PlayStation Showcase was Sony at its worst and a major disappointment for PS5

Sony’s much anticipated E3 style preview event was full of new games but few of them were by Sony and none of them stole the show.

[P_Bomb]

Will go down as a missed opportunity. Please don’t take 2 years again. 🫥

[Abracadabra]

This is what happens when there's no competition.

[outsider1624]

This is actually Xbox's chance to take this opportunity. Good luck to them.

[Abracadabra]

@outsider1624
It's not a question of luck. It's a question of talent.
Does the Xbox have the talent to take this opportunity?

[zacly]

Exactly. Competing against an imaginary Perfect Dark and Fable game and two major IPs (Gears and Halo) being run into the ground by incompetent developers. Used to be an xbox guy but have given up on them. They seem more focused on buying up companies than actually making games.

[jznrpg]

@outside1624 Cbox can have good shows but what does that do in the end when the games have to be released? Nothing much

[onisama]

They have all the talents... But do they have the right management to direct them? In my opinion no thats actually why their games is all over the place hifi is great redfall is bad forza is on top grounder is nice.... Its like flipping a coin and see what you get

[Sonic1881]

Yup that's facts. I hope Microsoft brings it.

[ravens52]

I don't like that excuse. Sony should always please their hard-core customers more than anything. That's how you end up in last place. This whole shift towards live service is trash. They better not deviate from what got them here.

[Wintersun616]

I was disappointed by this showcase. Where were all the new games in progress from the many Playstation studios that we know have been under work for a long time now? Then it hit me. They're still holding back because they think it will help their case against MS buying ABK. Will it help? I doubt it and I think they're shooting themselves in the foot. However, I'm still confident in Sony's ability to consistently deliver the best games in the future. They've been doing it for a long time now. And the absence of first party reveals just means that there's a lot to look for in the near future. All those studios we didn't hear from in this showcase are working on something. Also correct me if I'm wrong, didn't Sony say a couple of years back that they don't want to show new first party games years before their release anymore?

[CrimsonWing69]

Honestly, you're 100% correct.

I think what we'll see is Xbox take in the feedback from this Sony showcase to try and deliver a much stronger showcase.

[fr0sty]

Considering they don't think that making good games will help them sell consoles, I wouldn't hold your breath.

[babadivad]

Exactly what I kept saying. You Sony fans should WANT a competitive Xbox. Maybe now they'll finally see how ridiculous they've been. I doubt it though.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

There's no competition because Xbox isn't even trying. Nintendo is the king of it's portable gaming segment and regularly releases good games. Sony just needs to bounce back from all the delays caused by the pandemic. Hell, where's TLOU Factions?

[sparky77]

That is what makes it such as colossal failure, two whole years of no showcase and this is the best you can do.

[RaidenBlack]

I have a feeling ... Sony'll have another PS showcase focusing more 1st parties, later this year ... September-ish maybe?
Yea ... I am just being utopic ... lol (coz the hype was through the roof, lmao. From PS on social media themselves to every gaming news site hyped it big time)
[ guess Xbox showcase might surprise? fingers crossed ]

[tagzskie]

@sparky77 yeah i also feel disappointed. i wondered how xboys feel when xbox have conference, its sucks to be them if they feel the same everytime. Off topic gonna settle for ff16 and spiderman 2 this year though. Looking forward for RE4 VR mode

[Eonjay]

The show content wise was fine. Sony also showed several new IP. The only real problem is that there was no gameplay. Whomever made the decision to go CGI for every Sony trailer needs to be fired. Spider-Man and Hell Divers were the only positive first party showing because they were the only things with gameplay. The rest of the show was fine. Lots of good games.

[Christopher]

Weren't those two the only first party showings other than Bungie games?

I've complained about the lack of first party showcases before and while this wasn't a bad showcase it focused way too much on third parties again.

[Crows90]

@chris

The first game showed in the presentation it was also a first party which blew my mind because that looked like a horrible game even though it was just a cinematic

[AmUnRa]

Almost all the third party games where CGI but thats not Sony's. fault. That the fault of the third party developers, the games that where first party showed gameplay.
Sony cant demand from third party developers to deliver gameplay ore else.....
Thats not how ot works....

