Sony earlier confirmed at its earnings report to stockholders that the PS5 is still on track for its holiday 2020 release window. Earlier this week, the Japanese gaming console maker announced that it is postponing the June 4, 2020, PS5 event to give way to more important voices. While Sony has not yet revealed the next date for the upcoming PS5 reveal event, a recent website update seemingly triggers fans to doubt if the gaming console would indeed release in the holiday of 2020.
A photo of the PS5 landing page is making rounds online and causing speculations among fans. The latest image was recently shared on Twitter by PS5Countdown, which is a PS5 fan account. The screenshot of the latest update on the official PS5 webpage now appears to have no release window.
The landing page contains information about several features of the PS5 and its companion DualSense controller. It also describes how the PS5 titles would look like and serves as an important place for updates on the upcoming gaming console. It appears that the release window is no longer visible in some regions, while some fans are claiming that they are still able to see the console's release window.
The photo on Twitter aligns with the recent discovery reported by some fans. On the now-deleted Reddit post, a Reddit user shared a Google cache of the PlayStation 5 website. The reportedly deleted page on the gaming console's official site allegedly bears similarity to what was officially live on the website. Sony has not yet offered any statement related to the latest ruckus on the internet, but it looks like fans are blowing things out of proportion based on the company's most recent move.
Sony top executives have repeatedly confirmed that its next-generation gaming console is still arriving on the scheduled holiday 2020 release window. In a recent interview with gamesindustry.biz, Sony President Jim Ryan acknowledged that the current global health crisis has slightly affected the gaming console. However, he was quite optimistic about the sales of the PS5, noting that, based on history, the gaming industry is one of the few that benefited an unstable economy.
The PS5 is Sony's major release, and it is unlikely that the company would delay its release. Its release was not threatened by the current global health crisis. Sony's rival Microsoft is also scheduled to launch its next-generation gaming console Xbox Series X sometime in the holiday of 2020. Unless Sony releases a statement about the change in the release window of the PS5, treat this latest detail as speculations.
