“I Hope You Will Look Forward to Next Year” – Sony Teases Massive Plans for PlayStation in 2023

Published 12/19/2022, 8:30 AM EST

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In the current gaming market, one of the biggest names in Home Consoles is undoubtedly Sony’s PlayStation. We know them for their innovations and contributions to modern gaming technologies. With each year, they strive for something higher, breaking the horizon to set higher standards. 

As the year 2022 is on its way to wrapping up, the gaming juggernauts have teased loyal fans that the new year will bring new spectacles. In a recent interview with one of Japan’s biggest gaming news providers, Sony’s officials have teased something very interesting about the near future of PlayStation. 

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The year 2023 will be very “important” for PlayStation

Recently, Sony’s senior vice president, Hideaki Nishino, sat for an interview with Famitsu. The interview covered a wide range of topics. But the most interesting statement by the vice president was the announcement regarding PlayStation’s future in the upcoming year. As the console is reaching new heights every single day, Sony is planning…

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Something big for the system in 2023. The interview was entirely in Japanese. However, using Google Translate, we could successfully make the statements decipherable. According to Hideaki, the upcoming year of 2023 will be “Very Important” for PlayStation. 

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I can’t talk about specifics at this time,” Hideaki Nishino said, “but I hope you will look forward to next year.” As said by the vice president, the specifics of what is so “important” can’t be shared right now. How that has not stopped fans from speculating that the massive games set to release in 2023 could be a big part of it. 

Next year, some of the biggest franchises in the world, such as resident Evil and Final Fantasy, are going to be released on PS5. So it won’t be too farfetched to believe the vice president was talking about these big releases after the new year. But at this point in time, there is nothing conclusive.

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Hideaki Nishino talked about the issues with the console

In the interview, Hideaki also touched upon the worldwide shortage of PS5. He singled out the Covid pandemic as the cause of the decrease in the production of the consoles. As a result, the company was unable to serve the global demand. 

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Nishino cleared the accusations against Sony about having forgotten the Japanese market. He claimed it was not at all true. Knowing that the community thinks something like this was “very sad” according to Nishino. The vice president assured that they have been listening to everything the fans have to say. He assured fans that they are working their best to sort it all.

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Rituraj Halder is an eSports writer at Essentially sports. Residing from Kolkata, India, he holds a graduate degree in world literature. With 500+ hours in League of Legends, Rituraj claims to be a MOBA veteran.
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