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[nial]

Wuthering Waves and Strinova coming to PlayStation.

• Sal Romano

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced its lineup for ChinaJoy 2024, which will run from July 26 to 29 at Shanghai New International Expo Center in Shanghai, China.

The company’s full lineup of playable titles is as follows:

• PlayStation China Hero Project
  • AI-LIMIT (CE-Asia / SenseGames)
  • AWAKEN: Astral Blade (ESDigital Games / Dark Pigeon Games)
  • Convallaria (SIE / Loong Force)
  • Daba: Land of Water Scar (Dark Star)
  • EVOTINCTION (Astrolabe Games / Spikewave Games)
  • Exiledge (Enigmatrix)
• First-Party
  • ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI)
  • Convallaria (Loong Force)
  • Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studio)
  • Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games)
  • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)
• Third-Party
  • EA Sports FC 24 (Electronic Arts)
  • Elden Ring (Bandai Namco Entertainment / FromSoftware)
  • Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (SNK)
  • Gundam Breaker 4 (Bandai Namco Entertainment / Crafts & Meister)
  • Immortals Fenyx Rising (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Quebec)
  • Infinity Nikki (Infold Games / Papergames)
  • Let’s School (PM Studios / Pathea Games)
  • NBA 2K (2K / Visual Concepts)
  • Phantom Blade Zero (S-GAME)
  • Rusty Rabbit (NetEase Games / NITRO PLUS)
  • Strinova (iDreamSky)
  • Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream (Bandai Namco Entertainment / Dimps Corporation)
  • That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles (Bandai Namco Entertainment / ZOC / Monkeycraft)
  • Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)

Sony Interactive Entertainment announces ChinaJoy 2024 lineup

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced its lineup for ChinaJoy 2024, which will run from July 26 to 29 at Shanghai New International Expo Center in Shanghai, China.

www.gematsu.com

PlayStation Studios game Lost Soul Aside confirmed its presence at the event along with director Yang Bing, new gameplay will also be streamed.

Live stream schedule:

Gematsu has shared more details on the event schedule:

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Live Stream Schedule

• Where to Watch: Bilibili, TikTok, Weibo

(All times are China Standard Time.)


July 26

12:00 to 13:00 – Lost Soul Aside Producer Meeting

13:00 to 14:00 – Dynasty Warriors: Origin Producer Meeting / Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake and Fairy Tail 2 Gameplay Session

14:00 to 15:00 – Gundam Breaker 4 and Sword Art Online: Fractured DaydreamGameplay Session

15:00 to 16:00 – Sonic X Shadow Generations Producer Meeting

July 27

12:00 to 13:00 – ASTRO BOT Interactive Challenge

13:00 to 14:00 – Wuthering Waves Interactive Challenge

14:00 to 15:00 – "China Hero Project" Project Announcement Producer Meeting
15:00 to 16:00 – Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Immortals Fenyx RisingGameplay Session

July 28

• 12:00 to 13:00 – Phantom Blade Zero Production Team Meeting
• 13:00 to 14:00 – Infinity Nikki Gameplay Session
• 14:00 to 15:00 – "China Hero Project" Project Announcement Producer Meeting
• 15:00 to 16:00 – "China Hero Project" Project Announcement Producer Meeting

 

[nial]

Astro Bot and Convallaria as upcoming PlayStation Studios games, hopefully we get a release date for the latter.
Horizon is pretty popular in Asia, so no wonder that they're still pushing Horizon Forbidden West over there.
Helldivers 2 is a no brainer, eapecially since they were already showcasing Helldivers 1 (yes, the 2015 game) last year.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart still getting there, it's like the third consecutive year AFTER release.
No Sackboy: A Big Adventure (it was at the previous ones) and Lost Soul Aside this time around, the former makes sense with Astro Bot right there, the latter makes me hope that they're saving it for the next big showcase.

 

[lh032]

And Phil is sleeping

 

[Heisenberg007]

• First-Party
  • Convallaria (Loong Force)
  • Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studio)

The narrative-builders after seeing Convallaria and Helldivers 2 being classified as first-party:

 

[nial]

The narrative-builders after seeing Convallaria and Helldivers 2 being classified as first-party:

Tbqf, Sal did not put Convallaria there as it's still labeled as part of CHP, but I decided to include it as it clearly is one, just like Helldivers 2. A SIE-published game is a SIE game, and a SIE game is a first-party game, and that it's not going to change.

 

[nial]

Rusty Rabbit is developed by Nitro Plus? First time I'm hearing about it.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Nice! We'll finally be getting some news on the PS5 version of Wuthering Waves.

 

[Hudo]

Not sure I'd associate "joy" with China.

 

[Panajev2001a]

Not sure I'd associate "joy" with China.

If your images from China are not from the late 60’s why not ?

