PlayStation 5: release unlike PS4 simultaneous worldwide?

Sony plans to launch the PlayStation 5 in the new year. Will the new console – unlike the PS4 – really appear simultaneously worldwide?

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When Sony released the PlayStation 4, a very unpopular decision was made: While players in the West could get started, gamers in Japan of all places had to be patient. The PS4 appeared there struck three months later.

Of course, this raises the question of whether Sony could consider similar plans for the release of the PS5. It is not particularly likely that we will have to wait longer in local areas than, for example, players in the USA, but what about Japan again? CEO Jim Ryan has now commented on this.

Looking back, Ryan says that the decision to launch PS4 was a difficult one: "The three-month delay in PS4 release in Japan was a decision that I was really involved in," Ryan told the Japanese Business Insider, "There was a good reason for this decision, but I don't think it was a good idea these days."

Accordingly, such a procedure should not be repeated on the PS5. Ryan does not explicitly confirm this, but suggests it: "It was a decision made after heated discussions, but there could have been other options." This statement rather leads to the conclusion that Sony is probably reflecting on the new platform and is rather aiming for a worldwide simultaneous release. Ryan did not want to officially confirm this at the moment.