PS5 details leaked, or is it another false dawn?

There is only one thing on the minds of gamers right now and that is the launch of the PS5 - and less so the Xbox Series X - this winter. Well we assume it will be winter. The fact is we actually still don’t know for sure yet. It is widely accepted in video gaming circles that the PS5 will launch in November

But fans have been waiting patiently - for what seems like an eternity - for Sony to reveal the price, a precise release date and the usual pre-order dates and details for its next-gen console.

Rumours are abound that people will be able to pre-order from as soon as next month. In fact within the next two weeks with speculation that Sony will take your money for it’s shiny new white and black space age box from September 9 - which also happens to be the official 25th anniversary of the PlayStation brand. But of course, at the time of writing, nothing is official.

It is being reported by Chinese website MyDrivers - via Push Square - that the PS5 is down to launch globally on November 20, going on sale in Japan a week earlier on November 14.

In terms of the Japan-first release, that is nothing unusual. After all every PlayStation console before the PS4 was released in Japan before launching in other regions thereafter.

The only reason for the PS4 not following suit was because it lacked a game line-up to hang it on for Japanese audiences. The fact Knack was one of the original bundle options is a prime example.

So what about the price? There has been a lot of talk Sony and Xbox would aim for a higher price band like tech companies do with smartphones. After all, if people are willing to shell out over £1,000 for a phone and pay it off monthly, why wouldn’t they with their beloved consoles? But according to the Chinese website the PS5 console itself will be priced at a more reasonable £449 with the digital edition (with no blu-ray drive) coming in at £349.

Of course this is, at the moment, just a leak. And, as gamers have seen all too often down the years, leaks have a tendency to disappoint.

It does however seem to be very consistent with the rumours from elsewhere on launch date and pricing. .

I guess we’ll all know if it is correct in two weeks’ time when the alleged pre-orders go live - or not - on September 9.

Until then we’ll form an excited holding pattern in anticipation.