Sony opens the ball for big video game conferences. On the evening of May 24, the Japanese firm should make strong announcements, to the delight of owners of a PS5.
Sony launches this May 24 the kickoff of the big annual conferences, organized around June – without E3 this year, due to cancellation. Its PlayStation Showcase is likely to be a highlight of this year 2023, the first six months of which have been particularly generous in terms of releases. Including on PlayStation 5.
How to follow the PlayStation Showcase?
You’ll have to sacrifice some sleep to attend the PlayStation Showcase live, as the broadcast will begin at 10 p.m. This is all the more true since the show will be quite long: a little over an hour.
- When ? May 24, 2023 from 10 p.m. Paris time;
- Or ? Here, or on YouTube;
- What ? An overview of the big upcoming PS5 games.
The must-watch event for PlayStation fans
In Sony’s conference grid, a PlayStation Showcase is not a State of Play. A PlayStation Showcase means that the multinational will pull out the heavy artillery to multiply the big announcements. This means that the appointment is unmissable for owners of a PlayStation 5. We are likely to see pretty trailers, release dates to note in your diary and, above all, something to dream about for the next few months. ” PS5 and PS VR2 games in development at top studios around the world “says Sony.
The last PlayStation Showcase, which dates from September 2021, had allowed Sony to formalize Marvel’s Wolverine And Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which should take up a lot of space this Wednesday evening. Other blockbusters should be there, like death stranding 2, Final Fantasy XVI (a playable demo available the same day?), Silent Hill 2 Remake or Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. We are also awaiting news from Naughty Dog, which could relaunch the Uncharted saga (we believe in it) and show more Last of Us Factions.
In the rumors, are notably mentioned the arrival of a remake of Metal Gear Solid 3a trailer for GTA VI (no one believes it), a teaser for Ghost of Tsushima 2a PC port for Bloodborne (Arles), new hardware (the famous portable console?)… One thing is certain: we shouldn’t be bored.
Note that the PlayStation VR 2, virtual reality headset that Sony does not seem to have launched so little is said about it, will be entitled to its segment. Some, including us, would downright dream of an arrival in the catalog of Half Life: Alyx — one of the best representatives of technology.
- What we are sure to see : superheroes who love spiders.
- What we would like to see : lots of dates to prepare for the second semester.
- What we would like to see, but which will never happen : GTA VIin order to put an end to speculation once and for all.
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