Sony and Google announced on Monday the postponement of marketing events as protests against racism have been on the increase in the United States for the past few days following the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American. "Now is not the time to celebrate the release (new video games). For now (…) we must above all allow more important voices to be heard ”, one can read on the Twitter account of PlayStation. The Sony console had planned to unveil new titles Thursday, June 4.
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- PlayStation (@PlayStation) June 1, 2020Google, which was to launch its new version of Android, the smartphone operating system, on Wednesday also postponed the release to an unspecified later date.
Electronic Arts too
For its part, the American video game publisher Electronic Arts had already announced Sunday its decision to postpone its event related to the American football game Madden NFL 21 , scheduled for Monday. "We support our friends, players, colleagues and partners from African America or the black community," said EA on Twitter. “Our immediate attention is on what we can do to make a difference. Injustice and systematic discrimination poison our nation and our world. "
Protests, sometimes violent, multiply in the United States after the death of George Floyd on May 25. The man died after a white policeman sat on his neck for more than eight minutes during his arrest.
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