The latest PS5 release date news for PS4 gamers

This week has seen new rumours surface that claim one of the biggest games from PS4 and Xbox One could be ready in time for the PS5 release date. It’s well known just how popular the PS4 and PS4 Pro consoles have proven with gamers, with over 86 million units sold so far. Sony has even updated their profits forecast due to the success of the PlayStation brand, which has been driven by hardware sales and the PS Plus subscription service. And according to new reports, a huge new port is currently in the works for the PlayStation 5. The PS5 release date has not been confirmed by Sony, who have only gone as far as to say that a next-gen project is in the works. Rumours suggest that the PlayStation 5 will be officially announced in 2019, followed by a launch in 2020.

Other predictions claim the PS5 could launch next year, with respected analysts Ace Securities saying it could be “introduced” by the end of 2019. And when it does, it could boast a big Red Dead Redemption 2 port. A new online “source” says that an RDR2 upgrade for the PS5 and Xbox Two could be ready by 2020. And if this proves true, it would mean it being available the same year the PS5 will reportedly launch. It should be noted that this news doesn’t come from either company and means that it needs to be taken with a big pinch of salt. Rockstar Games did a similar thing with GTA 5, launching a new version of the game for PS4 and Xbox One, as well as PC. These became the new standard, with many fans deciding to buy the game again on the newer consoles. However, while Rockstar Games has a track record in doing these kinds of projects, it doesn’t prove this latest rumour true.

The post from Reddit reads: “Below is some information I obtained from a friend of mine who works at Rockstar. “They gave me permission to post this as they are 100% confident that enough Rockstar employees know of the information that it won't trace back to them. “Some will be sceptical, and I understand, but all I can say is that I've been around for a while, have over 60k karma, have been gifted gold several times for my posts, and have never made a post with false information.” Here are the main points from the post, which states: Following Red Dead Redemption 2 going gold a relatively small group of employees immediately began work on a remaster which will release at the end of 2020 to coincide with the release of next-gen consoles (Rockstar had to pull back on a lot of things because of current-gen limits, as surprising as it may sound given how amazing it looks) Most of Rockstar has begun working full-time on Bully 2, which will release in the first half of 2020; this seems soon, but they already have the engine in place and plan to have a game-world that's only slightly bigger than the first Bully, allowing them to finish the game much faster than GTA or Red Dead.

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