The PlayStation 5 was officially announced on 6 January 2020 at a Sony press conference at CES.[1] The logo follows a standard set by the PlayStation 4 and the later logo of the PlayStation 3. The console was released on November 12, 2020 in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Mexico and South Korea. It was released in other major regions on November 19, 2020, and in mainland China on May 15, 2021.
1 A Sony/PlayStation-owned subsidiary not under PlayStation Studios 2 Joint venture with Endeavor's esports venture RTS 3 Defunct joint venture with Bandai Namco Holdings 4 Staff moved to Codemasters Cheshire