Oct 13
Sony Interactive Entertainment will release the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Midnight Black Japan-Only on November 19 at a suggested retail price of 55,000 yen including tax. The console is a color variant of the existing PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Japan-Only, which launched in 2025, and swaps the white shell for an all-black finish on the console cover and bundled DualSense controller. Because it is the Digital Edition with no disc drive, playing packaged software requires a separately sold disc drive. Sony will ship a matching Disc Drive Midnight Black on the same day for 11,980 yen including tax. Preorders for both products begin October 20 at PlayStation retailers and e-commerce sites in Japan. The console can only be used with a PlayStation account whose console language is set to Japanese and whose Country/Region is set to Japan. Buyers who purchase an eligible PS5 and apply by March 31, 2027 get a manufacturer warranty extended from one year to two years.
Oct 8
A jailbreak tool called PS5 Relapse Exploit supports PlayStation 5 firmware versions 7.00 to 13.60, which includes version 13.60 released in July 2026. That range covers consoles currently on the market as long as updates are not applied. A second tool, PS5CEMU-HAR, runs Wii U and 3DS software on the PS5, with reports of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild running there. Both are published on GitHub.
Oct 3
Sony Interactive Entertainment began accepting purchase applications for the PlayStation 5 Pro at the Sony Store on September 28. The application window runs until October 7 at 11:59 PM, and shipping is scheduled for early to mid-November. The eligible product is the PS5 Pro model CFI-7100B01 with a 2TB SSD, priced at 137,980 yen including tax. Applicants must use a Sony account registered in Japan and have logged at least 60 hours of total playtime on PS4 or PS5 between September 27, 2024 and September 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM. The account's My Sony ID and sign-in ID must also be unified. Applications are limited to one unit per account, and applicants are asked to refrain from buying for resale. If applications exceed the planned sales units, a lottery will be held, with winning results announced sequentially starting around October 26. Winners must complete the purchase by November 2 at 11:59 AM. A second-chance lottery is planned for units not purchased by the deadline.
Aug 14
Rapper Pilaf Seijin appears in a new PS5 TV commercial for Sony Interactive Entertainment. Two videos, "Let's Play a Lot on PlayStation 5! feat. Pilaf Seijin" and "Everyone Gather on PlayStation 5! feat. Pilaf Seijin," will release on the official PlayStation Japan YouTube channel on August 14. Pilaf Seijin wrote the commercial song "Dabi Dabi Du," which incorporates the worldviews of six featured games, and provides narration. The song releases digitally on August 28.
Jul 6
Amazon has kicked off the advance sale for Prime Day 2026, and one of the featured deals is a PlayStation 5 Digital Edition bundle. The set, which includes the PS5 Digital Edition model (CFI-2200B01) and two PlayStation Store Ticket codes worth 5,000 yen and 3,000 yen, is priced at 58,710 yen. That is 7 percent below the set's reference price of 63,000 yen, saving buyers more than 4,000 yen. The advance sale began at 0:00 on July 7, 2026, and runs through July 9. The main Prime Day event then follows from July 10 to July 13. The PS5 Digital Edition retains the console's core features: an ultra-high-speed SSD, 3D audio, backward compatibility with PlayStation 4 titles, and the DualSense controller's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers. The PlayStation Store Tickets are prepaid codes that add credit to a user's account for digital purchases. The deal is available while stocks last, and Amazon notes that sale prices may end early due to limited quantities.
Jun 4
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced three official PlayStation 5 hardware products: the FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick, a wireless speaker, and a gaming monitor, all set for release this year. The arcade stick is the company's first first-party fighting controller, designed with portability and tournament use in mind, including a lock button and a carrying case.