PlayStation 4 Release Date In Japan Set For February 22; Sony To Hold A Live Stream Event For The Console’s Launching

PlayStation 4 release date in Japan is finally happening this month.

Three months after the PlayStation 4 release date in the U, which happened mid-November of 2013, Sony has finally announced the launch schedule for its latest game console in Japan. During the company's event in the Asian country, as posted on Engadget, the console maker revealed that the PlayStation 4 release date in Japan is set for February 22.

Aside from the announcement of the PlayStation 4 release date in Japan, Sony also mentioned that the console's price will be 41979 Yen or $399 in US dollars. Meanwhile, consumers interested to get the newest Sony game console with the PlayStation camera can get it for 46,179 Yen.

Sony will also offer the "first limited edition pack with free games at the same price." Moreover, Kawano-San, the President of Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia explained the reason for the delay of the PlayStation 4 release in Japan. The post reads, "the company needed time to re-version Western titles for the Japanese audience and ensure a full array of launch titles."

Furthermore, as posted on Epoch Times, citing Eurogamer, PS4's lead architect and Knack creative director, Mark Cerny shared, "Sony just wants to make sure that when PlayStation 4 launches in Japan there is a good line-up of titles for Japan. Perhaps you could say that a few western developers have been more aggressive in readying titles for the hardware."

Sony is also planning to create a live stream event for the console's arrival in the country that will take place at the Sony Building in Ginza, a district of Chuo, Tokyo. The live stream will begin at 10.30 PM local Japan time on February 21.

There will also be guest speakers which include Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida, Japanese game director Hideo Kojima and the producer of "Final Fantasy 14, Naoki Yoshida.