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Daily Reaction: Now is Not the Time for PlayStation 5 Marketing Sony, We Can Wait



Sony?s rollout of PS5 info has been unconventional, to say the least. The company fired a volley confirming the next-gen console back in April 2019 via a sudden and surprising interview with Wired, well before its intended ?Holiday 2020? release window. We got a bit more info in October, but then radio silence. Those expecting a PS5 reveal event in February 2020 to mirror the PS4?s road to release in 2013 were met with disappointment. Instead, we?ve simply seen the logo and gotten an arguably dull (for the layman) presentation of the foundations that went into crafting the PS5 architecture. With the console allegedly still on track for release later this year and Microsoft?s marketing of the Xbox Series X hitting its stride, many are wondering when Sony will kick off PlayStation 5 marketing for the masses. Given current events as a massive pandemic fills the world with uncertainty, now isn?t really the time. To be fair, historically, Sony didn?t even start into strong PS4 marketing efforts until the actual box and price were revealed at E3 2013. That?s when preorders opened up, games were revealed, and the hype train really departed the station. At this point, through the various Wired interviews and Mark Cerny?s presentation, we know about as much about the PS5 as we did about the PS4 during March 2013, so we aren?t all that far off that timeline. But given Microsoft?s very complete unveiling of the Xbox Series X, showing off everything from specs, to the controller, to th...
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