PlayStation Community Thread

[BananaKing]

I dont see any show or announcements happening soon. The last 2 years their show was in September. Just waiting 6 months for their show doesnt seem realistic. If they were going to have a show they would have had the PSVR2 announcement in it anyways

I expect a show in July or August. Probably a month before GoW releases.

[the-pi-guy]

I dont see any show or announcements happening soon. The last 2 years their show was in September. Just waiting 6 months for their show doesnt seem realistic. If they were going to have a show they would have had the PSVR2 announcement in it anyways

I expect a show in July or August. Probably a month before GoW releases.

2020 they had a show in June and September.

There are a bunch of things that are supposed to get updates this spring. Plus project Spartacus is supposed to launch soon. 

[the-pi-guy]

I also think they would have had a show earlier last year, but stuff got delayed.

[kitler53]

we just had a show for GT...

[the-pi-guy]

we just had a show for GT...

Sony doesn't tend to space out their game focused state of plays.

They put out 2 state of plays 3 weeks apart when The Last of Us 2 and Ghost of Tsushima were coming out.

[the-pi-guy]

There are supposed to be a bunch of games that are supposed to be getting updates soon.
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Sony has start moving GoW hype
- project Spartacus is poised to come some time in the next couple months.

[kitler53]

Sony doesn't tend to space out their game focused state of plays.

They put out 2 state of plays 3 weeks apart when The Last of Us 2 and Ghost of Tsushima were coming out.

all i'm saying is sony/ms both had E3 style (clips/announcements) shows early in the lifecycle and everyone criticized them as "boring" and "disappointing".     

now that announcements are all digital anyways i don't see sony/MS every returning to that format again.  this "state of play" or "nintendo direct" format seems to be the near term format.   short. more frequent.  focus on a portion of the library: a specific game, indies, a specific near term time frame.   there's no benefit to sony/MS to jam a years worth of announcements into a 1 hour show and then a year of silence when they can drip feed it to you every "random tuesday" and maintain "engagement" which seems to be an industry KPI now..

we just had bungie acquisition announced.  we just had a state of play for GT.  SF6 was just announced on monday.   we just had a psblog on psvr 2 hardware reveal yesterday.   that 1/4 of your "E3 2022" right there...   

[the-pi-guy]

A thread as to why a PlayStation event is likely in March

[SPECULATION];

— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) February 23, 2022

Tom has listed like 10 games that are due for an update

all i'm saying is sony/ms both had E3 style (clips/announcements) shows early in the lifecycle and everyone criticized them as "boring" and "disappointing".    

now that announcements are all digital anyways i don't see sony/MS every returning to that format again.  this "state of play" or "nintendo direct" format seems to be the near term format.   short. more frequent.  focus on a portion of the library: a specific game, indies, a specific near term time frame.   there's no benefit to sony/MS to jam a years worth of announcements into a 1 hour show and then a year of silence when they can drip feed it to you every "random tuesday" and maintain "engagement" which seems to be an industry KPI now..

we just had bungie acquisition announced.  we just had a state of play for GT.  SF6 was just announced on monday.   we just had a psblog on psvr 2 hardware reveal yesterday.   that 1/4 of your "E3 2022" right there...  

They're doing a bit of both.

Last year they had a State of Play just about every 2 months with a large showcase in there as well.

Their current strategy is:
A big event or two, every year focusing on first party announcements
State of Play every ~2 months for updates, smaller announcements
State of Play ~1 month before game launch.

[the-pi-guy]

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends is available as a bonus title for PlayStation Plus members this month.
 
Full details on the lineup: https://t.co/E5phpOm77r pic.twitter.com/4c4Mqv5RlN

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) February 23, 2022

[kitler53]

oh, that's a good month.  even better than the leak.

[Dr. Pezus]

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends is available as a bonus title for PlayStation Plus members this month.
 
Full details on the lineup: https://t.co/E5phpOm77r pic.twitter.com/4c4Mqv5RlN

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) February 23, 2022

Wasn't sonic offered before? Like 2 years ago

[the-pi-guy]

Wasn't sonic offered before? Like 2 years ago

Sonic Forces was offered two years ago.

At least in NA.

[Legend]

Wasn't sonic offered before? Like 2 years ago

Sonic Forces was offered two years ago.

At least in NA.

I feel old. My brain jumped to the sonic racing game from 10 years ago.

PS Plus: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Free on Vita for Members - PlayStation.Blog

[Dr. Pezus]

Sonic Forces was offered two years ago.

At least in NA.

I feel old. My brain jumped to the sonic racing game from 10 years ago.

PS Plus: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Free on Vita for Members - PlayStation.Blog

Holy shame, yeah that was it. How was it 10 years ago lmao? And how does it feel like 2 years.

[the-pi-guy]

Sony has been emphasising group collaboration a lot over the past year, reminiscent of its original "One Sony" strategy.

Wouldn't be surprised to see more synergy across the 4 pillars of gaming, movies, anime and music going forward. A way to grow recurring revenue via PS. https://t.co/V513h92pGc

— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) March 1, 2022