Topic: Next Playstation Showcase/SOP

Realized there is no dedicated thread to PlayStation presentations in general, akin to something like the Direct thread on NintendoLife, so I took the liberty to try our hand with one here as opposed to a separate thread for each show. This can be a catch-all for any rumour/leak/confirmation of an upcoming show Even if we were told there isn't a show coming yet, this forum topic could keep us chatting and sharing (hopefully) nice thoughts of what we'd like to see.

The Lunatic Ignis post on X/Twitter has some people beginning to go over what's happening in September, so the rumours have begun to rumble for the next show. I'm convinced something's coming given we know about the PS5 Pro from various sources except Sony themselves (who have never denied it). I can't see the hardware being unveiled at Gamescom or Tokyo Game Show, but at a dedicated show alongside some strong first and third party titles. So, given Sony's record, next month does seem feasible for a major show to bring up the next part of their roadmap. I know... we've heard this before... but again, PS5 Pro. This ties things together in my view.

What does everyone else think? Hopefully the muttering picks up into a good leak (without leaking games) and then a confirmation of a show. In spite of the strange and opaque approach Sony's been taking for such a while, I'm still excited for the next few years because so many studios I love have been cooking for years and it's getting close to when we should be seeing them.

For the record, here’s a link covering some of the conversation.

https://techtroduce.com/playstation-september-showcase-more-n...

We’re to be expecting more on this at the end of the month. I listened a bit to Nate the hate with shinobi on this too out of curiosity and the show seems likely.

Interesting, but we’ll see.

@Enriesto at this point I'm thinking Tokyo Game show, combined with their own SIE YouTube Showcase around the same week, perhaps.

And by now I'm ready to sell at least one PS5 and replace it with something more powerful, as im a bit jaded with the generation overall, and for ease that'd be a Pro because of my current game library and plug and play. From the other side of the tracks, those from the Xbox community think that MS and Xbox will combine to release a PC/Console hybrid. But I'm not exactly sure how that works, as MS doesn't really make PC's anyway. So an Xbox that forces you to use a Windows OS seems the only option from that side.

I'd rather Sony came up with some magical mega console though, tbh

@Ravix How much would it cost to get a high end gaming PC? I’ll have to admit the thought has crossed my mind.

@Th3solution

$1000

@Th3solution I mean, it really varies depending on what you're looking for out of your games. I was looking at stuff a while back around £2000/3000+ for a custom machine that could ray trace the s*** out of games, but built by people who know what they are doing, not by myself, which obviously bumps the cost up from labour etc.

But you can top PS5 performance easily for probably £1000.

My main sticking point is that I'm just a console gamer, always have been, and I have a hate/hate/hate relationship with Windows OS. And I've just not had the experience with PC gaming to trust I won't f*** it up somehow 😅

And I'm way more likely to spend that money on a few different consoles instead, like an idiot 😁 I'm just very much ready to move on from this generation, as I said though.

So here's hoping someone announces something slightly better this year to waste our money on instead, I say 🍻

(Side note, I'm a little drunk so I'm going to try really hard to not randomly order a £4000 gaming rig right now because of this conversation haha)

@Ravix steam deck is probably great for mid-tier gaming. It’s what I use for my own pc gaming. Never had an interest in high end gaming. Financially conflicts with my other hobbies.

@Yousef- yeah, it is bonkers to go that far for gaming unless it suits and fits every need perfectly, but thankfully a gaming pc still conflicts with the logical side of my brain and my available set up space, as I game on TV's and can't be bothered to reorganise everything just to take a gaming PC into the fold too. There's more negatives than positives so that is keeping me at bay 😅

But if the showcase does come, and they show some shiny PS5 pros, I can definitely justify selling and upgrading the 3/4 year old PS5. And if MS does do something crazy with a gaming PC/Console, then I'd really be hoping Sony just copied it, so I could stay mostly on the Sony platform with my game library.

How do you find PC gaming as a handheld by the way? I thought handheld gaming would really lure me back when I tried the switch, but I just played Tears of the Kingdom a bunch and now it jusy sits on a shelf 😅

@Ravix well… then you’re likely asking the best girl to ask this, I’m a handheld gaming freak… yes! >.>
And as a handheld freak… proud owner of a psp, nds, a fakeboy and a switch…. Even the bootleg Gameboy I have is more fun than the switch, putting it quite bluntly yes… such as life indeed v.v…
Tears of the kingdom? Tears on my eyes… this handheld is just too… *****! Yes… yes v.v that’s the way it be, that’s the way it be….

