PS5 announcement is still scheduled for August, according to report

PS5 announcement is still scheduled for August, according to report

The next PS5 announcement is "tentatively" scheduled for this month, according to a new report. It is based on a Bloomberg article, which quotes an unnamed PlayStation official on the matter. While Sony has scheduled a State of Play live stream for this Thursday, August 6, it has been confirmed to focus on PS4 and PS VR games, with only minor updates planned for third-party and indie PS5 games. . This suggests that the event mentioned by Bloomberg is independent and will focus on the PS5. Earlier this week, another source suggested that the PS5's price would be announced in August. The Bloomberg story further focused on Sony's recent first-quarter 2020 financial results, which were overwhelmingly positive, driven by higher software sales than in any other single quarter last year. Lots of people buy blocked games, wholesale. The Last of Us Part 2 sold 4 million copies at launch, and Ghost of Tsushima has moved 2,4 million units.

What do we expect from the next PS5 event?

The big unknowns surrounding the PS5 right now are the price and the release date. We've got a good idea of ​​the PS5 games planned for this year, so it's unclear if Sony has more software to discuss in 2020. Speculation about a Silent Hill reboot rose as Konami created an official Twitter account for the brand. in July; previous rumors were of a new PS5 entry in the series, though this has yet to happen. materialized