About r/PS5
In its own words:
The Reddit home for PlayStation 5 - your hub for PS5, Pro & VR2 news and discussion. Consider joining r/PlayStation for your daily dose of memes, screenshots, and other casual discussion.
The community was created on Dec 14, 2010, which makes it 15 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 3,353 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/WatchPeopleDieInside (#93) and ahead of r/Bitcoin (#95) in our ranking.
What sets r/PS5 apart
Compared with other large communities, r/PS5 leans heavily on text posts (57% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (15:00 UTC) sees about 5.2× as many posts as the quietest (03:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/PS5 grew from 8,201,950 to 8,214,916 subscribers (+13K, +0.16%). That is about 324 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/PS5 this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Oct 30, 2026).
- Grand Theft Auto 6 Download Size Revealed To Be 210 GBu/yourfavchoom · Oct 27 · link
- New Grand Theft Auto 6 Gameplay Revealed During South Parku/ArkhamIsComing2020 · Oct 29 · link
- Sony Retires Its Last 4K Blu-ray Player in Japan, PS5 Is All That's Leftu/Gorotheninja · Oct 24 · link
- Mass Effect: Universe was NOT in 'early development', a good chunk of the game was completed and a lot of the development issues that plagued BioWare with Andromeda and Veilguard were avoided entirel…u/CatherineSimp69 · Oct 23 · link
- Insomniac Games' Upcoming X-MEN Game to Feature Multiple Playable Charactersu/yourfavchoom · Oct 28 · link
- Patrick Stewart, VA in games such as Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Castlevania Lords of Shadow, and various X-Men games, has passed awayu/Gorotheninja · Oct 29 · link
- NateTheHate2 - GTA VI review codes are being distributed, embargo November 18th (one day before release)u/Ph0enixes · Oct 26 · text post
- IGN: Phantom Blade Zero Review: An Unbelievably Smooth Action Game Filled With Memorable Boss Fights, Compelling Combat, and Limitless Swagger (9/10)u/Turbostrider27 · Oct 26 · link
- Cyberpunk 2 Associate Director Says Half of Game's Quest Team Are Former Moddersu/Turbostrider27 · Oct 25 · link
- Layoffs Hit Ghost Of Yotei Developer Sucker Punchu/Turbostrider27 · Oct 26 · link
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/PS5, from 2020 to 2023, ranked by Reddit.
- PS5 Looks Like Thisu/IceBreak · Jun 11, 2020 · image
- First time Souls player. I didn’t realise that the PS5 records your microphone’s audio whenever you get a trophy. Whoops.u/helloiamjack · Nov 26, 2020 · video
- I was gonna wait until next year to buy it, guess I won’t have to!Oct 4, 2020 · image
- I'll only allow myself to buy a PS5 after finishing my Master Thesis... This is my new motivational poster.u/Wallknocker · Oct 21, 2020 · image
- Came so close todayu/jbankz69 · Nov 12, 2020 · image
- Will I need to play PS1 - PS4 for PS5 to make sense?Jul 18, 2020 · text post
- Confirmed: PlayStation 5 Disc $499 - PlayStation 5 Digital Edition $399u/hybroid · Sep 16, 2020 · image
- I don’t feel bad at allu/Survived2020Panthers · Nov 21, 2020 · image
- PlayStation is partnering with Discord. "Popular communication service will integrate with your social experience on PlayStation beginning early next year"u/Hypronic · May 3, 2021 · link
- New PlayStation commercial hits home...u/DrBOONshaft · Nov 25, 2020 · video
What r/PS5 talks about
We read the titles of 290 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “games”, “game”, “trailer”, “playstation” and “gta”. Other frequent themes are launch, zero, phantom, blade, effect and sony. Recurring phrases include “phantom blade”, “blade zero”, “launch trailer” and “mass effect”. By format, 57% are text posts, 31% are links and 12% are videos.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (144), Articles & Blogs (44), News & Announcements (34), :ps: Official (24), Deals and Discounts (16), Trailers & Videos (12).
Activity and best time to post
r/PS5 gets about 43 new posts a day. The public archive holds 419,768 posts and 11,605,575 comments in total, about 27.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (54 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (29). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/PS5
The moderators of r/PS5 list 8 rules. In short:
- Be Nice
- Help Questions and Support
- Content Guidelines and Prohibited Topics
- Reposts/Frequently posted
- Title Guidelines
- Rehosted/reblogged content
- Spoilers
- Other Policy Guidelines
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/PS5 and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/PS5 have?
r/PS5 has 8,214,916 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #94 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 12,966 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/PS5 created?
r/PS5 was created on Dec 14, 2010, so it has been around for 15 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Feb 27, 2011.
Is r/PS5 still active?
Yes. r/PS5 gets about 43 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 419,768 posts and 11,605,575 comments. In a sample of 290 recent posts we counted 203 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/PS5?
Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/PS5?
The community describes itself as: “The Reddit home for PlayStation 5 - your hub for PS5, Pro & VR2 news and discussion. Consider joining r/PlayStation for your daily dose of memes, screenshots, and other casual discussion.” Recent post titles often mention games, game, trailer, playstation and gta. Most posts are text posts (57%).
Is r/PS5 SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/PS5 as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/PS5?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/PS5 accepts both text and link posts. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “Be Nice”; “Help Questions and Support”; “Content Guidelines and Prohibited Topics”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/PS5?
Communities with similar topics include r/animememes (2.1M), r/gaming (47.4M), r/NintendoSwitch (8M), r/LifeProTips (23.1M) and r/pcmasterrace (16.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 29, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/PS5.