
Yep, it's that time of year, when the speculation flows and Geoff Keighley refuses to move away from the spotlight. And as per usual, we're sat here waiting on Sony to do something, anything. It's no secret that the Japanese giant holds its cards incredibly close to its chest these days, but now that the PS5's release schedule — in terms of exclusives — has completely opened up, fans can't help but wonder about what's next.
That's when you usually hear talk of an all-important PlayStation Showcase. This one's been rumoured for months, but we're yet to hear an official peep on the matter. There's been plenty of talk this week about an imminent announcement, and things seemed to blow up yesterday when some fans convinced themselves that confirmation of an event was incoming — but as evidenced by the fact that we're writing this article, it never happened.
Simply put, we're in a bit of a limbo, so we thought it'd be interesting to see how the Push Square readership is holding up. For starters, do you think a showcase is actually heading our way? And if so, when's it dropping? Vote in our polls, and then be brutally honest with your feelings in the comments section below.
Do you believe Sony will host a traditional PlayStation Showcase this year? (1,533 votes)
- Yes, absolutely
- Honestly, at this point, I don't know
- No, it's not happening
When will the rumoured PlayStation Showcase actually be announced? (1,373 votes)
- You fools, it's happening today
- Within the next week or so
- It'll be a Summer Game Fest thing
- After Summer Game Fest, in the late summer
- In the autumn / fall
- I think it'll happen in the winter1%
- I just said, I don't think there'll be one
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There won't be a showcase, its a state of play
Let’s hope it brings us some big guns from Sony Studios, especially as they are quiet at the moment.
they will announce release dates some of those live service games they have been making
yay (sarcasm)
It’s a rumor. Hence take it with a grain of salt.
There probably will be one though. Xbox just announced theirs and Nintendo has stated there will be a Nintendo Direct sometime in June. So I wouldnt be surprised if PlayStation did have their own showcase or SOP of some kind.
I think time has run out for a showcase announcement in May, if something's happening next week it seems to be a State of Play being announced 1-2 days before instead.
Maybe they have a September showcase to mirror Playstation Meeting 2016 where they announced the PS4 Pro but on the other hand I could see them just using Geoff's events, blogposts and another State of Play instead to reveal PS news this year.
Monday announcement I reckon
nah, there will be nothing until september.
Everyone needs to lower their expectations some. I got hyped for the last three showcases and walked away from each mostly unimpressed. Sony doesn't like to show their hand these days.
First week of June, maybe? I like imagining someone at PlayStation delays the showcase by another week out of spite whenever a morsel of info leaks.
I think it will be announced tomorrow and take place wednesday or thursday next week.
In their financial reports/earnings call, Hiroki Totoki literature club said that they would have a presentation by the end of May. So you have to figure the announcement for it is coming soon enough
I would rather there be no Showcase then a Showcase that Only Shows Concord, Fairgames, Silent Hill 2 and some third party games. I am curious about SH2 and am always happy with a good third party game, but we need the big, non live service, First Party Exclusives. At this point, anything else would be a disappointment.
Grubb has been saying its insert week of the month every week for god knows how long so who knows honestly 🤷🏻♂️
@Grumblevolcano I think there’s still time, I believe they’ve announced a showcase 5 or 6 days prior to the event itself before, meaning next Wednesday/Thursday could be slotted. I would say if nothing is shared by Sony after tomorrow, then Summer 2024 is a no go for a major show.
They'll have a show sometime this year. Use big reveals like RE9 to distract people from the absence of first-party software for PS5.
@Zman0069 Hiroki Totoki literature Club got me. Underrated joke
If they had a couple of big headline games and some smaller 1st party stuff and then some traditional 3rd party PlayStation games then I think they would go head to head with their competition.
But we know they don’t.