Theyr wil be another SoP ore showcase that will highlite the first party games in the months to come, thats a given....

[thesoftware730]

I agree, not a bad show; they showed a lot of different games, and that is what it's about.

Did we want more 1st party, sure, but they showed like 30 games, hard to be disappointed just because they are not many 1st party. I always thought that mentality was kinda weird and have said it in the past about Xbox, you can't claim a system has no games just because all are not 1st party.

I know 1st party games are important, and needed, but if there are tons of good games to play, I'm good.

[Obscure_Observer]

"Whomever made the decision to go CGI for every Sony trailer needs to be fired."

That´s nonsense! Studios will only show gameplay when they´re ready to do it. It´s pretty dumb and irresponsible to demand people to get fired for things they are not in control.

To show gameplay in this time and age is a risky business that could ruin your project in early stages of development with all the main and social media slamming developers work, along influencers with 120x zoom lens to try and find issues you can´t find at naked eye just for the heck of it.

The lack of new and big AAA first party games was disappoint, but I will not blame Sony for not showing gameplay for it´s announced games.

[King_Noctis]

Every company (not just Sony) by now should not use CGI as a trailer. We have the technology right now to make games that look good with great gameplay, yet those companies still rely on the same advertising tactics from a decade ago. Look at games like Spider-Man 2 and ToTK. No CGI is needed yet they are the two most anticipated game this year.

[onisama]

In 2 years they will have live service games to show... Yay so excited

[badz149]

the level of double standards seen here is overwhelming. Sony has been doing great so far with the PS5, so WTH are all these skepticism and frustration all of a sudden? they just released the PSVR2 and I think they used the allocated time well on VR content because,...unless you guys forgot...THEY WANT TO MOVE THOSE UNITS! they want PSVR2 to be a success and VR to continue to thrive in the console space. hey, I'm not the biggest VR fan out there and don't even have any VR set to speak of but I admire the effort and I hope more people will embrace VR. Sure, Sony might be relying too much on Spidey2 and FF16 to maintain the PS5's momentum this year but I also understand that they also desperately want PSVR2 to succeed and I think I can understand. it's not like Sony is abandoning their fanbase to dry. they are just hoping that players will be satisfied with Spidey2 and FF16 as far as exclusives are concerned for now. more will be coming next year, no doubt! I'm just happy that earlier next year, we will finally get something Wolverine!

there was a time when Sony was in a similar situation with the PS4 and PS Vita. they just weren't able to keep pushing both. something had to take priority and we know what happened and the rest is history. it's just that back then I was really rooting for the Vita and still feeling that frustration that it was left to die and its potential wasted.

so why is it when it comes to MS it's always waiting for this, wait for that, and Nintendo basically has NOTHING huge regarding 1st party offerings either but nobody complains! but Sony not showing ALL games from ALL their studios, suddenly the torches and pitchforks are out! like I said, DOUBLE STANDARDS!

[ApocalypseShadow]

Happens all the time where Sony's competitors don't show anything. Sony shows a lot but it's not enough. They want more. They want some type of road map and for Sony to spill the beans on everything they got for the next 5 years. Which is nonsense.

They've become spoiled. All those games and superb looking VR games and they're complaining.

[Bathyj]

It will go down as a terrible show and rightly so because of how long we had to wait and for all the stuff they shouldn't have shown.
But please keep inind, not showing the games we want to see is not as bad as showing the games we want to see and them being bad, nor are they the same thing.

[Jin_Sakai]

Probably the worst PlayStation showcase I’ve ever seen. Talk about a disappointment.

And to think, we waited nearly two years for this!

[MatrixxGT]

It was pretty lackluster. Spider-Man and FF we already knew about. I think Sony trying to keep their shows to games that are coming within 12 months instead of showing stuff that’s 2yrs or more out.
Honestly though I never got into comic stuff like Spider-Man or FF so for me there really wasn’t anything to be excited about. I don’t have time to invest in live service games anymore. Guess I’m getting old now, only games I’ll probably get will be tear down and AC mirage and those are multi platform.

