PS5 February Reveal: 9 Major Rumours You Need To Know
Do we finally have a confirmed price point, launch game line-up and release date?
Recently, a 'leak' concerning a PlayStation 5 official reveal event emerged over on 4chan. Amongst the lengthy list of information concerning the big unveiling were launch game line-up, tech specs, price point and release date. Since then, the post was deleted but has since re-emerged over on Reddit.
Of course, with both a new Xbox and PlayStation console dropping this year, the internet is rife with rumours, leaks and, oddly, developers casually letting info slip (aka Mark Cezny's Wired interview). With that said, all reveals should be taken with a grain of salt until something official is released.
In addition, the source behind the leak is from an unknown forum poster, not historically the most reliable place to siphon solid information. It doesn't help that the 'leak' reads more like a wishlist, and it claims Sony will take the PS5 to E3, something which has since been blatantly contradicted by Sony themselves.
Yet, the plot has thickened. The leaker also claimed Sony's marketing buzzword for the console, and their brand as a whole going forward will be "It's time to play". Lo and behold, Sony has just unveiled their new slogan on twitter and it is exactly that.
This has suddenly re-ignited the intrest in said info. It has proven to have some truth to it, so there's no better time to sift through the information and examine its validity...
9. The Reveal Date
The leak charts that all PlayStation 5 information will be unveiled in an official reveal showcase for the press and media on February 5th.
It is referred to as the 'PlayStation Meeting' event and states it will be held at the Sony Hall in New York City.
It makes sense, if Sony plans on dropping a console this year, they will need to get the ball rolling in an official reveal sooner then later, especially since Xbox has already taken a few steps forward in that department.
Other factors lean into this reveal date. Sony formally unveiled the PlayStation 4 in a streaming conference in February 2013 in advance of a November release that year.
Additionally, Sony is currently holding an 'Experience PlayStation' celebration event in New York from Jan 14th to Feb 16th, it's an easy assumption that they'll use the event to reveal PS5.