Gamers in India don’t have it easy. Sometimes, we get products late, and sometimes, we don’t get certain products here at all, not officially at least. Take the PlayStation 5 for example. Many gamers have been waiting with bated breath, eagerly waiting for the day when Sony would announce the official launch date and the pricing for their latest gaming consoles. And thanks to the actions of a Delhi-based man, it seems they have to wait even longer.

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PlayStation loyalists and a whole lot of other people who are eager to buy the console are understandably pissed and for good reasons. While they were waiting for Sony to release their console, Microsoft not just released their X Box Series S & Series X, but also put it on sale in India, at a rather impressive price. Meanwhile, all we know about PlayStation 5 is that it will be launched on November 12 in the US, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea, and on the 19th for much of the rest of the world. Heck, some of these places can now pre-order theirs.

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Among many things that have caused this delay, and the indecisiveness about the Indian launch is the fact that a Delhi-based man actually filed for the trademark rights on ‘PS5’ before Sony did. Now, there are no reports stating that he was granted the trademark. However, it does put the phrase under dispute, because of which, neither Sony nor the Delhi-based man, Hitesh Aswani can now claim. Aswani had filed for the trademark about a year back, on the 29th of October 2019, whereas Sony filed theirs on the 28th of February 2020.

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Citizens on Twitter are understandably angry about this and have had a rather strong reaction to this.

My only question is...why? Its honestly frustrating. Why would a man trademark a name that clearly emerges from a well established naming pattern employed by sony? This is so petty.

— Roshan Premnath (@PremnathRoshan) October 9, 2020

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— Aayush Ailawadi (@aayush_a6) October 9, 2020

Others, well, they thought that this was a smart “business” move.

Probably so they have to buy it from him. Pretty smart honestly.

— idk (@YaBoiShaba) October 9, 2020

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— Radhika (@radhikammehta) October 7, 2020

A few good souls saw the lighter side of things.

Ya he also launched it. pic.twitter.com/ofyFknhzcC

— Piyush (@StarDust_PY) October 7, 2020

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— Turnip is wearing a mask (@turnip_live) October 7, 2020

According to a report filed by the Mako Reactor though, this shouldn’t be a problem for Sony, as long as “they’re able to prove their goodwill and existence prior to the initial filing done by what seems to be seemingly an unrelated individual.” But let’s face it, when has a legal proceeding ever been timely? 

The “wise” option would be to switch over to the Xbox, especially for people who are looking for just a gaming console, and who don’t have a decent gaming PC. 

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But do we really want to do that, especially given how we have historically leaned towards PlayStations over Xboxes? Gamers in India will have to wait a lot longer it seems

Source: The Mako Reactor

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