Sony and Nike team up for new PS5-themed Paul George sneakers

Sony has unveiled its newest collaboration: a pair of PlayStation 5–themed sneakers with Nike and LA Clippers basketballer Paul George.

George introduced the brand new Nike PG 5 colourway on PlayStation weblog, alongside a flashy video that showcases the sneakers’ design. In response to the basketballer, the sneakers had been designed by Nike and PlayStation with the involvement of Yujin Morisawa, the artist behind PS5’s modern and futuristic design.

The result's a white Nike sneaker with a black tongue with neon blue accents and lining that “are heavily inspired by the industrial design of the PS5”. The sneakers additionally embrace Paul George and PlayStation logos on the tongues and stitching throughout the physique.

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The PG 5 PlayStation 5 colourway will probably be launched in choose areas from Might 14 onwards. Sony has confirmed that the sneakers will even be accessible through the the Nike SNKRS app and the Nike web site. As well as, PS4 and PS5 homeowners who've bought a duplicate of NBA 2K21 can unlock the PG 5 PlayStation 5 colourway shoe in-game through the Nike Retailer from Might 6 onwards.

Get ‘em in recreation. Beginning tomorrow, NBA 2K21 homeowners can lace up with the brand new PG 5 PlayStation 5 colorway on PS4 and PS5. Unlock them within the Nike Retailer pic.twitter.com/nAxdY9Fen7

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) Might 5, 2021

The PG 5 PlayStation 5 sneaker is the newest collaboration between Sony and a listing of popular culture and sporting icons. In November final 12 months, American rapper Travis Scott – who was additionally appointed as a Strategic Artistic Companion for Sony – unveiled a brand new PS5-themed Nike Dunk Low line.

The neutral-toned sneakers featured huge PlayStation branding on the only real, and the PlayStation’s iconic colored brand on its heels. The shoe, like earlier Nike collaborations with Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack model, additionally featured a reversed swoosh, pointing forwards as a substitute of backwards.