Sony Blows Up YouTube With PS5 Livestream But Gamers Mock Its Polarizing Design

by Brandon Hill — Friday, June 12, 2020, 02:30 PM EDT

Sony's PlayStation 5 made its big debut yesterday, and the results were definitely mixed with regards to its design. The console's design is definitely more "out there" than the now seemingly quaint Xbox Series X, and has drawn a lot of criticism in the process.

The console has a central strip that is black, which is flanked by white "wings" that curve outward at the top. The design has been likened from everything to the original Nintendo Wii attempting to cosplay as Batman to a modern interpretation of the original Xbox 360 (the RRoD-prone one).

Gathered below are some of our favorite social "burns" of the PlayStation 5 that have rolled through since the console was officially unveiled:

pic.twitter.com/pXzSSNfukk
— Alejandro Bielsa (@Vontadeh) June 11, 2020

i fixed it pic.twitter.com/ywQgKyXwPl
— Petrana 冰冰 Radulovic (@Pet_rana) June 11, 2020

The PS5 design is pretty fowl pic.twitter.com/VeoWeCnNBN
— Anthony (@kindekuma) June 11, 2020

I love the #PS5 design. pic.twitter.com/dqFncieMQP
— Vicente Quesada 🎮 @EffieGame (@RazorOfArtorias) June 11, 2020

Playstation 5. The Wii cosplaying as Batman. pic.twitter.com/BDt38ttayB
— Richard Cobbett (@richardcobbett) June 11, 2020

I have been laughing at this for five minutes pic.twitter.com/aS1sAZ57Uz
— Aeana (@Aeana) June 12, 2020

Now that we've gotten those chuckles out of the way, we can certainly say that Sony had the last laugh with regards to yesterday's event. Millie Amanda, who serves as YouTube's Statistics Manager, tweeted that the PlayStation 5 event managed to secure a record on the online video platform:

Can confirm that yesterday’s #PS5 reveal event was the most watched gaming live stream in YouTube history. It surpassed all previous console reveals and E3 shows.
— Millie Amand (@millieamand) June 12, 2020

If that wasn’t enough, the replay has already surpassed 11.4 million views, which shows that interest in the console is incredibly high. The replay of Microsoft’s widely-panned Xbox Series X gameplay event has garnered just 1.28 million views since May 7^th.

Like the Xbox Series X, the PlayStation 5 has an octa-core Zen 2-based processor and an RDNA 2 GPU inside that will power 4K gaming experiences with real-time ray tracing enabled. A total of 16GB GDDR6 memory is available with the system along with a 5.5GB/sec PCIe 4.0 SSD with a capacity of 825GB.

Both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are set to be released during the Holiday 2020 shopping season, and we can’t wait to see the two consoles duke it out in the market place (along with the fanboy flame wars that comes with the launch of a new console generation).

Tags: Sony, YouTube, (NYSE:SNE), ps5, playstation 5

Brandon Hill

Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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