Sony will not launch the PlayStation 5 before April 2020.



Sony:



-No next-gen PlayStation launch over next 12 months



-PS Now has been ave. 40% annual growth since launch, now 700,000 users



-Much of Y31.1 billion (difference between past fy op vs this fy op outlook) to be invested to develop next PlayStation console — Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) April 26, 2019

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The statement comes from Sony’s PR department in the wake of the company’s end of financial year results, and has been reported by The Wall Street Journal writer Takashi Mochizuki on Twitter . “No next-gen PlayStation launch over next 12 months,” he said.This puts the PlayStation 5’s launch window outside of the 2019/2020 financial year, meaning it will be May 2020 at the earliest before we see Sony’s next console on sale. Of course, that’s assuming the console will release in 2020 at all; at current we have no official suggestion as to what year Sony’s next-gen hardware will launch.We already know some interesting details about the PlayStation 5 , including its support for 8K visuals, enhanced sound, backwards compatibility, and solid-state storage that will dramatically reduce loading times. But the announcement of these details appears intended to prepare people for the inevitable, rather than immediate, arrival of the PS5.Be sure to check out every PS5 detail we know for the fullest picture of Sony’s next-gen hardware. And while there’s still a chance that Sony could announce the console this year, don’t expect to find one gift-wrapped under the Christmas tree this December.

Matt Purslow is IGN UK's News and Entertainment Writer, and will need until at least 2025 to finish the PS4 games he already owns. You can follow him on Twitter