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Japanese School Uses Rare PS4 P.T. Demo for Interactive English Lesson

The long-delisted PS4 teaser served as a prompt for students to give instructions in English.

Overview

  • Tsunan Secondary School in Niigata reported that an assistant language teacher used P.T. in a fifth-year English class.
  • Students played the demo in English while classmates directed choices using English phrases, according to the school blog.
  • The school said students enjoyed using English, and some were startled by the demo’s sudden ringing phone.
  • Reports note P.T. was removed from the PlayStation Store in 2015 and is now typically accessible only on PS4 consoles that previously downloaded it.
  • Media coverage credits Automaton for surfacing and translating the blog, and some outlets speculate the teacher used a personal PS4 with P.T. installed.