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Sony’s first-party conflict instrumentality was expected to onshore successful August.
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PlayStation's first-party FlexStrike wireless conflict instrumentality has been delayed indefinitely, though Sony is promising to stock much accusation "soon," according to an update on nan PlayStation Blog. The FlexStrike was primitively scheduled to onshore connected August 6, 2026, alongside nan merchandise of MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, a 4v4 tag-team combatant developed by Guilty Gear and BlazBlue workplace Arc System Works, and published by PlayStation.
Sony blames nan alteration connected "unexpected accumulation delays," and says players pinch pre-orders for nan FlexStrike should person updates from their respective retailers soon. Anyone who purchased straight from PlayStation should beryllium capable to cheque their bid position connected nan official website. The FlexStrike costs $199.99 and comes pinch a sling carrying case. Pre-orders for nan full bundle went unrecorded connected June 12.
"We're moving to guarantee we present nan champion imaginable acquisition to our players pinch FlexStrike, truthful we're taking other clip to put nan finishing touches connected nan product," Sony's update reads. "We apologize for this hold and look guardant to bringing nan FlexStrike acquisition to nan organization erstwhile it launches."
Much for illustration Marvel Tōkon, nan FlexStrike useful pinch PC and PS5 consoles. The conflict instrumentality was produced by PlayStation itself, built specifically for competitory players who regularly recreation to tournaments aliases friends' places. The action buttons are positioned connected a flimsy incline while nan instrumentality is connected a level surface, and successful existent PlayStation controller fashion, there's a touchpad conscionable supra nan buttons. The instrumentality is besides customizable pinch swappable restrictor gates that alteration nan style of its effect zone. The FlexStrike communicates wirelessly via a PlayStation Link USB adapter, aliases pinch a low-latency wired USB-C connection.
Sony announced nan FlexStrike, primitively called Project Defiant, in June 2025, hailing it arsenic nan company's first wireless conflict stick. Almost precisely 1 twelvemonth later, Sony revealed its merchandise day and started accepting pre-orders. Today, it's retracting that day and not making immoderate patient promises.
The indefinite hold is sad news for nan fighting crippled organization and besides for anyone who was looking guardant to pushing those large transparent buttons purely for ASMR purposes.
