Sony Announces PlayStation 5 India Release Date – Pre-Orders and Other Details – Gaming News

Sony has finally announced the India release date of the PlayStation 5 (PS5). The game console will launch in India on February 2. Pre-orders for PS5 will begin at 12pm on January 12, both online and offline. Retailers include Amazon, Flipkart, Croma, Reliance Digital, Games The Shop, Shop at Sony Center, Vijay Sales, and other select authorized retail partners. Pre-orders will be available while stocks last at the respective retailers, according to the company.

“We take this opportunity to once again thank our PlayStation enthusiasts for their patience and enthusiasm for the PS5,” the company said in a statement. Sony launched the PS5 in the US and its other major markets in November of last year.

Sony has already announced India pricing for PS5 as well as accessories. PlayStation 5 is priced at Rs 49,990 for the regular edition and Rs 39,990 for the digital edition.

As for accessories, the DualSense wireless controller is priced at Rs 5,990, the HD camera at Rs 5,190, the Pulse 3D wireless headphones at Rs 8,590, the multimedia remote at Rs 2,590, and the DualSense charging station at Rs 2,590.

The PS5 retail box includes the new DualSense wireless controller.

Sony recently announced that users of its ‘PlayStation Plus’ gaming subscription service will get a new line of free games in January. “PlayStation Plus begins 2021 with a bang. PlayStation Plus members will receive two PS4 titles: the action-adventure Shadow of the Tomb Raider and the action-RPG GreedFall on January 5,” the company said in a statement.

Sony competes with Microsoft’s XBox game console. Microsoft Corp released two models of its Xbox game console in November, seven years after the debut of the previous version.