Concrete Genie Paints the PS4 DayGlo Red in Spring 2019

Different strokes, different folks

by Sammy Barker Fri 19th Oct 2018

Concrete Genie is probably the lowest profile exclusive in the PlayStation 4’s portfolio, but every time teeny developer PixelOpus shows it off, we’re impressed by it. A mixture of puzzle and artsy entertainment, the title effectively allows you to create magical graffiti, giving you the tools to make a masterpiece on any wall.

There’s more to this game, though, as it’s ultimately about bullying and escaping your problems. It’s still a few months away, but on the PlayStation Blog the platform holder has confirmed that it’s targeting a Spring 2019 release date for the imaginative outing. More news will be shared over the coming weeks and months, so watch this space.

[source blog.us.playstation.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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Quintumply
Fri 19th Oct 2018

Can't wait for this one.

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Turismo4GT
Fri 19th Oct 2018

I am looking forward to seeing more about this. Hope Sony gives it a good push.

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Th3solution
Fri 19th Oct 2018

So this likely means Dreams will be late 2019 at the earliest because it’s a similar vibe.

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Rob_230
Fri 19th Oct 2018

@Th3solution im still hopefull for a May release (the detroit slot). I think it would be killed in the xmas rush

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Th3solution
Fri 19th Oct 2018

@Rob_230 Yes, both Concrete Genie and Dreams appear to be beautiful creative games that will appeal to the critics and the hardcore, but may not sell well unless they get a massive promotional push from Sony or a very tactical release date.

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Rob_230
Fri 19th Oct 2018

@Th3solution absolutely agree. I am also concerned that with every week we move closer to ps5 release date. When that comes out it could kill the community

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get2sammyb
Fri 19th Oct 2018

@Rob_230 It won't, PS5 will play all PS4 games anyway.

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Th3solution
Fri 19th Oct 2018

@Rob_230 That’s a good point and a valid concern if it’s not cross-gen. Making PS5 backward compatible may save some of that though.
At least Concrete Genie appears to be more of a isolated narrative driven experience I think. It will whet our appetite to the creative potential of video games and it won’t have to rely on community support.
Edit: Sammy beat me to it.

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Th3solution
Fri 19th Oct 2018

Oh gosh, I just saw the article on Days Gone’s delay (I’m slow getting caught up on the site’s news) so now Sony appears to have two big exclusives that will come out back to back. I guess it won’t be any different than GoW and Detroit that released next to each other this year and neither seemed to have suffered.

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Octane
Fri 19th Oct 2018

@rjejr Well, ok, this definitely confirms no Ghost before E3.

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Octane
Fri 19th Oct 2018

@Rob_230 If they still plan on doing a beta this year, the actual release for Dreams can't be too far off, right? I was thinking Q1 2019, but with the delay of Days Gone and Concrete Genie, I'm not sure what to think anymore.