As we know, Sony has a big desire to interfere even more in esports in the future. After buying the EVO tournament in 2021, the Japanese company picked up Repeat.gg this summer and showed its ambitions. But since 2016, the PlayStation manufacturer has also been organizing its own console tournaments. Since November 29, the PS5 now hosts the PlayStation Tournaments and the first will allow players to win cash prizes, DualSense Edge wireless controllers or Pulse 3D wireless headsets, all from the official Sony store.
To do this, the tournaments tab has been redesigned and Sony is unveiling the new features for the season, with the first competitions planned on FIFA 23, NBA 2K23 or Guilty Gear Strive.
This new experience optimizes competitive play with shorter tournaments, simplified console registration, easy-to-find tournaments, an all-new interface, real-time match updates, and other improvements that fix common issues. in online competitive gaming.
Today, we’re excited to roll out our first official PlayStation Tournaments on PS5 for Guilty Gear -Strive-, NBA 2K23 and EA SPORTS FIFA 23* games. Now you can compete with our global PS5 community for prizes in a variety of special events, challenges, ranked competitions and more.
In addition, from December 1 to January 31, participants can compete in an overall ranking, the Win-A-Thon on PS4 and PS5. By chaining victories in official tournaments, you improve your rank to obtain many prizes, including money, controllers or, for PS4 players, a new PlayStation 5 console.
Look for the Win-A-Thon badge on a tournament map, register, then rank up to try for the prize. For details on pricing and eligibility, Click here. For more information, see the full rules for PS4 and PS5.
Discover the details of the new tournaments on this blog post.