Summary
Credible insider NateTheHate has suggested that the heavily-rumoredPlayStationevent scheduled for May 2024 could be a State of Play and not a full-on showcase. If this is the case, then Sony’s next showing might end up being a disappointment forPlayStationfans that are expecting a massive blow-out of first-party game reveals from the many studios under the platform holder.
With summer 2024 fast approaching, the gaming showcase season is about to begin. Geoff Keighley’s annualSummer Game Fest is set for June 7, with 55 companies already confirmed to take part in the event. Meanwhile, Microsoft revealed back in April that it would be hosting an Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday, June 9. Even Nintendo announced that it’d have a Direct of its own sometime in June, with the company president Shuntaro Furukawa revealing the information in an unexpected Twitter post. Out of the platform holders that have announced showcases so far, only one of them is missing, and that’s PlayStation. With no official confirmation in sight, fans have been wondering when exactly the next PlayStation Showcase will be. Unfortunately, one insider might have some bad news on this matter.
Responding to a fan asking aboutPlayStation’s rumored showcase in May, the leaker NateTheHate shared his thoughts in a post on Twitter, alleging that “Sony’s May event is still on track.” However, he added that he expects it “to be a State of Play early next week” instead of a traditional summer showcase. The claims of some type of PlayStation event in May fall in line with recent reports made by fellow insider Jeff Grubb, who stated on several occasions that Sony’s next presentation would happen within this month. No rumor up to this point, however, had suggested that it wouldn’t be a showcase.
Given the fact that little is officially known about PlayStation’s first-party roadmap, the potential lack of a proper showcase may come as a surprise to many fans of the brand. After all, gamers have still been left in the dark on what developers like Naughty Dog, Bluepoint, Bend Studio, Media Molecule, Housemarque, and Sucker Punch are making. Although the previousState of Play in January 2024was well-received, if the next PlayStation event is nothing more than that and isn’t a showcase, then fans may not get updates on what the majority of Sony’s studios are currently working on, which will probably disappoint many.
Despite The Potential Lack of a Showcase, Sony May Still Have Announcements That Could Excite Fans
The last time Sony went a whole year without a single showcase was in 2022, when they hosted a fairly modest State of Play in June instead. Since it appears that Sony may do something similar this year, then fans should probably keep their expectations in check, at least for whatever this potential May event ends up being. Nonetheless, there may still benew first-party PlayStation game revealsover the summer, like the Astro Bot and LEGOHorizontitles that are rumored to be in development.
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