Sony has announced that it will be holding a State of Play event this week, just before the insanity of Summer Game Fest kicks off.
If you want to see what Sony and PlayStation is up to these days, the State of Play is happening tomorrow, 4th June. 10pm UK time, for me and my countryfolk. That’s 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 11pm CEST.
Sony hasn’t mentioned any specific about the show itself, meaning just about anything could happen. The only thing confirmed is that it will run 40+ minutes.
So What Can We Expect?
Well, we know that Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Yotei is scheduled for an October 2nd launch, which just so happens to be my birthday! With four months to go, this might be a good time to provide a better look at the game, perhaps followed up in another few months by a more in-depth dive.
There’s a reasonably chance of seeing the PS5 exclusive Death Stranding 2 make an appearance as well. Keep your expectations in check, though, because Kojima Productions are holding their on On The Beach showcase on Sunday, so any appearance at the State of Play will likely be a tease.
We also have Housemarque’s follow up to Returnal which is due out next year. Saros could turn up, although it might be too early for anything more than a glimpse.
Outside of that, we enter into more speculative territory. For example, what about Guerilla Games? They are currently working as a support studio on Death Stranding 2 and have acted as co-developers for a few projects, but it has been over 3 years since they put out Horizon Forbidden West. They’ve been rumoured to be working on a Horizon multiplayer project, but might we also get word about the next mainline entry in Aloy’s saga?
Then you have Insomniac games and their next big Marvel title, Wolverine. This was revealed way back in 2021 and since then we’ve barely heard anything about the game. Surely Insomniac is ready to show something, because otherwise this project has to be in serious trouble. There’s also the possibility of some Spider-Man news from them, maybe in the form of another transitional title like Spider-Man: Miles Morales was.
Something else worth considering is that People Can Fly, the developers of Outriders, Bulletstorm and more, are in an agreement to develop something based on an existing Sony IP. There’s a lot of room for speculation there, but with People Can Fly specialising in shooters, could it be the return of something like Killzone? That said, People Can Fly is currently in some financial trouble, and has cancelled two projects. Neither appear to be the Sony game, though.
There’s also the chance of Naughty Dog showing up with more of Intergalactic, and Santa Monica has allegedly been working on a brand new IP, if they don’t feel like bringing Kratos to the party.
Finally, given Sony’s current trajectory there’s a reasonable chance of a remaster being announced, and a near 100% of Bloodborne fans once again being left depressed and annoyed. Sorry guys!