SONY decided to postpone its PlayStation 5 event in light of the George Floyd protests happening in the US.
The gaming giant didn’t announce an official rescheduled date but rumours online suggest it could be June 12.
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The original event was supposed to have on June 4 but PlayStation tweeted that they didn’t feel it was the right time for celebration.
The tweet reads: “While we understand gamers worldwide are excited to see PS5 games, we do not feel that right now is a time for celebration and for now, we want to stand back and allow more important voices to be heard.”
Many PlayStaion fans praised Sony for its decision to postpone while others were left disgruntled that they’ll have to wait longer for the PS5 reveal.
There have been reports of people slamming the cancellation as a marketing move.
The new DualSense controller is very space-age, and could reflect the final PS5 design[/caption]
Whenever the event does go ahead it will be happening online.
A Twitter user named Verdict4489 tweeted about a rumour that the launch will now occur next Friday.
Tech experts and fans seem to think this isn’t a far fetched notion.
However, we must take this with a pinch of salt as Sony hasn’t given any official word yet.
Sony is not very likely to make a firm decision on a date until current events in the US calm down.
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Respected Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter thinks we’ll see a major price war.
“From what I’ve seen, Sony’s gonna have to charge $500 for the PS5,” he explained.
“Microsoft has a big balance sheet. If they wanna cut the price by $100 – just price below [PS5] and subsidise the first 10million [units] – they will.
“So I think that they’re waiting to have Sony blink first, and then they’ll reveal the price. Very likely $400.”
Fellow gaming industry insider Peter Moore agreed with Pachter’s predictions.
Moore was formerly an EA and Microsoft exec, and was speaking on the Bonus Round podcast.
He said: “Michael’s right. What both companies are going through right now is: ‘How much can we afford to lose in the first 12 to 18 months?’
“‘What is our attach rate of software to hardware? What are we willing to do in year one, two and three to hit 10million [units]?’”
Sadly, neither Microsoft nor Sony have confirmed pricing for either of their consoles – or even hinted at a range.
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