We're now more than halfway through February 2020 and Sony still hasn't announced any kind of PlayStation 5 reveal event. Numerous longstanding rumours have had this month pegged as the big one, but so far, Sony has remained silent on the subject. Honestly, we're not sure what to think anymore, and so we thought that we'd ask you lot.
It's fair to say that there's been a tense anticipation in the air throughout 2020 so far. At times, it's almost felt like the world of console gaming has stood still as everyone waits for Sony to make a move, but again, it just hasn't happened. At least, not yet.
We know that the PS5 is launching in late 2020, so you'd think that Sony will have to do something sooner rather than later. But with the way that the Japanese giant operates these days, trying to predict its plans is incredibly difficult. For example, we never would have guessed that the company would casually announce the PS5 in a Wired article. But it did, and we wouldn't be at all surprised to see Sony continue to defy expectations as it builds up to the PS5's release.
What do you think? Is there still time for the PS5 to be announced in February? Or will it be March? Or maybe even later in the year? Vote in our polls, and then feed us an honest opinion in the comments section below.
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Interested in seeing the poll results on this one!
For the PS4 we had the reveal in Feb of just the specs and contoller followed by the E3 blowout of everything else. I think this time everything will be revealed at the same time and will probably be timed somewhere near E3 time as they aren't going.
It would make no sense to shadow drop the PS5 reveal. They need to build up some hype ahead of reveal. I voted for April. It could go to March, but an announcement would need to be fairly imminent.
Much later than April seems a little bit dangerous to me from a business perspective
Seems like Sony are still in the process of finalising everything (specs,price and stuff,pretty much like MS)11 days left in Feb now so it could still happen but I think a later date is now more likely
@BearsEatBeets I believe this way as long as everything is going well for them. Like some of the rumors, I believe Sony may be having external issues that is effecting the entire situation, like determining the reveal date, release date and price. I don’t believe any of those are decided yet.
After x box e3 .as i believe sony is waiting for x box to announce its price.but it can happen during e3 and sony will steal the show.word up son
I voted for May. They can tie it in with TLOU2 hype. Maybe they've built it to scale really well with PS5 so the idea is buy it in May for PS4 then use the same copy on PS5 and it'll do raytracing etc. Showcasing that near to launch while also showcasing and revealing the PS5 itself would be a powerful combo.
it will happen when it happens and when Sony feels the time is right, people now a days need to chill and stop being so entitled
I didnt vote because I dont know.
I know Im weird that way haha
Nope! They'll starve fans for information for months on end until a week before E3 when they reveal it in a State of Play. That way they'll be able to remain relevant throughout the month of June.
YES! Wait, NO! Urghh I dunno!
I reckon this “China problem” could well have something to do with it, especially if they are still trying to pin down costs and launch days.
There pissing alot of there fan base off with this silence, and honestly I believe it will hurt the PS5s sales. I know the people that come to this site think Sony can do no wrong and will jump down my throat for posting something negative, but I go to many other sites than this one and the comments on there silence are more anger and frustration than positivity.
because of GDC 2020 on March 16, they must reveal it before that date... or in other side we will see so many leaks from GDC 2020!
my prediction is on early march by Sending Invite on later February, because they could promote it on UEFA Champions League matches...
I'm sticking with February 2020, it will be in the end of the month I'm sure
@Ken_Kaniff why they should promote PS5 when they already get decline in PS4 sales? why they should insist on their next-gen console and its games when obviously they didn't want to saw this decline on PS4 sales ???
God, just do it right away Sony !! I think the only variable left is the retail price, so please release all the specs and stuff and demo it with a super mega jaw dropping gameplay of HZD2 and call it a day!! Then a couple of months later Sony can say "ok, PS5 will be 1000 USD" and it will sold out anyway.
they should release more than a logo soon as people will just start pre ordering the more tangible Xbox extrusion unit
There's no way it's happening this month. Not enough time to RSVP.
I see it happening in April or May, it's closer to E3 and it still gives enough time for pre-orders. Also I bet it's taking longer due to the fact that they don't have a price set yet. My guess is that we'll only see a PS4 reveal after MS has announced the price for the new console.
@Ken_Kaniff
'I know the people that come to this site think Sony can do no wrong and will jump down my throat'
Come on now haha
You are one of those ' people that come to this site' 😋
Do you think Sony can do no wrong?
🤔
I don't believe it's happening in February anymore, and I think the reveal will happen during the dry spell of summer, most likely in July.
@playstation1995
I think this is right on the money. They are going to wait and let MS reveal price 1st. I believe Sony will undercut the pricier Xbox by $50 but will be above the cheaper Xbox.
@NorrinRadd. Yep.sony is smartthey know they have better games.and people are waiting for them to announce anything.and sony is brilliant for patiently waiting.word up son
Nah can't see it happening this month what with the Corona virus most likely effecting production.
@JJ2 I come to this site, but by no means do I think there perfect. In my opinion their messing up right now. What there generating is mostly anger and frustration and it’s being passed off as hype. I was just stating that as soon as you say anything negative on this site about Sony you get burned.
nope. coronavirus and these are different times and PS is under new management. It's not gonna be like the PS4 buildup.
I voted feb, just because i want it to be true haha. You would think now would be an ideal time to announce some stuff when you consider not much games out at moment at least then you can get players exited for a month or 2, then some good games coming out to keep you happy and mind off ps5 for a bit then august go all out and announce price or firm date, although i would like to know price just to know, and date is prob going to be nov. @JJ2 haha that made me chuckle.(1st post)
I'm think that between the Coronavirus scare and the shortage of parts that the new gen will be delayed and Sony being so secretive has now worked in their favor since they have said much on PS5 yet.
