This week was meant to be a momentous one for Sony. After months of silence save for a single broadcast in which the smooth voice of hardware wizard Mark Cerny filled the room with tech details that promised future-proofed gaming technology, Sony was ready to lift the veil on their plans for the PlayStation 5. That won’t be happening this week. Sony has postponed its June 4 PlayStation 5 event, in light of the protests that are currently taking part across all of North America so that ”more important voices can be heard.”
While we understand gamers worldwide are excited to see PS5 games, we do not feel that right now is the time for celebration and for now, we want to stand back and allow more important voices to be heard.
The delay comes hot off the heels of a weekend of protests across America, as people took to the streets to demand justice for George Floyd after he was murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin who kneeled on his neck for several minutes while a trio of law enforcers watched from the side and did nothing. In an independent autopsy conducted by Floyd’s family, it was found that he died from “asphyxia due to neck and back compression that led to a lack of blood flow to the brain”.
The latest death in a long and tragic line of police brutality victims, Floyd’s demise sparked American outrage and saw the masses take to the street to protest against police brutality, which the overly-armed blue line responded to by doubling down on their savagery as they began assaulting demonstrators, while American president Donald Trump as…jeez well it’s Trump you know? Do I even need to explain how his tiny hands have absolutely zero grip on what’s unfolding in the not so United States of America while he attempts to portray the image of a tough guy president?
The overall point, is that now is not the time for a new console showcase. With all the chaos unfolding and the Black Lives Matter movement marching in what could be one of the most defining moments in recent American history, showing off a fancy black box that you won’t be able to buy until December isn’t the most important thing in the world right now.
Consoles come and go, but human lives will always matter more. There’s still plenty of time to focus on the PlayStation 5 in the months to come, with Sony also explaining how they want to do more than just pay lip service to American civil rights groups. The Last of Us Part II developer Naughty Dog has gone on to match donations from PlayStation towards various racial justice groups, in an attempt to follow through on that promise.
Last Updated: June 2, 2020
Llama In The Rift
June 2, 2020 at 08:18
Meh got half a year to wait for release so a few more weeks wont hurt anybody.
Original Heretic
June 2, 2020 at 08:30
Bloody carrot danglers…
MechMachine
June 2, 2020 at 11:25
So, are you admitting to being a donkey ? 😛
Original Heretic
June 2, 2020 at 12:12
Well I did play Bottom in Midsummer Nights Dream, and I do have ass-like tendencies…
MechMachine
June 2, 2020 at 09:32
I was disappointed until I heard their explanation.
Iskape
June 2, 2020 at 07:32
Oh well. Disappointment. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
The D
June 2, 2020 at 07:51
And that’s a fair reaction! It sucks, but yeah. We’ve waited this long, we can wt a little bit longer.
MechMachine
June 2, 2020 at 11:25
Whats wt ?
HairyEwok
June 2, 2020 at 08:55
I think people who aren’t really bothered with the consoles see this as nothing more than some company giving way for something bigger than themselves for once, or then you get THOSE guys who see it as the company using the movement as marketing to say hey look we give a damn, now make sure you support us later.
The D
June 2, 2020 at 09:02
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
Guz
June 2, 2020 at 11:20
Good call
BradeLunner
June 2, 2020 at 13:12
Good call