[robtion]

All I really wanted to see was an update and hopefully release date for Stellar Blade. Alas, it was not to be.

[Flawlessmic]

Wasn't worthy of the showcase title tbh

Could've done another 3rd party state of play, a vr state of play and then a spiderman state of play. One each day over 3 days just to make it fun.

Spider man looked sick as we all knew it would.

I mean mgs 3 is my fav mgs so that massive but was also the worst kept rumour in the world, gameplay defs would've spiced that up.

Dragons dogma 2 I will defs be buying, I mean there was some nice games there no doubt.

Sony's offerings outside of spider man though were absolutely lacklustre, cgi trailers, no dates no nothing really.

Compared to any of Sony's previous big shows this does not compare in the slightest.

It's rare slip up and missed opportunity by Sony and hey they are only human but as it relates to 1st party or just ps exclusives in general in fell very flat, the first time I can remember watching a Sony show and feeling deflated rather than hyped.

Surprisingly the vr stuff I have to say was probs the best stuff shown

[EvertonFC]

"Could've done another 3rd party state of play, a vr state of play and then a spiderman state of play. One each day over 3 days just to make it fun"

That actually should be the way to do it moving fwd, at least gamers know what to expect then 3rd, VR or AAA 1st party deep dive and have a big showcase in August with 5 AAA 1st party games all with10 mins each.

[thesoftware730]

It wasn't mind-blowing, but they showed so many games it was hard for me to be disappointed.

Please let Phantom Blade 0 be real and good, that game looks dope.

[Flawlessmic]

@soft

If that was a 3rd party state of play I'd give it 8 or 9 out of 10.

It wasn't though, it was a playstation showcase where exclusives should be stealing the show.

Outside of spider man, we got cgi trailers for live service games and no dates for anything.

Phantom blade, AW2, DD2 and a few others all looked great.

But the show should have been mostly about Sony's games and it wasn't hence the disappointment, that's not to say all 3rd party games that were showed weren't great.

[Ps5conehead]

@flaw I’ll tell you why there were no game play footage and no set date . Because you spoiled gamers will scrutinize the in game play video. And complain when it’s not even the finished game. And if they set a date and have to extend it there will be complaints and crying through out the gaming internet sites. I thought it was fine they showed a Lot of games weather first party are third party . There’s games to play.

[helicoptergirl]

I really liked it

[darkrider]

Cool. Don't let the opinion of people that don't have ps5 wrecked your fun. Its toxic the place we are getting.

[EvertonFC]

Same, I found it great although I agree it was missing another 1st party game or 2 to top it off. Because it didnt have that extra 1st party game or 2 gamers have already hit the "it was shit" comments because they`ve followed what there youtube influencers have said ie; KFG, Jaffe etc.

[NotoriousWhiz]

I know yall are disappointed about exclusives. But I don't care about exclusives. I care about games and I look forward to adding MGS collection, Diablo 4, Ff16, Spider man 2, Street Fighter 6, and Beat Saber to my collection (i.e. backlog) this year.

[Lightning77]

Was this a disappointing show? Yes but let's keep it real according to this article.

"We still have no idea what studios like Bluepoint, Housemarque, and Santa Monica are up to next. There was no way all of those were going to be revealed at once but the fact that none of them were is hugely disappointing."

So if Sony already showed games at the showcase that was CG, far out or just a logo what the hell do you think would happen if they announced those studios that weren't there? More CG, teaser and logos and no release date that's all we would get. Either way this guy would complain regardless if they showed up or not. Not just the writer but everyone who's expectations that were through the sky. So what would the point of those other studios showing up?

[outsider1624]

I mean it's disappointing sure but another reason where im letting pass is because even if they did show say a trailer or some cgi announcing the game. It'll be a few years before they even release. And people would whine of showing too early. And sony did say they don't want to show games too early.

Still..i was disappointed..

[Lightning77]

"It'll be a few years before they even release. And people would whine of showing too early. "

Exactly. If SP showed a CG trailer they would whine because it was a CG. That's why I said it wouldn't make a difference if Sony's other studios showed up or not. People would complain that it was all CG. Because that's exactly what it

Reminds me of Xbox show in 2020 when they showed a bunch of cg stuff.

