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Xbox currently has no Xbox console games with release dates so I think we'll see a repeat of 2024 where early on in the year is flooded with PS/Switch ports (this time being PS5 and Switch 2) and then the first Xbox console release is something like FH6 in May.

@GMaster7 If SEGA's going to do a Royal style release for Metaphor, they'd likely time with a Switch 2 port similar to how SMTV Vengeance was SMTV's debut on PC/PS/Xbox.

I'd imagine the physical boost is about Pokemon as the last mainline entry prior to Legends Z-A was 3 years ago (Scarlet/Violet).

@White_oyster Maybe it's to do with the PS6 handheld? You're not going to be able to fit a PS4/PS5 disc into the PS6 handheld so having a large disc library may make the handheld less appealing if the big selling point is the ability to play PS4/PS5 games anywhere.

I think it makes a lot of sense to have a 3rd party focused showcase around now as GTA6 being delayed to November 2026 opens up Spring 2026 as a realistic window to release games in.

I wonder if it's more a result of the current gap between PS5 and PC release they set. PS5 lineup was averaging 1 big 1st party single player game a year post-2022 (2023 was Spider-Man 2, 2024 was Astro Bot, 2025 was DS2 + Ghost of Yotei). So at the old porting rate of at least a year after PS release that would mean the PC porting would slow down significantly around 2025 unless they delved more into legacy games like Demon's Souls remake and GT7.

If it's about 1st party, I could see the comment be about live service. Sony acknowledged that Bungie was a bad acquisition so I think they've come to the conclusion that Factions 2 was going to be the live service hit they were looking for.

Taking that into account I could see them see something like Horizon Online as the biggest PS5 1st party game.

There were some cool reveals like more info about Sonic Racing CrossWorlds free characters and Pac-Man World 2 DLC shadow drop. The pacing was also very good but overall I'd say the SoP was ok.

I think this may be where we find out more news about the Spongebob DLC for Sonic Racing CrossWorlds and the Sonic DLC for Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac.

The number 1 complaint from 3rd parties about PS5 is that it's too expensive so maybe Sony does what Nintendo did with Switch 2 and announce a cheaper Japan region locked console?

If this is about crossbuy between PS5 and PC, I wonder if it's being announced alongside day 1 on PC for everything 1st party going forward.

With Xbox, day 1 on PC and Play Anywhere for all future 1st party games both got announced at the same time (E3 2016). However previous Xbox exclusives kind of got shafted regarding the program like when MCC was ported to PC in 2019/2020 it was not part of the Play Anywhere program.

I think Sony's biggest competition is themselves. Like imagine how much stronger the PS5 game lineup would be if Jim Ryan and Hermen Hulst didn't chase live service.

@Questionable_Duck FTP games tend to still release on PS4 even as recently as Marvel Rivals last month so it seems like a realistic strategy to make a last gen version of FTP multiplayer meanwhile single player stuff is current gen only.

Sony generally seems to be aiming for 1 game a month nowadays for Premium so this is probably December considering the November store listing for Tomb Raider Anniversary.

Is this perhaps about cloud streaming? While energy saving costs are small for 1 PS5 running for a few hours a day, if you change that to a big data centre with lots of PS5 consoles running 24/7 the savings add up fast.

Considering Sony cut costs by doing things like reducing the internal storage in the newest PS5 model, I could see Sony having cloud streaming run in Power Saver mode in the future.

The timing of Sony killing off all their 1st party FPS/TPS franchises all seemed to lineup with them obtaining the CoD marketing and timed exclusivity deal in 2015. Nowadays it seems Sony only sees FPS/TPS as an excuse for live service chasing which is sad.

Whenever Xbox says the concept of exclusives is outdated, it's when they're about to announce a big exclusive go multiplatform. In this case it's likely Halo because Halo Studios are revealing future projects tomorrow at the Halo World Championships.

@DennisReynolds Deus Ex gives hope that a remaster trilogy could still happen considering that game had its PS2 version added to the classics line in July and then the remaster is coming in February.

@VeldinX Tomb Raider's 29th anniversary is next week (October 25th) and in recent years there's been annual anniversary celebrations so it might be the Tomb Raider social media accounts and blog that announce the timing of TR Anniversary added to PS+ Premium rather than Sony.

It feels like Sony's timing PS6 with the release of most of their big active franchises being launch window games. For example the last mainline Horizon, GT and GoW was in 2022 so next entry in 2027/2028 feels possible.

I really wish Sony had focused on remastering pre-PS4 games in the PS5 era and skipped games like TLoU that already had a PS4 remaster. Not only are loads of classics trapped on older PS hardware but also Nintendo's started copying Sony with the existence of Switch 2 Editions (BotW, TotK, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, SMB Wonder) when there are still plenty of classics trapped on older Nintendo hardware.

@ReignMan_27 I think they're using "few" to be vague ("couple" is specific meanwhile "few" is vague) because effectively confirming PS6 in 2027 now would hurt PS5 hardware sales somewhat.

The past 2 generations had the Naughty Dog game launch in June of the next gen year (TLoU in June 2013, TLoU 2 in June 2020) so if PS6 launches in 2027 then Intergalactic could be June 2027.

As Joker is coming to Sonic Racing CrossWorlds later this month, maybe a Persona 5 crossover DLC for Metaphor?

I think the timed exclusivity window could be because of GTA6. Announcing the game today gives the impression of 1st half of 2026 release but the next news is in 2026 which makes me think it'll be January Developer Direct announcing release date for May/June 2026. Then release on PS5 in Fall/Holiday 2026 to avoid GTA6.

