Numerous alleged and leaked dates have passed, yet players, fans, interested parties, and critics are still eagerly awaiting the official unveiling of the PlayStation 5. Sony remains tight-lipped so far. Recently, even the PS5 chief had some fun and trolled fans with a reveal date. When will the PS5 finally be presented?
What is known about the PS5 reveal date? Officially, nothing at all. While there have been numerous leaks and speculations, none of it has been confirmed so far. On the new official PS5 website, you can only read “It will take a little while before we can fully show the next PlayStation generation.”
A date from which some expected more information was, for example, February 5th. This was based on a statement from a supposed internal source. However, this date passed without the unveiling of the PS5, so fans are still none the wiser.
Now, February 20th is being mentioned as a possible reveal date, but it seems to be just a joke from Sony.
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What is the joke about? Sony likely hasn’t missed the hype surrounding its next-gen PlayStation. Recently, Shuhei Yoshida, the President of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, apparently made a little joke on Twitter and played with the fans’ emotions.
A desperate fan asked Yoshida: “Please, Shuhei, where is the PS5?”
Yoshida then replied with a picture showing the label P5S in bold – with 20.02.2020 as the date.
Even though some fans speculated that it could be a hint at the reveal date – Yoshida was probably just trolling.
Because even though he apparently used P5S as a direct reference to the PS5 here – in this case, the designation stands for the game Persona 5 Scramble, which launches on February 20th in Japan. Thus, it is unlikely that the PlayStation boss revealed the reveal date, although not 100% excluded.
Which dates are possible for the PS5 reveal? Regardless of whether the date from Yoshida’s trolling action might actually come true or not, February is generally considered likely by experts.
This is because the PlayStation 4 was unveiled at its own event on February 20, 2013. Therefore, a PS5 reveal in February is considered quite plausible – especially given the fact that Sony will skip the major gaming fair E3 2020.
And therefore, some fans also believe that despite the obvious trolling, there might be something to Yoshida’s post, and he consciously chose the date (20.02.) and the acronym P5S – even if it belongs to a game in this instance.
Furthermore, the PAX East fair will take place from late February to early March (27.02. – 01.03.), where Sony (or PlayStation) has already been confirmed as an exhibitor.
What do you think? When will the PS5 finally be unveiled? Do you believe there might actually be something to Yoshida’s tweet? And how much would you actually be willing to spend on a PS5?
