Over the course of the last 18 months, the publisher has taken a number of important steps that have hinted at this becoming a reality, like the acquisition of renowned porting experts Nixxes. Now that one of Sony's most critically and commercially acclaimed first party games is making its way to the platform, it's hard to imagine more not following in its wake.
Though a new numbered GT is always something to look forward to, bringing back a real campaign is a huge victory for fans after its absence in Gran Turismo Sport.God of War 2018's upcoming PC port could mark a significant point in PlayStation's long history. The news was accompanied by an operatic montage trailer that was as polished as you'd expect from Kazunori Yamauchi's detail-precise team at Polyphony Digital, highlighting the game's arcade circuits, a complicated-looking photo mode, a livery editor, reams and reams of meteorological data used to create photo-real weather and lighting, and, finally, the return of campaign mode.
No release date here, but the creative team behind Spider-Man: Miles Morales aims to bring the same faithful-to-the-spirit-of-the-comics touch to this one.Īs a welcome change given the franchise's usual "it'll be done when it's done" approach, Gran Turismo 7 announced a March 4 launch on PS4 and PS5. Instead, we only got a CG tease of the mutant unleashing his adamantium claws in a rundown bar. Marvel's Wolverine is still early enough in production to skip showing gameplay. The game is being led by creative director Bryan Intihar and director Ryan Smith from the staff of Marvel's Spider-Man. Spider-Man 2's in-game trailer had Peter Parker and Miles Morales teaming up or possibly fighting (or both) opposite fan-favorite Venom. Insomniac is expanding its vision of the Marvelverse in Marvel's Spider-Man 2, due out 2023, and, unexpectedly, a new game starring Wolverine. Sony also had some first-party news to share with actual PS5-only releases. Without a release date yet, we wonder whether BioWare's Old Republic MMO will still be in operation by the time this remake launches. Though only the briefest clip of what looked like a Sith knight was shown, we already know this is a joint project between Lucasfilm, Sony, and Aspyr Media, a studio known for porting classic Star Wars games to modern hardware. Leading the charge was news that a remake of BioWare's classic 2003 RPG Knights of the Old Republic-which many players consider the best Star Wars game ever made-is in development as a PS5 and PC exclusive, at least at launch.
The industry behemoth is now offering first glimpses of several games in production from PlayStation Studios and third-party developers.
This is the first significant update from the publisher since it opted to skip multiple major industry events throughout 2021. Sony broke a months-long game of silence today with a wide-ranging PS5 showcase, announcing two new Marvel games from Insomniac, a remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and a March release date for Gran Turismo 7, among other news.