Truth is allot of Sony's Studios are still early in development. Not much we can do about it.

[EvertonFC]

Gamers hype themselves into a frenzy because of the youtubers bigging things up and when it doesnt happen the shit hits the fan.
I thought it was very good showcase as i now have a big list of games to look fwd to which i didn`t have before the showcase.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Some of you guys need your heads examined. What were you expecting? They showed a lot of games, awesome looking VR games and new tech and that's not enough. First party, third party, Indies, etc.

It's like you guys were expecting Sony to show PS6 games or something. Or that there isn't more games coming besides these that we know Sony's good on. Most shown were games coming soon. Not games coming 3 years from now.

[Abriael]

Absolutely asinine articles like this are the result of the fact that most websites nowadays rely entirely on Google search and SEO to dictate their traffic.

Websites can write stuff that is absolutely inane, and not care about their reputation with readers. Poor writers don't need to write articles that make a lick of sense. As long as they follow SEO and clickbait, Google Search will bring them traffic anyway.

[rippermcrip]

You rely on Star Citizen videos. You have no room to talk.

[Christopher]

@rippermcrio this site has worked with Abriael for over a decade now. While we don't always agree and we have very different opinions on content at times, Abriael has regularly posted about things that interest him and not just things that will get hits or notice on SEO. He isn't the journalists being discussed. He doesn't write targeted opinion pieces on hot topics just because Google is prioritizing them at the moment. He focuses on bringing us news and usually news that you'll won't easily find on Google or similar news sites where the focus is on bigger games and topics. A lot of the games that fall through the cracks are here because of him and others like him.

[BriBri]

From my point of view as a developer the gaming media is mostly clickbait garbage, which is unfortunate because there are a few decent writers and outlets, they're just buried underneath piles of junk .. much like the decent games on the Nintendo, steam and PlayStation stores.

[Abriael]

@Christopher: thanks man :D it's nice to hear someone understands. Funnily, I quit my previous job partly because of the overreliance on SEO. Turned out I was right because after a few months the owner fired most of the staff because when you rely on SEO and Google exclusively, you don't really need good writers.

@rippermcrip: I don't "rely" on anything. I write about games, regardless of whether you or anyone else likes them or not. If people cared purely about games a bit more instead of unrelated aspects like whether they're exclusive or whether they've been in development for a long time, they'd probably be less disappointed by showcases and enjoy them more.

[tay8701]

I'm a huge playstation fanboy and I was VERY disappointed.. bluepoint, bend and sucker punch all have to be very fsr into development and they showed none of them. Not to mention where the hell is the last of us online and twisted metal online. Lots of other studios like London, asobi, ballistic moon could have made a small appearance. Add in stellar blade and FF7 rebirth (which are both supposed to release this yr) they no doubt missed a great opportunity. Have a feeling they are sandbagging because if the pending ABK deal which is also very irritating.

[ApocalypseShadow]

https://blog.playstation.co...

**The show will run a bit over an hour, focusing on PS5 and PS VR2 games in development from top studios from around the world. Expect a glimpse at several new creations from PlayStation Studios, as well as spellbinding games from our third-party partners and indie creators.**

This is EXACTLY what was shown. They didn't say "look forward to us showing all of our first party titles in one hour."

If you expected anything else, that was your problem. Doesn't matter what you wanted. They covered multiple developers like they said in the write up. And you know they are not going to show games way out when they want you to focus on games coming soon. You disappointed yourself.

[Soulsborne]

They will show when ready, simple as that.

[SeTTriP]

Sony raised the bar to high even for themselves.it just seems to me that ppl are proactively seeking bad Sony news because of the other guy.

It was a decent show I saw atleast 3 games that peeked my interest besides spider man.

I give it a c+ it was mid for sony not they're best but definitely not the worst.

[BehindTheRows]

Nah, let ‘em gripe. While they do, Final Fantasy is about to drop, Spider-Man is releasing soon after, and plenty more are on the way. Today’s online crew likes a spectacular “show”, but most of the world couldn’t give a toss about a State of Play. When the games release and break records, as usual, this show will be irrelevant again.

