Sony State of Play: Ghost of Yotei and Everything Announced for PS5 and PSVR 2
For only announcing the event on Monday, Sony had a State of Play presentation on Tuesday jam-packed with trailers, many of which for games we hadn’t seen before, including a dramatic reveal of the Ghost of Tsushima sequel Ghost of Yotei.
The flurry of trailers included reveals of gameplay for hotly anticipated titles like Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Monster Hunter Wilds, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered and the VR title Hitman: World of Assassination.
There were also trailers for plenty of updates to current games, including new free content coming to Astro Bot, the last DLC for TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge and the second and final DLC for Alan Wake II.
Sony included another sizzle reel of games boosted by the upcoming PS5 Pro, including some that were newly revealed to get upgraded visuals from the new console like Dragon’s Dogma 2, The Crew Motorfest and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Sandwiched between new game trailers were reveals of new chrome console and DualSense controller covers for the PS5, which come in three colors: teal, indigo and pearl. These can be preordered starting Oct. 3.
And without further ado, on to all the game trailers revealed at Sony State of Play.
Astro Bot
The instant classic Astro Bot is getting a free content pack this fall with five new online speedrun levels and 10 new bots for players to free, including cute versions from Helldivers 2 and Stellar Blade.
The Midnight Walk
This new odd adventure from Moon Hood Studios, creators of Lost in Random, features creature designs handmade in clay with an accompanying stop-motion look. The Midnight Walk is coming to PS5 and PSVR at an unannounced date.
Hell is Us
A new haunting post-apocalypse game, Hell is Us, pits players against faceless monsters while exploring strange, vivid landscapes of abandoned buildings and old temples. Hell is Us, developed by studio Rogue Factor, doesn’t have a release date yet.
Metro Awakening
The next game set in the Metro franchise is a VR shooting game for PSVR2, bringing the underground action-horror to immersive first person. The game comes out on Nov. 7, 2025.
ArcheAge Chronicles
An exploration-based action adventure game, ArcheAge Chronicles, brings ghostly fantasy adventure with multiplayer — a game that looks like it’ll have a sprawling story revealed in trailers to come. ArcheAge Chronicles comes out sometime in 2025.
Palworld
The “Pokemon with guns” monster-collecting adventure-and-building game Palworld has finally come to PS5 and is out now.
Lunar Remastered Collection
Fans of the PS1 classic JRPGs in the Lunar series can revisit them early next year. The Lunar Remastered Collection, as the bundle is called, collects Lunar Silver Star Story Complete and Lunar Eternal Blue, arriving on PS4 and PS5 in spring 2025.
TMNT Shredder’s Revenge DLC: Radical Reptiles
The side-scrolling beat-em-up is getting a small expansion, Radical Reptiles, that’s out today, which adds two new characters — radical surfer Mondo Gecko and chemistry student Mona Lisa — and a new set of remixed songs from the soundtrack. The DLC is out now for PS4 and PS5.
Sonic X Shadow Generations movie content
While Sonic X Shadow Generations releases on Oct. 25, the game will get a free bonus pack of content on Dec. 12 that’s keyed to the Sonic 3 film — including a version of Shadow much as he looks in the film and even voice lines by Keanu Reeves.
Fantasian Neo Dimension
Fantasian, the fantasy RPG from the creator of the original Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi, that came out on Apple Arcade is coming to PS5 with extras as Fantasian Neo Dimension. The game comes out on Dec. 5, 2024.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Boss battle footage showing the player as a mage duking it out with a huge dragon. Bioware also released an 11-minute video deep dive into a mage build for fans who want a sneak peek at a magic build. Out Oct. 31 for PS5.
Alan Wake II: The Lake House DLC
The second DLC for Alan Wake II, The Lake House, has been teased with plenty of fodder for Control fans as the voice-over describes the Bureau of Control’s danger in setting up shop in the titular Lake House — presumably the one at the center of the original Alan Wake. The DLC arrives in October as part of the Expansion Pass — owners of the standard version of the game will need to upgrade to the Digital Deluxe edition to get it and the previous DLC, Night Springs.
Hitman: World of Assassination
Want to take your stealth (or not so stealth) kills into first person? A VR version of Hitman, World of Assassination, is headed toward PSVR2 and coming in December.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered
Remasters of the legendary 1999 PS1 game, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, and its 2001 sequel are coming out on Dec. 10 for PS4 and PS5.
Fear The Spotlight
The lo-fi retro PS1-looking horror game Fear the Spotlight, which we checked out at Summer Game Fest, is arriving just in time for the horrordays. The first title from publisher Blumhouse Games is coming to PS5 and PS4 on Oct. 22.
Towers of Aghasba
The newly revealed adventure game Towers of Aghasba looks like a bright and vivid exploration of a wild island world with online co-op. It launches in early access sometime in October.
Fortnite
Fortnite’s Lego mode is getting split screen, but players of any of its modes can pick up a limited edition DualSense controller adorned with Fortnite style, with preorders starting on Oct. 3.
Dynasty Warriors Origins
The latest army-scale battle game in the Dynasty Warriors franchise, Dynasty Warriors Origins, gets a trailer and a release date, coming out for PS5 on Jan. 17, 2025.
Monster Hunter Wilds
Another preview for Monster Hunter Wilds shows us fights in the swampy rivers with new amphibious monsters to battle, as well as fishing, climbing and some odd tiny bear villagers wearing mushrooms for hats. Monster Hunter Wilds is out for PS5 on Feb. 28, 2025, which can be preordered now with costume and game art bonuses. There’s another stream Thursday, Sept. 26, on Capcom’s YouTube channel exploring the game further.
Lego Horizon Adventures
Lego Horizon Adventures, which we saw revealed during Summer Game Fest, has preorders open Oct. 3 with a full release for PS5 on Nov. 14.
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
Speaking of the Horizon franchise, the original Horizon Zero Dawn has been remastered with the intent to bring it up to graphical par with Horizon Forbidden West, including 10 hours of re-recorded motion capture, coming Oct. 31 for PS5 and PC. Owners of the original PS4 version of the game will be able to upgrade for $10.
Stellar Blade DLC crossover with Nier: Automata
For fans of Stellar Blade, a collaboration with the very similar Nier Automata is coming soon to the PS5 game. Stellar Blade also gets more extras, including a photo-editing pack and soundtrack out now.
Ghost of Yotei
In what’s becoming a banner few years for games set in feudal Japan, studio Sucker Punch’s next game got a trailer. The follow-up to Ghost of Tsushima follows a lady ronin in a wicked mask as she cuts her way across northern Japan in 1603. The game is coming sometime in 2025.
Source: CNET