@Yousef- I liked TotK, but I didn't ever finish it as it just went on and on and my joy and wonder faded away. I can't imagine PC gaming on a handheld either though, tbh. I can't even imagine PC gaming on a monitor, as I'm such a big screen entertainment wh*** 😅 even if gaming doesn't actually suit bigger screens, as the HUDs vanish from your vision and you haven't got a clue how much ammo/hp/abilities or whatever you currently have without moving your eyes around, which is just a chore not worth the hassle 😅

I've very much lost my train of though now anyway. Showcases, yeeeeah! Announce some epic hardware and make consoles cool again 😁 and some God damn gaaaaaames, as far as Sony is concerned.

@Enriesto I think it does come down to PS5 Pro and that it's such a poorly kept secret. Hardware needs a strong upcoming software lineup to support it so I'd be surprised if there's no 2025/2026 roadmap.

@Ravix I spend a lot of my work time on a PC and so when I come home I really don’t want to get back on a PC. That said, there’s so much more potential power in a PC, and I was thinking in terms of a dedicated PC machine just for gaming and set it up sort of like a console and see if that would work. 😅 I don’t want to be getting notifications of work emails on it or be reminded of excel spreadsheets popping up that I should probably be working on while I’m trying to slay dragons or shoot zombies. I want to forget the annoying real life tasks. It’s the same reason I change clothes when I get home as a symbolic shedding of the world outside and to get into leisure mode. 😄

But the other issue is like you say, I have so much investment into the PlayStation ecosystem, I really don’t want to also have to build a steam library from scratch, when I have so many PS5 and PS4 games.

@Yousef- $1000 seems reasonable; I reckon the PS5 Pro will be $600 or so. I’ll have to wait and see what the Pro brings to the table.

Preach bro. 🙏

I could never leave PC gaming behind, but, tbh, I might not have upgraded my computer if the Steam Deck had existed at the time. I use the Deck for almost everything except old shooters like DOOM (which only feel right on M&K), since its perfect for almost everything non-AAA. And even most AAA stuff. Still amazed Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart apparently runs pretty well on it.

I guess I'll still need my rig for stuff like Horizon Forbidden West and Returnal, though. And probably Silent Hill 2.

I'm hoping FF7 Rebirth runs okay on the Deck. Remake Integrade runs beautifully on it.

@Th3solution v.v…. Whoever brings my favorite sandwiches to the table, will be the winner. I like chicken, Turkey and onions & cheese sandwiches….v.v that will be the deciding factor for whoever brings what to the table….v.v…. And yes, I gave you that initial price range, in order to set a reasonable budget for yourself, remember, you don’t need to pay 4000 to have fun o.o ye ye

@Ralizah agreed… steam deck is life…v.v
I never got into pc gaming until I bought a deck, never looked behind once!
Rift apart ran really well, my friend played it on my account and also had no issues o.o
Though, being fully frank here, I mostly just emulate xD
But also, I mostly play Koei stuff or 7th gen stuff, so I may not be a completely reliable opinion o.o
Still, it’s pretty good, I recommend it to everyone xo

@Yousef- I have a bunch of emulators loaded up on my Deck, but haven't really bothered with em yet.

Honestly, I had such a large Steam library, and I'm finally digging into it now that it's playable in convenient handheld form. I get into moods where I'll play a home console game obsessively for a while, but the vast majority of my gaming times is spent on handhelds. They're just more comfortable for me.

@Ralizah I relate ;c it’s not like I couldn’t play my steam games, they were all pretty low end games (see, I was REALLY addicted to the point & click genre for a while)
Now I can finally play ‘em and not bother with my annoying laptop so big yay c:
The games were tales of monkey island, strong bad’s game for cool attractive people, Wallace and gromit and the sam & max games.
Oh and momodora III, can’t forget the cutesy soulslike.

Well we can but dream...

http://youtube.com/post/UgkxSRkmDZyxIst6RtsKrubYOWSNS6vNVqAY?...