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Jeff Grubb: Sony is debating if they hold a full PS Showcase this summer rather than a State of Play, but they are considering a showcase
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Tiago Rodrigues
Member
If Grubb says that...State of Play it is
Bernardougf
Member
We have fcking nothing.. what the hell do we do ?
(Calls Phil.. "do you have the MCC and GOW ready for June ?" .. nop... "Fuuuuck")
(Calls Phil.. "do you have the MCC and GOW ready for June ?" .. nop... "Fuuuuck")
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noob smokes
Member
They just wolfin we all know its gonna be a mid sop
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Sales and profits are higher than ever. They can literally film themselves taking a shit, and have that be the state of play, and still be top 1 thanks to Phil killing Xbox and Nintendo taking almost 9 years to release a new handheld.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Do they have the games for a Showcase?
bundylove
Member
That would make the news and sony would start producing toilets
SEGAvangelist
Member
Can they fill a showcase?
After abandoning the many live service and GAAS initiative, I'm sure they have many games in development. Even, at least, showing some teaser trailer of future PS exclusives will make so many PS fans happy.
ExtendEmbraceExtinguish
Member
Agreed. Hopefully they won’t complain if msft goes for another publisher.
Topher
Identifies as young
A showcase isn't just first party games so yes, obviously they have enough
ExtendEmbraceExtinguish
Member
At this point Sony should just make AA games for some genres while still pushing tentpoles.
coachmcguirk91
Member
Saros is 2026. Intergalactic is probably 2026. Firesprite is working on a horror game, probably releasing next year. Horizon online should certainly be their as well
Intergalactic, Wolverine, Saros all coming out in 2026 could be GOAT year for Playstation
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Loomy
Thinks Microaggressions are Real
They do. Sony's dilemma is an apparent decision to only show games that are within a year or so of release. Showing Intergalactic and Saros is a sign that they're loosening that a bit. So hopefully that means actual showcases to balance out the SoPs
Mibu no ookami
Demoted Member® Pro™
They could have had a showcase in February or March if they hadn't done smaller reveals in September and December.
1. Ghost of Yotei
2. Intergalactic
3. Saros
4. Death Stranding 2
5. Marathon
6. MLB The Show 25
7. Destiny 2 Heresy
8. The Last of Us 2 PC
9. Spider-Man 2 PC (should have been delayed)
10. Day's Gone Remaster
I think this would have been a hell of a showcase.
1. Ghost of Yotei
2. Intergalactic
3. Saros
4. Death Stranding 2
5. Marathon
6. MLB The Show 25
7. Destiny 2 Heresy
8. The Last of Us 2 PC
9. Spider-Man 2 PC (should have been delayed)
10. Day's Gone Remaster
I think this would have been a hell of a showcase.
Wandering Leopard
Member
Show stuff when it's ready to be shown, when at the time it's revealed, the release date is a year or less away.
The industry needs to stop relying on zero gameplay / CG trailers just to (somehow) "beef up" these shows.
The industry needs to stop relying on zero gameplay / CG trailers just to (somehow) "beef up" these shows.
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viveks86
Member
Am I the only one actually getting burnt out on these lengthy low bitrate showcases? Sitting through a feature film length presentation where I don't care for 50% (or more) of the games shown seems like a thorough waste of my time. I prefer shorter length State of Plays, so that there is a steady throughput of games every month (or two) to generate hype. This also helps manage expectations better. There is just too much hype around showcases and outside of the rare spectacle once in 5 or 10 years, the rest just end up leaving you sour and invariably disappointed. They just need to do shorter, more focused, 20-30 minute state of plays with not more than 5 games, every month on a fixed day and time so they build a regular (and hopefully growing) audience with clear expectations. Sprinkle in the surprise block buster (1st or 3rd party) showing up every other month and I'm good. Probably a minority opinion, but just needed to say it. This is not in defense of the existing SoP format. Most of them seem to suck as well due to poor management of expectation. But I feel they would be a lot better if they got rid of showcases altogether so that the regular SoP can shine with better games to show.
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Mibu no ookami
Demoted Member® Pro™
I assumed at some point with the number of studios they had that their pipeline would catch up to the point where they could show 3-4 big games a year, especially with some studios working on 2+ games, but they're just not there.
The obvious answer would be to add more studios. They could have done so with a complete purchase of Kadokawa. Between From and the other studios, this would have created a bridge to gap the holes in the pipeline.
If games on average take 5 years to develop and you want to have 4 games a year, that means you have to have 20 games in development at all times.
They really only have 14 primary studios and one makes only baseball games at least at the moment. If making multiple games stretches games out to 6-7 years, you need even more studios to fill the gaps.
They got nothing out of Firewalk, they closed London Studio and Pixelopus and they just canceled Bend and Bluepoint's games. That's 5 games removed from the pipeline. That's significant.
The last two remaining studios that they acquired that are working on games are Haven and Firesprite and there is no really good sign from either of them.
Dreams came out in 2020. We should have at least seen something from Media Molecule at this point, but I don't think they gave up on Dreams until 2022 or 2023, working on the PC port, that was also canceled.
I think SIE is feeling a bit gunshy from the studios it purchased, but it still needs to do something to fill in the gaps. These were mostly startups with a high chance of failing. The most disappointing was the misallocation of Bluepoint who could have turned out 1-2 remakes since 2020.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
It's about Persistence !!!!!!!!
Roman Empire
Member
Are we heading to Concord 2 already?
Horseganador
Member
They just made a SoP two days ago and already these cheap "insiders" are bothering us again with rumors.
ProtoByte
Weeb Underling
Ah, I don't even want it rn. They don't have the games, and what they do have doesn't cut it. Their studios just haven't been firing on the same caliber they were last gen. Until that pipeline gets reformed, I can only imagine disappointment - or Microsoft Showcase style playlist appeal where the actual games turn out to be quite disappointing. The last PS showcase was a joke.
March Climber
Member
Deep dive gameplay showcases of these alongside a few surprise announcements sprinkled in would still make for a good showcase. Showcases are more than just reveals.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
if they have CGI trailers or glorified in-engine title screens. they can stick their showcase up to Grubb´s butthole. he will probably enjoy it.
Topher
Identifies as young
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Physiognomonics
Member
I was about to post about the same thing. Playstation have become the likes of Microsoft or Activision. I fell like those events are just for shareholders, not for gamers.
Seriously who cares about those mini-movies anymore?
ProtoByte
Weeb Underling
The obvious answer was to not waste half a decade of premier studio time on live service boondoggles that were never going to work.
They don't need to be buying more studios, especially after Bungie. Plus there's barely anyone worthy to buy.
I'm 101% for that.
Sebastian1295
Member
They have ghost of yotei, wolverine, intergalactic, saros, marathon, death stranding 2 etc that they can show more of. They'd have enough games for a full showcase if they wanted too.
Sebastian1295
Member
I could see fromsoftware making another exclusive for them after sony's extra investment into kadokawa. They didn't invest and pay alot of money for nothing after all.