State of Play Livestream Confirmed for Thursday, Featuring Deathloop

Not gonna lie, while I'm interested in Deathloop, there's been a lot of it out there already - I'm more interested in the side stuff this time.

Also I'm obviously a little disappointed it's not a bigger thing.

Deathloop looks good. I’ve just seen an awful lot of it already. Gran Turismo 7 personally would have been a better one to show off and get an actual proper date for.

Deathloop holds no interest to me. Sounds like this will be something to skip!

Given the expectations set on this, I'm expecting to see updates on things like Little Devil Inside more than I am things like FFXVI. People will still lose their ability to read, set ridiculously high expectations, and get mad when GTA VI isn't announced, but... that's what I'm expecting.

Hopefully a bigger Playstation Experience type show will follow in the next months.. Fingers crossed

Hmmm sounds a little disappointing I was hoping for the some firstparty games.

Agree with first two posters. Deathloop looks cool and all but after seeing so much already I’m more interested in the indies at this point. Hope we don’t have to wait too long for a bigger event. Be cool if they teased a date or something at the end of the event but doubtful.

Pls FF16, thats all I care about

@sajoey ah yes! Little devil inside! Supposedly a July release date so makes sense to show this.

@sajoey I'd be happy to see updates (including release dates) for Little Devil Inside and Stray (although that one might be at the Annapurna show instead, I guess).

SnoooozeFest

Looks like this is not the big one with God of War. Guess we take what we can get for now. Hoping for Stray and Little Devil Inside release dates for the indie updates.

If they can at least show a new trailer for FFXVI, I'll be satisfied

No interest in Deathloop so wont be watching, will just catch up on any other info after the broadcast

I'll probably give it a pass, then. No interest in Deathloop.

Unless Deathloop absolutely smashes it out of the park, this isn't going to satisfy most people. Not a good reply to all the announcements from other publishers over the last few months.

Im looking forward to it, but come on Sony! Lets have a full PSX / Showcase. Feels like we'll have to wait for something around Gamescom in late-August.

Updates on 3rd party titles doesnt sound like new game reveals.

If this was a show after an E3 style event i think people would be ok with it, but as it is, it comes across as a little lazy on Sony's part

I’m lukewarm on Deathloop for some reason. But then I was one of the few who didn’t get along very well with Dishonored.

Again? Come on how many time sony will previews this game, I rather have info on more interesting game like ff16, god of war 2, and ghostwire tokyo!

Not Deathloop again for heavens sake 🙄

Stop trying to make Deathloop happen Gretchen... I mean, Sony.

I think I’ll go and make a coffee when that comes on.

Im so sick of seeing Deathloop, sorry Arkane Studios

I dunno. Games are great. They really are. And I am not complaining. But some of the backend stuff is where Sony needs some "good news" soon. The recent bad press with Indies. The inability for Sony to compete with Gamepass with all the brand new games coming directly to gamepass while Sony folks have to pay for them. All this seems like Sony needs to come out swinging with some backend facelifts on how they do business and how they see the future of gaming. That is kinda my hope... we'll see

Zero interest in this one I can't wait until Deathloop is out so we can stop hearing about it

It has been 10 months since the initial FFXVI reveal, I would like to think we are due for a new trailer or update soon.

@Juvenlast Sony don't want to compete with gamepass, why would they when their exclusive games can sold 10M+ like nintendo?

Sony and microsoft already diverge on their plan for gaming, sony (and nintendo) aren't the place to get (new exclusive) games cheaply on subs.

I guess it makes sense for it to have its own State of Play as the big hitters will overshadow it. I think Sony is trying to maximise on their investment into this game which I think is fair. Hopefully it ends up a great game. I have a feeling Sony is trying to hype up games like Deathloop and Ghostwire and will then move to the big hitters.

Can someone explain what is the incentive for a PS5 owner to buy Deathloop at full retail price when we know in advance that any possible sequel will be locked to Xbox/Windows? And that's definitely going to happen; just look at Hellblade 2 for proof. At least the original Hellblade came out on PS4 before the MS buyout of Ninja Theory but with Deathloop we already know it's going to be the last release on PlayStation. It seems strange to dedicate an entire State of Play for a Microsoft game but I suppose agreements were probably made prior to the buyout but the optics here don't look great.

🤔😏 not what i was expecting.i taught we was going to see more first party games.word up son

Ok, only 9 minutes of the show taken up by Deathloop, that's much better than the majority like with HFW. I mean, I'm excited for HFW, but I dont want any one game hogging up nearly the entire State of Play again. Just announce a presentation on that game itself instead.