It is funny watching it, though. Sony isn’t a company struggling to release high quality games. A “disappointing” show does change anything just like a spectacular show wouldn’t, and won’t, move the needle.

Also: https://twitter.com/riotrmd...

[SeTTriP]

I mean I get it sony's fanbase is very vocal about the direction the console and software are going, but saying this was a horrible showcase is stretching it.

I guess it's Playstation fanbase virtue signaling that look, we harp on Sony just like we do MS.

[derek]

@Apocalypse, It was not a good showcase and it's ok to admit that. Showing a f**king movie trailer in a playstation game event was beyond stupid and smacked of dumb corporate group think. There were some games that caught my attention, but playstation needs to do better.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Were there bad games shown? Nope. Did they show some great looking VR games? Yep.

Did they say they were going to show games from Sony Bend, Naughty Dog and Sony Santa Monica? Nope.

Did they say they were going to show some games and some from 3rd parties and Indies? Yep.

Go look at the *INVITE* one more time. Did they say what you imagined or what I said?

Obviously, you guys expected some GOW E3 presentation from years ago and for Sony to spend millions wowing you with flash and fireworks and not substance. You were disappointed. I wasn't. You can admit what you want.

Sony is a movie, music and television powerhouse besides gaming and just released The Last of Us TV show to rave reviews and an uptick in sales of the game. GT Movie is being pushed to do the same. The difference in Microsoft trying to be a media company like Sony and Sony actually BEING a media company. It's like you forgotten who Sony are as a company. CD, DVD and Blu-ray. Who do you think supported that media in gaming that allowed you to watch movies on your console?

[Ps5conehead]

That’s your opinion. I enjoyed the show.

[EvertonFC]

Gaming fannies who are sheep and just listen to what youtube influencers say. I too thought it was a very good showcase, although I agree it was missing an extra AAA 1st party or 2 like SH or tlou factions.

[gleepot]

90% of the show was multi-platform titles. 10% was first party VR and spider-man.

[isarai]

I'll admit I was hoping for a bit more 1st party stuff. Just seems odd how many studios are still radio silent on major projects for 3yrs or more. But worst? No, it was cool, not amazing, but ok.

[blackblades]

Right its just weird but like i said before they probably arent ready yet and just waiting for some to drop. Whats also weird that they usually go after MS but they announced this and showed it week later with indie/3rd party which wouldve been shown at summerfest. I say they'll have another either later on this year around september when Spiderman releases or early next year. You also gotta look at the games coming thats not out yet. Ff16, Spiderman, lost soul's, Stella blade, ronin. Im satisfied phantomblade, ghost runner2, cat quest that side scrolling game, tower of fantasy coming. Games that already was showned off like Stella blade and ronin. I'm good I got different love of games then others.

[EvertonFC]

Hopefully bring back the "playstation experience" event in December

[Abriael]

I can understand that some may see it as not the hottest stuff ever, but this headline is downright insane.

[Terry_B]

Aye, totally agreed.

[Mr_cheese]

If this is their worst, they're not doing too bad. It may not have had the hit that expectation built but it was still an overall decent show.

For me, it was just missing one huge first party reveal to truly even out the show. I thought it would be factions but understand if they're holding off for the 10th anniversary.

[JEECE]

This is the most accurate take I have seen. Spiderman 2 looked great, but we knew about that and it's coming very soon. The show needed one more big reveal after the Spiderman gameplay - ideally a major first party single player game, so people have something to anticipate after Spiderman 2.

[EvertonFC]

Exactly, gamers have been giving 2/5 or 5/10 scores for the showcase so MS/Xbox better have a good showcase or we will see 1/5 or 3/20 scores.
Personally for me i thought 7.5/10 just missing another AAA 1st party game or 2. If they had shown Silent Hill and tlou factions it would have been a 9/10.

