Sony's
PlayStation Tournaments is launching on
PS5, with the first official tournaments featuring cash prizes and chances to win a
DualSense Edge wireless controller or
Pulse 3D wireless headset.
Below are further details from SIE Global Esports and Competitive Gaming Sr. Director
Louis Figueroa, to quote:
Since hosting our first on-console tournament back in 2016, it’s been our pleasure to watch the growth of esports and competitive gaming across our platforms.
Over the past three months, we’ve been beta testing the next generation of our on-console competitive experience: PlayStation Tournaments for PS5.
The new experience streamlines competitive play with shorter tournament times, seamless on-console sign-up, easily discoverable tournaments, all-new UI, real-time match updates, and more improvements that address common barriers to online competitive play.
Today, we’re thrilled to roll out our first official PlayStation Tournaments for PS5 – featuring Guilty Gear -Strive, NBA 2K23, and FIFA 23. You can now play and compete to win prizes across a range of special events, challenges, leaderboard competitions, and more with our global PS5 community.
Kicking off with a special launch program
Between December 1 and January 31, you can take part in the PlayStation Tournaments: Win-A-Thon on both PS5 and PS4 consoles. There are lots of exciting prizes on offer, including cash, PS5 consoles, and new DualSense Edge wireless controllers.
The Win-A-Thon is a leaderboard competition where you can rack up wins and improve your overall ranking while taking part in PlayStation Tournaments.
Succeed in any Win-A-Thon eligible tournament to have that victory count towards your overall ranking on your regional leaderboard. When the results are tallied at the end of January, all players with the most points will win awesome prizes.
The best PS5 players will take home accessories like the new DualSense Edge wireless controller or...