PS5 Has No Games

PS5 Has No Games

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PS5 Has No Games is a development of the 2007 PS3 Has No Games meme that is based on the premise that there is only a limited amount of video games which are exclusive to the 2020 console PlayStation 5. The meme was started by a parody version of Linkin Park's song "In the End" in March 2020 and and achieved virality as Notice How There Are No Games on PS5 format in July 2024 with memes pointing out that PlayStation owners have been doing anything except playing games on their console.

Origin

As of August 3rd, 2024, the PlayStation 5 gaming console had approximately 2,600 video games,[1] out of which 15 games were exclusive to the console.[2]

On March 26th, 2020, an anonymous 4chan user posted the first three lyrics of the parody song about the seeming lack of games on PlayStation 5 which would later in a thread on the /v/[10] board (shown below). In the same thread, an anonymous user continued the song with six more lines of the song.[11] The song is an edited version of "In the End" by Linkin Park. Users added more lyrics to the song in April and May 2024 until on May 9th, 2020, an anonymous user posted the most popular version of the song in /v/[12] (shown below).


Anonymous Sat 09 May 2020 17:46:49 No.507268819 Quoted By: >>507270792 Report ONE GAME I DON'T KNOW WHY I BOUGHT A PS5 WITH NO GAMES TO BUY KEEP THAT IN MIND THEY DESIGNED THIS DRIVE TO IMPROVE LOADING TIMES AND THAT'S ALL I KNOW IN CONSOLE WARS, EXCLUSIVES ARE KEY WATCH IT FLY BY AS IT PORTS TO PC LOSE MY EXCLUSIVES AT THE END OF THE GEN I HAVE NO GAMES TO PLAY IT'S SO UNFAIR DIDN'T LOOK OUT BELOW THROW MY PS5 RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW TRY TO HOLD ON BUT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WASTED IT ALL JUST TO WATCH MOVIES I SPENT ALL MY TIME INSIDE OF MY OLD GAMES I'M TIRED, ALL I GOT IS PORTS JUST LIKE THE PS3, IT'S REMINDING ME, OF A MEMORY, OF A TIME WHEN I CRIED SO HARD, FOR LAUNCH TITLES BUT IN THE END, IT'S JUST GOT, NO GAMES I PAID SO MUCH, BOUGHT PS PLUS BUT IN THE END, IT'S JUST GOT, NO GAMES

This version of the song saw multiple reposts in the following years both on 4chan and outside the imageboard. On May 18th, 2020, voice actor Chris Voiceman posted an audio of himself singing the song. On June 2nd, 2020, YouTube[13] user SwagItUp uploaded the audio to the platform, where it garnered over 3.4 million views in four years. On December 19th, 2020, Chris Voiceman uploaded an extended version of the song to YouTube,[14] where it garnered over 2.2 million views in four years (shown below).



On September 23rd, 2023, X[3] user @mrpyo1 posted a video of a mam tearing up at a store after buying a PlayStation 5 console. On September 24th, 2024, X[4] user @Bolverk15 captioned the post, "If you look closely, you can see that he didn't buy no games to go with it", implying that PlayStation 5 has no games to play. The post (shown below) received over 2,500 reposts and 77,000 likes in one year.


BOI @Bolverk15 If you look closely, you can see that he didn't buy no games to go with it • Pyo 5 @mrpyo1 Sep 23, 2023 Man accomplished his goal of getting a PS5 The happiness a PlayStation provides >>> CAJA . 3:24 AM Sep 24, 2023 16.7M Views

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Later on September 24th, iFunny[5] user ColtCaDaddy posted a screenshot of the post, which received over 3,600 smiles in one year.

On April 25th, 2024, X[6] user @SonsOfWanarchy wrote about PS5 Has No Games meme being a remake of the older PS3 Has Not Games meme, with the post (shown below) garnering over 670 reposts and 10,000 likes in four months.


