PS5 tipped to have massive Sept. 9 event — what to expect

PS5 tipped to accept massive Sept. 9 event — what to expect

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With the PS5 due on store shelves in mere months, speculation around the console's price, release date and launch lineup is reaching a fever pitch. And nosotros could take answers to those questions in simply a few weeks, if a somewhat sketchy new leak is to be believed.

The latest rumor around the next big PS5 event comes via online forum 4chan (as spotted past NotebookCheck). That'southward where an anonymous poster claims that Sony volition concord a PS5 event on September 9th, which will include a full reveal of the system'southward features, new gameplay footage and an declaration of the console'southward price and release date.

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The post claims that Sony will bear witness off the PS5's full user interface, equally well every bit reveal that its PlayStation Now subscription service is coming to more than regions with a "new marketing approach." The user as well reports that we'll see new gameplay footage of already announced titles such as Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Gran Turismo 7 and Demon's Souls.

The tipster also says to expect a Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer reveal, a new await at Horizon: Forbidden Due west and a special announcement around an exclusive PS5 horror game.

Anonymous web forum 'leaks' such every bit this one should always be taken with a big grain of salt, merely there is good reason to believe Sony could hold a major event on or around September 9.

That date lines upwards with Activision'due south planned multiplayer reveal for its new Call of Duty game, so it's possible nosotros could see the footage debut at a PS5 event. September 9 is besides when PS5 pre-orders may get live co-ordinate to several tipsters, and it would brand sense for Sony to showtime selling its panel afterwards such a big reveal.

Whether or not the PS5 September 9 event is real, it seems like only a thing of time before Sony reveals the price and release date of its console while opening up orders. Terminal week, the company launched a PS5 pre-gild site that lets you register for a run a risk to be among the first to buy the new console. And with well-nigh rumors pegging the system for a mid-November launch, we could be just days abroad from a last date.

The PS5 and Xbox Series X are both launching this vacation season, promising exciting features such every bit instant SSD loading, immersive ray-traced graphics and shine 4K gaming at threescore frames per 2nd. And yous may non be waiting much longer for your chance to purchase one of them.

Mike Andronico is Senior Writer at CNNUnderscored and was formerly Managing Editor at Tom's Guide. When not at work, you can ordinarily catch him playing Street Fighter, devouring Twitch streams and trying to convince people that Hawkeye is the best Avenger.