Sony Interactive Entertainment (5,122 items)” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/companies/sony-group-corporation/sony-interactive-entertainment”>Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia to release “PS5 (11,514 items)” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/playstation/ps5″>PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Midnight Black (console language: Japanese only)” on November 19 in Japan for 55,000 yen (including tax), the company announced. Pre-orders will begin at PlayStation (49,687 items)” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/playstation”>at PlayStation retailers and online stores on October 20.
Like the previous Japan-only SKU release, this system language is locked to Japanese and the console can only be used with PlayStation Network accounts registered in Japan.
A standalone Midnight Black disc drive will be available with the console for 11,980 yen (tax included), allowing users who prefer physical media to play games on disc.
In the same announcement, Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia reiterated its plans to end production of physical game discs in January 2028.
“PlayStation games released on or after January 2028 will only be sold digitally on the PlayStation Store and other retailers,” the announcement reads. “Disc versions of games released before January 2028 will continue to be playable.”
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