PlayStation 4-exclusive Marvel’s Spiderman, though there wasn't much shown during the presentation regarding actual gameplay.
It looks like Miles' electric venom blasts will be centre stage in addition to weather and day/night cycles, two huge enhancements over what the original game offered. We'll learn more when the game launches alongside the PlayStation 5 later this year.
Gran Turismo 7 is speeding to PlayStation 5
Sony confirmed that the next entry in its seminal racing game series, Gran Turismo 7, is headed for PlayStation 5, and it looks like it could be the most realistic iteration yet.
There's no release date yet, but it will be the first numbered game in the series since 2013's Gran Turismo 6.
[Source: BBC/CNN]
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