--- description: Find out why Sony Playstation 5 is one of the best inventions of 2020. title: Sony Playstation 5: The 100 Best Inventions of 2020 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f065234acadfc3e/698a144597cdff80ce6bb5dc/best-inventions-of-2020-Playstation-5-4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 19, 2020 # A Gaming Revolution Sony Playstation 5 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Courtesy Sony’s new gaming console is all about small advancements that combine to create a revolutionary experience. At more than a foot tall and weighing in at just under 10 lb., the [PlayStation](https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ "undefined") 5 is among the largest video-game consoles ever made—Sony needed the room to support visually spectacular titles like _Spider-Man: Miles Morales_. Games load almost instantaneously, thanks to a solid-state hard drive. The graphics processor is almost 10 times faster than that of the PS 4, which allows for beautiful visuals, and a new controller is full of haptic feedback sensors that add a new dimension to play. When a character walks on sand, players feel the grit in the controller; when Spider-Man grips a subway car, players feel the train’s rumble. Add it up, and it just may be the most powerful video-game console we’ve ever seen. _—Matthew Gault_ **Buy now:** [Sony Playstation 5](https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ps5/buy-now/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911360/sony-playstation-5/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911360/sony-playstation-5/"},"headline":"A Gaming Revolution","datePublished":"2020-11-19T00:43:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:45:16.917Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911360/sony-playstation-5/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2020"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f065234acadfc3e/698a144597cdff80ce6bb5dc/best-inventions-of-2020-Playstation-5-4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f065234acadfc3e/698a144597cdff80ce6bb5dc/best-inventions-of-2020-Playstation-5-4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911360/sony-playstation-5/","name":"A Gaming Revolution"}}]}] ```