The PlayStation 5 consoles.
The PlayStation 5 consoles.
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The DeanBeat: Sony sets the bar for the next-generation console war

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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  • 5 min

Sony showed off the PlayStation 5 yesterday and the all-digital event was a smashing success. Millions watched and cheered in the chat as the seasoned console maker showed off one game after another that could help it win the console war.

Sony is going into this generational shift as the leader with more than 111 million PlayStation 4 consoles sold, compared to 48 million for the Xbox One and 58 million for the Nintendo Switch. And yesterday’s event showed that Sony has no intention of letting its rivals catch up. The company is on track to deliver hardware for the holidays and it has a bunch of exclusive games that people want to play.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.