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How would you rate the June 2 2026 Playstation State of Play?

How would you rate the June 2 2026 State of Play?

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F like last one.

But F for the sony games themselves because this is supposed to be a sony show, not knocking down some 3rd party stuff.

Still fuck sony for toned down wolverine compared to the ps3 game and another fucking female lead stupid spinoff shit.
 
My honest take is that the GaaS direction almost killed Sony first party output.

Sure Wolverine looks good and new GoW:L too but both of them follow the previous games formula

This generation has been more of the same and the follow up sequel/prequels, not diving outside of the "baby formula" success and not trying out anything new

That's okay by me but it's far below to what we can expect from them, but you know it is what it is.

Personally for me buying them on day 1 but I know that I shouldn't expect much
 
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E

Was fucking awful, didnt give it an F because Ace Combat looks really good, would of been good to seen even more of Phantom Blade, In terms of the mega exclusives, Wolverine looks ok but the blood thing was weird and tired old formula similar to Spiderman, Not sure whats going on with God of War tbf
 
Man, it's been so many years since I felt that kind of hype and adrenaline Sony presentations used to give me. This shit was fucking insane.
 
Solid B. September looks absolutely stacked with crackers.

I think both Wolverine and GOW Laufey look fun as hell. Until Dawn 2 looks decent too. Phantom Blade 0 continues to look awesome.

Tomb Raider looks great, as does Onimusha and AC 8. Even that Stuntman game looks pretty cool.

Rayman looks better than I expected.

ILL looks crazy good on the Pro.

It seems like ND are going to wait until September to show off Intergalactic. No A this tiime.

What was I thinking when I said I was only going to pick up Wolverine and GTA6 this year?
 
B.

I didn't enjoy GoW Ragnarok, but Laufey looks awesome.

Until Dawn was cool, so I am definitely interested on the sequel.

Wolverine seemed fun.

Onimusha demo and the Onimusha Dawn of Dreams announcements were great.

Also, I am hyped for the next State of Play focused on Phantom Blade 0.
 
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Mr.ODST said:
E

Was fucking awful, didnt give it an F because Ace Combat looks really good, would of been good to seen even more of Phantom Blade, In terms of the mega exclusives, Wolverine looks ok but the blood thing was weird and tired old formula similar to Spiderman, Not sure whats going on with God of War tbf
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Yep it's the same recycled formulas, nothing new.

Sadly it's the "rehash" generation….
 
It was a B. Wolverine will be yet another GOTY contender for PlayStation Studios, Tomb Raider is great, Rayman 💯, Ill looks ill as fuck, Onimusha will be another CapGod banger and surprise demo is a bonus, Phantom Blade 0 continues to be one of my most anticipated games of 2026, Until Dawn 2 was overdue, finally got a release date for No Rest for the Wicked. And the finale... SSM always delivers, premise is cool, my only fear is they went too PG-13 with the violence but wait and see, it does look fantastic though.

I think (as usual) expectations were too high and it wasn't helped by stuff like Asobi seemingly teasing a new Sky Cooper on X yesterday plus many of these games were already known/shown. The other takeaway is that with GTA in November and the new CoD moved to the end of October every fucking game is coming out in September/early October, way too many games I want, most won't realize their full sales potential.

In conclusion, Bloodborne am cry 😢
 
F, remember the dark side of the PS3 era ? "QTE QTE QTE press X, look at us, we are so dark, we're so mature" vibe. I miss gameplay in video games. Rayman is the only real game of the show and it's an absurd Remake of a perfect and beautiful game.
 
D.
I'm mostly interested in these events for new reveals.
The show was like 90% trailers for previously announced games.
None of the newly announced stuff looked particularly good.

Highlight of the show was that I can try out Onimusha when I get home.
 
I thought it was quite good. There wasn't much in the way of trash in-between games like usual, almost everything was a big release I was interested in. Not too many new games announced, but we did get new info and/or release dates. Pretty excietd for Onimusha, AC8, No rest, Tomb Raider and kemuri also looked quite good.
 
  • Wolverine , looks kinda good, glad it's not an open world but the is not a « day one must buy »
  • Marvel Tokon, still don't know if day one or year 2 (after all 1rst year dlc are in the game and several update are made)
  • Rayman Legends Retold, beautiful but I don't care
  • Kemuri, need to see more normal gameplay not action only moments
  • Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis, maybe on sale
  • Phantom Blade 0, fed up of action soulslike so not for me
  • Dynasty Warriors 3 Remake, cool but on sale.
  • Onimusha, of course it's a capcom game
  • Silent Hill Townfall, not sure at all
  • ILL, fuck yeah! Can't wait
  • Control Resonant, day one.
  • Until Dawn 2 , on sale, just to see die all this awfull « influencers ».
  • God of War Laufey, certainly because of the graphics but I didn't like ragnarok, I want the classics remake more than anything.
C, nothing exclusive is a must have.
 
