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PS5 | The delay of the event is already the video game tweet with the most likes in history

June 3, 2020
PS5 | The delay of the event is already the video game tweet with the most likes in history
Written by: Chris Watson
June 03, 2020
Updated on June 03, 2020
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Chris Watson is a gaming expert and writer. He has loved video games since childhood and has been writing about them for over 15 years. Chris has worked for major gaming magazines where he reviewed new games and wrote strategy guides. He started his own gaming website to share insider tips and in-depth commentary about his favorite games. When he's not gaming or writing, Chris enjoys travel and hiking. His passion is helping other gamers master new games.
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The tweet exceeds the number of “likes” from the Reggie Fils-Aime recall on Nintendo of America. Half a million "likes" in a few days.

Sony's announcement on Twitter where it communicated that the presentation event of the first PS5 games was postponed indefinitely to solidarity with the social demand against racism in the United States is already the video game tweet with the most likes (“I like it” ) of the history of this social network.

536,000 likes in just two days

The publication, which sought to stand in solidarity against racism and show support for the social protests after the death of black citizen George Floyd by police violence, currently has more than 536,000 likes and surpasses the announcement of the withdrawal of Reggie Fils-Aime as president of Nintendo of America a couple of years ago. "While we understand that gamers around the world are excited to see PS5 games, we don't think this is the right time to celebrate and, for now, we want to step back and allow more important voices to be heard," he said. the Japanese company in the afternoon of this past June 1.

This number of messages are representative of the consensus that currently exists before the #BlackLivesMatter movement, referring to the importance of the lives of black people, who are still discriminated against even today. Sony's announcement will take place at another time, we don't know when.

The difference compared to what the ads with the most support on Twitter were until now is increasing, as we can see in this ranking prepared by the user ArmGunar from ResetEra:

  • 536,000 likes – PlayStation – PS5 game presentation event postponed
  • 356,000 likes – Reggie Fils-Aime withdraws from Nintendo of America
  • 344,000 likes – Animal Crossing: New Horizons (JP) – Staging of the main theme of the game with its composers
  • 325,000 likes – PlayStation – Official presentation of the PS5 controller, DualSense
  • 280,000 likes – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) – Announcement and first trailer

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Chris Watson is a gaming expert and writer. He has loved video games since childhood and has been writing about them for over 15 years. Chris has worked for major gaming magazines where he reviewed new games and wrote strategy guides. He started his own gaming website to share insider tips and in-depth commentary about his favorite games. When he's not gaming or writing, Chris enjoys travel and hiking. His passion is helping other gamers master new games.
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