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I kind of wonder if this is an "Only on Playstation" show on the PS Studios side of things considering the recent article about PC. In this outcome, live service like Marvel Tokon appearing at Summer Game Fest instead of SoP.

@11001100110zero I saw it that the price is the same for new buyers ($30), just in a different form:

• PS5 version = PS4 version ($20) + PS5 upgrade ($10)
• Series X|S version = XB1 version ($30) + Series X|S upgrade (free)

So it looks like THQ used Smart Delivery on Xbox and price increased the XB1 version because Smart Delivery means free current gen upgrade if you own the last gen version.

It's only a price difference if you already own the game on PS4/XB1.

Sounds like a side effect of Xbox's Smart Delivery system.

I think GTA6, Wolverine, Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave and a few indie games. Maybe also Duskbloods considering it's FromSoftware.

I think the DLC will come alongside a Switch 2 port.

I think what we'll see is:

• Start with Wolverine deep dive
• 4Loop release date
• Large variety of 3rd party games
• PS+ lineup tease
• Some new accessories (maybe another themed controller?)
• Marvel Tokon trailer
• Kena trailer
• Something God of War related

Intergalactic I think will appear at Summer Game Fest considering Geoff events get a lots of Naughty Dog announcements.

@carlos82 For those interested in GTA6, preorders gives hope for no more delays. For those interested in other games, GTA6 preorders give hope that the floodgates will finally open for other gaming news like State of Play.

The unit for the table is 10,000 so that would mean Wilds is 132 x 10,000 = 1,320,000 (1.32 million sales) for the quarter.

The weirdest part of the May 12th theory not being true is the whole Sony not having any sales for a week. I hope it's not Sony choosing to be more aggressive with dynamic pricing.

@Lysterao That's the point, a week before early access launch is early for a launch trailer. In normal circumstances, FH6's launch trailer would happen on May 14th/15th (early access is on the 15th) but it's earlier so I think they did it to avoid clashing with GTA6 news.

@LiamCroft I think it makes sense, minimize non-GTA6 PS store traffic to try and reduce the chance of the servers crippling under pressure. Whether it's successful or not is a different matter.

I think preorders are going to be before May 13th like on May 12th and that's why Sony got rid of deals for a week.

This trailer being so early looks like further evidence of everyone moving out of the way of Rockstar.

I think they'll repeat what they did in 2020, announce release date and price 2 months before launch allowing them to observe what Microsoft does with Helix.

So we're perhaps looking at this in terms of 2027's Yakuza/Persona/Sonic setup:

• January 2027 - Stranger Than Heaven
• February 2027 - Persona 4 Revival
• March 2027 - New Sonic game to coincide with the movie

It does seem like this year is the big upgrade to current gen year for the mainstream audience. GTA6, CoD 2026 and potentially EA Sports FC 27 (EA dropped PS3/360 support for FIFA 6 years after PS4/XB1 launched) all skipping last gen.

@twitchtvpat Sony really likes giving Naughty Dog news to Geoff so maybe Summer Game Fest.

I do think reveal will be at Summer Game Fest, releasing Rebirth on Switch 2/Xbox on June 3rd was a huge hint of this. As for release, maybe Summer 2027? Square Enix released Rebirth PS5 and Dawntrail 5 months apart and we know that Evercold releases in January 2027.

Sony's silence really makes it feel like they're going to use big news to distract from the DRM situation in the hope people will just accept the change.

It'll be interesting to see if the usual Days of Play PS5 console discounts still happen in late May/June despite the massive price hike.

@Oram77 With the exception of Little Town Hero, Game Freak's non-Pokemon games in the digital era all got demos so there's a good chance of a demo happening.

@AdamNovice Very little coming to PS5 after May in terms of confirmed release dates is what made April SoP seem credible. But for it to be an effective method of sharing release dates, Rockstar would need to break the silence on GTA6 prior to the SoP which hasn't happened.

Looks like the SoP rumour was fake then as when there's one incoming, Sony saves the PS+ news for the event itself.

I really liked MH Stories 3, it was cool that Star Force was rescued from old hardware and I'm excited for Pragmata + Onimusha. Interested to see what else is coming.

On a side note, I don't see the MH Wilds expansion releasing this year. Capcom announced the expansion 9 months prior to the expansion's launch with both World and Rise so a Summer 2026 reveal would suggest a Spring 2027 launch. Would also allow them to avoid GTA6 season.

I wonder if this is more about ditching porting to alternate PC stores considering Helix will have Steam.

@darylb24 Last time 2 were on the same day was September 14th 2023, you had Nintendo Direct at 3pm BST and State of Play at 10pm BST.

