Poll: What Was Your Favourite Game from State of Play?

Astro Bot, both the best and most disappointing reveal of the show.

Still, at least we have Max Mustard coming!

ASTROBOT! What else?

Astro Bot lovely stuff Indeed
Monster Hunter Wilds
Dynasty Warriors: Origins
Marvel Rivals

I'm sure Monster Hunter will be a great game, but that trailer didn't do it justice.

Has to be Astro. The only game I've wanted more than Bloodborne 2. Hope it does really well so we see it become a staple. Dynasty warriors reboot looked good too, as did monster hunter. The VR game with the giants caught my eye as well.

Edit: I'm putting my neck out there and predicting Concord will be popular also despite negativity. Bungie make exceptional gameplay don't underestimate them.

I genuinely forgot the titles of like, half the games showed off.

The Alien VR game was my only highpoint.

Oddly enough, Infinity Nikki. It was adorable. How the actual game itself holds up remains to be seen, of course.

Has to be Astro Bot with MH Wilds being close behind.

@Sequel I agree that Concord will do well, but Bunjie don't make Concord though.

AstroBot and I don't have a 2nd.

Though in fairness I still haven't played GoW:R yet, so I do want to play that, but on PS5, not on PC, my PC can't even upgrade to Win 11, pretty sure GoW:R would be a slideshow.

Also to be fair there's not really all that much I do want to play these days, just don't have the time or energy. I'm really looking forward to "Plucky Squire", that would have been my 2nd if that were in it, or Wolverine, or a new Uncharted, maybe w/ the daughter, but I don't tend to venture out of my comfort zone much. This would have made a good Halloween SoP and I don't really do Halloween games. Or VR.

Astrobot for me as well.

The only other game that even looked interesting was Infinity Nikki even though I am probably outside the target demographic for that game. Seems to have strangely high production values for that type of game. I am curious to see what it is actually like when it launches.

Something tells me Marvel Rivals is totally going to win.... 🤣

Astro Bot
Silent Hill 2
Behemoth

Well I choose Astro Bot and in second place the CGI trailer of concord which includes my initial thought that we were getting a fun space adventure instead of 5v5 nonsense.

Astro Bot, but oh my GOD is Behemoth getting slept on.

Astro Bot. Which does imply the existence of Astro Top.

Silent Hill 2, the only choice for horror fans.

@somnambulance it’s not gonna have big sales outside of the enthusiast market, so Sony doesn’t consider it a big release. People who visit this site will be very interested but only a very small portion of PS owners even watch/know about state of plays.

EDIT: I hope it sells better than I think it will, but it’s a niche game honestly. How many average gamers are gonna understand a Journey reference? Or even a Parappa reference at this point?

I could not care less about any of these games except for Astro Bot. That game looks incredible.

Astro Bot - hands down the best thing they've shown !

One problem I had was that the adventure games looked good but derivative of others. Nothing really stood out. And I don’t get why time was given to a PS game coming to PC

Since the #1 would be obvious I was tempted to vote for either PoE2 or Monster Hunter. Honestly PoE 2 early access coming to ps5 might be the best surprise for me. But who am I kidding. Astro Bot looks amazing!

Damn no love for dynasty warriors that's sad 😞

Where Winds Meet was very surprising. Chinese game development is fast catching up.

The audience hype for Astrobot together with Sony’s time given to Concord tells you everything wrong at PlayStation right now.

How much will Astrobot be? £69.99?

Can't really vote for a favourite when there's Astrobot, Monster Hunter AND Silent Hill 😫

MH wilds,MH wilds,MH wilds. Then silent hill 2 and Astrobot

Pretty clearly Astrobot for me. It looks phenomenal IMO

The fact Astro is so high for people makes me happy.

Do Sony think all us old fans just go nope only mature games or only particular types and forget the more creative games we seek what a stereotype. XD Many of us love these types of games PS1/2 era or not or probably to play with their kids which is totally understandable. Or enjoy it for themselves.

Just like many adult enjoy Nintendo games not just families.

The remake/ports are fair but you either really care, didn't like the trailers or don't care at all. I fit the don't care at all.

VR support is nice to see but they don't interest me. It was still cool to see a Skydance game there though.

The Asian (assuming not just Japanese and were some Chinese or Korean) games were good but eh not my thing compared to other Japanese or Korean games right now.

Nikke but console audience type game is fair but no idea how good it will do and not my thing but has appeal won't deny that. Like the alchemy RPGs or shop dungeon crawlers there is appeal for a fantasy dress up game to have more for a console audience in whatever way it attempts to do that like other mobile to console type breaking out and not just a simple mible to console port they have the money and understanding of a console audience which is good unlike some companies that missed the memo.

