Poll: How Would You Rate State of Play for February 2026?

Best state of play that I can remember. An easy A, possibly an S rank

Best in a long time I think. Some great updates and new announcements.

Excellent, best one in ages

Best. State of Play. Ever.

Truly the first time I can grade it Excellent without any caveats.

Lovely showcase, great variety, nice announcements. Happy about Rayman! Great stuff.

Solid A for me! There were a ton of announcements, and surprises. 2D God of War is finally real, and I will definitely be playing it tonight! And of course, the highlight of the show for me is a new Castlevania! It looks incredible.

That's was an excellent showing 9/10, best state of play so far. Just missing that one special trailer to make a 10/10.

Great state of play. Lots of games i'm excited for, especially Kena!

Meh, some interesting titles but too many remakes, and ending was disappointing.

It's a 9 out of 10.so many games.good stuff son.word up son

Excelent state of play!

Not a single surprise or new game releasing THIS year that excited me, so disappointed.

But at the same time, RE9, Crimson Desert and Saros will keep me busy over the next few months so I won't complain.

Might be the best SoP of the entire Gen and it felt more like a showcase then a usual SoP. That GoW Remake reveal with the OG Kratos himself had my jaw dropped.

So what was Santa Monica doing for the past four years?

Also I look forward to God of War Trilogy Remake on PS6 in 6 years. I thought the industry learned from flashing a JPG and saying "Now In Development"

Easily the best they’ve had in years. Great stuff 👍

Konami is backer than ever before.

Great show!

OH MY GOD WE ARE SO F*CKIN BACK!!!

I gave it an 8 would've given it a 10 if they announced the kcd upgrade, it was good though

Kena looked great. Excited for GoW trilogy.

I was more excited over the Trilogy remaster than that new God Of War thing. But Ive wrote a list of all the games that look interesting and my wallet will cry

Excellent. Neva, Control, Saros, God of War, Kena, Silent Hill…crazy

Probably the best one they ever had, it's for the best they left Horizon Hunters Gathering out of it.
Though at the same time wonder what GG thinks of Sony's decision to do so.

@Haruki_NLI I wouldn't be surprised if their team was split in three, one for a brand new game, one for the trilogy remake and one small team for the 2.5D game.

A really great State of Play. Konami showing everyone that they're back in a big way.

Also really cool to see TC Carson coming back for the GoW Trilogy Remakes.

Great show. Lots of games I'm hyped for including some new stuff. A new Kena was a truly nice surprise to start on. Finally getting MGS 4 on PS5 is awesome and though I didn't need to see more to be convinced, Resident Evil Requiem continues to look like it will easily be my favorite Game of the Year and probably this entire generation.

Possibly the best state of play they done

Pretty much the definition of good but not great. Some nice surprises and good gameplay shown off but also too long with a lot of filler. Solid, but not spectacular.

Amaze-balls fair play

First half was better tha the 2nd but still one of the best Sop's in a looong time. Was still hoping for a Tomb Raider trailer though!

I’d say the show was excellent. Stand outs for me were Kena 2, Saros was fire, Tokon still looking good, and i am actually liking Marathon more and more. Project Windless looked hilariously awesome, that new Castlevania, Silent Hill Townfall, and John Wick!

I was hyped for the GoW 2.5D game, but that actually looked a bit dissapointing to me, i’m more excited for that trilogy remake!

Honestly one of the best state of plays I’ve seen. I get they can’t all be this good but this was a masterpiece

The best in a while and it's not even close. I'm not even mad we didn't get a little FF7 of Intergalactic tease

Absolutely excellent. If anything too much good stuff lol 👍🏻

Good, but no VR sadly. Wasn’t expecting John Wick, could be cool. And the jrpg looked good. Getting excited for Saros as well, I like me a roguelike.

