After months of speculation and dubious retailer ‘leaks’, Sony is finally expected to reveal the official PS5 price and release date during today’s PS5 Showcase livestream. You can also follow along with our PS5 Showcase live blog

Important info about the PlayStation 5 has been held back longer than we’re used to from next-gen console launches. In a normal year, release and price details would be revealed in June at E3 ahead of the console’s release in November – but this is not a normal year, and there was no E3. Sony has staggered the reveal of key PS5 details, and following the console’s full reveal in June, this livestream is expected to tie up all remaining loose ends ahead of pre-orders opening up. 

The PS5 Showcase is finally Sony’s moment to put everything on the table about the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition, like the release date, price, and how pre-orders will work. We’re also expecting to see the announcement of some new PS5 games, and probably new showings of existing titles. Microsoft dropped everything on the Xbox Series X and Series S launches last week, and we’re assuming this is Sony’s attempt to make its final big pitch before the consoles release in late 2020.  

Want to watch today’s PS5 Showcase? Below we’ll explain how to watch the PS5 Showcase live.

How to watch the PS5 Showcase

The PS5 Showcase kicks off today at 9pm BST / 1pm PT / 4pm ET (September 17 at 6am AEST). According to Sony, the showcase will last around 40 minutes. And you can watch it below via this embed link.

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If you want some informed commentary to go alongside the PS5 livestream today, then check out our accompanying reaction stream on everything we’re going to learn during Sony’s presentation. Key members of the TechRadar will be offering a detailed explanation of whatever goes down today. Here’s a link for that:

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PS5 Showcase: what we’re expecting

Probably the most important information we’re expecting from the PS5 Showcase is an official confirmation of the PS5 price and release date – as well as information on PS5 pre-orders. 

We’re predicting the PS5 to be around $499, with the PS5 Digital Edition potentially coming in at $399 – but, considering Sony has emphasized “value” over “price” when it comes to next-gen, that could be wishful thinking.

The PS5 release date, on the other hand, is somewhat easier to predict despite Sony only confirming the PS5 will release in “Holiday 2020.” As consoles have always released in November, and the Xbox Series X is coming out on November 10, we’re expecting the PS5 to release sometime in mid-November – leaving enough time for gamers to get pre-orders in and to give a good run-up to the Christmas period. 

It’s worth noting that Sony hasn’t officially confirmed we’ll be getting PS5 price and release date information during the showcase, but with Microsoft having laid its cards on the table with the Xbox Series X (and Xbox Series S) price and release date, it looks like the game of chicken between the two companies could finally be over. Plus, it’s already pretty late in the year for Sony to be revealing this information, based on previous console launch roadmaps.  

What Sony has confirmed, though, is that the PS5 Showcase will “feature updates on the latest titles from Worldwide Studios and our world-class development partners”, meaning that we’re going to be getting some updates on previously confirmed PS5 games, which may include the likes of Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Horizon Forbidden West – and we’re expecting the company to finally unveil the PS5 launch line-up. 

In addition to these confirmed titles, we’re also expecting some potential surprise announcements for unconfirmed PS5 games, with rumors pointing to a Silent Hill reboot reveal.

That’s a lot to cram into today’s 40-minute stream, so we’re not sure how much of this we’ll get, but it’s going to be an interesting show.

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