Instead I can see them holding back for a random Tuesday sometime later, show the Lego Horizon thing, maybe a new game or a sequel to something smaller and a bunch of standard 3rd party yearly drops like Assassin’s Creed. They will tell people what they’ve got for this year, but won’t set themselves up for hype and then criticism.
Wonder if they could be going back to the June timeframe like everybody else? I mean Jim's gone, he's the one that murdered all their presentations and believe Sonian Exceptionalism would float them above the common rabble (right before his profits fell short.) They could be going back to roots with "(not)E3 Week" with maybe more traditional leadership.
@Zman0069 Wasn't he referring to the corporate event that was yesterday/(this morning)?
I really hope that if something does indeed get announced, it's a showcase that gives a glimpse of hope for the PS5 generation's latter half — since we are somehow already halfway through this generation. A State of Play just won't cut it, even if it has some good reveals. The time is now to reveal what the 1st party studios are up to, even if their games are a ways out.
I hope to get some info on a few games that can re-excite the fanbase. Live service isn't my thing, so Concord and Fairgame$ do little for me. It'd be nice to see some combination (if not all) of Ghost of 2Shima, Wolverine, Bluepoint's new IP, a new Astrobot, and maybe a hint of Santa Monica, Bend OR Naughty Dog's game, even just a logo suits me.
@JaBrony123 No First Party exclusives are scheduled until after FY '25, so don't expect anything until April 2025 or later
@Enriesto Fridays tend to get saved for bad news though. I do think it's very bizarre that Geoff chose to have Summer Game Fest on a Friday when all the previous times were Thursdays.
Do we really need multiple articles on the speculation of the announcement of a rumored PS Showcase?
If there is one, mute Sony will announce it about 11 mins before it starts.
As I said before, when we are actually close to a showcase or state of play there’re plenty of rumblings around it but so far we’ve heard absolutely nothing, if there’s a showcase this year it’ll be until September or none at all.
@Grumblevolcano "Fridays tend to get saved for bad news though. I do think it's very bizarre that Geoff chose to have Summer Game Fest on a Friday when all the previous times were Thursdays."
You kind of answered your own question there, didn't you?
@Sequel "I'd love Playstation to be known as the Soulslike console, and for Sony to turn every franchise into a Soulslike. Who's with me!"
Who wants to buy my PS5? It's cheap!
@IOI Kind of amazing, between Sony going radio silent, and Nintendo doing their transition to NX2, the whole year belongs to Xbox's marketing.....and they still can't bother to do it.
@NEStalgia He was making a joke as there's a game called Doki Doki Literature Club, not many will get it but for those that do you will spot it straight away.
@Grumblevolcano Geoff’s scheduling strategy doesn’t actually surprise me, as he’s been wanting his show to replace E3 for years. Basically, he wants those of us not working/studying for the weekend to give him the summer fever attention for games 👀 something E3 fulfilled before.
As for PlayStation, I’m not sure if they view Friday as a placeholder for bad news in spite of their history (as you say) sharing bummers then. What we can definitely agree on is that Sony is cutting it close in communicating with us whether a major show is coming.
@Sifi Yeah but it cost Microsoft 70 billion on Publishers to get a steady release of exclusives, before that was a different story.
I'm not expecting anything tbh.
@NEStalgia I personally think we are seeing Sonian Absurdism in full force.
I have no idea with Sony anymore.
I would think that they'd do a Showcase if/when they have something to show - not just their own first Party stuff, but also their Partners. With the Holiday season coming, you'd think they'd do something to show their Roadmap for the end of the year but 'when', who knows...
They could announce a showcase and then hold it the next day for example rather than announce it weeks in advance - maybe if waiting on something to be finalised (some details/specs etc) or 'ready' to reveal (optimising and polishing a section so it looks presentable) before committing..
It's happening right now!!!
@UltimateOtaku91 "Yeah but it cost Microsoft 70 billion on Publishers to get a steady release of exclusives"
Technically it cost them $70 billion to buy Candy Crush. All the other games were just preorder swag with purchase.
