New leak shows PlayStation 5 media remote has direct to streaming buttons

But the wait is almost over as tonight, September 16th at 9 pm, the official PlayStation YouTube channel will be streaming the PS5 Showcase event live. So tune in to see everything you need to know about the PlayStation 5 revealed- price, release date and when you can pre-order the shiny new console.

But more details are still emerging as to what the console can do and what items you can buy alongside it. Well, now we know a little more about the media remote and it seems like it has been designed with streaming on the brain- something sure to please technology fans who love gaming and streaming services in equal measure.

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Whereas Sony has previously put the focus on gaming, with the Xbox being the console that has put a bigger focus on the media aspect, it appears Sony have now decided to put more of a spotlight on it and the media remote is a clear sign of that- with the clue being in the name.

Latest reports show that at the press of a button, you will be able to go to services like Disney+, Spotify, YouTube and Netflix. So you will be able to go from a harrowing experience in something like The Last of Us 2, straight to chilling out with Sebastian the crab in The Little Mermaid just by clicking a button.

Or maybe without even pressing a button as the same leaks indicate the remote will also have voice control, making it even easier to navigate through the PlayStation 5 dashboard. Whilst nothing has been confirmed about this by Sony themselves, this all stands to reason as things that will be included and we would be surprised if a media remote did not have functions like these.

Also of note is that Brazilian site Technoblog also has a release date for the remote marked as November 17th which sees to indicate that it will also be the day the PlayStation 5 is released. We have heard that date mentioned quite a bit as when we should expect the new console and while that is 7 days later than the Xbox Series X release date of November 10th, it makes sense that Sony would rather have a release date all to themselves.

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