Polygon.com / 12.05.25

Fighting game pro Punk says PS5 problems are to blame for his Evo Japan loss

Fighting game pro Victor Woodley, better known as Punk, says he lost a match at fighting game event Evo Japan this weekend not because of a skill issue, but because of a PlayStation 5 malfunction thats plagued previous tournaments. Punk blasted Evo organizers for not addressing the issue, and said he wont compete in future tournaments if the problem persists. PS5 is so ass, Punk posted on X (formerly Twitter), saying he lost at Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves due to a PS5 malfunction where it will make your pad walk backwards and nothing else works. Punk said the same thing happened at last years Evo Japan during a Street Fighter 6 match. Punk wrote on X, If this PS5 problem consists and TOs just keep making players lose games to things that isnt them actually losing to the player and rather the console they make us play on because, they decide to run tournaments on this console i will personally stop attending tournaments. I spend tons of hours practicing, traveling, spending money to ...
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