Published 19:29 IST, June 2nd 2020

PS5 event delayed indefinitely: Here are the details on release date and preorder

PS5 event delayed. Sony announced a game reveal event last week to give a first look at the future of gaming on the PS5 console. Event has now been postponed.

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Sony's next-generation PlayStation 5 is highly anticipated gaming console of year. console will be far more powerful than its predecessor and will be able to produce 8K visuals. PS5 is still a few months away from its release; however, Sony was set to host a PS5 Future of Gaming event on June 4.

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PS5 event delayed

Sony has recently anunced that upcoming PS5 Future of Gaming event has been postponed until furr tice. company released an im statement via its official PlayStation Twitter handle and explained that event had to be cancelled as y wanted to stand back and allow more important voices to be heard.

company did t give out eugh details, however, statement is presumably referring to nationwide protests that have been taking place across US.

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PS5 event postponed - What is new schedule?

Sony had released a short teaser for PlayStation 5 reveal event where it was scheduled to showcase launch games on PlayStation 5. event was set to feature over an hour of reveals for next generation gaming console. It will mainly have a focus on games that will be available on PS5 once console goes on sale, something that fans have been most curious about. A revised schedule for PS5 Future of Gaming event is yet to be anunced.

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PS5 release date

Sony has anunced that PS5 will be releasing sometime during  2020 Holiday season. In a recent interaction with a portal, Sony has confirmed that it still stands by its original schedule and expects to launch gaming console later this year. So far, company has assured fans that global pandemic hasn’t affected expected late 2020 launch plans and that re shouldn’t be a delay; however, outbreak may cause problems when it comes to game production. Details on exact PS5 release date are yet to be revealed.

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PS5 preorder

Pre-orders are currently t available for PlayStation 5, however, Best Buy, Target, and GameStop are w allowing people to register ir interest through ir websites. People who are interested in pre-ordering PS5 console can actually sign-up for email tifications on se websites for updates on console. exact date for pre-orders is yet to be revealed, however, it is expected to go live by end of June 2020.

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19:29 IST, June 2nd 2020