Game News PS4, PS5: Before God of War, an uncertain year for PlayStation?
As Ghostwire Tokyo prepares to haunt PS5s around the world, the rest of the year PlayStation isn’t ready to give us the shivers just yet, not out of fear, but out of fun. God of War Ragnarok still doesn’t have a specific release date and Forspoken has just been pushed back to October. So, should we be worried about this dear Sony?
That’s what we call a hell of a start to the year. In the space of three months, PlayStation has drawn two first-party PS4|PS5 games (Horizon Forbidden West, Grand Touring 7) and is now getting ready to welcome Ghostwire Tokyo, a temporary next-gen console exclusive. Without forgetting other more modest but nevertheless important stunts, such as the arrival ofUncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection in January or that of SIFU – another console exclusive – a few days later. It’s certain, Sony has been busy giving its gamers a solid start to 2022. So he got exhausted? The question is valid. The postponement of Forspoken from May to October on PC|PS5 gives way to a small period of lean cow. Apart from the latter and until the end of the year, no other PlayStation exclusive has yet a precise release date. And it looks like no to find out more.
A tense flow
This is not necessarily a bad omen. Sony has already proven it: the Japanese company can make an important announcement almost any time, as with the recent State of Play dedicated to Hogwarts Legacy (planned for the end of 2022). This is all the more the case now that the firm has deviated from the calendar of physical shows for its biggest communication highlights, after the upheaval of the health crisis. PlayStation’s speeches are much more on a “just in time” model now, and are not just limited to video dating. Sometimes a simple press release can do the trick, as was the case with the arrival of the PC version of God of War. Since the beginning of the year, Sony has also led its boat very well on this side, distilling details on the PSVR here, announcing a new takeover there – including a acquisition very recent with Haven, the studio of Jade Raymond – in order to often remain under the spotlights.
As long as we talk about the famous God of War: the second opus, God of War Ragnarok, is one of the PlayStation exclusives still planned for “2022”, but without further details. The continuation of the adventures of Kratos and Atreus should indeed arrive this year. The company confirmed the information in a article blog published last January. Same thing for the curious Little Devil Inside. Straythe cute game with the little cat, is scheduled for “early 2022”. This detail could mean an announcement or an imminent video show, even if it’s hard to see Sony dedicated an entire meeting to the title. It will undoubtedly be the icing on the cake of a future State of Play as for Little Devil Inside. And a State of Play can happen almost any time.
surprise package
It’s a near certainty: PlayStation will take the time to present one or more exclusives this year, starting with the highly anticipated God of War Ragnarok. Regarding the latter, it will undoubtedly be via a dedicated State of Play like what Sony did for Horizon Forbidden West. The rest will obviously have to wait until September. For the past two years, this is when the company has been unleashing the horses “E3 style” with its PlayStation Showcase. A format that gives us above all to see the planning of the long-term show. Last year, it was particularly the occasion to discover Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Marvel’s Wolverine, two exclusives expected next year and developed by Insomniac. Who knows what the 2022 edition has in store for us?
By IndeeJournalist jeuxvideo.com
MP