August 12, 2026
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PlayStation Store Launches Ready Set Play Sale on PS5 and PS4 Games
PlayStation owners get a multi-week window to chip away at their backlogs as Sony slashes prices across thousands of digital titles.
By Chuy, Senior Staff Writer
Aug 12, 2026 · Reviewed by the Nexzy newsroom
Sony has launched its "Ready, Set, Play" promotion on the PlayStation Store, discounting thousands of PS5 and PS4 titles starting today, according to the storefront's listing. It is the latest digital clearinghouse for players whose consoles are already pleading for storage mercy.
The event is scheduled to run through August 26, 2026, according to the promotion's official listing page. For console players, these massive digital discounts have become a familiar rhythm of the generation—a recurring cycle where players scroll through hundreds of virtual tiles, waiting for percentages to fall on games that have spent months lingering on wishlists.
The details
- Promotion: Ready, Set, Play
- Platforms: PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4
- Scope: Thousands of digital games discounted
- Active window: From today through August 26, 2026, according to the PlayStation Store
After all, there is a certain quiet comfort in purchasing a digital game today that you might finally get around to booting up by the time the sale actually wraps up.
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