All information about design, launch, price.

Munich: Sony is using a completely new design for the PS5. The manufacturer announced the price and release date in a live stream. If you want to reserve the console right now, look inside the tube – the PS5 is already sold out.

PS5: pre-order ends in chaos

Shortly after the price and release date for the PS5 were announced, pre-orders began. Contrary to Sony’s information, the PS5 pre-sale started too early and caused a stir in the community – after the end of the PS5 event, Sony tweeted that the pre-sale should start on September 17. However, it was possible to reserve the console to some German providers the day before, immediately after the end of the event.

The retailers’ websites were overloaded and many purchases could not be completed. Shortly after, the console sold out and some players got nothing. It’s unclear when the PS5 will be available again (as of September 17 at 10:48 am).

PS5: Sony announces price and release date

The wait is over: Sony announced the price and release date of the Playstation 5 at the PS5 event. The next-gen console will launch in Germany on November 19. In the United States, the PS5 will be available a week earlier, on November 12. The digital version of the Playstation 5 costs 399.99 euros, with a disc you have to pay 499.99 euros.

In the “normal” version, games can be played as discs as usual. The slimmer digital version dispenses with the drive; games must be downloaded from the PS store. Besides discs, you also have to do without 4K Blu-rays. The digital version costs 100 euros less.

PS5: Fans can sign up for a possible pre-order

It is not yet known when the PS5 will be released and at what price, but this could change soon. In any case, the reservation phase of the new game console should start soon. An indication of this: American gamers can now register on the official website, and hopefully pre-order the new PS5 console before everyone else.

However, registration is not a guarantee that you will be able to reserve one of the coveted consoles because Sony is betting on “first come, first served” for the promotion. The website says: “There are only a limited number of PS5 consoles available for pre-order, so we invite our customers to be the first to pre-order directly from PlayStation.”

In plain English, this means that only those who sign up fast enough have a chance to pre-order a PS5. Those who finish among the lucky ones will receive an email invitation from Sony prior to the start of the pre-order phase, containing further instructions and steps to pre-order PS5.

Now the trick: Currently, registration is only valid for players with a US address. German players can register with their PSN ID on the official website, but according to the FAQ, they will not be considered for pre-orders. Currently, it is not possible to register to book on the German PlayStation website.

PS5: Pre-order from the beginning of August?

Industry analyst Roberto Serrano, who has already scored with insiders in the past, revealed on Twitter that the next PS5 event will be on August 6 at 10am German time. It is not certain that they will be informed about the start of advance sales. But recently, Playstation marketing chief Eric Lempel had already announced (see next paragraph)you want to report it in due time.

Since the game will hit the market in winter 2020, the schedule would run out if you want to have numerous pre-orders by then.

Playstation talks about rumors about the start of advance sales

During a “Summer Game Fest” livestream, Playstation’s chief marketing officer Eric Lempel spoke about the PS5 pre-sale. Above all, he entered the rumors that the console could possibly already be pre-ordered: “No, definitely not now. We don’t know how the rumors came about, we had nothing to do with it.”

Lempel also made it clear: “We will let you know when pre-orders will start. Please don’t think you have to run and queue before we officially announce how it will go.”

Production for PS5 probably increased massively

The new PS5 will launch in time for winter (see further down in the article). A huge console boom is expected, which is why the first fears arose that the Playstation could quickly sell out. According to a report from Bloomberg Japan, Sony’s production has almost doubled. Media: Instead of six million consoles as initially planned, ten million PS5s should be available by the time it goes on sale.

Corona is supposedly a factor in increasing production, as Sony believes there will be more people in the house and interest in a game console will increase.

PS5: Playstation publishes game box design

What will a PS5 game look like when it’s in the store? Sony already has an answer to this question. The official Playstation account posted the design of future game boxes on Twitter. The shape is still based on the PS4 cases, the familiar blue is also preserved. Only the large PS5 letters on a white background indicate that it is a game for the new console.

PS5: Classic Design Scores Online

The new PS5 should be released in white. At least Sony featured this design itself. Previous models were kept in classic black, which some fans miss. “LetsGoDigital”, a website on technology topics, gave the new Playstation its classic look without further ado. The reaction from the fans is huge and extremely positive. The video has already had nearly 500,000 clicks on YouTube (as of July 8 at 11am).

The head of Playstation, Jim Ryan, had already announced that the PS5 will also be offered in other styles. The exact look of these other designs is still open. But perhaps the hopes of many fans of the traditional black robe are still fulfilled.

PS5: July 13 release date and price known?

Journalist Roberto Serrano stated in a short tweet that the release date, price, and pre-order information for the PS5 will be released on July 13, 2020. The insider did not mention a source, but he was right with his latest post. about the design release.

On the Twitter page “IronManPS5” it is already said that the Playstation 5 will be launched in North America and Europe on November 20, 2020 – at a price of 499 euros. According to the user, the game console will appear in Japan on November 14. This user’s predictions have already been correct in the past.

Amazon France has already made a mistake that goes in the same direction. An entry on the amazon.fr website briefly showed both the price and the sale date of the console. There, too, the PS5 went on sale on November 20 for 499 euros. Since then, the entry has been removed.

Instead of black as before, the new Playstation 5 will be white. Wireless controllers look like this too. A Pulse 3D wireless headset, a MediaRemote remote, a charging station for the Dualsense controller, and an HD camera were also featured and kept blank.

PS5: release date and price indications

Sony has only announced release details or pricing. They want to present these things as design. Also, the manufacturer has already made it clear that the best price does not necessarily have to be the cheapest.

“I think the best way to go about this is by offering the best possible value proposition. I don’t necessarily mean the lowest price. Value is a combination of many things. In our field, it means games, it means number of games, depth. games, the breadth of the games, the quality of the games, the price of the games … all of these things and how they use the functionality of the platform, “said Sony CEO Jim Ryan in an interview with” gameindustry .biz “.

Playstation 5: More information at the next event

An update in terms of the release date or price could already arrive at the next PS5 event. However, there was already an idea of ​​the games.

Fans can definitely be excited.

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