PlayStation State of Play build-up live: today’s June presentation is just a few hours away

Pausing for a break…

OK, I have to go and break for some dinner and to pack for a certain mid-year game festival I’m going to so we’ll be putting our live coverage down for a short while.

My colleague Dash will be picking this up again in a bit to guide you through the resto of the build-up and the show itself!

Hellblade 2 to say hello?

Surely this is a contender?

When it was announced that it was coming to PS5 last month, it came with the information that Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 would be coming out ‘this summer’ and we would hear more soon or in the future.

Well, a PS5 game-focused State of Play in June seems to fit the bill perfectly for timing, as well as showing off what the sequel will be able to do and look like on PS5 and PS5 Pro.

I’m hyped for this one too, as it was one of my top games of last year and I’ve been itching for a reason to go back and replay it. The game looks and sounds fantastic, is hard-hitting, deeply interesting and impactful, and there’s a certain seductiveness to the bleakness of the Hellblade series that I’m a big fan of.

Four hour warning!

We’re now only four hours from the start of tonight’s State of Play presentation!

What are you hoping for? Any wild expectations or ambitions?

I’ve got one more prediction which feels likely, but then I’ll haver to head off for dinner, and we’ll pick this back up a bit closer to the start of the show.

Personal hope – where are my PS5 Pro console covers?

We know that the PS5 Pro shares some similarities with the PS5 Slim’s console covers and they are just as easy to remove – but where the heck are the versions for the premium PlayStation 5?

I’ve been waiting for news on these since launch and today’s State of Play seems as good a place as any to reveal them. Plus it’d be a welcome bit of hardware representation among the games.

Snake to make an appearance?

I reckon a really good bet is another look at the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater remaster of the classic PS2 game, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.

We know this will come out in August, and this is a perfect time to rumble the hype train on for the game and give Naked Snake another few minutes in the sun.

And as a PlayStation fan of a…certain age… let’s say, this is a game I’m really, really looking forward to coming out and eager to play. The Metal Gear Solid series is synonymous with PlayStation after all, so this is going to be a big one for Sony.

Looks like Fortnite will make an appearance though…

However, something that looks quite likely to appear in the State of Play is Fortnite.

Posting the above on X / Twitter, the official Fortnite account seems to be strongly hinting that the game will have something to do with PlayStation – using the console’s famous symbols – and soon, too.

Is that a pair of eyes from the Fortnite banana skin/character too….?

What could it mean, though? It could simply be a look at the upcoming new season, but could it be something more… Who knows!

Will we see more of The Witcher 4?

As much as I want this to be A Thing, I’m not sure seeing more of the next Witcher game from CD Projekt Red is that likely.

After all, it was only yesterday that we saw the tech demo at the State of Unreal presentation. It was breath-taking and only bodes well for the game, but i think the safe money is on CDPR keeping more of The Witcher 4 in its pocket for the time being.

That being said, stranger things have happened, and I’d love to see more in today’s State of Play.

I’m back!

I have returned to continue our live build-up and chat in the run-up to tonight’s State of Play!

I’ll continue Dash’s trend and look to what I think might come up later today, or what I hope will make an appearance too.

And with that, Rob has just let me know that he is out of his meetings and ready to take back over.

I’ll see you all again later tonight when the show begins!

Will Pragmata finally get a new trailer?

I’ve heard a lot of rumblings about a potential new trailer for Pragmata, that eye-catching Capcom game that showed up in the PS5 reveal event years ago now.

Described as an “all-new action adventure title that depicts a near-future dystopian world on the moon through a deeply profound story and setting,” the game was set to be a bit of a showcase for the power of modern consoles.

That said, we haven’t heard anything about the game since its reveal – which is generally not a great sign. Will we see a new trailer tonight? It’s possible, and honestly about time we see more.

The memes are coming in

It wouldn’t be a State of Play without a barrage of jokey social media posts.

Here are some of the most amusing ones that I’ve spotted on the timeline…

Bloodborne remastered?

A potential Bloodborne remaster, remake, or even just simple PlayStation 5 patch will be high up on the wishlists of many going into this State of Play.

How likely do I think an announcement is? Unfortunately not very, as we haven’t heard any rumblings or rumors recently to suggest that it’s on the way.

Still, there’s a chance that it’s just been successfully kept under wrap. You never know what might be in store…

What are you expecting tonight?

From a new Resident Evil game to more Grand Theft Auto 6 footage, speculation is ramping up as we get nearer to the start time. What do you expect to see tonight? Let us know in a post on X / Twitter tagging us @techradar for a chance to be featured in this coverage!

Hello gamers!

Dash here, to guide you through the build up to the State of Play show.

If you need a quick reminder, the show is set to begin at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 11pm CEST! That means that it’s just under seven hours away…

No sooner have I started, I actually have to head into some meetings now as I try and do normal day-to-day work around all the excitement of the summer of games kicking off!

It’s OK, though, as my colleague Dash is stepping in to continue our live coverage in the meantime, and I’ll be back before you know it.

The key details

Right, let’s get into the most pertinent details straight away.

Today’s State of Play will start at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 11pm CEST, and you can watch it on PlayStation’s YouTube and Twitch channels.

Simple, but it pays to have these ducks in a row ahead of time!

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to our live build-up and coverage of today’s State of Play presentation!

What will we see? Big blockbusters and updates or a focus on smaller games? We’re here to guide you through the build-up to Sony getting this summer’s presentation off to a flyer, and will be adding some good ol’ chat, the latest news, and predictions as we go as well.