Also really happy about having the good GoW back! Hope it isn’t re-imagined for modern “sensibilities”

Legit banger. Could have gone for a few more indie reveals or console ports though

10/10 hands down. Never been a better time to be a Pony

3/10 max. Maybe I'm expecting too much but it just felt like a show Sony put on mostly because they had obligations to do so from third parties.

Now some of those third party games were interesting but I am not watching a Sony showcase for those.

It was a good one for me. But i am quite disappointed by the lack of Square Enix.

9/10 no cap for real

I was like:
“Oh my f****** god, I’m going to spend so much money”
… looked at my watch, it had only been 20 minutes 😅

For me it’s mgs4 the highlight

Pleasantly surprised. That was really good.

Best in a long time

That game with the chicken character hacking and slashing looks amazing. I’m fully in on the new Control game after seeing the latest footage.

I didnt expect Time Crisis as PS+

The others State of Plays were so bad that they make this one seem like it's incredible. Honestly was pretty average. Nothing really that exciting. We keep getting remakes and remasters.

Okay just for that Castlevania reveal.

This one was not bad tbh. I give it a 8.

New Requiem trailer, new Castlevania and Darwin's Paradox are the highlights for me

Best one in a very long time that’s for sure.

Excellent SOP overall. Some great trailers and excited for the games shown. Just wish there was less Devs talking, those parts are always dull and usually just telling us what the trailers already shown us.

Control Resonant gameplay stole the show. Absolutely. Cannot. Wait.

Excellent! That was the best SoP to me.

@BusyOlf Looked like Inception to me lol

fantastic state of play even though that cartoonish love fest for god of war was amateurish at best at the end.

The poorest, for my own personal tastes, in a while (JRPG's/ Simulation/ Sports/ Big hitters like Pragmata, 007 First Light, GTA 6, Crimson Desert, Wolverine, Fable, Forza 6).

I saw a lot of previously announced game trailers, remakes/remasters.

Yeah, i really enjoyed this one. Great to see Konami’s back, and great to see Sony teaming up with other developers to think of fresh new directions for their ip. Well done, Sony!

That was a CRACKING show!

I give it an Excellent rating! 10 out of 10!

I only expect Tokon new characters and predict Yotei Legend mode and i got both. But holy smoke, Sony really go beyond!

Like dang, a new Castlevania game?!
DOA 7?!
GoW trilogy remake, not remastered, and a 2D Metroidvania one?!
A Tenchu spiritual successor?!

Anyone who give this show a "poor" rating are fking trolls. Period.

Ok that was pretty freakin good.

New Castlevania is awesome. I'll take the God of War trilogy remake but they've nothing to show so why even announce it this early. 😂 The rest is meh or it's something we already knew.

Comparing to latest ones, definetely the best in years maybe. Still I didn't get too excited about anything tbh. 7-7.5 feel right. GoW Remake being in "early development" is crazy! Like what were you waiting for? GoW metroidvania is not I expected and looks a bit boring, hopefully it's good. I think the game I liked most was Control: Resonant. Also that Castlevenia excited me much more than GoW one...

This is going to be a big year for Sony, several decent exclusives both first and third party. Some live service games across console, pc and mobile that could be huge hits that Sony need. Microsoft launching their new flagship titles on Playstation, and GTA 6 releasing during the holiday season. Those consoles are going to be flying off the shelves.

you had the excellent konami presentation new kena game new john wick game will be fun the marvel fighting game and a remake not a remaster of the greek trilogy in which fans have been wanting for a long time.

I wouldn't be surprised if the GoW Trilogy Remake is being handled by Bluepoint working with Santa Monica. They already helped with Ragnarok and were working with the IP for years after on the live service game that got cancelled last year.

Holy ***** at last Sony deliver stuff i want !!

Very very good. Didn't waste loads of time hyping up trash like marathon and got down to the good stuff. Konami potentially pulling off a capcom redemption arc is a very welcome turn of events.