I'll enjoy my Kingdom Under Fire on 360 of Korean games right now and whatever else Japan has cooking on the AA front not AAA. As long as it isn't Foamstars under developed or Diofield also under developed.

Monster Hunter that trailer. It was ok.... The Cutscene looking moment looked like a PS3 game or trying to replicate FF16 in the tone/set pieces way too hard which is just sad. Not a great trailer the series is better than that trailer showcased.

Concord is a Guardians of the Galaxy style group story trailer with hot sauce and charm, but I knew it was multiplayer already during the logo trailer period so I wasn't surprised by that aspect but Overwatch clone how direct of a trailer and gameplay reveal. XD Wow can tell Jim approved it it's blatantly hilarious. Tone deaf marketing or some directors needing the most direct competitor with no imagination but inspiration here and here. Like tell me why I should care.

I am not a multiplayer type but at least try harder than this it's hilarious and multiplayer gaming has just gotten more disappointing over the years of respect.

So even with multiplayer cont zt I was still surprised how hilarious it was of a reveal. The story but was great. I expected Titanfall 1 approach of multiplayer story or a 5 characters team up dungeon crawling not a 5v5 Overwatch clone like wow how imaginative or publisher pushing. One of them has less imagination and only talent to replicate on publisher terms or the Devs are that lazy of ideas. I think Sony but I wouldn't be surprised.

Astro had me with a Splatoon 3 kind of wow a open world but nope it's not. Splatoon 3 I expected a desert open world so when the singleplayer wasn't that I went wait what.

Astro showed more so I was thankful it wasn't but still some.trailers don't bait us like that seriously.

Astrobot...and...that's it for me.

Sing along with me, here are the lyrics:
I am Astro Bot,
ASTROOO BOOOT,
I am Astro Bot,
I am Astroo Boot,
I am Astro Bot,
ASTROOO BOOOT,
I am Astro Bot,
I am As...tro Boooot.

If the clear highlight of an E3-like PlayStation show is an Astro Bot game (don’t get me wrong, I love it), it’s a testament of the poor output of PS Studios.

Why is Hermen Hulst not only still in charge but even promoted?

Ok...I cast my vote and immediately laughed at seeing it hit 73% for AstroBot. The game looks straight up delightful and full of joy.

Definitely astro bot and monster hunter wilds.word up son

@RadioHedgeFund it does it not only surprised me but also says at least for the Push Square audience how tone deaf Sony are (making sure I type that right).

Probably like Hi Fi Rush these companies think we all are at least in the certain gamer space and many of us that read articles and keep up to date are a stereotype when it shows we are anything but and not all an average person interested in another money maker for them.

Like sure we all enjoy the big games but sometimes we need something different and refreshing or a break from the next big game.

Played Astor that came out earlier before the State of Play and after it ended went back to it. It had no pre order, just a trailer, just a date then paid a fair price for it. A great charming Indie that seemed family friendly fair adventure, straightforward dialogue but charming world and hack n slash but basic gameplay.

NOTHING I like.
Just NOTHING.
The only thing I like is the 3rd party kids games on PS5 that get announced from play-asia.

Astro bot - flawless victory !!!

@Drago201 I think it's a case of unless it has something cool to show to add to its formula people have played one, know what to expect and move on. Those games have their appeal but I find are a tough sell. To me the smaller arenas and in and out nature ones were more fun then the main larger scale DW approach but that's just me.

The setting/time period and characters it depends if people care either.

To me I got more into the smaller scale ones like Senran Kagura (not just for its fan service and to make an example of the smaller arena ones I'm referring to) or thought Malicious (forget the name but something like that and as a non fan service example) more arena ones with a boss but still cutscenes and waves of mindless groups type to build up abilities then the larger scale ones of Dynasty Warriors.

I don't hate DW combat I think it works, killing enemies is fine but the conquering, the cutscenes and enemies to defeat formula only goes so far for me and many others in the way DW or its corssovers do it.

Also the IP crossover ones I think do a fair job with the unique to those universes type approach. Like to me the Zelda one having bombs and other items kind of helped not just because it was Zelda of oh the characters but the gameplay fit as well. I care about gameplay and I found mechanic types added more besides the core DW formula.

I mean the more open old world approach of what 8 or 9 or 10 I forget was something of a step in a direction for the series besides mission regions set accordingly but the formula only does so much for people.

