Despite claims that were proudly displayed on the system's box, the PlayStation 5 could never deliver proper 8K resolution at 60 frames per second with HDR output due to some technical reasons.
22.05.2024 - 16:43 / wccftech.com / Aernout van de Velde / Sony
Sony's annual PlayStation promotions for this year - Days of Play 2024 - is expected to kick off next week on May 29.
Like previous years, Sony will be kicking off special PlayStation promotions, and according to renowned deals leaker 'Billbil-kun', this year's Days of Play will start next week and is expected to last between 10 to 14 days. For reference, last year's Days of Play promotions lasted for ten days across PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Gear, direct.playstation.com, and PlayStation Store, along with additional offerings available at participating retailers. Official details about this year's deals haven't been shared just yet, but the leaker did manage to find the new logo for Days of Play 2024. You can find this image at the top of this article.
As said, no official details have been shared just yet, but it's expected that Sony will be offering discounts on all PS Plus tiers of around 25%. "If the promotion valid during the Days of Play 2023 is repeated this time, the annual subscription should have an immediate discount of around -25% which would concern all Essential, Extra, and Premium/Deluxe tiers", the leaker writes.
Other deals include savings on PS5 consoles, PS5 DualSense controllers, and select software titles. The following deals are to be expected (in Europe):
If true, Sony will likely officially announce this year's Days of Play promotions in the coming days. We'll update you as soon as more information comes in. What kind of deals would you be interested in this year? Will you be picking up a new PS5 slim console with a discount? And what about the more recent PS5 titles? Hit the comments below.
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