PlayStation 5: Thread 05

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-announces-playstation-state-of-play-this-week

10pm tomorrow, curious if Sony's hibernating teams rear their head

[hudson]

What are your totally unrealistic predictions for the Sony State of Play?

I always associate Ridge Racer with PS, so I want to see Ridge Racer TT 99. Akin to FZero99, but time trail knockout format. Shadow drops for 14.99.

[Neon Ignition]

Team Asobi announce Jumping Flash 4

I'm hoping we see something a bit more left wing from a partner etc like last year with Helldivers 2, Stellar Blade etc. As we already know of Ghost of Yotei, Wolverine and Death Stranding 2 it feels like there's little room from Sony for much else and my engine remains un-revved by that line up.

[hudson]

Would Jumping Flash be too easy with a modern day controller configuration? Loved that game.

[fishbowlhead]

Saros, next game from Housemarque. Looks like it carries on from the same format at Returnal. Can’t wait

[Neon Ignition]

Not one for me, Returnal was more than enough, but I know it'll make its fans happy

[briareos_kerensky]

Now at 75 million units sold.

https://www.gematsu.com/2025/02/ps5-shipments-top-75-1-million

[fishbowlhead]

Tides of Annihilation looks interesting.
Days Gone remastered, nice its getting some more attention as its a great game.

[hudson]

Disappointing State of Play. Was expecting big things, but not big curly brown things.

[fishbowlhead]

Disappointing State of Play. Was expecting big things, but not big curly brown things.

I think after then whole GASS debacle cluster poop its going to take those studios a while to pivot back, at least there was something new shown.

[hudson]

I just find it difficult to understand that Sony have not gone for the ultimate low hanging fruit of Bloodborne remake. If there's a title that will cause the internet to "implode", surely it's that. Do people that work at Sony not surf the information super-highway? They seem out of touch.

[Neon Ignition]

I expect that it is coming eventually as part of their $10 upgrade level remakes. They're reaching the point where in the chain of titles left to update and port it's getting to it - from what I can gather it seems that Days Gone likely happened because the new version is heavily based on the pre-existing PC version so much of the work was done already making it a cheap and easy job.
Bloodborne will require more work but also I strongly suspect that the commercial audience for it isn't as strong as its fanbase thinks it is.

[hudson]

You make the sense.

[Neon Ignition]

Interesting stat given PS5 sales are very close to PS4's however it raises an interesting scenario where existing PS4 owners haven't yet picked up PS5 en mass? Especially given the collapse of the Xbox market



Also - MEGATON

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/02/13/astro-bot-five-new-levels-and-special-bots-begin-rolling-out-today/?sf276380355=1

The game is also today recieving PS5 Pro support that sustains optimum resolution whilst locking 60fps

[hudson]

smfh. I bought a Pro. No disc drive though and my son brought down Astrobot for me now that he has finished it. It teases us...