UPDATE

Kalypso Media is thrilled to announce that Tropico 5 will be released on PlayStation 4 on the 24th of April across Europe and on the 28th in North America. Featuring full 1080p, a solid 30 FPS frame-rate and remote play compatibility with PlayStation Vita, Tropico 5 marks the first time a Tropico game has ever been released on the PlayStation platform. You can watch the latest PS4 gameplay trailer below featuring new info on the Limited Special Edition of Tropico 5: which includes ‘The Big Cheese’ DLC and the ‘Bayo Del Olfato’ sandbox map, plus an official Tropican passport and postcard for no extra charge.

Tropico 5 is a city-builder and political simulator where players take on the role of the infamous bearded despot El Presidente and rule over the small banana republic of Tropico located in the Caribbean. Become a man of the people and create welfare and equality for all – or submit to your own selfish sense of ambition and find ways to greedily fill your own swiss bank account.

Tropico 5 will be available through boxed retail and as a digital download via the PlayStation® Network for £49.99/€59.99/$59.99 – for more information, please visit the official Tropico website at: www.worldoftropico.com .

Good day, beloved PlayStation fans and loyal Tropicans! El Presidente has gracefully decreed that today be forever remembered in the annals of history as the day when the release date for Tropico 5 on PS4 was finally announced! On April 24th, PS4 players will be able to build and rule over their very own banana republic in this new-generation exclusive.

What kind of leader will you become? Will you be a vicious tyrant feared by many? Or a socialist saint loved by all? It’s up to you how to rule in Tropico 5, but the island of Tropico is a political desert filled with carnivorous carrion that will just as likely peck your eyes out as they would aid your government. Depending on what you want to achieve as Presidente, it’s essential to know the who’s who of the many political factions as you guide your people through the ages.

We’ve therefore prepared a helpful intro to the various residents of the island and their political factions for you to familiarise yourself with. That way, when the inevitable betrayal does happen, at least you’ll know exactly who it was that stabbed you in the back! You’ll always have your trusty advisor Penultimo though. Sweet, loyal, dim-witted Penultimo…