World of Tanks debuts on PS4 next week

Free-to-play gaming is going big on consoles next week as Wargaming launches its World of Tanks online game on the PlayStation 4.

The title debuts on January 19 on Sony’s video game console. The title has tens of millions of fans on the PC, and it has debuted on Microsoft’s Xbox consoles already. There are clearly more players on PC, but Wargaming chief executive Victor Kislyi has said in past interviews that the players on consoles are more engaged. They’re hardcore game fans, and they’re willing to spend money.

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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.