Sony's PS5 reveal event which concluded yesterday, has managed to gather really commendable viewership figures. The event which was earlier slated to take place on the 4th June was postponed to the 11th of June in the wake of nationwide protests in the US owing to the extrajudicial killing of George Floyd.
The PS5 reveal event showcased a plethora of titles across various genres. Not only did the event showcase some of the anticipated first-party exclusives such as Horizon Zero Dawn: Forbidden West, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Spider-Man Miles Morales, but it also included a wide range of indie titles slated to release in the upcoming generation. Most notable of all was the console reveal itself, something which the community was looking forward to for quite a long time. Unlike the Xbox Series X, the PS5 will come in two versions: one with and one without a disc drive. The console has a pretty slim design, which is similar yet distinct in comparison to the previous PlayStation consoles. While fans raised some doubts with respect to the design such as whether the console can be kept horizontally, or if there will be a black version available, the overall reception to the design was quite positive.
The PS5 reveal event was live-streamed across a number of platforms and it garnered impressive viewership figures in almost of all them. On Twitch, the peak viewer count went past a million, while YouTube witnessed almost 2 million viewers watching the anticipated event. The event was live-streamed in a number of languages, and the total views on the livestream at the time of writing this article is almost 15 million.
Not only did Sony manage to get good figures on the livestream event, but similar trends were also seen in the followup posts on YouTube and Instagram. The hardware reveal trailer which was released on YouTube managed to get an additional 9 million views. On Instagram, the PS5 hardware reveal post managed to become the third most-liked gaming post on Instagram with over 4 million likes. Interestingly, the PS5 logo reveal and the PS5 DualSense controller reveal posts are the top two most liked gaming posts on Instagram (via Resetera).
While it earlier seemed like Sony was slacking behind Microsoft when it came to marketing its console, Sony has managed to catch up and even surpass Microsoft after yesterday's event. Considering the hype Sony has managed to build around its upcoming console, it is safe to say that the PS5 reveal event has been quite a successful one.