 

[Hudo]

If your images from China are not from the late 60’s why not ?

Nah, they're from 2019.

 

[Panajev2001a]

Nah, they're from 2019.

I am sure even those might be better than some places in the west in 2024 . Then again this is not a political thread about anyone feeling threatened economically so we can get back to the games.

 

[Hudo]

I am sure even those might be better than some places in the west in 2024 . Then again this is not a political thread about anyone feeling threatened economically so we can get back to the games.

Good for you, I guess.

 

[Panajev2001a]

Good for you, I guess.

Good for all, those looking for Cold War 2.0 aside, I guess .

 

[mansoor1980]

as long as the games bring me JOY , i dont care where they come from

 

[Hudo]

Good for all, those looking for Cold War 2.0 aside, I guess .

I dunno how you got from my snide comment about joy to China vs. the West and now to Cold War 2.0. Calm down, dude. It's a video game forum on the internet.

as long as the games bring me JOY , i dont care where they come from

That's the right idea.

 

[feynoob]

Good luck there.
Mobile and PC dominates there. Unless your game is mmo or live service, you wont crack there that much.

And Phil is sleeping

They have activision blizzard. Those guys are crazy for some blizzard games.
Diablo and wow are like huge there.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Very strange that Lost Soul Aside isn't in the lineup. What's even stranger is that it's claimed that it is still going to be at the show despite being left off the lineup.

Wonder if Sony is distancing themselves from the game.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Very strange that Lost Soul Aside isn't in the lineup. What's even stranger is that it's claimed that it is still going to be at the show despite being left off the lineup.

Wonder if Sony is distancing themselves from the game.

First game I thought about before even clicking on the thread. Starting to feel like this game is in development hell.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

That game was made by one dude and later on a few more joined, I think. So, I would keep my expectations extremely low.

It's so funny that Hermen keeps pushing Aloy wherever Sony goes, for fucks sake.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

First game I thought about before even clicking on the thread. Starting to feel like this game is in development hell.

Apparently there is supposed to be a new demo at the event. Very strange story.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

More than I was expecting. Hope these hero projects lives up to Stellar Blade quality.

 

[Crownttano]

Phantom Blade Zero!!

 

[SlimySnake]

Wish they cared about American joy. I remember when PSX and theater E3 conferences were a thing. They were glorious. It really felt like Sony gave a shit about its U.S fanbase.

 

[Morrie’s wig shop]

More than I was expecting. Hope these hero projects lives up to Stellar Blade quality.

That’s Korea, this is China.
I would hope the quality is good, or nobody is gonna buy and this will become a moment in time where we all look back and say “remember that time when Sony made that push in China”

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

That’s Korea, this is China.
I would hope the quality is good, or nobody is gonna buy and this will become a moment in time where we all look back and say “remember that time when Sony made that push in China”

I get it, but I'm hoping some of them are quality games that will have appeal over here.
Maybe the Chinese don't need to buy the China made games

 

[SmokedMeat]

Not sure I'd associate "joy" with China.

Well they couldn’t call it “Happy Ending”

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Apparently there is supposed to be a new demo at the event. Very strange story.

I hope so.....it been in development for like 8 years....lol

 

[kurisu_1974]

I would like less Chinese games, not more.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Good luck there.
Mobile and PC dominates there. Unless your game is mmo or live service, you wont crack there that much.

They have activision blizzard. Those guys are crazy for some blizzard games.
Diablo and wow are like huge there.

so, Phil is sleeping

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

Lost Soul Aside is vaporware

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Does PS5 sell in China? Or games are super delayed?

All the games I am familiar with on that list are old. Some years old.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

I hope so.....it been in development for like 8 years....lol

While true, I think it was a one man show for many of those years.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Not a bad lineup.

Kinda funny LEGO Horizon is MIA though.

 

[Hudo]

Does PS5 sell in China? Or games are super delayed?

All the games I am familiar with on that list are old. Some years old.

Afaik, PS5 is selling in China, so it makes sense for Sony to show up from time to time. Nintendo do so as well.

Not sure about a delay, tho. But it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[nial]

Wonder if Sony is distancing themselves from the game.

I wouldn't think so, especially since they were happy to pick it up for publishing after several years of supporting it. We will see what happens, though.

It's so funny that Hermen keeps pushing Aloy wherever Sony goes, for fucks sake.

Blame Asia for actually buying the games.

Does PS5 sell in China? Or games are super delayed?

All the games I am familiar with on that list are old. Some years old.

Pretty sure that R&C:RA or HFW were already released in Mainland China, they're just very popular over there.

Not a bad lineup.

Kinda funny LEGO Horizon is MIA though.

Not surprising, though. Spider-Man 2 was MIA from last year's event as well.

