Sony's promising a "new era of gaming" as the Playstation 5 goes on sale in Ireland today

A number of websites have crashed this morning in response for demand for the console.

 

The console is several times more powerful than its predecessor, and is able to handle higher-quality graphics.

A number of websites have crashed this morning in response for demand for the console.

Tech correspondent Jess Kelly outlines some of the new features:

"They seem to have reimagined the console, a lot more and the controller is completely different. They have beefed up what it can do. And it has motion sensors, it has a touchpad, it has incredible speakers that make the entire gaming process that bit more immersive. We've waited so long for a new console from PlayStation, and I can guarantee you that the PS 5 does not disappoint" 

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