Kalashnikov @SonsOfWanarchy ... im a bit conflicted on the "ps5 has no games" meme because on one hand its just a bunch of zoomers recycling a joke they were too young for and desperately trying to be this guy but i cant lie saying "notice how he didn't buy any games" on every pic of a PS5 setup is a lil funny Anonymous 02/05/10(Fri)12:09 No.48647795 ☑ File1265389758.jpg-(9 KB, 400x288, chocolate rain.jpg) HEAVY RAIN You press X to call out Jason's name HEAVY RAIN That kid's spine will never be the same HEAVY RAIN The PS3 still doesn't have a game . 1:28 PM Apr 25, 2024 240.3K Views

The "Notice How" phrasal format appeared in various memes about PlayStation 5 and its perceived lack of games in the following months, with several posts going viral. For example, on May 17th, 2024, X[7] user @headfallsoff made a post that received over 1,700 reposts and 24,000 likes in three months (shown below, left). On June 15th, 2024, X[8] user @qtarothought posted a meme that gained over 3,200 reposts and 43,000 likes in two months (shown below, right).


yuuko from nichijou @headfallsoff notice how it won't run ps5 games IconEra @IconEra_ · May 17 Sony is preparing for a new PSP that will run PS4 games ift.tt/qaQuPHx • 12:25 PM ⚫ May 17, 2024 927.4K Views qtaro @qtarothought notice how xbox tweeted this instead of playstation Xbox @Xbox Jun 15 GAMES 4:04 PM ⚫ Jun 15, 2024 1.2M Views

The phrasal format achieved higher popularity in late June and July 2024, when multiple posts based on it went viral on X / Twitter and other sites. For example, on June 20th, 2024, X[9] user @SyntaxAero made a post that received over 6,100 reposts and 106,000 likes in two months (shown below).


Delta @SyntaxAero notice how nobody with a PS5 makes posts like this? Lil Al @LilAl85855 Jun 19 I have a Nintendo Switch physical games problem 2:28 AM Jun 20, 2024 2.9M Views

"One Game" / PlayStation Songs

"One Game" is a parody version of In the End by Linkin Park based on the PS5 Has No Games meme. The lyrics of the songs are changed to a story of a man who bought a PlayStation 5 console but quickly finds out that it has virtually no exclusive games to play. Created in 2020, the parody song has frequently been used and referenced in memes about PlayStation and its playerbase.



Various Examples


Conikku @Conikku Notice how he isnt holding any games no context memes @weirddalle. Jul 27 Guy left the house with his Playstation 5 after a strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco. (2023) 1:07 AM Jul 29, 2024 1.9M Views Løri @haylsho Notice how they're refrigerating their PS5 instead of playing games on it Indie! CPKMN Worlds! @IndieAlpaca · Jul 8 SOON • It's 90 out and we don't have AC so the ps5 has been overheating UEN CHARGED 4:49 AM ⚫ Jul 9, 2024 1.3M Views 11h zero THUNDER 12 FL OZ 355 BAA ... th ТРИ LIBE BluBerry @BluBerryTARDIS Notice how they're killing someone instead of playing the PS5? A Yaoi Man in a Bara World @YaBoiRio ⚫ Jul 1 "Notice how-"x.com/TheRealOwlG/st... MOVIECLIPS.COM • 5:11 PM Jul 1, 2024 1.3M Views •
Roxie @LubbaSMG2 Notice how the PS3 and PS5 are competing in quantity of sauce instead of quantity of games • Jonjoeeeeeeeeee @Jonjoeeeeeeeeee ⚫ Jun 26 PS5 will never have as much sauce as the PS3 Settings Chat Settings System Settings Theme Settings Adjusts settings related to the appearance of hea Date and Time Settings Power Save Sevings SONIC Accessory Bettinge ADVENTURE Pringer Settings Display Settings 8:50 AM ⚫ Jun 27, 2024 · 402.1K Views ΟΙΟ 9/28 10:30 AM Ultima – It's EVOver - @UltimaShadowX Notice how the Playstation exclusive content is a movie instead of gameplay. . Sonic Stadium ✪ Sonic News & Community @sonicstadium • Jun 20 SEGA has confirmed on its official game page for #SonicXShadowGenerations that the "Dark Beginnings" prologue animation will be exclusive to the PS4 and PS5 editions of the game. #Sonic News Full story coming soon. 12:45 AM ⚫ Jun 21, 2024 372K Views ... Deluxe Edition Includes: | Game acy Skin for Modern Sonic (Pre-order Bo y the game 3 days early ital Deluxe Season Pass: Additional character skin & Level for Shad Terios Skin Extra BGM Pack Digital Artbook + Soundtrack Skill Points (Sonic Generations) us PlayStation-Exclusive Prologue Anim Portal X @portoul notice how the ps5 is drowning in water and not in games $lap ❤ @slvppy ⚫ Jul 29 wyd in this situation . 11:00 AM - Aug 2, 2024 1.1M Views ย

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