Like it's cool to get another one but just my two cents on why I think people didn't care for it not that they are bad games.

The good news is it sounds like for the PS5 we got Astrobot, Astrobot, and then Astrobot to look forward to. Boy, the future of PS5 is so bright I might need shades!

I guess Sony didn't want the Xbox to be left in disgrace wearing a bag over its head and all by itself. I'd love nothing more to be wrong but gaming isn't looking so great right now and I'm looking more forward to the Switch 2 than anything on this list. (Provided they don't release a console with little to nothing at launch.)

Honestly, at least to me, this console generation started out with a bang and appears to be ending prematurely with a whimper. It had some barn burners and then used remakes and retrogades as crutches.

Go ahead and tell me how wrong I am, nobody wants me to be more wrong than myself. Nintendo proved me wrong because I thought the PiiU would be the end of their hardware days. I hope the rest of the industry proves me wrong and I'll eat that crow raw on a plate and ask for seconds.

I must be out of the loop. Why all of the hype for Astro Bot? I know the character was used in some tech demos and things of that nature, but it just looks like a generic action platformer to me. What am I missing?

Infinity Nikki and Astro Bot for me

@tselliot "The good news is it sounds like for the PS5 we got Astrobot, Astrobot, and then Astrobot to look forward to"

And:

• SMT V Vengeance (June)
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (June)
• Earth Defense Force 6 (July)
• Black Myth Wukong (August)
• SH 2 remake (October)
• Metaphor ReFantazio (October)

Next year will be:

• MH Wilds
• Death Stranding 2
• MGS 3 remake
• GTA 6
• Probably one of RE 9 or 0 / Code Veronica remake

If you want more games, maybe wait for Summer Game Fest which the rumor says there will be more big games announcement including from Sony.

@IntrepidWombat other than many of us probably being a fan of the Spyro/Ratchet/Crash/Sly/Jak and more.

That or the trailer was better presented then the others maybe being just well cinematics or a 'trailer' but no gameplay just showing off or so eh gameplay in comparison which says a lot about current era marketing many of us are sick to death of seeing compared to years ago better marketing but weirder or edgier/awkward E3 wording when I rewatched the 2003/2004 ones recently. The Astrobot trailer threw me off at first as I thought it was open world like Splatoon 3 made me think but nope it's a good expansion to the ideas in the other games.

People know Path of Exile and care or don't it's on PS5 as free to play Diablo like.

Remakes/ports they have their minds made up on.

Not as many well known or big games which some people have their mind on but for the Push Square audience (those that comment at least) I think they make it clear compared to others expecting bigger many of us have our small games interests and set our expectations right. Or waiting for other things and many of the live service titles or certain others like some souls type games aren't for us.

The games looked fine. Concord was what it was of you either knew it was multiplayer but not 5v5 Overwatch format. Or didn't know a thing and did or didn't see the logo trailer and know anything and go what is this and see a Guardians of the galaxy style group story trailer then multiplayer and go oh that's what this is.

I assumed a Titanfall 1 style story multiplayer game or a dungeon crawler in space but nope a 5v5........ To me it lacks imagination too safe for a multiplayer game.

Then again Foamstars had barely any ideas and I had more fun coming up with modes and mechanics for it then touching the game never. My imagination went places the game didn't. Multiplayer games seem kind of disappointing if that's what type of angle they are going for. At least that's how I saw it can't say for everyone else.

VR those that care do, those that don't don't/didn't move the needle on one maybe.

I think the references or just hey we want to see more creative titles then the consistency approach Sont is going for of their other titles.

Especially with Japan or London Studios gone that and like Hi Fi Rush many of us seek those types of colourful but fun gameplay focused games besides sometimes a story game.

I mean to me I've seen tons of generic or rip off platformers or old school racing games in the Indie space. I am alone on this but they look more generic then Astro does.

It could be a game to play with their kids too?

Besides that a sequel that isn't the other IPs they keep pushing sequels for too.

Or just some 1dt party, any first party maybe? That's also a possibility.

Or the Monster Hunter/Dynasty warriors games are only a certain type of audience and only a few on Push Square care about them. Or the others were forgettable, a bit intriguing (Nikke) or bad. Just guessing here I don't know the PlayStation or Push Square audience that well.

The Monster Hunter trailer didn't look great and the Cutscene conversation scene looked awful to me.

The delay on the attacks from the monster seemed odd of its AI and the rest seemed pretty minimal. It going open world is cool but that trailer is very basic things to show off appeal for such a series as Monster Hunter it looks simple.

Something Indie like special maybe even but AAA quality is enough for people too I guess.

