Sony / PlayStation "State of Play" News and Discussion

[wonderfly]

Here is the whopping 1 hour and 12 minute "State of Play", for February 2026:



More comments to come after I watch all of this....

 

[Classic Speedy]

Stuff I'm most interested in:
-007: First Light: Should be a rollicking good time!
-Castlevania: Belmont's Curse: Naturally. Always up for more of this series.
-Dead or Alive New Project and DOA 6 Last Round: While I didn't like DOA 6 as much as 5 (mainly because of the more convoluted way to unlock costumes), it will still be worth an upgrade.
-Metal Gear Solid Master Collection 2: "MGS4 escapes PS3 jail" is an apt description. Looking forward to playing it with a better framerate.
-Rayman 30th Anniversary: Yessss. Good on them for including numerous versions of the game too!
-Star Wars: Galactic Racer: Should provide the same rush as Episode 1 Racer from over two decades ago. Even though Star Wars as a whole is largely off my radar lately, I'll get this.

 

[Spacething7474]

Quite suprised that a sequel to Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Kena: Scars of Kosmora) was the first revealed game, but it's probably one of the best first game reveals in one of these events yet, as I liked the original game quite a bit (like this article from 2021 says, it's a got a cool PS2 feel to it, similiar to Jak & Daxter and Haven: Call of the King Kena Is The PS5's Best PS2 Game)

 

[wonderfly]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:

"The Newsiest News From Sony’s February State Of Play"​

"Yesterday afternoon, or evening depending on your time zone, Sony broadcasted a new hour-long State Of Play stuffed with never before revealed game announcements and trailers. Ordinarily I’m quick on the draw with these things but they picked the exact time of a doctor’s appointment to show these, so…here’s my tape-delayed analysis and my favorite picks of the litter."

Read the full article here.

 

[the_joker]

I'm surprised Kena: Bridge of Spirits got a sequel since I thought the studio would want to make other games, but I did like the game, so this one should be interesting. I did love the aesthetics of the first game, but the story wasn't engaging. Interestingly, I wonder if it would've been better with a thinner story.

Pragmata and Resident Evil: Requiem do look interesting, and the former featuring a soldier carrying an android who looked like a little girl was an original premise, so that might be interesting.

There was Control Resonant, and I'm trying to find a good time to play the first game.

The James Bond game and John Wick game were noticeable licensed games. As for the former, I really wanna try the Hitman games at some point.

Crimson Moon was apparently an RPG, and I like that genre, so I'll throw that in the "eventually" pile.

I wanna play some Rayman games, so it was neat seeing it get an anniversary release. There were some complaints about the music getting changed, and I'm not sure why it got changed in the first place, but I don't have access to their original versions, so I'll have to settle for this.

Beast of Reincarnation certainly stood out for being from Gamefreak of Pokemon fame. Obligatory comment about the game having a higher budget than the Pokemon games, though Wind and Waves at least had promising visuals, but I haven't actually watched the 30th anniversary trailer yet.

Finally, there was the God of War games. I've wanted to play the old games, and I didn't think the original trilogy would get remade. Hopefully, the first 2 games could get ported to PS4/5 because I'd like to see how well the originals hold up (hopefully well). And I didn't expect the series to get a side-scroller, so I'll play that eventually.

 

[wonderfly]

....did I not give my thoughts on the February State of Play? Hmm, must've slipped my mind.


Well, the short version is, these are the ones I believe I was most interested in:

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
Rayman 30th Anniversary
Star Wars: Galactic Racer
Pragmata
And the new "Kena: Bridge of Spirits" sequel.

 

[wonderfly]

Anyway, here is Sony's Summer "State of Play", which just aired today:




I'll share my thoughts later.

