Published 12:31 IST, June 9th 2020

PS5 release date: Future of Gaming event to reveal what's coming to gaming console

Sony has announced that the Future of Gaming event will finally take place this week. Continue reading to learn about the PS5 release date, price and more.

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After recently delaying PS5 reveal event in wake of protests that erupted around world, Sony has w anunced a new date for big event. event was to be held entirely online and reveal launch games on its upcoming PlayStation 5 video game console. Sony has confirmed that PS5 reveal event will take place on June 11 at 9 PM BST.

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PS5 Future of Gaming

Sony will finally showcase launch titles and reveal more details around  next-gen console.  event will be streamed at 1080p and 30 frames per second, which is far lower than 4K quality PlayStation 5 is capable of displaying.  company has stated that video will be reduced to ease production process, as a number of staff and developers are working from home.

Sony has also encourd viewers to watch event with headphones as show features some cool audio work that can't be ticed on smartphone or laptop speakers.

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PS5 release date

PlayStation 5 is scheduled to come out later this year, however, re haven't been any details around exact release date. It is likely that Sony will finally reveal date of launch during Future of Gaming event. So far, it has been confirmed that PlayStation 5 will be releasing sometime during  2020 Holiday season.

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It was also reported earlier that supplies of AMD processors for PlayStation 5 have been increasing, with ar report stating that production process is already underway. This may come as a relief for those concerned wher gaming console will meet its scheduled launch timeframe set for holiday 2020.

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PS5 price

pricing has been one of biggest questions in minds of many PlayStation fans since news of next-gen console broke out. Unfortunately, Sony is yet to answer that question. company is yet to reveal any details on pricing of console, however, cost of producing a console is on higher side, meaning it will be much more expensive than that of its predecessor. As per a Bloomberg report, next-generation console costs company $450 (approx. ₹33,970) for its manufacture.

PS5 pre order

PS5 pre-orders aren't available at moment, however, several retailers like Best Buy, GameStop, and Target are allowing people to register ir interest using ir websites. People who are interested in pre-ordering next-gen console can actually sign-up to receive email tifications. exact date for pre-orders is yet to be revealed, however, it is expected to go live by end of June 2020. It should also be ted that  initial production run will be a limited one.

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12:31 IST, June 9th 2020