Oh, I'm weeb enough to get the literature club joke, I just thought it was a prelude to a legit reference to the May event mention, which was actually about yesterday's corporate event.
Maybe. If they anything to show that is.
Personally I'm only really interested in seeing what CAPCOM are up to with Resident Evil 9 (open world rumored and it being the most expensive RE game also rumored).
There will be nothing happening soon, because Sony has nothing in works. (yes, except those dead on arrival GaaSes.)
Think it could be announced next Tuesday for Thursday of that week or announced next week for the week right after before SGF. Dunno who remembers this but 2 years ago was like the best State of Play ever where they had SF6 and FFXVI and all of that and it more or less led directly into SGF that weekend.
I think from a first party point of view particularly with the live service side that I think will have mostly been canned off now it's going to be a quiet 2024.
But with recent dev comments today and all the rumours I think Playstation is in for a big 2025 so it's important they show what's coming and a showcase right now would be just the right time to do it so I hope it's inbound.
I hope it will be announced. We need a lot of information for the furture.
I don't think there will be a showcase any time soon. I don't mind to be wrong, though. A state of play, is more likely. There might be a showcase for the ps6.
Showcase/State of Play tomorrow. PS Home the big announcement.
It will get announced next week for the week after, we will get hyped and then all the games we all expected and hoped to see will not get shown at all. It's the same every year. I really wish it wasn't this way.
The thumbnail photo actually got me to laugh out loud. Well done.
They need something to announce the PS5 Pro. That could be in late summer.
What if they're combining that with a Showcase or State of Play, to show all the new games that will be awesome on the PS5 and even "awesomer" on the PS5 Pro, all in one big reveal? Is that possible? Crazy talk?
It will come.we will see.word up son
Summer Game Fest is near. I’m sure soon
@ManifoldCuriosity if you honestly think that , then you are completely setting yourself up for a huge disappointment
@ManifoldCuriosity with all the comments on here as of late , its impossible to tell who is crazy and who is making a joke
@Jacko11 He hasn’t said that at all. He has said he heard it would happen in May and that he has no clue when in May. He has to be the most misquoted person in gaming.
At this point I think the silence is deafening. We won’t have anything until late summer, early fall when they announce the PS5 Pro. Xbox and Nintendo will gain some ground over the summer.
Must be a slow time for news when we're predicting when the thing will be announced and not when its going to happen hahahahaha. Is this really the world we want to live in.
Announce it this morning have it go out tonight.
Who cares, no ones taking the day off for it. If they in they'll watch if not, catch it later.
Have playstation been doing one just before summer game fest? Yes.
Do they normally do it a few days before? Yes
So is the probability high that they will absolutely.
@Th3solution hard to imagine Xbox gaining any ground any time soon.
They probably fired the people who were going to announce it.
@jmac1686 Exactly, and until something is announced it may not be until 2026 that we actually see anything released.
enough with the walking sword games sony, lets get some fallout killers.
@sentiententity I mean gaining ground in the hype department. The inertia of market leadership will carry Sony for quite a while, but the chip damage of Xbox having some hype for games coming out while Sony has none may catch up to them eventually.
Sony has shot its wad with all the big second party and console exclusives now being released except for Death Stranding 2 (Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin, Helldivers 2, FF16 and Rebirth). Hype for new games does lead to console sales which leads to game and subscription sales, so Sony is a risk for conceding some of the hype, but I think they’ll make up for it later this year.
Edit: New article about an Astrobot game just posted. So maybe Astrobot and Concord can counter Indiana Jones, Avowed, Hellblade II, and Flight Simulator… ? Maybe.
@RBRTMNZ probably misquoted because he has constant shotgun blast “leaks” that benefit nobody, especially himself.
One of the worst “insiders” in the business.