I thought it was really good. I'm kinda shocked to see so much positivity though, everybody usually hates these things. Maybe the world is healing.🖖

@Vipor007
I loved the original. Played it so much in the arcades and then refined my runs on PS1. It can’t work with a reticule though. The only tech that can do this game justice and better the original is VR, and Sony sadly don’t seem interested.

9/10

Konami has honestly made a huge comeback and everything from the Rayman remaster to SH Townfall to the 2D God of War was amazing. So much good stuff in this SoP.

Easiest poll so far, excellent all the way. Quantity, quality, variety and some solid surprises. You can't really ask for much more. And they've got Wolverine and Intergalactic for later State of Plays.

It was just ok. I'm sick and tired of seeing re and pragmata everywhere even tho I'm already gonna purchase them most likely. I'm even more sick of the ones I'm most likely not going to

I liked the brigandine game and Konami making a new jrpg. Mgs 4 was hype, I was gonna emulate it but definitely gonna buy that now. Personally don't like how the new castlevania looks but it's still new castlevania so that's cool. Oh yea John wick could be neat actually

Greatest State of Play of all time. PlayStation knocked this one out of the park.

Wow that was actually an awesome sop. So many great games on the way.

I was just disappointed that there was now info on PSSR2, but opening with Kena already made my entire day.

@Judal27 if you like dead cells you will love the new castlevania game..

Praying that the GOW Trilogy Remake isn't the main project from Santa Monica. Surely Cory Barlog is working on a new IP and that will be announced at a later date.. right?!

I won’t go into all the games that interested me, but this was the best State of Play I’ve seen in a while

@4fold I remember getting it for Xmas with the Gun Con and the extra game levels looked decent

As soon as we start doubting Sony with all the Live service drama and Lukewarm Co-op announcements, they punch us in the mouth and remind us who is boss!!!! Amazing 10/10 for me. Sony is indeed boss

Best one in a good while, a lot of games and updates to look forward too. I liked it

Nothing for me personally, just remakes almost and games I have no interest in. I played the OG GOW games when they came out. Nice to see remakes but not for me. Didn’t watch all of it though so may need to and see if any games do interest me.

Very good. That Castlevania game looked so much like Dead Cells that I'll probably try it, and if the God of War Trilogy is where the series begins? then maybe I'll finally have a way to give the series a go. Kena 2 was definitely unexpected, and hopefully that game with the rubix cube for a boss doesn't cost people their jobs.

It almost felt like an old fashioned E3 presentation. 9/10.

Brigandine: Abyss and the new JRPG from Konami, yes please.

9/10, Excellent from start ot finish!

I missed the show because life is a pain sometimes, but it sounds like there were some awesome announcements!

It was ok but I voted poor. Good is a strong word and I don't like many of the gameplay subpar directions of games and haven't for the past 2 console generations.

Kena 2 is good, not a fan of how they change character's faces but still. Honestly the most exciting game there. The others were fine updates or demos but otherwise not much.

Most were 'new' but also a lot of 'big scale' or 'big IPs' or other stuff I have no interest in, the gameplay isn't appealing or THERE, just visuals/story, the things I ALREADY DON'T CARE ABOUT. Company's playbooks are getting very boring day by day. Can they offer something 'exciting' for once? No, ok then.

Which is telling as I hate many western Indies too (their mentality to game design, in SOME genres, adventure games are brilliant, platformers/racing/shooters are trash and worst they have ever been, other genres are decent by them) and many Asian Indies vary in quality too.

Control Resonant looked 'better' kind of Prototype vibes, fair building jumping and different angles vibe, not much though, it looks 'better' but not much more exciting to me.

The rest were ok updates, ok of Tenchu universe or whatever as an isometric style which is something.

007 looks nice still.

Dead or Alive 6 Last Round is hilarious of Koei Tecmo to do, but 'oh we have a new game but nothing to say' wow that's not going to annoy people. XD

More Konami stuff I didn't care for. I'll just enjoy Coded Arms, Love Plus, GTI Club and Enthusia myself and just ignore their current era releases. Their new JRPG and further Darwin stuff was 'fine' but not great. I thought it would be a new Suikoden but apparently not.

