If you want to find out more about what’s coming to the platform, there’s nothing better than PlayStation’s State of Play. Sony’s next State of Play showcase is airing this week.
The first State of Play for 2024 comes Wednesday, January 31 at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET, which happens to be the last day of the month. We only have a small idea of what’s going to be in the 40-minute show, save for a few titles, but that’s part of the experience. In the announcement, it is stated that we’ll see over 15 games during the event.
Games announced include Rise of the Ronin and Stellar Blade, which will receive extended looks. I’m particularly interested in Rise of the Ronin and how it will differentiate itself from aesthetically similar games that have flooded the market.
This year’s showcase arrives a bit earlier than last year’s first State of Play, but other companies have already been off to the races with their lineups for 2024. Xbox recently hosted its 2024 Developer Direct, locking in some release windows for games like Avowed, Hellbade 2, and Indiana Jones.
Nintendo, which usually has a February stream of some kind, still has yet to lock in a Direct. Most of the noise around it has been rumors and reports on a potential Switch successor. Whether or not we see a new Switch in 2024 has yet to be confirmed. But with Sony stepping up to the plate, we might start to get an idea of what their year ahead looks like.
