PlayStation 5 Turns One Today

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PlayStation 5 Turns One Today

Thank you for supporting PS5’s amazing journey during this first year.

Happy birthday, PS5!

A year seems to have flown by rather quickly since the first day that gamers were able to get their hands on PS5 — and I am deeply honored and humbled to celebrate this amazing first year with all of you.

So much has happened in just one year from the day we lit up landmarks and other iconic places all over the world to mark the arrival of PS5. Incredible games such as Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Returnal, and Deathloop launched. SIE acquired the talented development studios Bluepoint Games, Firesprite, Housemarque, and Nixxes. We revealed our next-generation VR system for PS5. And most recently, we’ve unveiled new footage and exciting updates for upcoming titles such as God of War Ragnarok, Gran Turismo 7, and Horizon Forbidden West all from PlayStation Studios, and announced Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake during our September showcase.

A busy year indeed, and we are just getting started with PS5. The imaginative game creators and publishing partners we work with have launched more than 360 games on PS5. Additionally, there are currently more than 25 games in development for PS5 at PlayStation Studios.

Most importantly, the passionate support we’ve seen from you, our players, makes this past year truly special for us. PS5 gamers have collectively played more than 4.6 billion hours of gameplay on PS5 and broadcast more than 26 million hours of content. Here is a look at the top ten PS5 games played during PS5’s first year, based on gameplay hours:

  • Fortnite
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
  • FIFA 21
  • NBA 2K21
  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
  • Destiny 2
  • MLB The Show 21
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
  • Demon’s Souls
  • NBA 2K22

You’ve made PS5 the biggest console launch in history, and I truly can’t thank you enough for your support and dedication this past year.

I also want to thank everyone in the community for your patience. We continue to see historic demand for PS5 and we understand the inventory constraints remain a source of frustration for many of our customers. Rest assured that we are laser-focused on doing everything in our power to ship as many units as possible, it’s something we work on every day across the company and remains my top priority. Again, we appreciate your patience as we navigate through these unprecedented global challenges.

There’s plenty of great things to come for PS5 in the future, and I look forward to sharing more of these extraordinary moments with you. Thank you again for being part of the PlayStation community and celebrating this milestone with us.

All data between November 12, 2020 – September 30, 2021

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  • The lack of good taste among most gamers is highly troubling.

  • To all who are looking for a ps5.
    One, put all your info in at the playstation direct. You want to have your credit card and shipping info in so if you get in you can buy the system really fast.

    Two, sub to wario64 on twitch. You can unsub after you get a ps5 but that twitch account tweets live, quick updates about ps5 restocks so you can get ahead of so many others. Maybe have some friends do it too and they can tell you when a ps5 restock is live in case you miss it and you can do that for them (that’s how my friend got his, I told him about it at playstation direct).

    Third, the playstation direct in my opinion is the best chance of you getting one. You have to have a playstation account.
    So less bots and scalpers. Also it’s random order once you get in the que. Not first in gets one.
    I waited almost an hour on black Friday last year to get in. I thought they would be sold out my friend got in 5 min before me got his, then I got on and I bought mine.
    I got my system 2 days later in the mail free shipping.

    I hope the players can actually start getting the systems as opposed to these scalpers.
    Good luck.

  • Hello Jim Ryan,
    I was so disappointed when your newest PlayStation 5 came out on my Birthday last year and I was unable to purchase, procure or get one on my Birthday, November 12th last year. Still can’t. I just signed up to have a chance to purchase one directly from the PlayStation store if chosen. I hope I get picked.
    I have been a loyal PlayStation user for decades. I’ve had all the different versions starting with the PlayStation 2 and my current version is the PS4 Pro…..and I am a retired Air Force MSgt with over 24 active duty. You might say helping to keep this country free so all of us PlayStation gamers can play anytime we want for as long as we want. My Birthday and the debut of the PlayStation 5 are the same: November 12th. Jim, can you put in a good word for me and let me purchase one from your site? I know, slim and none are my chances this post will even be seen but I had to give this a shot.
    Thank you,
    Craig

    • Entitled baby. “I’m retired military, give me access over plain civilians” SMH.