 

[wonderfly]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:

"Wolverine, God Of War Laufey, And Other Brutal Moments From Today’s Sony State Of Play"​

"If you could sum up the latest Sony State Of Play in one word, the word would be “violence.” The presentation was bookended with the ultra-visceral stabbings of Wolverine and capped with the reveal of Kratos’ wife slashing afterlife thugs in God Of War: Laufey. No one said a swear, but there were sure a lot of blood, guts and meat flying around.

Many surprises were dropped, but the biggest and most important reveal of the whole day was…Gitaroo Man coming to PS Plus."

Read the full article here.

 

[Classic Speedy]

Disappointed that TR Legacy of Atlantis was delayed until next year, but it was inevitable given that A) we hadn't heard much news since its announcement and B) the game and Catalyst were both affected by Amazon lay-offs. But I'd rather the game be fine-tuned rather than released in a buggy state. And on the plus side, it won't have to possibly compete with GTA VI's release window.

It's gonna be a tough wait, though - that trailer looked AMAZING and I can't wait to play it.

 

[TnAdct1]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:

"Wolverine, God Of War Laufey, And Other Brutal Moments From Today’s Sony State Of Play"​

"If you could sum up the latest Sony State Of Play in one word, the word would be “violence.” The presentation was bookended with the ultra-visceral stabbings of Wolverine and capped with the reveal of Kratos’ wife slashing afterlife thugs in God Of War: Laufey. No one said a swear, but there were sure a lot of blood, guts and meat flying around.

Many surprises were dropped, but the biggest and most important reveal of the whole day was…Gitaroo Man coming to PS Plus."

Read the full article here.

Two things:

1. Jack Quaid isn't voicing the sword. He's voicing the gelatinous cube.

2. All the talk about violence, and no mention of the clip of the Ill trailer involving a zombie baby getting punched?

 

[wonderfly]

Yes, I'm running a week behind, but that happens every year with this "E3" time period....but here's my thoughts on the Sony State of Play.


Marvel's Wolverine: This is...just way to gory for me. I've been known to enjoy a good "M" rated Wolverine comic book, but the translation into live action just isn't working for me. Maybe that's the difference between artwork on a comic book page vs. seeing blood shooting everywhere anytime Wolverine's claws hit somebody.

Also....what's up with the reports that came out after this presentation that the X-Men aren't even in this universe?!? Jean Grey was here in the trailer, but...there's no X-Men? If there's no X-Men (no Charles Xavier), then Wolverine remains a brainwashed soldier of Weapon X or of the Alpha Flight program (or whatever). Also, Jean Grey seemed perfectly content with killing the Reavers as well, and....I don't want all mutants to be as bloodthirsty as Logan.

And the character design for Wolverine....he just looks too hairy. I'm just more and more disappointed with each new look. Gonna pass.

God of War Laufey: I've yet to play any of the God of War games. Looks amazing, but I'm just not interested.

Until Dawn 2: I'm going to get around to playing the first one eventually. I'm...mildly interested. Love the concept of "Every character can be saved, or every character can die".

Stuntman Hollywood: Yes, I'm interested, but will need to see more. This was just a teaser.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis: This is quickly approaching "must have". It looks so good! There's a lot of complaint online about the development team using AI, but lots of studios are using it as a tool....I think online people are too busy wanting to blame AI for everything.

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls: More character reveals! I'm down for this fighting game.

Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered: This one looked good, I might check it out.

Winner of the Presentation:

Rayman Legends Retold: I've got to have this one. I was of the opinion that "why does this need a remaster, the original game looks great". But this looks fantastic. They've added enough new improvements to make it worth it. Also, they're including a refreshed "Rayman Origins" as bonus content as well!

It's kind of the same thing as the new "Star Fox" game that was revealed recently. On one hand, it's like "another revisiting/remake of Star Fox 64? Again?" And yet, it looks so good, you're up for revisiting that story. It's the same thing here - "Rayman Legends? Again?" Would it kill you to make a NEW story?" and yet it looks fantastic, and so I want it.

I guess that could be applied to the original Tomb Raider as well, yet I'm down for that remake as well.

