We f*cking waited for nearly a decade for FF Versus XIII, we always forget and forgive.
Nah I've learned my lesson after that. Anything game with Nomura heading it I'm immediately cautious of until it releases lol
I think it's bollocks. There's obviously plenty to show of GOW, and there must be at least enough for a decent demo of Spider-Man 2. That's probably enough for a headline.
That's the thing though, GOW Ragnarok could just as easily have its own State of Play deep dive and wouldn't need an entire showcase for another preview of the game.
As far as Spider-Man 2 is concerned, I suppose we could see it were if it were to happen. Although considering that it's targeted for 2023 it seems just as likely, if not more so, that we won't see gameplay until next year with a release date attached ( assuming no delays of course.)
Then there also MUST be enough to show a decent demo of Forspoken, and Final Fantasy XVI, and probably some more of FFVII Rebirth.
I don't see any reason they couldn't show a demo of RE4, either, given that it's out in well under a year.
None of these are necessarily
their titles, which is the premise here. Aside from maybe PSVR2, PlayStation Studios themselves won't have much to show for PS5.
Forpsoken already had multiple trailers and previews, so there isn't really much more to glean imo. It's already been delayed a second time, so what would be the point of showing it off yet again at a showcase this year?
FFXVI seems very likely, given the team alluded to another update this fall. Although as Ryan mentioned in the video, it could just easily be at TGS 2022. So a PlayStation showcase is not a necessity for us to receive a new trailer.
Same goes for RE4 remake. It's also a Japanese title, so TGS is just a viable of venue for another update.
Although I wouldn't expect anything from FFVII Rebirth so soon.
What seems odd is the timing: such a show would've been perfect for June. They could've shown the reveals they had at that last State of Play, plus announced TLOU Remake, plus the talk about Factions, plus all that stuff above. It would've been perfect timing and packed with content and barely have scratched the surface of what their own studios were working on.
So if they were going to have a showcase, I just don't understand why they didn't have one back then. I suspect that they just would rather not have them at all anymore, and that in fact we won't get anything in September, or any other time.
TLOU remake is out at the start of September, so if a showcase were to happen it would have to be this month, wouldn't it?
Otherwise there wouldn't be much point in showcasing as people would already be playing it by then. Would be a waste of a slot tbh.
I doubt we'll be see anything substantial from Factions until next year. If Naughty Dog had anything ready to showcase, they would've done so when when Druckmann discussed it at the last State of Play. I could be wrong, but I can't imagine a few months would make a difference.
Sony is no longer operating on the same time frames everyone has grown accustomed to and many of us are still stuck in that E3 season paradigm, so it's gotten harder to predict their moves since then.
I would much rather they cut back on showing off titles that are years out and focusing on tighter release windows that are several months to a year out.