      I see this all the time in yelp and google reviews. “I’m military and you all only give 10% discount.. what, me losing a leg isn’t good enough? STFU

    • Chairforce entitlement much? Take ur retirement check n go get one. How about all the disabled vets who never got to retire should we complain to Jim about free stuff too? Embarrassed for you

  • A year later and I’m still playing mostly PS4 games on it. Or PS4 games that got a PS5 upgrade. By this point with PS4 and PS3 I think I had a fair few exclusives to play, but with the PS5, what is there… Rachet and Clank?

    • no there is every other ps5 game but on 1080p ahhahahah

      1440p support,
      although I dont think Sony reads this,
      Don’t they see that their community is frustrated? and it could all be fixed with a few tweeks.

    • There’s nothing, unless the person has the mentality of less than a 10-year-old. 10-year-olds get ratchet, spiderman, and dirt 5.

  • Why are so many of you in comments section so toxic to our fellow PlayStation community people?

    • We’ve had it with the way PS is being run. We’re passionate and angry.

    • Because Playstation is doing nothing for their community right now, it could all be so good. but there is no retail strategy to prevent scalping so their 13 million consoles are not sold to the community. Then after you bought an overpriced console u either buy an overpriced sony tv or your stuck on 1080p, because there is no 1440p support. and then you lokk at xbobx gme pass and ur just frustrated….

  • I CORINTHIANS 10:15-18 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 17 For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread. 18 Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar? []Thank you, Playstation for a lot of great games, I have enjoyed every one of them, even the ones I was not skilled enough to complete! Also, I love you, and my Ps5 also wishes you all happy first birthday! And if I may, I would like to request few game remasters or remakes: Persona 4 Golden, Persona 3, various Persona installments, Chrono Trigger, Parasite Eve 1, 2, and Third Birthday, Forsaken, and others. Please! Thank you for all of the hard you put into every game and every update! Jesus Christ bless Playstation with great Orangey! Amen. – JAMES

  • Well I would love to have a ps5. I have the last 4 generations of PlayStation but thanks to the scalpers and the shortages, I have never got the chance to get my hands on a PlayStation 5. So I’m just gonna wait patiently for the pro/slim version because there’s no way I’m gonna support those scalpers, then I’ll rather live without.

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY PS5 GAMING SINCE PS 1 AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 71 NOW

  • Happy birthday Ps5 and to us PlayStation fans.

  • I love my PS5 and try to help my friends get their consoles. I landed it in June and I’m playing a lot of Cold War while I wait for my physical copy of BF2042 to drop…bad idea for an impatient man.

  • I love the PS5 got mines for retail price everything about it is good. And also sony we need WALLPAPERS on Ps5 i miss the customization we had on ps4, :)

  • Happy anniversary and many more. One thing that would be nice to do since not everyone knew how to get PS5 games for monthly freebie for plus members that just got new system finally and have been plus from before launch to have chance at getting those freebie now. Be real good pr for you . Thank you and God bless.

  • Congratulation Sony, but a great shame the PS5 is still not freely available. I would buy two units (one for me and youngest son) but alas just not available here in New Zealand. Never see any commentary from Sony about fixing the supply chain to deliver product in stores (and not via online subject to bots securing any supplies for resale at exorbitant
    prices. Come on, Sony, you can do better than this. Please.

