Sony has a new PlayStation in the works, and it'll come with incredible graphics updates

A new Sony gaming system is definitely in the works, Wired has learned in an interview with Mark Cerny, the console's lead system architect. Just don't call it the PlayStation 5.

Sony hasn't debuted a full new system since 2013's release of the PS4, save for its mini update in 2016 with the PS4 Pro. Cerny is fully aware of the long wait, and he's promising massive updates to the system's graphics, audio, and load times will make this forthcoming console worth it.

Before you get excited about this so-called PlayStation 5, just know that Cerny would only call it a "next-gen console" in his Wired interview, and also said it definitely won't be available in 2019. Still, Cerny did say a bunch of gamemaking studios have started working with the upcoming system, and that Sony is speeding up its release of devkits so creators can crank out new games as soon as possible.

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Cerny neglected to mention any non-gaming features we could see on his next-gen console, and offered no clues on price points. But he did tout its enhanced solid state drive, and how its more powerful GPU and CPU will provide a wildly immersive visual and audio experience. Cerny also discussed how games are getting bigger and laggier, but proved this SSD handles it all in stride — it sliced one game's load time from 15 seconds to .8 in an example Wired saw.

As an added bonus, the PlayStation something-or-other will be backwards compatible with PS4 games. Read more details at Wired.