More horror, more apocalypse games, more other stuff, I really don't care, gameplay looks boring in a lot of games these days. Just flashy visuals and look at the world/characters, the gameplay is still boring in them. SO why should i buy 'games' when they don't have 'exciting gameplay' to them.

I can watch a tv show/movie for visuals and story, not a game.

But otherwise not a lot here I care for.

God of War's 2D game artstyle is 'fitting' but not great. That aside I am interested in it. One of the FEW times Sony has offered something I 'may' want to play.

3rd parties really haven't and Sony themselves really haven't for me at all all 9th gen or even latter parts of 8th gen. To me 8/9th are the worst gens for me there just wasn't anything that great in them, passable stuff sure but eh.

A remake trilogy, while cool and not just PS4's God of War 3 or the other entries on PS+/digital emulation, I'm passing on this trilogy I already bought all the games for PS3/PSP/PS4 (not some PSP, not Vita collection and not the first 2 on PS2) and have no interested in them remaking/remastering them. I can go back to my older consoles if I care. It's nice to see the series older entries offered on PS5 but I am not interested 'yet' in a purchase for them. Like Gears series I'll pass on this modern purchase 'currently'.

(RIP PSP entries unless they do another duology collection with them or include Ascension in there).

Oh well back to playing odd Indies, retro games with more exciting gameplay mechanics/level design and trashy modern FMV games then it seems. XD

Not much to my interest, personally, but pretty decent overall. The new Castlevania is the one that caught my interest the most out of the new announcements.

All I am going to say is, if you voted "Poor" or "Very Poor" this is more of an self-evaluation of you as a human being that the snow... Exactly 1-2 games me(pretty deep in PS stuff) and my friend(not a massive PS fanboy) were not hyped about or at least interested in...

It was a great show. Slightly disappointed over the lack of SE games but there's a lot of great announcements. Also, MGS4 is finally back!

Excellent lots of games I'm looking forward to. The first time I've said that this Gen

No Onimusha update, but I get that they want to focus on REquiem and Pragmata. Both of those trailers were great, though I'm disappointed in the lack of Requiem demo.

Silent Hill: Townfall surprised the heck out of me. What little they showed looks fantastic. I still don't like the fact that it's not tied to SH the town, however. The "Silent Hill Phenomenon" retcon rubs me the wrong way.

I was hoping for technical specifics on MGS4. If it runs at a locked 60, it'll be a day one purchase for me. Otherwise, I'll replay the PS3 version and continue to be happy with it.

A pretty OK show all things considered.

@Ashina I wouldn't expect Square Enix to show up much on Sony's shows going forward, they are currently brown nosing Nintendo.

a new kena and dead or alive, only rating option should be excellent

Decent third party showcase. In reality though there was very little that was new.

Looking forward to control 2 and Saros if it releases day and date on pc. Cautiously optomistic for bond, and maybe even kena, and sh town fall.

In reality though most of this sop was just marketing fluff. The shadow drop of a side scrollers play as kid pre God version of the god of war with spear was pretty lame though. I'm all for a side scrolling GOW, but have no interest in this.

SEGA Atlus, Nihon Falcom and Square Enix are my 3 favourite publishers, but none of them were featured. It was still pretty good though, sprinkled with a few surprises.

MGS4 and Peace Walker HD being freed from PS3 exclusivity is a pretty big deal.
I liked the first Kena enough despite never finishing it, why not a second.
Crimson Moon looked neat, so did that rooster musou game.
Uhh, hope for the best on DoA7 but I have no expectations until I see how they're approaching it. I just bought DoA6 on sale not too long ago, not buying it again.
Castlevania looks alright, looks like Dead Cells. New Silent Hill will probably suck but they're always welcome to prove me wrong.
2D God of War cool, cool. And Saros looks ***** sick.