@darylb24 Xbox events and SoP happen at different times so both airing on the same day wouldn't be much different from when in some years Nintendo Direct and SoP used to air on the same day in September.

I hope the rumour about a State of Play on the 16th is a sign Rockstar will do trailer 3 and preorders prior to then followed by the State of Play having a flood of release date announcements for games.

I hope there's a way to disable autoplay like on the Switch 2 eshop.

@UltimateOtaku91 The general trend of the Switch era is that 3rd party exclusives that aren't using Nintendo IP are timed exclusive.

@UltimateOtaku91 I thought it was clear from Fantasy Life i that Level-5 was going fully multiplatform.

@Boxmonkey The price hikes don't affect the Digital Edition Japan only PS5 model meanwhile all the other PS5 models (international digital edition, international disc model, Pro) were given a price hike.

@PuppetMaster I think Square Enix will appear in the SoP but in the form of a new Elliot trailer. The game releases in June but not much has been shared about it recently.

@darylb24 Well before June sounds more like April, would also give Sony the opportunity to promote Saros some more.

@THEBrew Rebirth is coming to Switch 2/Xbox on June 3rd so I wouldn't expect any Part 3 news until after that day.

Makes sense as there's not much releasing on PS5 after May. I reckon everyone's waiting for Rockstar to share GTA6 news and then the SoP happens revealing what's happening during the summer/early fall.

@AdamNovice I agree that remaking the PS3 trilogy is likely with the hint being how Sony handled PC prior to the recent pivot away from the platform.

The only franchises that got released out of order on PC in the Jim Ryan/Hermen Hulst eras were Uncharted, God of War and Ratchet & Clank. Sony even made sure to bring the old Marathon games to PC prior to the release of the 2026 game.

The absence of the Greek saga God of War games can be explained by the upcoming trilogy remake which leaves Uncharted and Ratchet & Clank.

I think it'll solely come down to GTA6. Stuff like whether the game still releases this year, if Sony does a discounted hardware bundle, how far away the PC port is and whether the game comes to Switch 2.

Smyths hasn't increased the price yet (£400 for digital, £450 for disc, £690 for Pro, £200 for Portal). Figured I'd bring it up for those who still want to get it at the cheaper cost.

I'd imagine just like with FFVII Remake Part 3, they get Switch 2 players caught up on past entries and then reveal the new game.

I hope they don't make the same tone deaf decision they made last year regarding having the "one more thing" announcement be yet another CoD game. If CoD is present it should be just a random trailer in the middle.

@twitchtvpat The official statement from NoA is digital getting cheaper in May rather than physical getting more expensive. Whether this is actually what's happening or just PR spin, we'll have to wait and see.

@Americansamurai1 I'm also skeptical of this rumour but primarily because Dealabs is absent. Whenever true news about PS5 console pricing (increase, decrease, measures to avoid an increase) is inbound there's always a Dealabs report that Push Square does an article about.

No sign of a Dealabs report so I'm leaning towards the rumour being fake.

@Americansamurai1 Were they referring to calendar year or fiscal year? The current fiscal year for Sony ends on March 31st 2026 so if they meant fiscal year then a price increase announcement in April would still be accurate.

I'm guessing they add Shadow as a playable character considering Chaos Island was in Shadow Generations.

I think it'll come down to how much the Xbox Partner Preview reveals about June - September. If it becomes a lot more packed then I could see Wolverine being a standalone State of Play in April.

If however it's still very much a mystery, I think Sony will wait until the next GTA6 info update before doing another State of Play.

I think it's true, Capcom has been releasing some form of new content alongside Switch 2 ports of games already released on PS5. Path of the Goddess came with a free content update, Street Fighter 6 came with DLC, RE7+8 came the same day as RE9.

While I don't see them porting over Exoprimal, the other PS5 games seem realistic:

• MH Wilds
• RE2-4 remake
• Dragon's Dogma 2
• DMC5

It'll be interesting to see if they're still transparent about what platforms games are coming to.

Maybe it's a change to Sony Store, Sony Network, etc.?

This is the 3rd consecutive year where Microsoft has crammed loads of PS5 ports into a small timeframe.

2024

• February 22nd - Pentiment
• March 19th - Hi-Fi Rush
• April 16th - Grounded
• April 30th - Sea of Thieves

2025

• March 4th - Age of Mythology
• April 17th - Indiana Jones
• April 22nd - Oblivion
• April 29th - Forza Horizon 5
• May 6th - Age of Empires 2
• May 15th - DOOM The Dark Ages