Sony: PS5 not due out before April 2020

[DonFerrari]

twintail said:

Dulfite said:
Well this will be very interesting then if Microsoft chooses to do the opposite and launch this year. Either way this is great news for Switch sales, I suppose!

Seems early but always possible.

Not sure how this benefits Switch.

DonFerrari said:
That was expected.
@Dulfite if MS launches this year there is a good chance Sony already have a backup plan to speed up launch (which I hope they don't use because that always open space for fuck ups). I would preffer MS releases the spec and price of their machine so Sony can adjust whatever needed to have a stronger and cheaper machine.

I doubt Sony really cares. They know when they are launching (regardless of whether this news is a bluff or not) and software development for both PS5 and PS4 will match up with that. They aren't going to rush a release just because MS might launch this year, something they have most likely taken into account.

They still have TLoU2, a Kojima game, and GoT (if quality holds up): they are fine for the next 12 months quite easily.

That didn't prevent MS to rush X360 launch about 1 year to get a leg up against PS3.

The_Liquid_Laser said:
Disappointing. This is going to hurt them. I am sensing hubris in general from Sony going into generation 9. A powerful console and a late release date. This is like the PS3 all over again. I guess they have to keep learning the hard way.

Most people were expecting PS5 at holidays 2020, because if PS5 were to launch this year they wouldn't skip E3.

Not sure why do you think it is a late release when you don't even know when Xb4 will launch.