  • I want themes

  • the games is why i got my PS5 everytime i also love the Power Of The PS5 everytime i see the PS5 outperform xbox series x i laugh because it proves the Xbox’s marketing is false i have been a Playstation guy since Playstation 1 and i have a special connection with the games and my PS5 that connection is getting even more special than with my PS1 PS2 PS3 and PS4 The PS5 is becoming my most loved PlayStation console its the immersive next gen experience innovation with the dualsense haptics and adaptive triggers the SSD the 60fps ray tracing and 3d audio and the exclusives with unique ideas Brand new IP with great taste and so talented Playstation studio developers is what makes PS5 shine 😊
    The Strongest Launch Lineup Ever Any Platform Has Ever Had and it just keep getting better. PS5 First Year God Fall Guilty gear strive Final Fantasy VII remake intergrade (1 year timed exclusive Deathloop) The Nioh Collection Sackboy Big Adventure Demon Souls Remake Astro’s Playroom Ken Bridge Of Spirits Marvel’s Spiderman-Miles Morales Bugsnax Returnal Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart ( Re-Releases Ghost Of Tsushima Iki island DC with Ghost OF Tsushima Legends Rivals And Death Stranding Director’s Cut) Destruction All Stars The Pathless Genshin Impact Happy Birthday PS5

  • Early PS5 Adopter here, I Love this console! Even though the first year for new gen consoles tend to be problematic, This console is amazing! I actually prefer this console over the xbox series x. I had the xbox first and i was really looking forward to it. But the PlayStation community is a lot more vibrant and connected! Xbox has its pros but in my opinion PlayStation definitely took my heart this generation. Now i enjoy both my PlayStation 5 & my Nintendo Switch! I love these consoles with so much compassion. They bring back that lil bit of magic, that there once was when we were all younger!

  • Overal im happy to play on PS5 but sad fact is that there is shortage of next gen titles after a year so i play ps4 titles 90% of the time.
    I’m also disapointed with this big lie with most of next gen titles wont be next gen at all like Ragnarok ,Horizon ,GT. I have my PS5 almost from beggining and my first dualsense started to drift after few months. I have sent it and got new one that also drifts after few months. Same thing with second black dualsense i bought. Sony should take off all that broken dualsense from the market and fix them with new analogs before selling it to ppl!

  • Hello striker-t-force here RB, love the consoul. I have been a big fan since it all started. This is PS finest yet. Happy Birthday.

  • Let us play our entire digital Playstation library on PS5

  • It’s like my nephew when covid hit.
    Heard he was a thing didn’t see him for over a year.

  • I enjoy my ps5 it sucks for people that want one because people that buy a lot of them then sell them for like double the amount. “1,000”

  • sorry when will the new batch of ps5 come to greece?

  • I was fortunate to get mine on launch day. (First time I purchased a console at launch). Great system. Keep creating great games.

  • Today I bought an Xbox series x. I switched for the first time since ps1. It’s a bummer cause I really wanted a ps5. After searching and repeated notification failures I gave up and decided to buy Xbox since I could purchase on a waitlist. Still waiting for a response from PlayStation to see if I’m eligible to purchase. I’m not mad, just disappointed. It’s been a year of waiting and I’ve been loyal since I was a kid. At least now I can enjoy next gen.

    • youre better of, believe me
      get a 1440p 144hz monitor and xbox game pass and your set for life.
      wanna Switch ? hahha

  • Yeah, I got the digital version, which is worse than the disc but ok, it still is fun to play

  • Congrats. I’m still hoping you support 1440p in the near future. I recently got a new computer and am hoping to buy a 1440p 144hz monitor to share with the ps5. Currently gaming on a 1080p 60 hz benq monitor but it’s not inspiring for next gen gaming and I don’t feel like forking over $900 or more for an hdmi 2.1 monitor. Please add 1440p support. Thanks.

  • I love my PS5 ! I wish it were available to everyone.Something has to be done to make it fair .Good luck and the best is yet to come !

  • Happy birthday PS5… I’m very Happy with my PS5

  • One Year!!!
    Still no 1440p, Still no VRR, still no good ps Plus games and no Pro-controller
    Wake up SONY, Xbox had all of this on day one + xbox Game pass!!!
    ANd scalpers are still buying most of your consoles
    If you say your console is for the players then do something for your communtiy!!!!!!!!

    At lest PS-direct ist online in EU.
    But the PS5 experience leaves alot to be wished for until now.
    I only got one because all my games and friends ar tied up in the PS-universe.
    I dont think 1440p support is asking for to much.
    Or release a affordable SONY monitor capable of 120fps made for ps5 + Ps5 pro-controller.
    You would crush the market.
    GRU marekt is in a bad state; PS5 + Ps5Monitor+ ps5 procontroller for 1000$, everybody would go for that option.