@Jacko11 I listen to literally all of his podcasts. If you listen to the words he is saying he very rarely claims to know exact information and instead is very clear about the level of certainty he has in anything he is talking about. The problem is that websites and Twitter trolls misquote or take his statements out of context. He is the best insider in the business. Incredibly entertaining, well Informed, and knowledgeable.
I dont know what they will showcase there isnt a single game I find interesting this year after Stellar Blade that's worth purchasing full price for , Resident Evil 5 Remake is years away, Pragmata is in developement hell, FF7R3 is years away, KH4 is an unknown at this point, I think 2024 is just going to be a down year and we will have to wait probably until 2026 for noteworthy games if any come out that year nothing on metacritic upcoming releases have any games that pique my interest
@RBRTMNZ the problem is exactly what you’ve said in your reply, he rarely knows exact information. So why does he continue to speak?
I’ll tell you, because it gets him clicks and views.
He could say “I heard that a PS guy was speaking to an Xbox guy and it may be about Starfield next month for PS5 but I don’t know for certain its just me talking out loud”. He knows its all nonsense but he says it anyway then cries everyone misinterpreted.
The guy needs to stop talking.
@Th3solution gain some ground? ps5 is outselling both series s and x combined by a land slide, its not even remotely close.
@twitchtvpat [see comment #61]
And as an aside, the huge lead Sony has means it won’t take much to gain some ground, especially in just hype for first party output. There’s nowhere to go but up for Xbox 😄
@Th3solution don't get me wrong i love my xbox , i love having both consoles , but i don't see it happening. plus i think ms is going to announce a bunch of new games heading to other consoles like the ps5 including the new doom game , and probably hellblade and starfield. along with sony having a bunch of unannounced games that shouldn't be too far off from releasing.
@twitchtvpat As someone who doesn’t own an Xbox, I hope you’re right, buddy. If not for Death Stranding 2 and Wolverine (both probably 2025) I’d be even more concerned. I know Sony has games coming out, but it appears there’s going to be a small desert of single player games because of the live service push.
@Th3solution that was never true , yeah they are making some live service games , but they never stopped making single player games and have plenty of studios making single player games.
@twitchtvpat “…they never stopped making single player games and have plenty of studios making single player games.” Of course. I don’t think anyone has felt they stopped making single player games. But outside of Wolverine, none have been confirmed (unless I’m forgetting something). Everything else is rumors, speculation, non-committal vague quotes from developers, or leaks. And Wolverine is 2025. Sony was able to rely on second and third party to do all the heavy lifting for the first half of 2024 (and most of 2023 also, outside of SM2). We’ve had a grand total of 1 new AAA single-player game from Sony since Nov. 2022. That’s a year and a half with only one new single player game. It would be something if that year-and-a-half had some announcements of new single player games, but we’ve had… zero?
18 months with 1 AAA first party single player release and 0 AAA single player game announcements. I’d call that a desert.
Personally I’ve not been too concerned as there’s plenty to play, especially with Square-Enix and Team Ninja towing the rope. But if Sony remain silent whilst Xbox and Nintendo have big reveal events to create hype, then they are definitely conceding some ground, especially when Xbox already has the better release line-up for the rest of 2024.
I do think Sony will have a Showcase type of event to let us have a peek into at least something coming out. But if they don’t, it also won’t surprise me, the way they’ve been going lately. Either way, I’m not ready to buy an Xbox and I trust Sony, but the players are getting restless.
@Th3solution if anything , its crazy how tight lipped sony has been and this stuff hasn't been leaked. which i'm happy , not everything needs to be leaked before its announced. surprises can be great too. like i keep saying when they finally show these games off it will be more then worth it.
@twitchtvpat I agree with that. When the floodgates open and we find out what Bend, Naughty Dog, Bluepoint, Housemarque, Santa Monica, Sucker Punch, and Guerilla are working on, it will certainly be exciting.
@Jacko11 I personally would not hold other people accountable for my inability to accurately parse their statements. Jeff was right again.
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