{"id":43182,"date":"2018-08-30T13:47:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T08:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=43182"},"modified":"2019-12-27T06:48:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T01:48:24","slug":"rumor-playstation-5-codename-erebus-unreal-engine-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/rumor-playstation-5-codename-erebus-unreal-engine-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumor: PlayStation 5 “Erebus” Code Name Hinted by Unreal Engine 4 Platform Files"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re not exactly at the end of the lifecycle of the PlayStation 4, but we’re getting there with every year. PS4 is easily one of the most successful consoles of all time, with it’s amazing lineup of Sony Exclusives, currently out and coming out in the next year. Now\u00a0PlayStation 5 “Erebus” Codename has been hinted in some Unreal Engine 4 Engine files, details below.<\/p>\n

PlayStation 5 “Erebus”<\/h2>\n

Yesterday, on Resetera, it was discovered<\/a> by user\u00a0Gem\u00fcsepizza<\/a>, that something interesting showed up in Unreal Engine 4 files, give the code a look below<\/p>\n

\"PlayStation

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\"PlayStation

Now hang on, this could mean anything, right? But here’s where it get’s interesting, firstly, it’s listed right next to PS4 in the second code image, and what’s even noteworthy is\u00a0In Greek mythology, Erebus \/\u02c8\u025br\u026ab\u0259s, -\u0259b-\/, also Erebos (Greek: \u1f1c\u03c1\u03b5\u03b2\u03bf\u03c2, \u201cdeep darkness, shadow\u201d), was often conceived as a primordial deity<\/strong>, representing the personification of darkness; for instance, Hesiod\u2019s Theogony identifies him as one of the first\u00a0five<\/b>\u00a0beings in existence, born of Chaos.<\/p>\n

Five being the keyword here.<\/p>\n

Here are what the previous PlayStation consoles were called<\/p>\n