Very good SoP. Some nice reveals there the Mega Man DLC for Sonic Racing CrossWorlds and Deus Ex Remastered. It also seems that SoP continues the path of 1st party games being within about a year from reveal. Saros was revealed in February 2025 and ended up with a March 2026 release, Wolverine re-reveal in September 2025 for a Fall 2026 release.

The show was also paced well with the exception of a few parts like the speakers and GoW controller.

I'm guessing:

• Starts with MH Wilds expansion
• Some other 3rd party presence being: RE9, Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, Phantom Blade Zero, Jet Set Radio, FFIX remake, Nioh 3, Lumines Arise, Onimusha Way of the Sword
• 1st party presence being: Saros, Marvel Tokon, Infamous Second Son Remastered, Horizon Online, the final game being Wolverine
• Mark Cerny has a segment dedicated to the 2026 PSSR upgrade for PS5 Pro
• PS+ teases for October - December

Regarding my prediction of Infamous Second Son Remastered, the PS4 original was removed from PS+ Extra/Premium earlier in the year and last year had a similar situation with Horizon Zero Dawn where a remaster followed the removal.

@Don The graphics are fine to me, the issues I have are about availability on the current consoles (currently the full trilogy is only playable on XB1/Series X|S regarding newer consoles) and that the Xbox exclusive DLC is still Xbox exclusive.

Trilogy remaster is the best way to make the games available on PS5/Switch while at the same time finally making the Xbox exclusive DLC available on non-Xbox hardware.

It would be disappointing if it was via the classics lineup to be honest, Legend/Anniversary/Underworld really needs a trilogy remaster including the Xbox exclusive DLC.

Sony teases the future PS+ Premium lineup at each SoP so if it's via the classics lineup it'll likely be announced at the supposed September SoP.

Makes sense, this is the last Fall/Holiday season before GTA6 releases (unless the delay rumour Pure Xbox reported on turns out to be true) so plenty of people will pick up PS5 now in preparation for that game (also Sony will probably increase the price of PS5 again next year).

I could see it be this week considering last year SEGA used SoP to announce the Sonic 3 movie DLC for Sonic X Shadow Generations.

If SEGA wants to have all the Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Season Pass guest franchises revealed prior to the launch of the Digital Deluxe edition (September 22nd), a PS event this week would be a way to achieve that.

Is this perhaps more about PC/mobile? I noticed the PC ports really slowed down after TLoU 2 Remastered and Days Gone Remastered in April. All there is incoming at the moment is Marathon, Fairgame$ and Marvel Tokon.

I saw Patapon 1+2 Replay very high up in the eshop charts back in July so I guess the message Sony would get is that Switch/Switch 2 is a good place to port Japan Studio franchises to. I could see Gravity Rush be announced for Switch 2 in tomorrow's Direct for example.

I wonder if RDR2 would've been 2nd if it had a PS5 version.

My predictions are:

• Metaphor announced for Switch 2 in the Direct
• A game which really shows off Switch 2 features like Trauma Center for mouse controls announced in the Direct (the already announced Two Point Museum could fit here)
• A Yakuza game announced at the RGG event
• One of the Game Awards 2023 revival games announced at State of Play

Hopefully the disc drive allows you to play physical PS6 games, would be a huge shame if PS6 games are digital only and the disc drive only exists to play backwards compatible PS4/PS5 games.

I think this scenario showcases perfectly why digital preorders are a good thing. You don't have to deal with digital store crashes, you can just play the game at launch because it's already downloaded.

I'm looking forward to finding out more about 007 First Light. If they're having a game specific SoP now maybe the release is early on in 2026 like February?

Makes me think the handheld would be around the same price as Switch 2 and then the home console is more expensive than PS5 Pro.

@Porco I think Sony's aggressive pricing strategy will be GTA6 PS5 hardware bundles next year like $399 for PS5 digital edition + GTA6 download code for Days of Play.

Looks like the September SoP is probably September 23rd then.

@wiiware I think PvP not being on the disc might be about there being no bot matches for PvP so when the servers shut down the PvP will be unplayable irrelevant of whether it's on the disc or not.

@MFTWrecks Scope of the event, showcases are more a roadmap for the future of PS meanwhile SoP tends to look more short term.

The last showcase was the infamous one in May 2023 where all the PS Studios games present except Spider-Man 2 were live service.

Geoff's hype trailer for ONL confirmed that Ghost of Yotei will be at the event:

As Sunbreak was announced 6 months after MH Rise released, maybe a September SoP announces the MH Wilds expansion and then it's present here?

I think the "one more thing" will be Silksong.

Interested to see more about Titanic Scion, I liked the first Daemon X Machina and the new game is one of the very few Switch 2 3rd party games that are fully on the cart.

@AdamNovice I think the whole situation about Steam on the next gen Xbox complicates things about what Sony are willing to port over as in that scenario, Sony's exclusives are on Xbox by default as a result of the PC strategy.

Theoretically this'll mean little because if the next gen Xbox has Steam, you'll be able to play Sony's exclusives on Xbox anyway. I just hope future announcements have better timing, the Helldivers 2 Xbox announcement should've been delayed a week or so.

@Fiendish-Beaver I could see it being the parity clause that resulted in E-Day. Start on Gears 6, discover that the vision has to be compromised too much to get the game running on Series S with feature parity so pivot to a more linear game (E-Day). By the time Gears 6 releases, the game would be coming to PC/next gen only so the Series S problem is no longer present.