Sony to announce PlayStation 5 release date and price

Tonight’s PlayStation 5 livestream begins at 9pm BST (1pm PDT) and will announce a price and release date for the new video games console - and perhaps some new games

8.42pm BST

Of course, since June, Microsoft has announced plenty more info about its rival console(s), the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. The whole of Twitter has been arguing about whether or not the marketing is confusing - which, to me, is a fairly good indication that it IS confusing - but here’s the basic info:

-The Xbox Series S is an entry-level version of the new Xbox that will cost £249. It has no disc drive and cannot play games in 4K.

8.34pm BST

Let’s quickly recap some of the games we’ve seen so far on this futuristic-looking black and white monolith of a console:

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