PS5 RELEASE DATE
If you're wondering when the PS5 will be release, or how powerful it will be when it eventually arrives, then this is the article for you. In this complete PS5 guide, we’ll be rounding up all the (questionable) PS5 rumors that have made their way out into the wild, as well as offering up our own speculation on the future of Sony’s home console. If you're after all the PS5 info that's out there and discussion about what rumors are complete rubbish, this is the PS5 guide for you.
Read on for our thoughts on the rough overview of the potential power of the PS5 and an educated guess at the PS5 release date. We also look at when we might hear something from Sony about the PS5 (is E3 2018 too early?) and consider the possibility of a PS5 Pro. If you're looking for all the info on the PlayStation 5, this is the article for you.
What is a Realistic PS5 Release Date? - Will PlayStation 5 Release in 2019 or 2020?
Assuming the PlayStation 5 is already in development to some degree over at Sony, when could the console theoretically release? If we’re going off claims made by industry analyst Michael Pachter, the PS5 release date could be as soon as 2020 (Pachter originally claimed 2019 but then revised the date).
All this is obviously theoretical, but it’s always interesting to hear what long-time industry analysts and experts have to say on the future of blockbuster home consoles like the PlayStation 5. We reckon 2019 is a little early for Sony to release the next PlayStation given the strong position it currently holds in the market, with 2020 making far more sense. If Sony is still riding high in 2019, maybe we'll have to wait until 2021. We'll just have to wait and see.
We recently spoke to a number of games industry experts to get their views on how the PS5 and Xbox Two will move gaming forward. While no one is spilling the beans just yet, but there's some interesting thoughts all the same.
With the PS4 doing so well at the moment, will Sony be in a rush to release the PS5?
If we were to put a bet on the PS5 release date, we'd go with Q4 2020. Sony has released all of its consoles in the final quarter of the year, bar the original PlayStation in North America and Europe, where it arrived in the September of 1995, following a December 1994 launch in Japan. Sony releasing the PS5 outside of this Q4 window would be a big surprise. A November 2020 release date for the PS5 would make a lot of sense, allowing the new console to launch alongside a wave of high profile releases that typically arrive in the same period. So, to answer a few questions:
Is 2018 the PS5 release date? No. Not unless Sony is keeping the biggest secret of all time. It's not impossible, but highly unlikely that the PS5 will release in 2018.
Is 2019 the PS5 release date? Possibly. Talk suggests that Sony would be ready to launch the PS5 in 2019, but it depends on the status of the PS4 and how much of the market Nintendo and Microsoft gain.
Is 2020 the PS5 release date? This is the where the smart money is going. Sony could surprise everyone and release the PS5 earlier than this, but 2020 seems like the right time given the strong position the PS4 is in at the moment.
A new report from Semiaccurate suggests that Sony is possibly going to release the PS5 at the end of 2018 - that's this year! While this seems somewhat implausible given the strength of the PS4 at the moment and all other industry experts believing the PS5 is arriving no earlier than 2018, it's certainly a tantalizing prospect. It's fair to say that if Sony makes no mention of the PS5 arriving this year during its E3 2018 show that the PS5 is not releasing in 2018.
Industry analyst Michael Pachter has gone on record to say that a PS5 release in 2018 has a "very low probability." He added that the PS5 release is "25% [probability] next year and 75% in 2020." This more or less goes along with what most insiders believe, although some beleive 2019 is looking more and more likely.
Adding to the voices saying 2018 is highly unlikely for the PS5 is Kotaku, who published a news report stating that numerous sources had poured cold water on the 2018 speculation. What's more, the sources didn't feel 2019 was likely either, with 2020 a more reasonable expectation based on what they knew about the PS5.
Sister publication, Digital Foundry, recently put together an interesting video that looked at when Sony could feasibly release the PS5 and deliver the kind of performance upgrade over the PS4 that people will be expecting. It's safe to say that they don't believe the PS5 is coming any time soon. You can get the full analysis in the video below: