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Big Hope: Now or never for Bloodborne?
It wouldn’t be a Stae of Play without Bloodborne hype and hope. My colleague, Rhys Wood, has some thoughts on that in the context of tonight’s presentation
“Today’s State of Play showcase lines up suspiciously close to Bloodborne‘s 10th anniversary, which will be March 24, 2025, in the US. As a result, fans of the FromSoftware RPG (myself included) have been howling Vicar Amelia style for even just a crumb of acknowledgment.
Obviously, the big win here would be a PS5 remaster or even a potential PC port of Bloodborne. The original game is playable on PS5 via backwards compatibility, but it remains stuck at a choppy 30 frames per second – hardly a reasonable fate for what many consider to be one of the greatest PlayStation games of all time. Should the State of Play come and go without any kind of Bloodborne announcement, it’s hard to say if or when the game will get its next big chance. Hopefully, Sony is able to wake us from this accursed dream for good.”
Rhys Wood, Hardware Editor
Hope: A Ghost of Yotei trailer or even release date
This is a long shot but I would love it if Sony included a Ghost of Yotei release date bombshell in the State of Play later. It’s a flagship game from a flagship studio, and it’s got to be one of the most anticipated upcoming PS5 exclusives now.
I can’t wait to get my teeth into it, whenever it comes out, but I’ll be hoping for a release date – heck, even another trailer or a snippet of game play will do – to tide me over.
What about Marathon, or a something else from Bungie?
There’s growing hope that we might see something from Bungie during this State of Play too. Marathon was revealed a while ago and we’ve heard nothing in the meantime so this could be a good time to update fans on how development of that is going as Bungie tries to replicate the live service success of Destiny 2.
Prediction: A look at Pirating in Hawaii
Oh! And speaking of yet another upcoming release we might get another look at or promotion for; Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii comes out next week on PS5 and PS4 so that would also be a prime candidate for a show-off in the State of Play today!
Might we get a final look at AC Shadows before release?
Returning to upcoming game Sony might want to give a final push for, Assassin’s Creed Shadows could be a good candidate for a final trailer or promo before its release on March 20.
The latest in Ubisoft’s behemoth stealth action series, Shadows has certainly got fans intrigued and talking; I personally came away from my hands-on preview in Quebec optimistic about the game and eager to try get stuck into the Feudal Japan setting and the story of Naoe and Yasuke.
Prediction: What about hardware?
I really don’t think we’ll see new hardware announced, but it wouldn’t be out of the question to see new PS5 Slim bundles announced – and a recent leak did suggest that an Astro Bot PS5 Slim bundle was on its way soon…
This would be both a welcome bundle and one that makes sense. It’d be welcome as it would provide an excellent starting point for those looking to dive into PS5 for the first time, team the console and brilliant DualSense controller with a game that truly makes the most of both, and to the latter, it’d also make sense for Sony to build a bundle around what’s largely regarded as its new poster boy.
I reckon this could well be a hardware addition to the State of Play.
On the topic of upcoming releases and safe best, we’ve also got Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered releasing this week (February 14) too which Sony may well want to highlight one last time.
Lara Croft is a PlayStation icon, after all, so celebrating this remastered trilogy with a last trailer before launch is not a bad guess.
It’d be very safe, but that might well account for a couple of minutes later today…
Prediction: a last look at Monster Hunter Worlds before release
We can also look to confirmed upcoming releases for some clue as to what might be shown in the State of Play later.
I’m specifically looking at Monster Hunter Worlds which releases just around the corner on February 28. We’ve seen a fair bit of the game recently given its Beta sessions and the hands-on previews that were published this week, but I reckon we could see one last hype-y trailer for the game on PS5 during today’s State of Play.
Prediction: More Death Stranding 2: On the Beach news?
To continue the playing it safe approach, this also seems like a solid bet. Hideo Kojima’s next game has been a feature at previous State of Play presentations and it feels like we’re gathering pace toward a release window given the time that has passed since a last update, and the fact that Kojima looks to have confirmed more Death Stranding 2 details will be revealed at a SXSW 2025 panel next month.
Therefore could we see a new trailer or a gameplay reveal in tonight’s State of Play? I’d say it’s not a bad prediction at all, though I’m not sure about a release date reveal just yet for some reason.
This one feels like a safe bet. It’s been a while in the works, and it even maintained a 2024 release date officially for a long while.
However, that aside, the recent apparent leak of a new Metal Gear Solid 3 remake trailer which confirmed an August 2025 release date seems like made for a State of Play presentation. We reported on the apparent leak of that trailer and release date recently, so it feels like the safe money is on this appearing in today’s show.
For PlayStation fans of a certain age, myself included, this is a remake to get really excited about; a new version of one of the best games ever made? This is one not to be missed.
So, the big question: what do we think we’ll actually see tonight?
Sony is promising more than 40 minutes of a show that will “celebrate a creative and unique selection of exciting games from studios around the world”, which is nice and vague.
We’re going to start sharing some info on what we can probably expect – absolute certainty isn’t a thing, but some things are easier to predict right now, of course – as well as thoughts on what we really want Sony to show off…
What about the potential importance of a February PlayStation State of Play show? Is it usually in Sony’s schedule?
Well, simply put, yes – though the company has mixed it up occasionally with what it shows. Looking back over the past few years, there’s regularly been a State of Play presentation in February or March time – but of varying length and focus.
For example, last February we had a Final Fantasy VII Rebirth State of Play in early February dedicated to that one game, but that followed a late January State of Play which showed off loads of games. In 2023, we had a ‘normal’ State of Play show too.
All in all, thus, this State of Play fits with Sony’s schedule which explains the level of expectation around it. We’re hoping that the content of the show delivers, as that’s the ultimate pudding of proof with these events…
First, let’s get to the important details of tonight’s show, the State of Play start time, and where it’s being broadcast.
As per Sony’s own PlayStation Blog, today’s February State of Play will begin at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm GMT / 11pm CET tonight (February 12). This translates as 7am JST or 9am AEDST on February 13 for folks living in those regions.
In terms of where you can watch it, the show will be broadcast on PlayStation’s YouTube and Twitch channels. Simple!
Hello there! Welcome to our live build-up coverage of tonight’s State of Play presentation. We’re well and truly on the hype and excitement train ahead of the show and will be logging all the news, rumors, and our own predictions here as we race toward show time.
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