Oh deathloop the most boring game ever.

I'm looking forward to Deathloop, but.....really....? Third party and indie only? Seriously....?

@Kang81 that’s exactly what Sony did do? They announced a state of play solely for Horizon Forbidden West?

I'm interested in Deadloop but how much more can they show?? was really hoping they'd come out swinging after the past month
At this point a focus on just indies with some new announcements and dates would be more interesting and while I would personally love this, not showing any of the big titles they're cooking up just seems like a strange strategy

I have zero interest in Deathloop personally - even if I did, it would have to be very special to purchase on September 14th on PS5 rather than wait the 'leaked' 6 months when its likely to be free on Game Pass - an advantage of owning multiple systems. That being said, if this was a permanent exclusive, I doubt I'd be buying it until the Price significantly drops anyway such is my interest in it.

With this game coming in a Couple of months, it makes sense to me for Sony to hold a 'State of Play'. I'm surprised they haven't mentioned Kena: Bridge of Spirits (which is due on 24th August so I would expect 'some' release trailer and Ghostwire: Tokyo (Which is due in Oct 2021) so that's [at least] 3 timed exclusives coming in the next 3 months. Of all games to be at the State of Play, I'd expect these 2 as well as Deathloop as they are all out very soon 'exclusively' on Playstation

Doesn't sound like this one is for me. Not interested in Death Loop. I'll catch the highlights for the other indie/3rd party stuff though.

Not the show for me

I hope to see updates on Little Devil Inside, Stary, Kena, and Jett.

@wiiware No I get that that is how it is. And I understand that Sony is doing fine. But generally - it doesn't look good when Sony keeps getting former 1st party games sniped by Xbox and giving it to their subscribers for free. It also doesn't look good when Sony makes it impossible for Indie devs to actually turn a profit. With these two perceptions growing - It is hard to say which Sony is for devs or players. They need to answer gamepass. Especially since they said they were going to. Every month that passes without an answer... is more reason for people to give up trying to get that hard to find system and just get an Xbox instead.

I’m really on the fence about deathloop. I feel like it’s something I should like but I just don’t seem to care. My big games for this year are Far Cry and BF 2042

No interest at all in Deathloop, I won't bother to watch this one.

It's been a year since the GoW2, FF, and Gran Turismo etc were streamed on the PS5 reveal and yet nothing much or at all since....

I hope there is a big stream event soon rather than these little 30 minute State of Plays featuring 1 game as I would like an update on the big first party games announced a year ago.

went from 100 to 1 really fast. Don't care about Deathloop and they've been showing that game for almost 2 years now.

Sweet count me in

This feels a lot like what happened with Nintendo in 2020, people thought there'd be a big Nintendo Direct in summer 2020 but instead there were social media announcements of 1st party releases, Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Showcases all about 3rd party releases, the usual Indie World in August showcasing indie games and a Mario Direct celebrating 35 years of Super Mario Bros.

But it's fantastic that something is actually happening.

Oh I guess people who cried about those poor indie devs shunned by PlayStation now will complain about too much indie stuff now right?

@truerbluer There is NO guarantee at all - with ANY game - especially a 'new' IP - that the developers will make any sequel. I know that from a PS perspective, you are not getting Hellblade 2 or Outer Worlds 2 after MS purchased the developers, but there is no indication yet that Arcane (or Tango Gameworks) will make Sequels.

At the end of the day, you can decide whether you think the game is worth the asking price to play. You are not buying into the future titles, but paying to play that game and if you enjoy it, you have the memories and experience of that. If a Sequel does come out and only on 'Xbox', then you'll have to decide whether its worth playing on a 'compatible' device (not necessarily an Xbox console) based on your 'enjoyment' of playing the first or not.

Sunset Overdrive 'could' get a Sequel on PS but it wouldn't impact my enjoyment of the first on XB1. No-one knows what the future holds, but if Sony gamers don't buy Deathloop/Ghostwire: Tokyo, then its not going to incentivise the developers to make a sequel or for MS/Zenimax to even consider publishing them on that platform.

Definitely interested in the "third party" aspect of the stream, but not really getting my hopes up.

