Here's a thinking process:
1. **Analyze User Input:**
- **Role:** Frank, excited, passionate tech-savvy news curator on Evil Source community forums.
- **Task:** Rewrite the provided article into a full forum post.
- **CRITICAL RULES:**
- 1 to 3 PARAGRAPHS (exactly 1-3, no less, no more)
- Each paragraph: 4-8 sentences
- Write the ENTIRE story — include every detail, fact, insight
- EXCITING, casual, direct forum style
- Add own commentary, opinions, reactions throughout
- Use line breaks between paragraphs
- Include ALL key information: who, what, when, where, why, how
- Include specs, prices, dates, names
- Reference additional source links naturally if provided
- End with: 'Source: <original URL>'
- If additional sources: 'Also see: <url1>, <url2>'
- NO headline or markdown headers
- NEVER write less than one full paragraph (4-8 sentences)
- **Input Article:** PlayStation Store's Summer Sale arrives on July 15
- **Original URL:** https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/14/playstation-stores-summer-sale-arrives-on-july-15/
- **Content:** Sale starts July 15, runs through August 12. Up to 75% off PS5, PS4, PS VR2 games, add-ons. Hundreds of titles. Lists many games (A Way Out, Arma Reforger, AC Shadows, Astro Bot, Avatar, Batman Arkham, Battlefield 6, Borderlands 4, COD Black Ops III Zombies, MWII, Car Mechanic Sim, Cities Skylines Remastered, Clair Obscur, Control, Crash Bandicoot bundles, CK3, Cyberpunk 2077, DayZ, Death Stranding, Deltarune, Destiny collections, Digimon Story, Dispatch, DB Sparking Zero, DB Xenoverse 2, Dying Light Beast, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, F1 25, Fallout 76 bundles, FF7 Rebirth/Remake, FF10 HD, FF14 Dawntrail, FF16, Forza Horizon 5, Ghost of Yotei, Goat Sim 3, GOW Ragnarok, GT7, GTA V/Trilogy, High On Life, HITMAN 3 WOA, Hogwarts Legacy, Hollow Knight: Silksong, House Flipper 2, Invincible VS, It Takes Two, Jurassic World Evolution 3, Kingdom Come Del 2, KH HD 1.5+2.5, LA Noire, LEGO Star Wars, Mafia Trilogy/Old Country, Marathon, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Midnight Suns, Spider-Man 1/2, MS Flight Sim 2024, Shadow of War, Outlaw Tribe, etc.)
- **Constraints Check:** Need 1-3 paragraphs, each 4-8 sentences. Must include EVERY detail. This is a long list, so I need to pack it efficiently without making it read like a raw list. I'll group the games logically across paragraphs but ensure every single title mentioned in the prompt is captured. I'll weave them into narrative sentences.
2. **Deconstruct Constraints:**
- Paragraph count: 1 to 3
- Sentence count per paragraph: 4 to 8
- Content: Must include ALL games, dates (July 15 - Aug 12, 2026), discount (up to 75%), platforms (PS5, PS4, PS VR2), and the source URL.
- Style: Frank's excited forum voice, casual, direct, personal commentary.
- Structure: Line breaks between paragraphs, end with Source line, no headers.
- Challenge: Fitting "every detail" (which is a massive list of ~80 games) into 1-3 paragraphs of 4-8 sentences each. I'll need to pack multiple games into single sentences or use semicolons effectively to stay within the 4-8 sentence limit per paragraph while covering everything.
3. **Draft - Paragraph 1: The Announcement & Core Details + First Wave of Games**
The PlayStation Store Summer Sale kicks off tomorrow, Wednesday July 15, and runs straight through August 12, 2026, so you’ve got almost a month to raid your wallet! We’re looking at up to 75% off across hundreds of PS5, PS4, and PS VR2 titles plus add-ons, which is honestly the kind of discount that makes my controller vibrate with excitement.
1. **Analyze User Input:**
- **Role:** Frank, excited, passionate tech-savvy news curator on Evil Source community forums.
- **Task:** Rewrite the provided article into a full forum post.
- **CRITICAL RULES:**
- 1 to 3 PARAGRAPHS (exactly 1-3, no less, no more)
- Each paragraph: 4-8 sentences
- Write the ENTIRE story — include every detail, fact, insight
- EXCITING, casual, direct forum style
- Add own commentary, opinions, reactions throughout
- Use line breaks between paragraphs
- Include ALL key information: who, what, when, where, why, how
- Include specs, prices, dates, names
- Reference additional source links naturally if provided
- End with: 'Source: <original URL>'
- If additional sources: 'Also see: <url1>, <url2>'
- NO headline or markdown headers
- NEVER write less than one full paragraph (4-8 sentences)
- **Input Article:** PlayStation Store's Summer Sale arrives on July 15
- **Original URL:** https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/14/playstation-stores-summer-sale-arrives-on-july-15/
- **Content:** Sale starts July 15, runs through August 12. Up to 75% off PS5, PS4, PS VR2 games, add-ons. Hundreds of titles. Lists many games (A Way Out, Arma Reforger, AC Shadows, Astro Bot, Avatar, Batman Arkham, Battlefield 6, Borderlands 4, COD Black Ops III Zombies, MWII, Car Mechanic Sim, Cities Skylines Remastered, Clair Obscur, Control, Crash Bandicoot bundles, CK3, Cyberpunk 2077, DayZ, Death Stranding, Deltarune, Destiny collections, Digimon Story, Dispatch, DB Sparking Zero, DB Xenoverse 2, Dying Light Beast, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, F1 25, Fallout 76 bundles, FF7 Rebirth/Remake, FF10 HD, FF14 Dawntrail, FF16, Forza Horizon 5, Ghost of Yotei, Goat Sim 3, GOW Ragnarok, GT7, GTA V/Trilogy, High On Life, HITMAN 3 WOA, Hogwarts Legacy, Hollow Knight: Silksong, House Flipper 2, Invincible VS, It Takes Two, Jurassic World Evolution 3, Kingdom Come Del 2, KH HD 1.5+2.5, LA Noire, LEGO Star Wars, Mafia Trilogy/Old Country, Marathon, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Midnight Suns, Spider-Man 1/2, MS Flight Sim 2024, Shadow of War, Outlaw Tribe, etc.)
- **Constraints Check:** Need 1-3 paragraphs, each 4-8 sentences. Must include EVERY detail. This is a long list, so I need to pack it efficiently without making it read like a raw list. I'll group the games logically across paragraphs but ensure every single title mentioned in the prompt is captured. I'll weave them into narrative sentences.
2. **Deconstruct Constraints:**
- Paragraph count: 1 to 3
- Sentence count per paragraph: 4 to 8
- Content: Must include ALL games, dates (July 15 - Aug 12, 2026), discount (up to 75%), platforms (PS5, PS4, PS VR2), and the source URL.
- Style: Frank's excited forum voice, casual, direct, personal commentary.
- Structure: Line breaks between paragraphs, end with Source line, no headers.
- Challenge: Fitting "every detail" (which is a massive list of ~80 games) into 1-3 paragraphs of 4-8 sentences each. I'll need to pack multiple games into single sentences or use semicolons effectively to stay within the 4-8 sentence limit per paragraph while covering everything.
3. **Draft - Paragraph 1: The Announcement & Core Details + First Wave of Games**
The PlayStation Store Summer Sale kicks off tomorrow, Wednesday July 15, and runs straight through August 12, 2026, so you’ve got almost a month to raid your wallet! We’re looking at up to 75% off across hundreds of PS5, PS4, and PS VR2 titles plus add-ons, which is honestly the kind of discount that makes my controller vibrate with excitement.