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(Pocket-lint) – Among Us, which launched for mobile devices three years ago, will arrive on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles later this year.
Sony announced that the hit social deduction game is heading to its platform during a state of play presentation on April 29, 2021. The official Twitter account Among Us later confirmed the news and revealed that the game will feature cross-play and online multiplayer capabilities. It will also come with a platform exclusive skin, hat and mascot, which will be inspired by the classic PlayStation franchise Ratchet and Clank.
BETWEEN US – COME TO PLAYSTATION
Get ready to welcome a new crew on board!
on PS4 and PS5 consoles later this year
Exclusive Ratchet & Clank skin, hat and mascot
crossplay and online multiplayertell your friends but most importantly .. tell your enemies heh pic.twitter.com/E6BduFfNwU
– Between us (@AmongUsGame) April 29, 2021
Among Us is developed and published by Innersloth. It was first released on iOS, Android, and Windows in 2018, with cross-platform play across all platforms. The game was also ported to the Nintendo Switch late last year and will arrive on Xbox consoles sometime in 2021.
The game exploded in popularity in 2020 and became one of the most downloaded mobile games of the year. Notably, US Congressmen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar livestreamed the video game to Twitch as part of an unusual election outreach event, and it was a big viral hit .
Check out our guide to the best PS5 games to see some of the other blockbuster titles available. We also have a review of the console here.
Written by Maggie Tillman.