Update: Jason Schreier has added a little more clarification to his comments on the ResetEra forum: "I said there will be something PS5-related happening by mid-June (unless it’s bumped because of COVID-19). I didn’t say 'the PS5 event' because I don’t know how many things they’re doing." Make of that what you will.
Original Story: When will Sony reveal the PlayStation 5 and its line-up of both first and third-party games? That is the question on everyone's minds right now. Recent rumours have pointed towards something happening at the end of this month or an event just afterwards in the early days of June, with GamesBeat's Jeffrey Grubb most notably stating the date of 4th June. Now, soon to be Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier has thrown his own hat into the ring of speculation.
In a new interview with Press Start, Schreier is asked whether or not there is any credibility to the rumours in question. He responds by saying: "As far as I know, right now, Sony is still on track to do at least one thing by early June let's say. Or by mid-June, let's say."
He then stresses that these plans could still change as the coronavirus pandemic continues to put the world in a state of uncertainty. At least for now, however, it appears we are roughly one month away from Sony revealing its hand. The Japanese giant is heavily rumoured to have a Demon's Souls remake to go alongside its next-gen console at launch, while the likes of Horizon Zero Dawn 2 could follow soon after. Sequels to God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man are also pretty much inevitable.
Can you wait until June, or is this all starting to get to you? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source youtube.com, via twitter.com]
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Ugh, Jason Schreier....
He might of left Kotaku, but a lot of his articles are some of the worst political tripe in the industry.
i can wait.
the 1 thing i can't wait for anymore though is TLOU2.
bring it on already !
That's only 4-5 weeks away. Awesome!
Though, thinking about that. Mid June wouldn't make sense with TLOU2 releasing. So probably either a week or two before, or sometime after.
I'm near the point, where I don't care anymore.
The reveal has to be really bombastic to get me hyped again.
Early june please. As @octane says, it woldn't make sense to do it and detract from LoU2 launch. UNLESS, they get LoU2 out, wait for initial sales then do an info drop including info on LoU2 enhancements on PS5
I wouldn't be surprised if the original plan was to wait until the last two major exclusives, TLoU2 and GoT, were out in the wild before starting the PS5 freight train to Hypesville. But, obviously, the necessary delays forced all the plans to go out the window.
But having something around when E3 was going to be seems inevitable. I'm looking forward to sequels to franchises I love, but as always I'm more excited for new IP or revisiting old, long thought dead, IP.
@Grindagger You might not agree with his politics. However the guy is usually spot on. Can’t fault him on that.
It’s got to be soon now. We should hear something by the end of the month:
Schreier is consistently one of the most well informed games journalists out there. The work he does giving back to the workers, standing up for their rights is admirable and probably why he gets the scoops he does.
@Grindagger He's a garbage journo who couldn't cut it in mainstream journalism and saw an opening in gaming journalism, accompanied by his garbage views on gaming.
While Sony's marketing effort has been a total disaster so far, and while Microsoft's has been better in contrast, I honestly don't think they have to do that much to grab the initiative back. Show the console off, tell us what it can do, show games running on it with actual gameplay. Make the presentation high energy and not a cringe fest. Done.
The PS5 showcase has got to do better than Xbox one that just says you can play these games on your Xbox One already so unless you have money burning a hole in your pocket wait for something good and exclusive to next gen. Assassin's Creed is PS4, Cyberpunk is PS4, Yakuza is PS4. Even if these have PS5 versions I see no rush unless you want quicker load times and shinier versions with minimum 60fps.
I would definitely rather wait and have a quality showcase to get me to buy next gen sooner rather than later.
Yall are totally insane to be dissing on Schreier, the dude's done absolutely fantastic work.
Update: Jason Schreier said 'something'!
Edit.
I also think Sony will show something by early June let's say. Or by mid-June, let's say. Or even late June but I feel some time in May too.
Another grain of salt. I now have enough to undo all the streets in my city when the snow starts to pile up. Thank you!
In all seriousness, eventho I'm very interested in anything regarding PS5, the amount of rumors became so bad I really don't give a sh*t about them anymore.