[chobit_A5HL3Y]

agree. i didn't have any expectations at all but only helldivers was a pleasant surprise(for me). there were some other games that looked good, like that soulsborne game, but i'm not into playing those myself. that first game was looking good until it didn't lol not sure why they ruin everything by making it pvp-focused these days. i certainly won't be gaf about it lol of course spider-man looked good but we already knew that was coming.

they really needed to pull out something like killzone or something to get people talking. they really didn't have anything like that.

[XBManiac]

Clickbait title... Metro.cof.UK. Enjoy your Brexit.

[Mr_cheese]

Let's not take it out on the whole of the UK because of this company 🤣

[Greg2801]

So you rather have what Microsoft did with games like Hellblade and Avowed?

Hellblade 2 was first revealed in 2019!

Why would Santa Monica show a new game when Ragnorak did not even release that long ago..

Or why would imsoniac show Wolverine when spiderman 2 did not even had a proper reveal yet..

Sony is releasing Final Fantasy 16 and Spiderman 2 this year. Probably 2 GOTY contenders.

And people are stil complaining, it's absolutely insane

Just think about what the competition released in the last 3 years and then compare that to what Sony released...

[Workshyskiver]

The truth is that both consoles have had very meek beginnings to this generation and whether its Covid or not there isn't really a great deal of true next gen experiences on both. Sony just has been getting more of a pass due to its proven record and M$' self inflicted woes.

[__SteakDeck__]

Sony definitely didn’t have a meek beginning. They released Demon Souls Remake, Returnal, Rift Apart, HFW, GT7, and Ragnarok. I know the last 3 were cross gen, but those played best on PS5.

[Workshyskiver]

So aside from Rift Apart and returnal, no real PS5 showcases in near enough 3 years... pretty meek.

[lellkay]

How did the PS5 have a "meek" beggning. Wild.

[Workshyskiver]

Go look at where the PS4 was compared to the PS3 3 years in and compare it with how many true PS5 only experiences Sony has put out on the PS5 that you can't play on your PS4. This console generation has been more a half gen step up due to cross platform releases and so pretty meek to me.

[jznrpg]

This is overreacting a lot. The show should have been seperated from GaaS imo and it would have flowed better. There were lots of good games and games that are only on PS5.
I think people got their hopes up for first player single party games but Spiderman2 and FF16 haven’t come out yet so I’m not surprised they didn’t any.

They should have said you aren’t going to hear from our first party games besides Spiderman2 and Bungie.

For me Phantom Blade 0 , Dragons Dogma 2 Granblue Fantasy and Arizona Sunshine 2 were the best games besides FF16 and Spiderman2 which I didn’t watch at all I had to turn my head for those.
I am actually interested in Marathon.

The flow of the show wasn’t good imo but most of the games shown were good.

But worst ever and didn’t steal the show is stupid.

[Relientk77]

I was underwhelmed and disappointed. Spider-Man 2 looks good but all the other first party games from what I saw were CGI trailers for multiplayer GaaS games. So not excited about any of those. I'm excited for Final Fantasy 16, GranBlue Fantasy Relink, Towers of Aghasba, Assassin's Creed Mirage, and Phantom Blade 0. However three of those games were previously announced.

[RaiderNation]

It wasn't their worst (anyone remember Wonder Book?) but it was definitely a letdown. After nearly 2 years without a showcase, I expected a MUCH bigger 1st party presence. It was a decent videogame showcase but it was not a strong PS5 showcase. Other than Spider-Man 2, they showed absolutely nothing else to get people excited for PS5 specifically. Most of these games will also be available on Xbox.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

….it’s worst?

[lucian229]

What? We got spider man and dragons dogma 2. Imo opinion it was fine lmao.

[GamingSinceForever]

I get that the show could have been more exciting but let’s not exaggerate here. You still have FF16 and Spiderman 2 dropping over the next few months. They will both be great games and they will both move more consoles. We all know the games are coming.

[Levii_92]

I don't think it was THAT bad but yes it was a major disappointment ..

[anast]

They crushed the PSVR 2 showing, which is the future of gaming. Though, too bad they didn't show a list of 2 second CGI commercials, it would have made the show so much better...

