Sony today announced the pricing and availability
for its PlayStation 5 console during its PlayStation 5 Showcase that was
streamed online. The console will be available in two versions. The standard
version with the disc drive is priced at US$ 500/€ 500/₤ 450 while the Digital
Edition without the disc drive is priced at US$ 400/€ 400/₤ 360. The console will be
available starting November 12 in US, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New
Zealand, and South Korea. The rest of the world (except China) will get it a
week later on November 19. The Chinese launch date is yet to be finalized and
will be announced at a later date.
Sony also announced the PlayStation Plus
Collection, an additional PlayStation Plus benefit for PlayStation 5 customers.
Through this feature, PlayStation 5 players will get a selection of PlayStation
4 titles as part of their PlayStation Plus subscription. This includes titles
like God of War, The Last of Us Remastered, Uncharted 4, Battlefield 1, Monster
Hunter World, Fallout 4, Final Fantasy XV, The Last Guardian, Ratchet &
Clank, Infamous Second Son, Days Gone, Bloodborne, Detroit Become Human, Batman
Arkham Knight, Mortal Kombat X, Persona 5, Until Dawn, and Resident Evil
Biohazard. Players will be able to download and play all of these games at
launch on the PlayStation 5.
Sony also showed off additional gameplay
footage for some of the titles that it showcased back in June, including new
Spider-Man Miles Morales, Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War, Deathloop, Demon's
Souls, while also showcasing some new titles like Final Fantasy XVI, Hogwarts
Legacy, Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition, and Five Nights at Freddy's Security
Breach. Sony also showed some footage of Fortnite running on the PlayStation 5.
And last but not the least, the event was closed with a very brief teaser for
the next God of War game, presumably titled Ragnarok.
And that's pretty much it. The cat and
mouse game is over and we finally know what both consoles from Sony and
Microsoft cost and when they will be available, along with a fairly decent idea
of what the launch titles are going to be. With most of these titles also
coming to the PC, NVIDIA dropping its RTX 3080 today, and new CPU and GPU
coming from AMD next month, PC players have a lot to look forward to as well.
It's a great time to be a gamer right now.
