Since the launch of PlayStation Tournaments on PS5, we’ve continued to carry collectively a community of aggressive avid gamers and esports followers on PS5 to take a look at their abilities and compete at a regional and global stage. In the spirit of celebrating our community, we’re excited to announce PlayStation Tournaments: XP, a new live studio event that invitations the prime aggressive avid gamers globally on PS5 for a distinctive in-person team-based competition.
On January 18, 2025, the first-ever PlayStation Tournaments: XP competition will probably be held live in London. Qualifying gamers from throughout the globe and the aggressive gaming community on PS5 will symbolize groups Triangle, Circle, Cross, and Sq. to earn factors throughout the competition and vie for the title of champion, as well as to successful unique prizes.
By way of on-line qualifiers through PlayStation Tournaments on PS5, gamers may have a probability to compete to earn their journey to London, whereas followers at house will probably be in a position to tune into the event live stream, watch all the motion, and win prizes.
How to qualify for PlayStation Tournaments: XP
To battle for a probability to compete in London, play in any PlayStation Tournaments: XP Open Qualifier on PS5. Open Qualifiers will begin immediately for Tekken 8 and EA Sports activities FC 25. Open Qualifiers for Fortnite will begin on December 6, and Astro Bot will begin on December 13, 2024. See here for full particulars on the guidelines and occasions for every qualifier.
Gamers who win an Open Qualifier will probably be invited to a regional on-line Closed Ultimate. After successful a Closed Ultimate, the participant will then earn a spot to compete in the live PlayStation Tournaments: XP event and a ticket to London, together with flights and lodging.
Gear up for PlayStation Tournaments: XP in London on January 18, 2025
When qualifying gamers arrive in London, they’ll be seeded into one among the 4 groups (Triangle, Circle, Cross, and Sq.) and compete throughout a number of thrilling live broadcast matches to earn factors (referred to as “XP”) for his or her group.
Every group will characteristic a Crew Captain and Specialists, that are a crew of community favorites who specialise in one among the 4 featured titles. These Crew Captains and Specialists will symbolize, cheer on, and coach their group by way of the match. We’ll be unveiling the full roster of Crew Captains and Specialists in the coming weeks, so keep tuned!
After 4 rounds of competition and shock mini-games, the prime two groups will compete to turn out to be the first-ever Champions of PlayStation Tournaments: XP.
Esports followers can tune into the PlayStation Tournaments: XP livestream on January 18 to cheer on a group and watch the event. On the PlayStation Twitch and YouTube channels, followers can watch the motion in actual time, from intense 1v1 matches to interviews with Crew Captains. To comply with alongside every group’s progress, a Specialist from every group will probably be streaming their perspective, supplying you with an inside have a look at the motion. Viewers will even have the ability to earn factors on your group and win prizes by way of polls in chat.
PlayStation Tournaments: XP is a celebration of the gamers, opponents, and followers who make our aggressive community a nice group to be a a part of. Whether or not you’re competing in London or cheering on from house, we will’t anticipate you to expertise this new in-person competition. Keep tuned for the newest PlayStation Tournaments: XP particulars at compete.playstation.com.