For me it's just well since Nintendo offers the Astro or Japan Studios like magic and variety and Sony sort of pushed away from that definitely seeking some Astro or Media Molecule type project when the rest personally don't interest me or IPs with direction changes I didn't like such as GT7, God of war or Rift Apart. Ratchet had a dramatic change that was praised yet we got a formulaic, scripted, game that the PS3 entry does better and was praised. They don't listen to their audience happy with a dramatic gameplay change and fair story to focus on remaking levels worse and just story telling they want to focus on and even then it was mentoring/making us feel old and multiverse when the gameplay is from 2007 or 2013 entries. Wow how fun.

It can only be Astro Bot.

Monster Hunter Wilds is a game I'm interested in and Silent Hill 2 I will most likely play too.

But Astro Bot had the best trailer of all, and Sony knew that

Astro Bot, obviously. But I'm intrigued about Path of Exile 2 as well!

Astrobot - it was Nintendo levels of awesome and shine on show (reminded me of Mario odyssey), easily up there with GOW, Ratchet and Clank, Horizon etc. Everything else was meh. Sony need more games like that, smaller, simpler polished epics.

@PuppetMaster Forgot about Death Stranding 2. Took me two years of having the first on my shelf before cracking it open. It didn't disappoint, and if anything was underrated.

Nah, Ill leave the kid-games for kids.

Yaaaawn. Im actually looking forward more to the xbox-show to see which games are coming to ps5. Its a crazy gaming-world….

Marvel Rivals at 0,2%. Ouch.

@Stevemalkpus - I guess it’s the double fatigue of hero shooter and Marvel. If they were to re-release something like Marvel superhero’s or X-men COTA games I’d have been more excited. It could be ok if it had more xmen or wolverine I guess. Still might give it a look if it’s FTP and plays well

@tselliot Hey, at least you tried DS to see if the game works for you or not. Meanwhile, most people who's whining and calling it a bad game never even try it or pass chapter 1.

Honestly, none. Maybe where winds meet or if silent hill pans out. But astrobot just looked like another playstation advertisement packaged in a level based platformer. May be fun but it's still just a gimmicky simple platformer. Missing genuine story in favor of cheering on Playstation, looking at you dual sense ship. Like wtf is that nonsense. Give me Jak and Daxter!

Ok rant aside, Yah not much. Where are the big studios Sony. Hell just an announcement of what is to come, a friggin title screen of something big would have sent the ponies into fervor.

This was just a bland and tone deaf misstep..... Again.

Clearly they are just waiting to try and peddle justification for the pro to come.

The problem is the complete lack of care in paying mind to fan service. They have grown so silent and sterile, completely ignoring the discourse and eroding perception they are accumulating when just a few bones thrown, tidbits of hype and teasers here and there would go so far in repairing it.

I loved the Astro Bot pack-in with PS5, and want to be super pumped for the full game. But… it looks overly cute, so mixed feelings… Monster Hunter Wilds looks awesome, but those games are a bit finicky for me. So… Excited for a Silent Hill 2 release date!!!

Astro Bot with MH Wilds. Day 1

@SuntannedDuck2 Sony just about bodges their way through the PS4 era with lots of PSP ports and remasters in between the main course titles and they were all welcome. They also bankrolled titles like Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture.

The PS5 has since seen studio closures and not half the investment in ‘palate cleanser’ titles. Yeah some indie games have worked out but none of these are first party and if you’re not going to release your own games then gamers may as well buy a PC.

The reason the PS5 is doing so well is because casual gamers (who are still a vital part of the market) just want something to play FIFA, CoD and GTAVI on.

The Switch has decimated all the other platforms because Nintendo are committed to a release schedule of one big title per month. This isn’t necessarily a first party title and it might be a niche title that only interests 5% of players at any one time. However it also shows that no audiences are getting left behind.

Astro, MHW and Where Winds Meet look pretty unique.

@somnambulance I hope you are right!

It's obviously Astro Bot. That game just looks absolutely incredible from head to toe. It's been a looooong time since we got a great 3D platformer to sink our teeth into on the 1st party front so I got very high hopes for that one.

I am interested in Where Winds Meet as well. Concord also looked okay.

@UltimateOtaku91 Amazing. Only just saw that, assumed it was bungie due (haven't watched the event yet). No idea about it now.

Don’t really understand all the hype around AB. Looks more like a children’s game I probably would’t even play if it was part of PS Plus.

Still really looking forward to Silent Hill 2.

