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After months of speculation, the next big PS5 event is finally upon us. Starting September 16, PlayStation 5 Showcase will give us our best look at the games we’ll be playing on Sony’s next-gen console this fall.
The PS5 Showcase may be Sony’s last big live stream for its next hardware, which is expected to hit stores this holiday season. And now that we know the price and release date of the $ 499 Xbox Series X and $ 299 Xbox Series S (both due November 10), Sony is under pressure to respond with a price that will prevent players switch to Team Xbox.
PS5 Showcase Live Stream
The PS5 Showcase begins Wednesday, September 16 at 1 pm PT / 4 pm ET on YouTube and Twitch.
The PS5 Showcase promises to put a lot of focus on the games to be released this holiday and beyond, which means we’ll likely see big hits like Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, plus a few potential surprises. Here’s how to watch Sony’s big PS5 presentation live and what to expect from the big event.
How to watch the PS5 presentation
You can watch the PS5 presentation on September 16 at 1pm PT / 4pm ET on PlayStation’s Twitch and YouTube channels. We’ll embed the stream right here as soon as it’s available.
PS5 presentation: what to expect
Judging from the official PlayStation blog post, it looks like this will be another game-focused showcase in the vein of June’s Future of Gaming event. Sony says it expects “updates on the latest titles from Worldwide Studios and our world-class development partners,” and that the show will last about 40 minutes.
According to Sony’s writing, we hope to delve into the already announced PS5 titles such as Horizon: Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7, and Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Considering that the new Spider-Man title is scheduled to release this holiday, we wouldn’t be surprised to see a longer presentation of that game similar to the one we got for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart last month.
You can also expect more news on third-party games. Whether that means new looks at titles like Resident Evil 7 and Hitman 3 or new reveals remains to be seen.
While Sony only mentioned that it will be showcasing games at this event, it would be as good a time as any to reveal the system’s price, release date, and pre-order information. Microsoft did exactly that last week, revealing that the $ 499 Xbox Series X and $ 299 Xbox Series S will go on sale on November 10, with pre-orders starting on September 22.
The PS5 is projected to cost somewhere in the ballpark of $ 499, and the discless PS5 digital edition is likely to be a bit cheaper at $ 449 or $ 399. Considering Sony’s surprise revealed the design of The PS5 at its latest gaming-centric event, a full breakdown of price and release date would be an ideal gimmick for next week’s PS5 unveiling.