They didn't even spend that much time on Concord 3, not too shabby a presentation at all. Beats the hell out of that recent Nintendo Direct easy

@johnedwin I've never played it and it's never really interested me enough to do so. The only metroidvanias I care enough of to play are the 2 in the genre name lol. But ive been trying to get into hollow knight and a few others here and there. I might give dead cells a try sometime

One of the best ones in a long time. Can't wait to hear more about God of War Trilogy remake. Can't wait for Kena sequel

Nearly 40% excellent that’s what I like to see PlayStation 5 is coming into its own

Hardly s*** from Sony, but everything else was great.

2D God of War looks kinda lame, unfortunately...

Holy crap Saros handles just like returnal am buzzin 🙌 Remember what a joy it was to shoot around in that game?!

So far on around 6 but I only go by Sony studios games, exclusive to PS / PC.
Take out 3rd party games on other consoles like RE9 etc and I think Kena was left that made me think yes.

If it wasn’t for the PS5 Pro pure quality visually when done correctly like GOY and ACS and FH5 to name a few, Sony would not have me by the balls.

That was absolutely fantastic, easily the best State of Play in years. Leagues better than that awful PlayStation Showcase they held in 2023, where they announced Fairgames and the Gran Turismo movie.

Sony knocked it out of the park with this one. Interested in most of the games here.

Best state of play ever, and the new god of war sons of Sparta Is amazing

@Mattock1987 calling an ending disappointing that has a new God of War game shadow dropped is a Wild take. I swear some people will just never be happy

Yeah, that was a fantastic State of Play. A little light on the first party announcements, but the third party stuff made up for it.

Easy 8.5 - 9/10

This is by far the best State of Play I've seen. Take notes, Nintendo; people want to see new games to get excited for the year ahead, not games that have been available on all other systems!

Wouldnt consider Kena a big announcement.

It was good overall. The GoW music really took me back 20 years. Looking forward to the remake, just hope they don't go altering things. The 2d game looked meh to me.

Marathon looked absolutely woeful. I can't see that lasting very long even with Bungie's excellent gunplay.

Looks like Silent Hill is trying the RE first person formula.

Kena: Scars of Kosmora. Metal Gear Solid Vol 2 MGS4. God of War Trilogy Remake. God of War Sons of Sparta Out Now. New Castlevania etc. One of the best State of Play's for a while excellent.

Would've been great if we got some kingdom hearts news

That was easily the best State of Play ever. Start with Kena and end with the two God of War announcements. Good form start to finish.

Also that new Jrpg by Konami looked pretty good, sleeper hit in the State of Play. Also the game from Krafton with the chicken warrior looked badass.

Tokon looked awesome(Magick looked badass and so did Wolverine), Control looked cool, Saros looked awesome and Ghost of Yotei Legends. Also shoutout to Darwin Paradox, that game looks fun.

Absolutely excellent! I can't believe DOA is back! Very exciting! MGS4 is free from PS3 prison. Kena 2 looks incredible. Really interested in just about...well everything! Couldn't ask for more.

really enjoyable, thanks PlayStation 👌🏻

My rule is if there are two games i plan to buy it's a hit. By that standard this was massive
Kena
Gow remake
Sons of Sparta looked njce too
Saros
Control
Chicken game
The konami segment.
Yotei legends looks fun
Marathon has the sauce

The one that didnt hit is 4Loop. It's looking more interesting but I don't see what Sony sees in this.

I found it underwhelming, too much generic looking games, online shooty live service. Huge dependence on ports and old games.

The 2D god of war game does nothing for me either.

What a weird time to be a PlayStation gamer im more excited to play Xbox ports.

Showcase was unbelievable

About a 7.5, maybe dropping to a 7 after seeing that God of War game is a whole £25.

sony hit it out of the park with this one

god of war trilogy remake did not expect that..