https://thenextweb.com/gaming/2019/04/16/sony-ps5-ssd-ps4-backwards-compatibility/

So it begins: after months of rumors and speculation, the first details of the next-generation PlayStation console have finally come to light. In addition to the predictable nuts-and-bolts updates, we have new information on the most desirable upgrades, namely that the new console will be fully backwards compatible. It’ll also come with a massive new drive that could, in theory, cut loading times down to nothing.

The details come courtesy of Wired‘s interview with Mark Cerny, game designer and lead architect of the PS4 and Vita. Cerny wouldn’t name the new baby, which has been in development for about four years, but for the sake of expedience, we’ll call it the “PS5.” Cerny went into a surprising amount of detail about the system’s specs and what gamers will likely see in the final model.