Fyi, I'm not telling you to stop posting these articles but at one point you have to realise that a certain balance has to be maintained to keep the morale up.
We see loads of folks irritated by the ***** storm of rumors and, to be honest, rightfully so. There's a group of level headed folks who aren't fussed about said rumors and they are patiently awaiting any real PS5 news. Thing is, we aren't all the same and a team is as strong as the weakest link. Therefore, it's wise to consider those and keep the rumors to a minimum.
In closing, can't wait for the PS5 to be revealed. When, where and how doesn't matter to me. When the time is right, it'll happen. No need for so much rumors because they won't make the reveal come any sooner.
I cant read another PS5 rumour article. I love this site, love the community and understand the importance of clicks but I am going to lose my mind. I understand I shouldnt click on it but its one of the few sites that I can visit without having to deal with politics or covid.
I will say that this is one of the big advantages to the E3 stage shows - you get all of the hyped information in one go (yes, I know COVID-19 has messed this up). Getting these segmented digital events that are weeks[months?] apart with drip-fed information makes next-gen seem entirely underwhelming.
I do think Sony is holding back the rest of the industry by not having some kind of presentation - especially in the multi-platform space. There are probably even more games coming from third-party developers, but until Sony does something, publishers/developers might be staying silent as to not "jump the gun" and announce a game is also coming to PS5 - look at the confusion surround the new Yakuza game!
I get that things can't be shot from a single room with camera crews and the like, but just do what the rest of the world is doing: use Zoom/Microsoft Teams camera feeds and send it off to the video editors to incorporate gameplay trailers. Gamers don't care how "professional" it looks (the Series X Fridge background was hilarious), we just want some [expletive] information!
Don't want that? Setup a freaking YouTube Playlist of gameplay trailers running on actual hardware.
Do something. Open the floodgates so that developers can talk freely.
Make it better Sony. Reveal on october, release the next day.
Driving me crazy lol
@Mafia_Man19 Developers do have to, you know, make the trailers, gameplay demos, and teasers they plan to show us. Then it all has to be recorded.
I think Sony bought rights for Blizzard's "Coming soon" registered trademark. Sorry, but I'm stone cold about ps5 now and focus back on my ps4.
@LiamCroft Sorry mr. Croft, but how about technical demos or wip teasers? Don't tell me that developers with ps5 developer kits didn't made nothing yet. OK some Godfall teaser, but thats all. Even MS had to show Assassin's Creed game as first.... No no no. There is something fishy in blue team...
This is by far the most drug out nonsense. Sony and Microsoft should just announce their own digital cons with dates in June or July show the whole thing: reveal release date, reveal price & have launch title shown with at least cinematic trailers.
Bloody hell, what's got you lot riled up today?
'rumour' 'may reveal" 'may' 'june' 'july' 'we assume' 'soon' 'we guess' should all be forbidden expressions until Sony actually delievers any info at all ! My bet is august after LoU Pt2 and Ghost Of Tshushima.
And after M$'s disaster of a "gameplay" reveal yesterday I'm soon giving up hope on any real next-gen. Our last hope is that Sony delievers as they usually do, but at this rate I guess Covid will get me before I see any proof of an actual next gen console on the market.
If its anything like Microsoft then please wait.
@WCB spot on mate!
No freeeeeeeeeeaking duhhhhhh!
@Murray The “Next-gen” experience so far has been underwhelming and disappointing overall.
First the rumored reveal was February, then May, now June 🙄. I honestly wish yall would quit reporting on these rumors. You know we anxious fans are gonna read them, and 90% are false. It makes the actual wait worse. This Jason got doesnt know anything. His covered his a@# with every comment he makes. Just wait till Sony actually announces something and quit making these ppl famous with there false leaks.
@Zeke68 Totally agree
I can wait... I guess lol. I just hope when it happens its completely focused on brand new next gen games rather than remasters etc.
@Grindagger he's a fantastic journalist most of the times, but he does cross into activism journalism too often as well.
@rockman29 Schreier fanboi alert!
"YOU ARE FAILING!" -Red Skull
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