Phoney PS5 Invites Are Being Sent Out to Press

They're fake

by Sammy Barker Wed 30th Jan 2019

PlayStation Meeting invites are beginning to hit the inboxes of games media, but they’re completely fake. Sent from a standard Gmail account as opposed to an official Sony address, the emails promise a 20th February blowout, which will purportedly reveal the “future of PlayStation”. It’s similar to the correspondence the platform holder has used for the PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro in the past – but it’s all completely phoney of course.

While we weren’t worthy of one of the invitations, various sites within the Gamer Network got one. Nevertheless, we figured it was worth pointing out that these are completely bogus before someone shares the email on 4Chan and it starts gathering momentum. There’ll probably be another year yet before the PlayStation 5 is officially announced, so just take it easy and enjoy the ride – don’t get suckered in by obvious fakes.

[source vg247.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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WiiWareWave
Wed 30th Jan 2019

My website got one lol. Yeah, no way is this legit.

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get2sammyb
Wed 30th Jan 2019

Ironically, the fact that we're the only site not invited actually makes this more realistic.

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WiiWareWave
Wed 30th Jan 2019

@get2sammyb Haha! xD

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jdv95
Wed 30th Jan 2019

i don't know if we won't get anything ps5 releated this year.

i think that they will atleast tease or mention the ps5 at psx in some form.

but yeah no real big ps5 news until next year and most likely the main ps5 event will be at 2020 sony's e3.

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RogerRoger
Wed 30th Jan 2019

@get2sammyb Your reputation for being the site which actually takes a beat, verifies a rumour and then savagely debunks it every time obviously preceded you.

In other words, they're scared to send it to proper journalists.

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Quintumply
Wed 30th Jan 2019

Checks email for fake PS5 invite

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rjejr
Wed 30th Jan 2019

@Quintumply I'm holding that gif personally responsible for you, @Octane and I not getting Dreams beta codes. Works well here too though.

@get2sammyb I immediately thought you knew it was fake b/c you DID get one. 😂

Sorry you didn't, must be with your KH3 review code. 😢

"There’ll probably be another year yet before the PlayStation 5 is officially announced"

No good can come of that. If it isn't announced by summer their entire social media exposure will simply be over run with "where's the PS5?" trolls. See any Nintneod post get overun w/ "Nintnedo Direct when?"

I know they still have Days Gone and TLOU2 and probably even Death Stranding for this year, w/ Ghosts for early next year, but even fi it really isn't coming out until holiday 2020 they still need to acknowledge it. Especially since Microsoft will probably take advantage of Sony's absence at E3 to promote Xbox Next Scarlet whatever. How long does Sony want to remain silent on next gen while MS touts it's new box and Switch is selling like hotcakes? They cant' be silent for the next 13 or 14 months, they'll be buried in the news cycle. Just what do you expect to write about the next 12 months if not PS5? The next Dreams beta in 6 months?

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get2sammyb
Wed 30th Jan 2019

@rjejr The thing is, it's all in Sony's hands. Even if Microsoft announce first, every single article about it is going to be footnoted with something about the PS5. They'll be fine.