 

[feynoob]

so, Phil is sleeping

He got his payday. It's a retirement time for him now.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

I wouldn't think so, especially since they were happy to pick it up for publishing after several years of supporting it. We will see what happens, though.

Blame Asia for actually buying the games.

Pretty sure that R&C:RA or HFW were already released in Mainland China, they're just very popular over there.

Not surprising, though. Spider-Man 2 was MIA from last year's event as well.

Yeah but with SIE wanting to push Horizon so hard, I would've thought LEGO Horizon would be there even if it came to China later than other regions.

Only reason I can imagine it isn't there is because a proper translation & such would take a while. But I don't think LEGO Horizon is going to be as heavy on dialog & story as the main games, far from it actually.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

If I remember correctly, LEGO games are not voiced, which by default makes Lego Horizon story better than in the main games.

 

[The_hunter]

If I remember correctly, LEGO games are not voiced, which by default makes Lego Horizon story better than in the main games.

They introduced voice acting in the LEGO games

 

[cash_longfellow]

Lost Soul Aside is never coming out, is it?

 

[nial]

Yeah but with SIE wanting to push Horizon so hard, I would've thought LEGO Horizon would be there even if it came to China later than other regions.

Only reason I can imagine it isn't there is because a proper translation & such would take a while. But I don't think LEGO Horizon is going to be as heavy on dialog & story as the main games, far from it actually.

LEGO Horizon Adventures is most likely a November game, so Sony must not be wanting to showcase it so soon. Astro Bot is for early September, just a bit over a month after the event.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

LEGO Horizon Adventures is most likely a November game, so Sony must not be wanting to showcase it so soon. Astro Bot is for early September, just a bit over a month after the event.

But November's only two months after September .

I really don't think that's the reason, two months isn't much of a difference. Though maybe in a way it could be a factor, i.e two family-friendly games and SIE don't want to overshadow Astro Bot's hype and release with LEGO Horizon's.

So I guess in that sense, what you're saying has some weight. Me personally, I don't think there's too much overlap between Astro and LEGO Horizon :/

 

[nial]

But November's only two months after September .

And over three months after the event, I don't think there is much to think about, pretty much just like how Spider-Man 2 was not there last year because of them not wanting to showcase it pretty soon/before the (September) SoP.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

And over three months after the event, I don't think there is much to think about, pretty much just like how Spider-Man 2 was not there last year because of them not wanting to showcase it pretty soon/before the (September) SoP.

Yeah, maybe. But a game like Spiderman 2 would need a lot of time to get a Chinese dub for that market, therefore it missing the event last year has that type of reasoning going for it.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Lost Souls Aside confirmed their presence at ChinaJoy!



nial Tagging you here for awareness so you can add it to your OP.

 

[nial]

Lost Souls Aside confirmed their presence at ChinaJoy!



nial Tagging you here for awareness so you can add it to your OP.

Missed this.
Thanks, Thick! (Or TTSL?) Added to the OP.
Hopefully we FINALLY get a release date.

 

[nial]

Sneak peek of the PlayStation booth.

Man, Sony is really going full on the Astro Bot marketing, remember when it was just a cute little minigame in The Playroom VR back in 2016?

 

[yurinka]

The narrative-builders after seeing Convallaria and Helldivers 2 being classified as first-party:

Well, first party games are those published by the platform holder. Helldivers 2, Convallaria, Astro Bot or God of War are some examples of first party games.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Sneak peek of the PlayStation booth.

Man, Sony is really going full on the Astro Bot marketing, remember when it was just a cute little minigame in The Playroom VR back in 2016?

That is one sick, beautiful booth! <3

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Gematsu has shared more details on the event schedule:

---

Live Stream Schedule

• Where to Watch: Bilibili, TikTok, Weibo

(All times are China Standard Time.)


July 26

12:00 to 13:00 – Lost Soul Aside Producer Meeting

13:00 to 14:00 – Dynasty Warriors: Origin Producer Meeting / Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake and Fairy Tail 2 Gameplay Session

14:00 to 15:00 – Gundam Breaker 4 and Sword Art Online: Fractured DaydreamGameplay Session

15:00 to 16:00 – Sonic X Shadow Generations Producer Meeting

July 27

12:00 to 13:00 – ASTRO BOT Interactive Challenge

13:00 to 14:00 – Wuthering Waves Interactive Challenge

14:00 to 15:00 – "China Hero Project" Project Announcement Producer Meeting
15:00 to 16:00 – Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Immortals Fenyx RisingGameplay Session

July 28

• 12:00 to 13:00 – Phantom Blade Zero Production Team Meeting
• 13:00 to 14:00 – Infinity Nikki Gameplay Session
• 14:00 to 15:00 – "China Hero Project" Project Announcement Producer Meeting
• 15:00 to 16:00 – "China Hero Project" Project Announcement Producer Meeting