Sony’s PlayStation State of Play Event: New Indies, Third-Party Games And More – News18

Sony has introduced a brand new State of Play occasion for at the moment, September 14, the place it’s anticipated to showcase a number of video games ranging throughout totally different genres. 

According to Sony, the printed will give attention to “previously announced games coming to PlayStation consoles,” spanning from “indie and PS VR2 highlights, to major upcoming titles from our third-party partners.”

What Not To Expect

This occasion follows the PlayStation Showcase that happened in May earlier this 12 months, throughout which the gaming large revealed the revival of Marathon by Bungie, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 gameplay, and even {hardware} bulletins, together with the brand new handheld distant play gadget known as PlayStation Portal (beforehand often called Project Q).

Of course, PlayStation Showcases are sometimes extra substantial and full of content material in comparison with the State of Play occasions. Therefore, throughout at the moment’s State of Play, don’t count on any first-party reveals that includes new IPs or sequels to video games like Ghost of Tsushima.

Additionally, it have to be famous that Sony hasn’t marketed Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 to be featured in at the moment’s State of Play occasion, contemplating the sport’s scheduled launch subsequent month on October 20, 2023. Previously, we’ve got seen Sony set up State of Play occasions for video games like Horizon Forbidden West. However, it’s price noting that Sony has already showcased in depth gameplay throughout the PlayStation Showcase earlier this 12 months.

How to Watch the PlayStation State of Play Event in India:

For players in India, the State of Play might be live-streamed on PlayStation’s YouTube channel and Twitch at 2:30 AM IST on September 15. For these in different time zones: 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET / 10 pm BST.

“Here at PlayStation, our vision is to be the best place to play and publish great games. Because there are thousands of developers and publishers all around the world constantly creating outstanding games, our team has their work cut out for them,” mentioned Shawne Benson, Director, Head of Portfolio, Global Third-Party Relations.