Astro Bot is my favorite character and I got super excited seeing how beautiful this game is and the way they're doing it. But I also really liked Concord and Marvel Rivals and I'm glad to see some others like them too, aside from all the needless hate for Concord.

if we're talking most impressive then clearly Astro Bot and Wilds. But as far as surprising and "hey I want that" then it's Infinity Nikki by a mile followed by Ballad

Astro bot 72%, seriously? it was a disappointment without support for VR2.

Silent Hill 2 in second position? the demo was horrible.

PS5 is being the worst generation of all.

I voted for Silent Hill 2 bcs I never played the original one and I like survival horror games so I’m looking forward to that. But I’m also really interested to see how ALIEN: Rogue Incursion turns out, even though I don’t have a PSVR2.

As far as Astro Bot goes, the game looks great and those games are always made incredibly well, but it’s not really my type of game even though I don’t mind playing around with them from time to time.

Astro Bot by far. So happy it's only 3 months away. Day one purchase for me

Astro was the only game that felt original. My problem with Concord et al is they've made beautiful worlds with stunning cutscenes and lore...and then just made overwatch. like, it's so disappointing.

@Sequel Bungie aren't making Concord 🤣

Literally none

Astro Bot depending on the price but knowing Sony they'll take the piss and sell it for £70

Astrobot looked great but my vote went for where winds meet.

Silent Hill 2 is one of my favourite games of all time so it is an easy one.

The ballad game also looks very interesting I wanna see more of that

I would not be surprised if that is the last State of Play from Sony

Are you seriously making a poll about this? I also voted.

@Dampsponge
Then you don't buy it. It,s always a choice. Everything costs money in life. Apparently many people (children) don't realize that yet. I'm going to buy it anyway. Do you also think that the new CoD and GTA6 will be available in stores for $29? Developing games is very expensive these days, so they have to be done.

@TommyNL video games are the biggest entertainment industry they might take longer to make nowadays but more people are buying them not to mention all the other costs that come with buying a game nowadays but if you want to support corporate greed that is entirely your choice do you really think the developers are getting paid more or do you think the shareholders are

Silent Hill 2 first, if it's as good as I hope. Which it probably won't be, in all honesty.

Either Astrobot or Path of Exile 2 for second place. I played the first of the latter on PC. It's tough as nails but a lot of fun when you get deep into it and acquire more advanced powers.

1. Monster Hunter Wilds
2. Astro Bot
Both of those look awesome.

As for the other games, it was all a steaming pile of meh, and I'm especially disappointed with how badly Bloober Team seems to be dropping the ball with Silent Hill 2, though, I guess I shouldn't be shocked because I knew where things were headed once 'modern audience' was injected into the conversation. I don't want to write off Path of Exile 2 or Ballad or Antara but free-to-play is always cause for concern.

It hurts me to see Silent Hill 2 with such low votes.
That’s my number 1 right now next to SMT:V

@Fritz167 (playable) demo? There is no playable demo for SH2 unless you’re confusing it with the almost completely unrelated demo for SH: the short message.

Astrobot and Path of Exile 2 because of couch coop

Should have asked "what's everyone's favourite game apart from Astro Bot". It looks awesome, I hope the current hype is indicative of how well it will sell.

Very weak showcase. Who even plays Hero Shooters anymore? Such a lame concept.

Anyway, Astro Bot is the only thing I found interesting. I am a little nervous that Sony won't have any other interesting first party games for a while yet.

@ChromaticDracula

Yes, of course, now it turns out that Silent Hill was a demo of new Fortnite 2.

@Sequel I think judging by Bungie's history with Destiny, this is why concord will fail.

When they released PvE focused game heavy on coop with PvP bolted on, it became a massive success. When they shifted the focus towards competitive PvP and released Destiny 2, it tanked. Yes, there still some loyal player base there after millions of fixes and adjustments, but it's too low to pay off for a new game.

My prediction: it will suck.

Monster Hunter Wilds for me. But if this was a 10 then Astrobot was a close 9.

Poor Concord faces an uphill battle.

The whole show was hugely disappointing and rated 11/10 on the poopometre.

Astro Bot! The only game that wasn’t multi platform. Make fun of Xbox and MS all you want. But Sony is now 3rd party. Timed albeit. But they are no longer an exclusive brand. $100 bucks in a few years, 2-3 they have day and date PC. This was to save face for PS. But in the end money talks.

Astor Bot is definitely my favourite but Alien and Behemoth are equally fantastic news, really hoping Behemoth hits!

Finished Until Dawn a lot and it looks good. Might even go for more endings.

Oh and that Astrobot thingy looked okay too.