  • I love my ps5 everything its so much cooler on it and it has better home screen music on my ps4 i got annoyed bye the home sceen music. there is one thing i didint like about it though it took FOREVER to transfer my im not lieng it took days.

  • I love Sony I love PlayStation

  • Love my PS5

  • Still haven’t even been able to get one especially at the price there supposed to be

  • I’m a loyal Playstation fan, but the frustration of TRYING to get a console has me wondering if my loyalty is misplaced. I’ve even had the PS Direct email, and still didn’t get a console. They were sold out by the time my turn came in the quere. Yet I’ve seen posts from scalpers who are buying 10s of hundreds at a time, just to post them for double what they bought then for. And because they can’t buy them in the store, people are paying it. Sony needs to get ahead of the scalpers and make sure their LOYAL CUSTOMERS are getting the console they have been waiting for, and the scalpers aren’t getting anything. But to me it seems like Sony is more worried about profits than loyal customers. Maybe I’ll go back to Xbox…….

    • I know how you feel brother the same way with me I’m not gonna pay $1000 for a consul and Xbox is easier to get nowadays but I’ll wait a little while longer

  • Happy 1 year anniversary PS5!! Loving the PS5 so much! Makes everthing better! Also, thanks Sony for Kingdoms of Amalur!

  • Happy birthday PS five unfortunately I have not been able to play because I can’t get my hands on one unless I pay over $1000 for it and that’s not gonna happen but eventually I’ll get one and I’ll join the rest of you and be able to play again happy birthday Sony and PS five

  • Congrats and happy birthday PS5!!
    It’s been an amazing first year since I got mine day 1 and it has certainly lived up to it’s name. This console truly feels next gen with the highly improved graphics but it’s also because of the new controller with the haptic feedback. I really hope more people if not everyone get to try out or buy this new wonderfully made PS5 because it’s only going to get better from here!

  • Yea so let’s make sure the millions out there that’s waiting get one soon

  • I’ve heard good things about playstation 5, I have been trying to get one from the day it came out and can’t get one. Haven’t received an invite from playstation, keeping eye on all the stores and still can’t get one, what else can I do to get one??????

  • When will you be restocking?

  • Congratulations PS5 I guess, still wasn’t able to get my hands on one though, so hard to get one in Quebec, Canada…

  • Beautiful because wait I told private for resistance 4 great ps5 I maybe 2023

  • I can’t believe Sony is celebrating the 1 year of the PS5 and not everyone that wants one has one. To me, the post was like, hey thanks to those that lucked out or spent thousands of dollars to get a PS5 and the rest of you that can’t get one too bad. Maybe you will be lucky to get one by the time the PS6 hits stores.

  • No end to scalpers in sight shortages being reported into 2023…maybe I’ll be able to get a ps5 before the ps6 comes out! I’ve been a Sony players since Ps1 launched with FF7 and have all but given up! Zero effort to stop scalpers but we are to believe this joke CEO cares?

  • If the stores had more PS5 consoles in stock, I would love to be apart of the PS5 family, but sadly I’m still apart of the PS4 family instead. And I’m willing to pay $900 for a PS5 either to get a PS5.

  • Hopefully they will start getting the PS5’s in soon. My husband is disabled and I have been looking for awhile as he is limited. I am keeping my fingers crossed and praying this economy will turn around that everyone can get one. Happy Holidays.

  • Lots of great progress in the first year. 1440p and ultrawide support would be awesome for year 2!

  • A true show of thanks would be to openly address the fact that the majority of Consumers do not have a PS5 due to scalpers and resellers. Then make some actual tangible effort towards getting the new console into the hands of the end users, en masse. But I’m just screaming into the void, so carry on.

  • !!The best system yet! Had mines for a year now and i must say i Didn’t have one problem yet with the disc version systemThanks PlayStation

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