Sony has been a bit quiet up to now in 2021 about the way forward for the PS5, however that’s set to alter on Thursday when the corporate holds its subsequent State of Play occasion.
In line with a publish that simply went dwell on the PlayStation Blog, Sony says the occasion will final for roughly half-hour and can include updates and bulletins for 10 upcoming third-party and indie video games on each PS4 and PS5.
Disappointingly, Sony says there gained’t be any new PlayStation {hardware} or business-focused updates on this present (which is a disgrace as the corporate simply introduced that it’s engaged on the PSVR 2
) nor does it point out first-party video games like Horizon Forbidden West or the upcoming God of War within the occasion description, both.
The occasion is scheduled to begin on Thursday, February 25 at 2pm PST / 5pm EST / 10pm GMT, and Sony says that you simply’ll be capable to watch a dwell stream on its official Twitch and YouTube channels. We’ll additionally embed the dwell stream video on TechRadar.
Will Sony handle the true points concerning PS5? Or will it concentrate on constructing hype?
The occasion could possibly be an important alternative for Sony to deal with PlayStation Nation – its fan base which have each proven immense curiosity within the PS5 and, concurrently, nice disdain for the corporate’s lack of obtainable consoles. PS5 restock has been extraordinarily restricted. (See our Where to Buy a PS5 information in the event you’re nonetheless wanting.)
And but, based mostly on the outline, it doesn’t appear to be Sony goes to say the PS5 inventory shortages or scalpers, as a substitute specializing in build up the hype for the following spherical of third-party titles and indie video games coming to the console later this 12 months.
Admittedly, whereas the latter would possibly sound egocentric, it’s additionally one thing that Sony desperately wants proper now. The slate of upcoming PS5 titles seems to be robust for the following two months, however after that begins to drop off precipitously.
Sony’s State of Play occasion announcement follows immediately’s information that Gran Turismo 7 would be delayed and that the corporate would launch Ratchet & Clank free-of-charge for its upcoming Play at Dwelling occasion that begins on March 1.
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