Sony's slow PlayStation 5 reveal could finally reach its climax with the upcoming PS5 showcase, scheduled for June 11. The event will be Sony's first public reveal of PlayStation 5 games, promising fans a look at the "future of gaming."
The reveal was originally scheduled for June 4, but Sony decided to postpone the PS5 event in order to "allow more important voices to be heard" during worldwide Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd's killing by police. Although Sony didn't directly mention the Black Lives Matter movement in its announcement, it had previously tweeted to say the PlayStation brand denounces "systemic racism and violence against the Black community."
Following the event's rescheduling, many PlayStation fans likely wondered when the PS5 reveal would happen. The anticipation for a PS5 games showcase is especially high because of Sony's drawn-out reveal strategy so far. The company began its PS5 promotion with little more than a logo reveal and some vague technical specifications, only recently showing the PlayStation 5's DualSense controller and going into full details about the console's innards. This has left fans eager for actual PS5 game reveals and possibly a look at the console itself, which could happen in the June event.
Sony announced on Monday that the PS5's "future of gaming" event will now take place on Thursday, June 11, at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT / 9 PM BST. PlayStation fans can watch the reveal on PlayStation's YouTube channel via the embed below, and the broadcast will also be viewable on PlayStation's Twitch channel at the same time. Despite being scheduled to air this particular time, the event won't be a livestreamed press conference: It's instead a pre-recorded show, and Sony noted in a PlayStation Blog post that the recording will only be streamed 1080p and 30 frames per second, so it won't show off the PS5's full resolution and frame rate capabilities.
Details are light on what the stream will actually contain. Sony said the reveal will focus on "games you’ll be playing after PlayStation 5 launches this holiday," though it's not clear if this means launch-window titles or merely games that will eventually come to PS5 after it releases. The company did say the showcased games will be from studios "both larger and smaller, those newer and those more established," so it's safe to assume not all the titles will be first-party, PS5 exclusives. Still, Sony may end up revealing some big new exclusives, as this is the time of year when publisher's big E3 showcases would normally take place.
The PlayStation 5 is set for a holiday 2020 launch.
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