The summer conferences are fast approaching and, even if the E3 is canceled, other media have taken over to offer you a busy month of June. The main event will of course be the Summer Game Fest from June 9, followed by the inevitable Xbox Showcase, but Sony will also be there. the State of Play will also be the first meeting between publishers and fans for this 2022 edition.
When will the next State of Play take place?
- Sony gives you an appointment on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. for his State of Play conference (French time),
- It will last 30 minutes and will be focused on third-party games (PlayStation partners) as well as PlayStation VR2,
- You can watch it live on Twitch or Youtube.
In short, don’t expect to see God of War Ragnarok (unless a little One More Thing) or Spider-Man 2.
Final Fantasy XVI
We’ve been waiting for news from him for months and months, but a priori this time, it’s the right one! According to Mr Yoshida’s latest findings and the progress of the project, there is a very good chance that Final Fantasy 16 will be part of this State of Play. We will cross our fingers very strongly that Square Enix’s A-RPG succeeds in restoring the image of the main series, after a Final Fantasy 15 appreciated by the public, but far from unanimous. With the Final Fantasy 14 team in the kitchen for this episode, there are in any case a lot of reasons to be confident.
Hogwarts Legacy and Gotham Knights
Although we have already had a 15-minute State of Play entirely dedicated to Hogwarts Legacy: Hogwarts Legacy, this new conference may well be the occasion to deliver us a release date for the Harry Potter RPG. Especially since, in recent days, communication has accelerated on the side of Warner Bros and Avalanche Software with a 20-minute ASMR ambient trailer, showing us new sequences at Hogsmeade and Hogwarts, a new special PS5 trailer to glorify dualsense controllers as well as a dedicated blogpost. Still planned for the end of 2022 on all platforms (even the Nintendo Switch), this next State of Play may be the opportunity to confirm a date in November or December.
Still on the side of Warner Bros Games, the release of Gotham Knights is fast approaching (October 25, 2022) and a new trailer might not be too much to explain, once and for all, how coop works in-game. Be careful however, the release of the game without Batman is only planned on next-gen machines.
Star Wars KOTOR and Survivor
With the recent release of Obi Wan Kenobi series on Disney+ and the Star Wars Celebrations, Electronic Arts took the opportunity to announce the sequel to Jedi Fallen Order. Called Survivor, episode 2 will once again feature good old Cal Kestis and his adorable robot, five years after his adventures in the first game. Regarding a potential link with the Obi Wan series, we will probably have to wait for the game to be released. or the end of the latter, but it becomes clear now that the two Jedi will be able to rub shoulders since we see the Grand Inquisitor.
If we were therefore entitled to a teaser trailer this Friday, we can hope to see more in-depth gameplay during the State of Play.
And why limit yourself to a single game with such a large franchise? The ambitious remake of Knight of the Old Republic, with Revan (the second most stylish Jedi/Sith in the galaxy), should show the tip of his nose. When it was announced, we only had a simple teaser with its famous sabers, but it’s time to see some images and why not gameplay !
Forspoken
Originally scheduled for late May, Square Enix’s open world has been pushed back to October 11, 2022, i.e. in a few months. Although we already have a lot of information about Forspoken, yet another trailer showing us the adventures of Frey could probably reassure us about the graphics, the fluidity and the variety of the RPG. As a reminder, Forspoken tells the story of a young New Yorker, Frey, who suddenly finds herself transported to the fantasy open world and cruel of Athia. As she struggles to find her place in this new reality, Frey must face corrupt creatures that threaten her with every step.
Info on PSVR2 games
The headset hasn’t been unveiled yet, but regardless, third-party publishers don’t want to wait any longer to unveil the games that will be released on PSVR 2. More than games, it’s a hardware announcement that we hope, because for the moment the Sony Playstation HMD has not provided the essential information for its marketing such as its price or its release date. We suspect that Moss 2 the little mouse will hang its tail on the PS5 VR headset and we sincerely hope that Astro will return for new quality platform adventures.
And finally, here are some games that we would like to see but which will probably not be part of this future State of Play:
- DokeV
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (likely at a Ubisoft conference)
- Wolverine
- God of War Ragnarok
- Spider Man 2
- Indiana Jones (Bethesda x Xbox conference definitely)
And you, what do you expect from this State of Play?