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C. It was a mediocre showing. Nothing jaw dropping that would make me get a PS5 (especially a pro) on raw impulse alone. The meltdown over GoW is funny to see especially from the more nationalist types, but it looks boring.
 
both of Sony's first party blockbusters looked like absolute diarrhea... that game by the Ghostwire lady looked fine, Stuntman was a nice surprise, but that's about it
 
Their first party games were disappointing. They've been playing it too safe and everything comes across as being banal. I was excited for Wolverine but they couldn't even bother having dismemberments and the gameplay was already getting boring just from the little footage they've shown. Graphically it also looks unimpressive compared to the first two Spider-Man games. Don't even get me started on God of War and her ice cube sidekick.

As a general showcase, I'd give it a C with the third party games. As a Sony showcase, an F.
 
TheRaidenPT said:
Yep it's the same recycled formulas, nothing new.

Sadly it's the "rehash" generation….
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God of War graphics looks great, yeah same formula in that with a slight new theme

I trust Sony will bring some top games and add that flair they will but its been missing for so long now, Astrobot was amazing because they went out of the norm
 
Mr.ODST said:
God of War graphics looks great, yeah same formula in that with a slight new theme

I trust Sony will bring some top games and add that flair they will but its been missing for so long now, Astrobot was amazing because they went out of the norm
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Don't get me wrong both games look great but I'm always expecting something new and different.

100% agree on Astrobot
 
As is typical of a Sony show for years now, what they are developing is depressing. Sony has taken such a backset to game development that I don't even recognize them anymore. Wolverine? Looks like shit, IMO. Insomniac is just doing shit anymore, ever since they become the "superhero studio", IMO. What else are Sony doing? Where are the IPs that most Sony gamers care about, established IP or even new? Nothing to be seen! Embarassing!

I don't even hate the new Godess of War game; no problem playing as a female. Hell, I often create female characters in games that allow for character creation, so that is no issue. The issue is that they are asleep at the wheel; they don't know what their player base wants, and is too often trying to check boxes and satisfy agendas rather than creating awesome games, something they used to know how to do. Those days are fucking dead though.

My PS5 Pro will continue to collect dust. My Dualsense will continue to sit unused. My PS+ sub will continue to go unrenewed. Sony, you blew it for this day one PlayStation user....again.
 
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Usually i'm pretty generous with these things. I can understand that context matters a lot with State of Plays - some will be better than others, and it's important to bear in mind how the release calendar looks when all is said and done. There is a lot to play in the next year, perhaps even too much.

The problem, however, is that it's all from third-parties. Sony themselves have completely dropped the ball this generation and it's looking like they're not reversing course any time soon. After the exciting initial reveal, seeing Wolverine in action was so disappointing. It's the most generic shit ever and looks like they could've released it on PS4.

But the most egregious trash that was shown, by far, was God of War Laufey. And with that, one of the most brutal and epic franchises in all of gaming has been reduced to a Disneyfication of its former self. Who the hell thought that a wisecracking jello cube was needed here? The game, looking like a DLC for Ragnarok, is also doing nothing to push the needle cinematically. To this day, there are still bigger feeling set pieces in God of War 3...

Normally i'd rate this a C, but just on principle alone i'm giving it an E. Sony need to get their act together for PS6.
 
Ass of Can Whooping said:
can't wait
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Tomb Raider, Onimusha and Ace Combat were standouts. Stuntman was interesting too.

Not digging Rayman's new visuals but gameplay looks fine.

Not feeling Kemuri at all.

Didn't care about Wolverine going in and it did nothing to change my mind.

Laufey kind of grew on me towards the end. I liked the goofy talking Jello. Probably going to have a ton of dialogue with that Jello though.

Overall it's a B. Great show for third party, so-so for Sony devs. Also everyone should check out Guitaroo-Man.
 
analog_future said:
I'm sorry but if an hour ago you would've told me the new God of War would be called fucking "God of War Laufey" and have a jello cube on the cover I would've thought you were trolling


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Didn't watch the show and didn't believe the cube thing until you showed it to me here. Still not entirely sure if this is a fever dream or not.

I don't understand what games are anymore.
 
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