This just in: Sony will host a State of Play presentation on Tuesday, September 24, during which it will provide audiences with “news and updates on more than 20 upcoming PS5 and PS VR2 games from studios around the world.”
Sony confirmed that the “30+ minute show” will start at 3:00 PDT / 6:00 PM EDT / 11:00 PM BST, and it will be available to watch on the official PlayStation YouTube channel and Twitch.
With the PlayStation 5 pre-orders starting this week and Sony promising to focus on its first-party offerings against earlier this year, the September State of Play will be about new and upcoming titles from the likes of Santa Monica Studio, Insomniac Games, and Sucker Punch Productions, right? Well, probably not.
Judging from the comments on social media platforms like X and pretty much the rest of the internet, no one is betting on Sony to announce anything new unless we’re talking about more remasters.
Keep in mind that Sony still hasn’t showcased enough PS5 Pro Enhanced titles for a respectable lineup of games for its upcoming mid-cycle console generation refresh. It will have to beef up its offerings, which might explain why we’re hearing rumblings of Horizon Zero Dawn and Days Gone getting remastered, presumably for the PS5 Pro.
Cynicism about Sony’s penchant for unwanted remasters aside, you can’t blame the company for wanting to squeeze as much money out of their existing properties. Video games are getting more expensive to make, and they’re not about to get any cheaper anytime soon. While the $70 price hike a while back offered some reprieve, there has also been plenty of pushback. When you combine it with the $400 million or so that Sony lost on Concord alone—Sony also threw away money by canceling live service projects, including The Last of Us multiplayer offshoot—and it’s easy to see why it’s scrambling to increase its bottom line even though the PS5 is technically outpacing the PS4 despite all that has happened in its four-year lifecycle so far.
If it’s any consolation, Sony does have a couple of new exclusives lined up for next year, some of which we already know about: Marvel’s Wolverine, Death Stranding 2, and Fairgame$. You can also throw in Grand Theft Auto 6 since people can’t seem to separate the upcoming Rockstar Games title from Sony’s ninth-generation video game console.
Coincidentally, some creatively minded fans are using this opportunity to mock the latest announcement by PlayStation and bring Nintendo into the conversation. The theory is that Nintendo might announce the Nintendo Switch 2 right after the September State of Play presentation ends to pull the rug right underneath them. This may or may not happen, but it’s not impossible either—Nintendo is expected to announce the Switch 2 soon, possibly at the Tokyo Game Show on September 26.
We’ll find out more about Sony’s plans for the holiday season soon. The console manufacturer has already confirmed the limited edition 30th anniversary collection and bundle tomorrow ahead of the showcase.
In other Sony news, the God of War: Ragnarok PC port isn’t off to a good start, both in terms of player count and performance. Modders have already stepped in to fill the gap left by Sony’s lackluster porting effort.
