Hideaki Nishino, Sony‘s Senior Vice President of Platform Experience, said during a recent interview with Famitsu that 2023 is going to be a “very important” year for the PS5 — hardly a surprise given the amount of games slated to launch during the next 12 months.

A Google translation of the article reveals that Nishino-san teased, “I can’t talk about specifics at this time, but I hope you will look forward to next year.” He described 2023 as a “very important” time for the company’s flagship console, pointing to software release including Final Fantasy XVI and Resident Evil 4 Remake.

Elsewhere, the executive was quizzed about the PS5 stock issues, where he suggested that the aftermath of the system’s November 2020 launch was actually a more challenging period for Sony than the build-up to release. However, Nishino noted that things are improving and that the console maker is aiming to sell-through 37 million units by the end of March 2023.

Sony is of course long-rumored to be working on a new version of the PS5 featuring a detachable disc drive, with the hardware supposedly launching in Fall 2023. According to leaker Tom Henderson, the detachable disc drive test kit is now in developer hands and working flawlessly.



Posted: Dec 23, 2022 12:56 am
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