30 Tage vor Release muss das Datum stehen, sonst können sie keine Pre Orders in Japan anbieten. Ende August ist Gamescom online.
In early 2013, Sony announced that an event known as PlayStation Meeting 2013 would be held in New York City, U.S., on February 20, 2013, to cover the “future of PlayStation”.[19][20] Sony officially announced the PlayStation 4 at the event.[21][22] It revealed details about the console’s hardware and discussed some of the new features it would introduce.[21][23] Sony also showed off real-time footage of games in development, as well as some technical demonstrations.[24][25] The design of the console was unveiled in June at E3 2013, and the initial recommended retail prices of $399 (NA), €399 (Europe), and £349 (UK) given.[26][27]
The company revealed release dates for North America, Central America, South America, Europe, and Australia, as well as final pieces of information, at a Gamescom press event in Cologne, Germany, on August 20, 2013. The console was released on November 15, 2013, in the United States and Canada, followed by further releases on November 29, 2013.[2] By the end of 2013, the PS4 was launched in more European, Asian and South American countries.[28][29] The PS4 released in Japan at ¥39,980 on February 22, 2014.[30]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4#History