I wasn't interested in anything else.

 

[the_joker]

Rayman Legends Retold was definitely the biggest surprise since I didn't think a game like that needed a remake with its visuals looking more timeless than say Assassin's Creed: Black Flag which is also getting a remake later this year. Incidentally, both games originally released in 2013, and their remakes are getting released in 2026. It looks like this game now has voice acting, and I still liked the vibrant, stylized, and cartoony visuals. It seems this remake is also bundled with a remaster of Rayman Origins, so 2 games for the price of 1. Sure they're not completely new, but I haven't played any of those games including Rayman Legends before (which I bought some time ago and still need to find time to play), so they're new to me. I'm still hoping for new Rayman games to be made.

There was also Marvel's Wolverine, which didn't hold back on the blood and gore even on cyborgs. At least Wolverine himself had no qualms about murdering women in addition to men. If this really is set in the same universe as the Spider-Man games, then I have to wonder how Spidey himself would fit in if he were to cross over with Wolverine since his games are rated T. I also saw Jean Grey, Sabertooh, Mystique, and Apocalypse in the trailer; however...

Also....what's up with the reports that came out after this presentation that the X-Men aren't even in this universe?!? Jean Grey was here in the trailer, but...there's no X-Men? If there's no X-Men (no Charles Xavier), then Wolverine remains a brainwashed soldier of Weapon X or of the Alpha Flight program (or whatever). Also, Jean Grey seemed perfectly content with killing the Reavers as well, and....I don't want all mutants to be as bloodthirsty as Logan.

Really, no other X-Men? Questionable decision since he was a mutant (and other mutants were shown), and mutants and the X-Men went hand-in-hand. Otherwise, I wonder who he was working with or reporting to when rescuing mutants. Or maybe he was doing that out of self-interest. I don't know too much about Wolverine's character history, and it's been a while since I've watched the cartoons or even the movies, so I don't remember if he was brainwashed in those stories. I just remember him getting experimented on and getting an adamantium skeleton as a result, and and I don't remember how he encountered Xavier. Well, in Wolverine and the X-Men, I remember him being a relatively new recruit who suddenly became leader.

Jean Grey also having no qualms about Wolverine making everyone else bleed was also noticeable, and she wasn't usually a brutal person (you know what I mean) in other depictions I've seen. Her inclusion was also noticeable because there have been love triangles between Wolverine, Scott, and Jean (I read she was initially called "Marvel Girl" in comics) in some media (well, 2 of the 3 cartoons, and the lack of that was one reason I preferred X-Men: Evolution over the others), and Scott was nowhere to be seen.

I'm still curious about this game, but the lack of other X-Men does make me wonder if Professor X would actually appear, and the X-Men would be formed at the end of the game.

God of War: Laufey was another surprise since I didn't think another God of War game would already be released. Then again, it Ragnarok (which I have yet to play) released about 4 years ago in 2022, and the "reboot" game God of War (2018) released 4 years before that. Time has a funny way of acting. I know there are remakes of the trilogy being made, but I'm still hoping for the original trilogy as well as the older games outside of the trilogy getting ported to PS4/5.

I'd like to say Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis getting delayed was unfortunate, but I wouldn't be playing it right away anyways because there were older Tomb Raider games I wanted to play first, and I rarely, if ever, buy games at full price nowadays. Except for Nintendo since they don't often discount their games, but I digress. If the game does well, I wonder if remakes of the original sequels will also be produced.

Control: Resonant - I have yet to play the previous game, and I was thankfully able to get that game for 90% off. If that game interests me enough, then I might check out this game.

The Lost Wild - Looks like a survival horror game with dinosaurs instead of zombies. Makes me wonder if there are recent Jurassic Park games like this instead of simulator games running the park. I also wonder if there are or could be games where you could play as a dinosaur instead of needing to deal with one. Incidentally, I have played some Jurassic Park games when I was younger, but I digress again.