r/PS5 vs r/playstation

Side-by-side using public descriptions, members, growth and rule titles from SubMouse. Missing fields show as n/a. Adult communities are excluded.

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PS5 news room vs PlayStation community room

r/PS5 calls itself the Reddit home for PlayStation 5 — a hub for PS5, Pro and VR2 news and discussion — and its own description points members to r/PlayStation for memes, screenshots and casual discussion. r/playstation describes itself as the community-run home of PlayStation on Reddit: console and game discussion, news, and trophy/media sharing.

In our directory, PS5 is much larger (about 8.2M, rank #94) than playstation (about 2.0M, rank #552), but playstation posts more often in our sample (~122 posts/day vs ~43). PS5’s sample is text, links and video with Discussion, Articles & Blogs, Official and News flairs; playstation’s mixes text with many image posts. Our directory lists each among the other’s related communities.

Rule titles: PS5 has title, repost, rehosted-content and spoiler guidelines; playstation bans spoilers, piracy and solicitation, caps media self-promotion at 50% and uses megathreads.

Choose r/PS5 for PS5, PS5 Pro and PS VR2 news, articles and focused discussion.
Choose r/playstation for screenshots, trophies, images and day-to-day chat — the place r/PS5 itself suggests for casual posts.
PS5 is in the Top 100 by members; playstation is busier per day in our sample.

Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-07.

r/PS5

PlayStation 5 • News • Games • Discussion

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.

Members: 8.2M
7-day growth: +2.4K
Posts/day: 43.1
Directory rank: #94
Created: Dec 14, 2010
Submissions: Text or links

Sample mix: text posts 61%, links 26%, videos 13%

Topics: News, PlayStation

Rule titles (short names we collected)

Be Nice
Help Questions and Support
Content Guidelines and Prohibited Topics
Reposts/Frequently posted
Title Guidelines
Rehosted/reblogged content
Spoilers
Other Policy Guidelines

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r/playstation

PlayStation - Community • Sharing • Help

The community-run home of PlayStation on Reddit! Console/game discussions, news, trophy/media sharing and more. This is for the Players.

Members: 2M
7-day growth: +4.2K
Posts/day: 122.1
Directory rank: #552
Created: Jan 25, 2008
Submissions: Text or links

Sample mix: text posts 51%, images 38%, links 8%

Topics: PlayStation

Rule titles (short names we collected)

Be Respectful to Others
Stay On-Topic
No Spoilers
No Piracy
No Solicitation
50% Media Self-Promotion Limit
No Impersonating Sony / SIE
Use Active Megathreads When Available
No Low Effort Content
Weekly Discussion Thread
Weekly Support/Purchase Thread
Always link to the original source whenever possible

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Supported differences

Aspect	r/PS5	r/playstation
Public focus (from each community’s public description)	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-run home of PlayStation on Reddit! Console/game discussions, news, trophy/media sharing and more. This is for the Players.
Size r/PS5 is larger in our directory (about 4.1×).	8.2M members	2M members
Posting activity (our sample)	43.1/day	122.1/day
Common post types in our sample	text posts 61%, links 26%, videos 13%	text posts 51%, images 38%, links 8%
Topic tags on SubMouse	News, PlayStation	PlayStation
Selected rule titles (short names we collected)	Be Nice; Help Questions and Support; Content Guidelines and Prohibited Topics; Reposts/Frequently posted; Title Guidelines	Be Respectful to Others; Stay On-Topic; No Spoilers; No Piracy; No Solicitation

What they share

Shared SubMouse topics: PlayStation
Our directory lists each of these communities on the other’s related list.

Rules and posting patterns we can verify

PS5 short titles include: Be Nice; Help Questions and Support; Content Guidelines and Prohibited Topics; Reposts/Frequently posted; Title Guidelines; Rehosted/reblogged content; Spoilers. Sample flairs lean Discussion, Articles & Blogs, Official, News and Deals.

playstation: Be Respectful to Others; Stay On-Topic; No Spoilers; No Piracy; No Solicitation; 50% Media Self-Promotion Limit; No Impersonating Sony / SIE; Use Active Megathreads; No Low Effort Content. Sample flairs lean Discussion and Image.

Where this comparison comes from

Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples SubMouse collected. Short titles only. Mutual related-list links.

Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.