ORIGINAL STORY (9/23/20): A select number of YouTubers in Japan will go hands-on with the new PlayStation 5 console in “Try! PlayStation 5 on YouTube Gaming Week” video series during the first week in October for YouTube Gaming Week Japan.
The Japanese YouTubers’ PS5 videos kick off on October 4 at 6:00pm Japan time (10am in the UK, 5am Eastern and 2am Pacific in America).
The coverage will go throughout the week with videos hosted on each creator’s respective YouTube channel. The PS5 games they will be playing will be announced at a later date.
Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia will also continue to have Japanese YouTubers to share PS5 hands-on content during the lead-up to the next-gen console’s launch.
“Try! PlayStation 5” line-up of Japanese YouTubers include (direct links to their PS5 videos):
Akagami no Tomo no Game Jikkyou Channel!!
Includes: Astro’s Playroom
Anija Otoja
Includes: Astro’s Playroom
Chachacha
Includes: Astro’s Playroom, Godfall
Gucci no Heya (Miracle Gucchi)
Includes: Astro’s Playroom
HikakinGames (Hikakin being most famous in the west for his Mario Bros beatbox)
Includes: Astro’s Playroom, Balan Wonderland, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Godfall
Kai Mayuzumi (Virtual YouTuber at Nijisanji)
Includes: Astro’s Playroom, Balan Wonderland, Godfall
Lulu Suzuhara (Virtual YouTuber at Nijisanji)
Includes: Astro’s Playroom, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Godfall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dg9cEGj4L8Natsuki Hanae
Includes: Astro’s Playroom, Balan Wonderland, Godfall
Pocky
Includes: Astro’s Playroom, Godfall
SANNINSHOW
Includes: Astro’s Playroom, Balan Wonderland, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Godfall
SeikinTV
Includes: Astro’s Playroom
Ushizawa
Includes: Astro’s Playroom
PS5 will launch on November 12 in US, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, South Korea, and New Zealand and November 19 in UK, Europe, and other regions. Pre-orders are currently open and you can find links to retailers in our America and UK pre-order guides.
UPDATE 1 (10/3/20): Virtual YouTuber Lulu Suzuhara’s PS5 hands-on video will feature Astro’s Playroom, Godfall, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, according to her PS5 video’s description.
Natsuki Hanae’s will include Astro’s Playroom, Balan Wonderland, and Godfall. SANNINSHOW will have Astro’s Playroom, Godfall, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, and Balan Wonderworld. Pocky’s will have Astro’s Playroom and Godfall.
Direct links to some of the Japanese YouTubers’ PS5 videos have been added.
UPDATE 2 (10/3/20): Famed Japanese YouTuber Hikakin’s PS5 hands-on video will include Astro’s Playroom, Balan Wonderworld, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, and Godfall. Meanwhile Virtual YouTuber Kai Mayuzumi’s video will have Astro’s Playroom, Balan Wonderland, and Godfall. Direct links to more Japanese YouTubers’ PS5 videos have been added.
Source: PlayStation Blog Japan, Gematsu