Gaming News State of Play PS5: PlayStation absolutely has to react, that’s what we’re waiting for!
While Xbox has recently spoken out, it is PlayStation’s turn to counterattack… We will soon discover a new State of Play – Sony’s first video intervention for 2024. An event that promises to be quite important, and the JV -Editors explain why here.
Which 100% Sony title are you most looking forward to this year? You’re missing examples, aren’t you? This is normal… At the moment: PlayStation has no official first-party exclusive games planned for 2024. Yes, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Foamstars, expected next month, are both published and developed by Square Enix. Rise of the Ronin – March 22 – is the work of Team Ninja, while Stellar Blade was developed by Korean studio Shift Up. The same applies to Helldivers 2 and SILent Hill 2 Remake, which are created by external teams! In short, where have Naughty Dog and Sucker Punch gone? That’s why the upcoming State of Play is important.
Immediate speech
In case you haven’t seen the information yet: PlayStation will speak on January 31, 2024 at 11 p.m. (French time) as part of a new State of Play… On the program: “around 40 minutes” with an overview of Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin and news about “other games coming to PS5 and PSVR2.” On his BlogThe Japanese manufacturer notes that the announcements will be “numerous” and will include “emblematic video game characters.” Quite a tempting result, but we hope for surprises.
Because yes, even if the titles Shift Up (a kind of Devil May Cry in a cyberpunk universe) and Team Ninja (open-world action-adventure in Japan – at the end of the Edo era) are attractive, They don’t really adhere to the high quality of PlayStation projects. It’s hard to believe that Rise of the Ronin will be as impressive as Ghost of Tsushima, at least on a technical level.
We have to calm the players down
Finally, Sony may release the second part of Jin Sakai’s adventures on Wednesday, but lately the Japanese company hasn’t really been keen on major single-player games… Last year, in parallel with the release of Spider-Man 2, it introduced several gaming services before (PlayStation Showcase from May 2023). We learned about Marathon, Fairgame$ and Concord – three long-term projects developed by studios that the company acquired in 2022-2023 (Bungie, Haven, Firewalk). Games that currently have no release date and have only revealed a CGI trailer.
Currently, We have the impression that Sony is in something of a dead end, especially after the departure of Jim Ryan (former PlayStation boss), the cancellation of The Last of Us Online project and even the layoffs in the company between September | last December. Obviously, the Japanese company – like other players – has undoubtedly delved a little too much into the issue Game as a service and must do damage control. In November, we learned that of the twelve service games originally scheduled to arrive on PS5 before March 2026, half had been delayed due to “quality issues.”
Of course, we assume that the Japanese company has not put all its eggs in one basket, and we eagerly await news from internal studios such as Sucker Punch (Ghost of Tsushima), Team Asobi (Astro’s Playroom) and Bluepoint (Demon’s Souls Remake) . or Housemarque (Returnal). Even news about Death Stranding 2 – although developed externally by Mr. Hideo Kojima | his teams – would bring balm to the heart. We expect the state of affairs on Wednesday at 11 p.m.
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