[gold_drake]

i liked it, there was alot that i want to get, there was alot i liked and look forward to.

i dont particularly care for GaaS games and will not play them at all.

but other than that? the games that they showed were fine as hell.
expect for that black cat kinda game, could have shown more of it.

we still have summerfest, tokyo game show and the game awards to look forward to.

[goldwyncq]

They should’ve postponed for another year when they actually have first party titles to show.

[ChasterMies]

Never will I understand the reactions to these showcases. What we are seeing is an hour of game trailers. There is not and never has been anything special about watching trailers. Any disappointment is in your own mind, created by your own fantastical expectations.

[helicoptergirl]

This is clickbait. The games shown were really good and I saw a lot are coming this year. I am now really excited for many of these games. I was happy after watching the showcase.

[lellkay]

This headline seems like a bit of a stretch...

There was lots of good content in the show, but I think the glaring omission and the thing that people really tuned in to this "Showcase" for was the first party games. Without these, even the good parts of the show start to feel underwhelming.

Outside of Spiderman the first party studios were either just absent, or what they showed was just severly bland and underwhelming (I'm looking at you Haven Studios and "Fair Game$"...sigh.)

[darkrider]

Lol. Sony is doomed articles. So funny. I can't believe that some still think this works. I can't stop laughing.

Just Spiderman this year is enough of a show. It doesn't matter if Microsoft shows 10 gameplay first party games coming this year it wont matter, because Phil told a lot of crap, but he told the true with one thing. Starfield can get a score of 11 and Microsoft will be last. All the haters coming out understand this. Sony deliver every single year., microsoft didn't inthe last 10years. For me is enough final fantasy heldivers and Spiderman in 2023 to wipe the floor

[Viljong]

0 psvr2 games from sony. Ghostbusters is the only one they are currently making. And horizon call of the mountain is barely a game short tech demo. There are many grear games coming but sony is not investing any effort for its psvr2.

[bRuud83]

I am dissapointed with the show. I was expecting more PS5 exclusives, more gameplay and less CGI. The FF16 trailer was not really needed as they have showed enough already and I am hyped by that game anyway. The indie games should have saved for a state of play and most third party games where for other platforms as well. I was hoping for a new Death Stranding 2 trailer, more news about Pragmata, Silent Hill 2 Remake , Last of Us online game, first screens of Final Fantasy 14 graphics update patch 7.00. Only Spiderman 2 gameplay was really great and if they have showed some MGS Snake Eater Remake gameplay as well then they had a great show.

[Christopher]

21 of the games shown are PS5 exclusive, just FYI.

[Elda]

It should have been an actual PS showcase showing off several PS AAA exclusives along with some AA, Live service & Indie exclusives & some multiplats as they have showcased in the past. Most showings were multiplat games & cgi.

[CrimsonWing69]

I’ll be real, while there was maybe 3 or 4 games I found interesting, if it wasn’t for Spider-Man 2 the show would’ve been completely underwhelming to me. It really reminded me of an Xbox showcase with a lot of indies and genetic looking CG trailers… like am I the only one that thinks of gameplay isn’t spliced in a CG trailer or shown in some capacity then it’s a waste of time?

Like, for example, I’m a massive MGS fan and I was completely unimpressed with the CG trailer where Snake pops out of the water and it goes to a title card. Like show something ffs!!!

[EvertonFC]

I had a small list of games to play over the next year or 2, after the showcase i now have a big list of games to play.
Not sure what gamers are annoyed about? was it lacking another 1st party AAA game or 2 sure, but it had lots of great looking games.

[poppatron]

I’ve commented on all of these stories now, pretty much with the same sentiment as the title of this one. Albeit without quite the same level of disdain.

At this point though I’m genuinely shocked at the borderline public outcry against this show. I was just disappointed, I didn’t think it was that bad.

I think the big problem was our expectations were too high, FAR too high. But the media and all the online outlets we like to consume daily only worked to feed those expectations. The common idea online was that this was going to be a really big one! Something to be extra excited for!

And it wasn’t. Simple as that

[smolinsk]

Really bad Show

[Ninver]

The level of expectations when it comes to Sony is extremely unfair. They showed games and more. What else do you want!?

