PS5 job listing calls it the “world’s fastest console”

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There’s a job going for any aspiring Senior Cloud Engineering Managers out there

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Update: Sony's original job listing has been amended, removing the mention of PS5 and "the world's fastest console" line. You can see a snapshot of the original listing through the Wayback Machine here.  

Original Story: Sony is sounding pretty bullish about the PS5 in a job listing online, calling the upcoming machine the “world’s fastest console”. 

The listing, spotted by an eagle-eyed ResetEra poster, is for a Senior Cloud Engineering Manager post, with a blurb saying that the console maker “needs your help to build next generation cloud infrastructure”. 

Later on in the post, it explains what the successful candidate will be doing in the role: “You will be managing distributed systems that are powering 100+ million PS4 consoles that deliver immersive gaming experiences. You will also be one of the leaders of an elite team that is super excited to launch the upcoming world’s fastest console (PS5) in 2020.” 

One of the big details we learned when PS5 was confirmed earlier this year as well was that the console would use a SSD, allowing for games to load and render much faster than they do off the current PS4’s hard drive. It’s no surprise then that Sony is playing this angle up in the job listing then, considering that loading times tend to be a big point of interest around every new console generation. 

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