PS5 specs revealed, kind of...

[blackwiggle]

They say that they are putting in a SSD to make game loading times faster.

Have you seen the price of SSD's compared to optical disc drives?
I can't imagine that any SSD on the PS5 is going to be very big capacity wise if Sony want to keep the price of the console pretty much similar to the current PS4 PRO.

Given the size of current games, you won't be able to store many on the SSD, so that will leave you to have to use a outboard USB drive, like the 8TB external HD I bought for use with my PS4 PRO.
That's going to make any loading times stay at the same level they are now, so it sort of defeats the purpose.
It will allow a sleeker looking PS5 I imagine, ultimately though that usually depends on the heat sinking/ Fan needs of the CPU/GPU.

I'd like to know how much RAM the PS5 will have, that has a bigger baring on performance on the console functionality, and since they haven't mentioned this, I still think the PS5 is some way off from being released.

As for Overhead sound.
Dolby Atmos can be hit or miss, and to implement a overhead system properly you are going to want to be owning your own home and have a dedicated installation, it's not something a student renting a apartment is going to have, nor the vast majority of people TBH, including myself, who is a HiFi / HT tragic.......so I can't see this taking off at all, sort of like 3D gaming.

I hope there is a new improved resolution and designed VR helmet to be released at the same time as the PS5, my 2nd generation one sits gathering dust, I don't think I've used it for nearly a year.

A touchscreen DUALSHOCK hey?
Sounds nice, but upon hearing about this I'm in two minds about it, one I expect it won't be as rugged as previous DUALSHOCK [so throwing your controller in a pile of cushions in frustration will probably be out], plus I think the battery drain could be quite a bit higher than what occurs with the PS4 DUALSHOCK, so your going to be going through recharge cycles more often, which ultimately lessens the life of the rechargeable battery due to battery memory problems, result is it probably won't have as long a life.