[CantThinkOfAUsername]

Zero PS5 games were showcased. It honestly baffles me that in 3 years we had the likes of Infamous Second Son, Killzone Shadowfall, The Order 1886, Bloodborne, and Uncharted 4 (for God's sake) for PS4—games that looked much better than anything on PS3.

Yet here we are.

[Christopher]

Games on PS5 but not PS4 that were announced: Fairgame$, Helldivers 2, Immortals of Aveum, Ghostrunner 2, Phantom Blade Zero, Sword of the Sea, The Talos Principle II, Neva, MGS Delta: Snake Eater, Towers of Aghasba, FFXVI, Alan Wake 2, Revenant Hill, Dragon's Dogma 2, every single PSVR 2 game, Concord, Spider-Man 2.

[TheLigX]

Microsoft should be thanking them for this show. Had Sony showed up in top shape, it was game over.

[Kosic]

That's how I felt with the show. It was all 3rd party games that'll be on every platform. Outside the couple of Sony first party games, it felt pretty poor.

What was this splattoon rip off?

[ChiefofLoliPolice]

Yeah it's not the best one they have had but what the hell were people expecting? I mean Jesus christ. What games were people hoping for that would have made people not whine like little kids?

[hiawa23]

Damn, I thought it was great. Not too much talking, and just game vid after game vid. Really looking forward taking my PS5 games on the go, on that big ass screen, as 100% of them are digital. What am I missing?

[BurritoWarrior]

This was a troll job by Sony and expertly executed, MS will have to showcase a lot to bring energy back to team green. Sony shares the chips and MS will have to show all the big guns while Sony is cooking real first party IPs so relax everyone who's freaking out.

[Agent75]

Same old from Sony. Turismo and games in which you have to run about here and there. Spider-Man, Horizon Dawn, The Last of Us, God of War, Uncharted, Days Gone, Ghost of Tsushima and Sackboy. Driveclub was run over and there was never a sequel, but a PS5 version with extra bells and whistles would've been a belter. Plenty of other run about here and there games on PS4 and PS5 over the years and even on PS and PS2. After PS3 and Xbox 360, no console generation has come close.

[StarkR3ality]

If Xbox had a chance to take the spotlight away from Playstation then it's now. Sony clearly needs a massive wake up call after that GaaS shit fest.

Announce release dates and show gameplay for Avowed, HellBlade, fable and maybe gears alongside a good look at Starfield then you've knocked it out the park, then fucking deliver on those games, not just for Xbox's sake but Sony's too, they're starting to fucking reek of the arrogance of the start of the PS3.

[GotGame818]

Why can't gamers stop being so critical? It wasn't bad! Sony had an amazing year last year, and this year is looking great. Final Fantasy in June, and Spiderman 2 this year. Both will be massive in terms of, in game time. I guess Xbox/PC hopefully will have a good year, but I will wait and see.

[moomoo319]

It was cool. Handful of good looking games. What exactly do people expect from these things? Why not just manage your expectations like an adult. Yall be lost in the sauce sometimes…

[jjb1981]

It sucks for me that re4 VR mode is coming out now that I just finished the Quest 2 version. Maybe I'll give it a try in a year or so when it's on sale.

[BlindMango]

People love being dramatic, and obviously haven't seen some bad showcases or E3 press conferences back in the day. Plus they're apparently showing more things at Summer Games Fest

[Firebird360]

Dragons Dogma 2 has me so excited.

[neomahi]

Oh, and Microsoft was quick to post all of the same trailers today to not be too far behind PlayStation, so all of the games, except probably three, are also coming to Xbox

[maelstromb]

There is still little to no reason to own a PS5. Sony has not justified the cost of entry to me and we're more than 2yrs in. That's pretty pathetic. Just about the only game in my sights that may cause me to go out and buy one would be FFVII Rebirth (whenever that drops).

[Babadook7]

"Sony at its worst"

What an entitled whiner.

[Exvalos]

This is xbox chance to make some headway on sony

[Kekewei]

I hope ps5 sale plummet this month. Sony won't hear us until their precious numbers fall down.