Game News PS5: “it’s to have one on display on the wall”, where when players can also blame footballers for the shortage
Since its release in November 2020, Sony’s PlayStation 5 has been difficult for all gamers to access. A difficult launch sabotaged in part by the health crisis, the scalpers who speculate on the console but also… football players who order it by the dozen.
Summary
- Footballers and video games, a more than friendly relationship
- “It’s to have one on display on the wall”
In recent years, it has been quite well known that athletes play video games in their free time. This is for example the case of Roger Federer and his coach or Kylian Mbappé. In the wake of the disappointing result of the French team against the selection of Denmark (they lost 2-0), the star striker of Paris Saint-Germain posted in story on Instagram a photo illustrating the installation of FIFA 23 on his PlayStation console.
Maybe he comes to see if, like his teammates, his rating in the game does not match his expectations. He can also see this hobby in the same way as his Parisian club teammate Neymar, video game enthusiast. The latter finds relaxation and relaxation there thanks to Fortnite, Call of Duty : Warzone or Counter Strike : Global Offensive after complicated matches, even if it is above all an opportunity for him to reconnect with his friends who are on the other side of the globe.
“It’s to have one on display on the wall”
But sometimes, maybe footballers are too passionate about video games… That’s what we can believe following this article published by Vice. In a long article signed by Vincent Bresson and Alexandre Aflalothe two journalists make a long portrait of the wishes of football players to their concierge services: these companies to which they delegate sometimes surreal requests.
A footballer is a teenager who is given an unlimited budget. And he has his own delusions. I have a client, when the Playstation 5 was launched, he ordered ten, while there are six TVs at home! I asked him if it was to offer, he replied: “No, it’s not for me, it’s to have one on TV and also on display on the wall”. – The manager of Élysées conciergerie
Enough to enrage players who, for almost two years, have been trying to get their hands on Sony’s new generation console. Indeed, anger and incomprehension have risen enormously in recent weeks. In question, the increase in the price of the console in certain markets and the opportunities still rare to buy the PlayStation 5.