Sony Interactive Entertainment will hold a 40-minute PlayStation 5 showcase on Wednesday, September 16, it’s announced.
The digital showcase will be broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube at 1pm PDT / 9pm BST / 10pm CEST and feature updates on “the latest titles from Worldwide Studios and our world-class development partners,” communications boss Sid Shuman said onits website.
“BeforePlayStation 5launches this holiday, we wanted to give you one more look at some of the great games coming to PS5 at launch (and beyond!),” he said.
Sonycould use the event to finally announce pricing and release details for PlayStation 5, following rivalXbox’s own confirmationsearlier this week.
Pre-orders forXbox Series Xand S begin on September 22, whilePlayStation US has invited a select number of fans to pre-order PS5directly from the platform holder, despite not having specified its launch details.
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Microsoft‘s two next-generation consoles – each with different technical specs – Xbox Series X andXboxSeries S are set to retail for $500 / £449 and $300 / £250.
Two PS5 models are scheduled to launch during the 2020 holiday season. Unlike Xbox, the only difference between the two is the Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive, which the Digital Edition console will sacrifice likely for a lower price point.
According to recent analysis, thePS5 Digital Edition could cost at least $50 lessthan the disc version.
Macquarie Capital analyst Damian Thong toldBloomberglast month he expects the standard PS5 console to cost around $500 and the digital version around $400. Altogether, he forecast Sony would sell over six million units by the end of March 2020.
Last month PlayStation’s marketing boss, Eric Lempel, calledPS5’s upcoming games roster“the best line-up that we’ve ever seen in the history of PlayStation.”
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So far PlayStation has confirmedSpider-Man: Miles MoralesandAstro’s Playroomfor the PS5’s launch, as well as third-party titles such asBugsnaxandAssassin’s Creed Valhalla.
Beyond that, it’s revealed new instalments ofGran Turismo, Ratchet & Clank, a remake ofDemon’s Soulsand aHorizon Zero Dawnsequel.
“The content that will be in the launch window and beyond is incredibly exciting,” Lempel toldGamesIndustry.biz. “I would say that this is the best line-up that we’ve ever seen in the history of PlayStation, between our Worldwide Studios groups and our partners from all the different publishers around the world.
“We’ve revealed some of that content, and naturally there will be more to come, but the way that the developers can engage with this platform, and create these new experiences with known IP as well as unknown IP, is incredibly exciting.”