100% it’s happening end of the month as per my Sony contact.
@thefirst completely agree. The longer they wait the bigger the reveal better be or most will be disappointed and won’t buy or will wait years to upgrade.
@Ken_Kaniff
No I actually agree. A lot of people are getting frustrated. But I think they are wrong haha
Maybe they are too much fan and impatient?
I think normal consumers are in no rush since we all know it's quite a few months off in the holiday period?
I'm impatient too but hey, it's like video games... when its not ready, it's not ready I'm pragmatic.. The annoying part is the console wars bickering about the specs. But even after a reveal they ll still be bickering anyway 🤷♂️
@JJ2 Yea your right, but @thefirst made a good point to. The longer they wait the bigger the reveal is gonna have to be to calm the appetite of the Playstation faithful.
@Ken_Kaniff
Abour the content of the reveal, I dont know anymore what people expect haha
I m sorry if this sounds console war ish or something but I think the SeX reveal was crap but then everyone was praising it hahaha
Just being honest here they showed a commercial, a cinematic about a very early in development game (2/3 years off?) And a poster or render of the console. People were impressed. I dont know haha
Sony want to be talk of the town when they reveal PS5.
It’s highly possible that February was the initial plan but since then the Coronavirus has taken over conversation.
I think they will go ‘Apple Style’. Reveal, than release months after.
I think specifically, they don’t want to have the event until they know their price point, and I believe the potential of the Coronavirus to cause shortages or a delay is another reason they are silent
I think it really depends on the circumstances beyond Sony's control. The Coronovirus and impact that may have on their release date and stock, the final specs and price point etc.
We have heard in recent weeks how these have all affected Sony. Talks of delayed stock and potentially pushing the release date back, changes to the specs - not just the cooling but clock speeds too which will affect the cooling and pricing too.
Initial leaks/rumours had seemed the PS5 was a weaker system by quite a margin - on numbers. 36 CU GPU vs 56 CU - albeit running 'slower', and questions around pricing with 'expensive' parts and competing with MS.
If Sony are still not 100% sure on when they will be able to release, the specs nailed in and pricing, some of which is out of their hands, its difficult to reveal something and then for it all to change. Even the design could change if they have to change the cooling system...
I do think they had initially planned a February reveal but things have changed and as such, I don't think Sony are in a position to reveal until things settle down.
I think the reveal was originally planned for February 29’th, but with circumstances related to the coronavirus it has possibly been pushed back to March.
Between Sony and Nintendo not sharing their plans for 2020 and keeping us in the dark, I’m just gonna go on a media blackout for a month until it actually happens. Kinda frustrating checking websites daily for news and nothing being said whatsoever.
Wait!?!? The PS5 is coming out????
I hope the reveal day is wednesday April 1.
A cos player doing Ada Wong wearing a trench coat and big sunglasses struts to center stage, stops, and then says Riiiiidge Racer as she holds a PS5 above her. Mr. X then chases Ada off stage before she can announce the price.
That is then followed by the real reveal.
@JJ2 Who was praising the Se X reveal? All I heard from people was that it looked like a trash can (And it does if we're being real here). They revealed their console it the most forgettable unewsworthy way possible. If Sony did that I would be ticked honestly.
It makes sense that the corona-virus is pushing things back. I voted for a Feb reveal date and a march conference. I'm little less confident in the first vote now, but I definitely believe we'll have the reveal by the end of March. There's still a decent chance we'll here when in March it'll be revealed this month though I think.
@Jaz007
Totally agree but seems the reaction was positive as I could recall. Now maybe I'm wrong then haha
Tbh all I care is about ps5 and I'd like something like the ps4 reveal. Now if its more like a state of play I'm not going to have a tantrum like a baby haha. Ultimately it's the facts that matter not the form
The cronaviris threat to FoxConn in China is real. A lot of people just want to know the price of PS5. I don't think Sony or Microsoft or Sony will reveal that till E3! We already know the soft specs of PS5. It very well could be June 9th till we learn what the PS5 looks like and it's price!
@Ken_Kaniff I agree wholeheartedly my man, it’s ridiculous at this point. Sony’s been silent, Microsoft has been silent, and worst of all Nintendo has been silent on their plans, when they have no reason to be because they’re not releasing new hardware. Like cmon, I know it’s gonna be packed year with already previously announced games, and I’m grateful we’re getting said games, but I wanna know what else I can expect this year that I don’t already know about.
@JesWood13 Nintendo already released the Switch though? There's nothing they really need to announce this generation in terms of hardware left...
But but but all those insiders said so...................
@Ken_Kaniff That fake outrage will be gone once they announce it, if think the so called silence will affect PS5 dominating next gen then you really are clueless.
Given the coronavirus fear... I would say the announcement would only happens in summer when the fear settled down.
Summer 2020 seems optimal when you consider factors such as planning, prototype creation, coronavirus fears as well as actually building and testing the console.
I voted for April.
It's not happening. I think it'll be later (May/Summer) once most of the major upcoming releases like The Last of Us are out of the way, so as not to impact sales.
I am concerned China's problems will create pipe line issues. Which is an entirely1st world problem. If that happens oh well. Get your people healthy
@CmShepard Smh...crowning Sony before they even show anything. @JJ2 This is the type of people I was referring to earlier on this site.
I think Sony would have been much more vocal about it if it was happening...
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