If someone tells you they have “Photoshop CS8,” they likely mean the original CS (version 8) from 2003 or are confusing it with CS6 from 2012 . There is no CS8 release date because that product never existed.

If you’re searching for “Photoshop CS8 release date,” you’ve hit a common point of confusion in Adobe’s naming history. Here’s the short answer: Adobe never released a “Photoshop CS8.”