Yeah, that's not a headline we ever thought we would write. The official Burger King Twitter account has just sent out a tweet featuring the mascot himself opening up a paper bag that would normally contain your usual fries and hamburgers. Except this particular order makes a very strange sound. Do you recognise it? Yes, that's the very same audio clip that accompanied the tiny slice of the PlayStation 5 user interface we saw way back during June's Future of Gaming event.
The tweet signs off with a 15th October teaser date, which is this coming Thursday. And the best part? The official PlayStation Twitter account has retweeted it along with a few emojis that very much hint at something possibly happening. Check it all out below.
So, could this really be a PS5 UI reveal for this Thursday or is it just some sort of promotional deal with Burger King where you could win a PS5? Doritos is running the very same competition right now, but this tweet does seem to suggest there's something more to it. What do you think? Share your theories in the comments below.
[source twitter.com]
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"What's in the baaaaaaaag???!!!???!"
This is the most confusing thing I've seen Burger King do since the Whoppurito.
Buy a whopper, win a PS5. 99% it’s that.
So that's what the create button does. 🍔
What if they're bringing back that Burger King game from the Xbox 360 on PS5?!
I'm guessing it's a promotional deal for winning PS5's like with the Doritios promotion. Unless Sony goes full on Idiocracy and has ads all over the PS5, I doubt Burger King has anything to do with the UI.
Hope it is a win a PS5! I won a ps4 from taco bell 🌮 in 2013. Burger King sounds much better. Hopefully it will be just a drink like Taco bells current XBox series X current promotion.
Fight night brought to us by Burger King!
🍔 burger king is having it.his way.haha.word up son
So that's what the create button does...it makes a whopper
@get2sammyb my thoughts exactly
I don't like their Whoppers, but can I get a PS5 from buying some large fries, please?
Like someone in the tweet said we better get ports of those 3 burger king games on PS5, especially Sneak King 😤
@nessisonett show your pre order receipt, get a free whopper lol?
Can't be the PS5, the bag is far too small.... LMAO
Makes sense to partner with BK, home of the Whopper
They just played this ad during the NFL.
Such a weird way to tease the UI lol.
Introducing the PlayStation UI, sponsored by Burger King. Every section of the UI will include an advertisement for Burger King!
If this is anything to do with the UI, then PlayStation marketing has officially lost the plot. Surely it’s as simple as everyone has already said, just a promotion to win a PS5?
"Now with every Whopper menu, a chance to win a PS5! Starting this Thursday!"
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Everything seems like it's a "Win a PS5" promotional ad. But the date at the end throws me off. They wouldn't tease a simple promotional ad like that with a anouncement trailer just 2 days before it starts, right?
Maybe it's a new sandwich which looks like a PS5 console laid horizontal xD!
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Or maybe it's the custom face plates being revealed, starting with some flame grilled Burger King themed PS5 face plates.
If there's anything I've learned in the past few months it's that I shouldn't actually want to spend money on new consoles at all, I should cancel my pre-orders and spend everything on fast food, MSG snacks, and energy drinks!
It seems so, I recognize that sound as start-up ps5 sound in the first playstation event 😃
It's Shuhei Yoshida in The King suit. Getting ready to reveal the PS5 UI.
If BK twitter wanted some attention. It worked great.
Some PS5 related offer. No doubt.
Something else too. Maybe
@Ear_wiG He’s no messiah
@nessisonett
That or a BK themed PS5 edition reveal 🤣
@Thesnipergecko
OMG, that would be epic 😂
@ThaBEN like two halves of a sesame seed bun and the curved flourishes at the top are made to look like cheese.
I would not put this past Sony at this point. Not at all.
@get2sammyb
It's the same sound effect as in the startup UI video last june!
https://twitter.com/yozetty/status/1271251323602849792
It is likely just a promo competition for the US similar to the Doritos competition in Europe, but I guess that wouldn't get anywhere near the amount of clicks as this current headline does.
Burger King entering the console market to compete with the KFC console.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73SqN-ueP7g
@JapaneseSonic says the talking blue alien hedgehog wearing nothing but shoes
If it was just a competition then it would seem a bit weird to have a countdown when so many other places are doing “win a PS5” promotions. So I think it’s a bit more than that, but what exactly? Who knows, not going to get drawn into getting excited! Either way we’ll see the UI soon enough.
Why would it have to do with the UI. Doesn't make sense
Why would Burger King reveal the UI? They can’t sell that.
As other people have said, this is almost certainly the date a promotion starts to win a PS5 with every meal or something.
But but, it's the PS4 Pro which looks like a Whopper isn't it?
Big Mac > Whopper
But a Whopper, get a chance to see the PS5 UI.
😁
The Whopper doesn't even have cheese on it. I just don't get that.
Those Burger King Xbox 360 games for PS5.
The one thing I will say is that the branding worked and I now want a BK for lunch more than any other cuisine on this earth.
The PS5 reminds me more of a Sub😂
Honestly? The date? I'd assume it is hinting at something, and given it's a Thursday... well the UI reveal actually seems like a legitimate possibility. I doubt Burger King will be doing the reveal, but a sponsored link up where at the end they get linked with a big news reveal with a competition? Given the coverage they've got over this? It's clearly worth a lot of money in marketing terms.
@ApostateMage
Big Tasty > Big Mac > Whopper
@JapaneseSonic that's exactly what I am but I'm not a mascot! Pft, I'm a coconut, do you know how hard those things are to smash open? A puny spin attack wouldn't even put a dent.
Also for those wanting to know where my coconut fella is from, have a Google of "the avalanches - frontier psychiatrist" you won't regret it.
Imagine if Burger King exclusively revealed this. It'd be worse than that essential bit of plot for Rise of Skywalker that solely appeared in Fortnite.
This is definitely for winning PS5's: "Guests need to purchase the 2 for $5 deal or a $5 or more purchase via the BK App, bk.com or in-restaurant. “The guest will earn one game token. Guests can then use the game token to play the digital scratch off game in the BK App or BK.com for a chance to win a PS5 console, PlayStation game codes, or BK coupons.” For complete details and rules, check the website."
@JapaneseSonic whole album (Since I Left You) is pretty awesome to be fair, but the video for that song is just (coco)nuts.
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