Sony has delayed the PlayStation 5 reveal event saying that the company “does not feel that right now is a time for celebration and for now, we want to stand back and allow more important voices to be heard.”
Sony has not announced a rescheduled date. The company had planned to offer a first look at PS5 games in an hourlong presentation on Thursday ahead of the next-gen system’s launch this holiday season. Sony’s decision comes after a week of anger, unrest, and protest over the killing of George Floyd, the man who died at the hands of Minneapolis police on May 25. Since Floyd’s death, thousands of protestors have taken to the streets of major cities and to destinations online to denounce violent policing tactics and to shine a light on the racism and systemic inequality that disadvantages and cuts short black lives in the United States.
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) June 1, 2020
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) June 1, 2020