Deathloop was my most anticipated game before PS5 came out but the 2 delays have destroyed most of my interest in it now. Hoping to see little devil inside with a date so Will watch it but won’t be expecting much

and now people are ***** on sony for showing indie games LOL

At this point it’s starting to seem like Sony has nothing to show. I’m personally tired of all the silence. This is the first year in a “new generation” yet they don’t seem like they have any interest in talking about it. I’ll be skipping this state of play. I’ve seen more then enough of Deathloop to decide I’m not buying it.

I feel like we've already seen so many trailers and gameplay videos about death loop already. Like we're going around and around...

Wait...are we in a deathloop??

Looking forward to deathloop for sure, but seriously... We need something that shows off all games, not a 30min presentation that isn't from Sony. I'm sure the game will be great though, Arkane are very talented.

@Juvenlast Keeps getting former 1st party games sniped? Aside from The Show which is because MLB owns the license what are you even talking about?

@JJ2 It's hilarious at this point.

Saw there was a new State of Play, got excited then saw what it was about....sigh
Nothing against Deathloop but feel like we've seen plenty of that already.
It's time for a first party update Playstation! Even a little hint would be nice, little bit of Ragnarok, Horison release date, anything else coming out in 2022?

@JJ2 But there’s nobody actually here complaining about indie games. If anything, everyone seems to be looking forward to those a lot more than Deathloop.

Wow that is such a disappointment after the last month or so. Not a great response from Sony after near silence. Great, I love the look of Deathloop, I'm there. You don't need to show me anything more, and what else more needs to be shown really? Indie showcase - but I heard Sony hates indies? 🤣 I hope this one video states there will be a state of play each month for the rest of the year, cause I am so disappointed at the sound of that line up. Guess I need to hope 21 minutes is enough to change my mind

Another sublime State of Play with quality indies and the best third party games. Can't wait.

Love me some Indies and Death Loop looks good. Meanwhile over on NL people are disappointed by the Switch Oled. I think it looks great and will be a nice companion piece to the PS5!

Jesus gamers are so entitled nowadays. Sony just released a major game in June and have more coming this year yet they somehow have nothing to show. Yes that's it, a number of first party games since last Nov and no more are being developed. Ps5 production is shut down too, end of the line baby.
Meanwhile MS showed a bunch of stuff coming 1-3 years down the line and won't even have a first party title out until November. Do you really want them to continue what they did during the Ps4 days and show games 3 years out?

@truerbluer agreed. I want to play this game. But I will probably wait for it to arrive on Series X / Game Pass.

This could change if the game is reviewed very well.

Deathloop? 😅
We've seen Deathloop like 10 times already

I dislike these State of Play when they focus mainly on just 1 game.

Because I need even more games on my list

I am already falling behind on my list now as it is now. They can take a break for a bit.

So far these State of plays have all been terrible so I have no intention watching it .

Deathloop looks great, so excited for more of that. What I'd like to see the most is an update on that ps5 indie Season.

@mucc Yes. You are right MLB the Show. I should not have implied it was an ongoing thing. My mistake.

Still - Sony needs to do better on the backend. Which is my point.

@JJ2 Nobody is complaining about that here though, in fact the indie stuff will be the highlight of the show as many of us are already bored of seeing Deathloop.

Also like someone above me said you're putting a spot light on a Xbox game which if is fantastic and gets a sequel you won't get to play it.

Sony has to do a State of Play for Deathloop because it is a Timed Exclusive, we will probably get a update on Kena too which will be great.

I'm expecting the big State of Play to Happen next month because of the Ghost of Tsushima DLC. That will probably be the big one, it might even be just all Ghost but either way that will be the big one.

Little Devil Inside and Stray I hope make a Appearance on Thursday, it's well overdue.

Sometimes I feel that Sony is on the verge of actively telling us not to get excited for State of Plays.

This is lame. Where is the proper summer event (E3) to get hyped about? Ive seen plenty of Deathloop already. Man I hate what Sony has become the last few years.

I'm interested in Deathloop - enough to pick it up on sale in a few months (or free, whenever it hits Game Pass - yes, I have a Series S, as well as a PS5).

But haven't we already had a State of Play dedicated to Deathloop, back in the spring? I know it's been delayed, and I know Sony wants to rake in the money while they have it, but...this feels recycled, and I don't mean the gameplay.

Hoping for some fun indie news, but not looking forward to the level of complaining, which is about to explode by at least an order of magnitude when this SoP is over.

@Th3solution I think there are more than you realize. The fans are very vocal though.

Something to look forward to, then. Not overly interested in Deathloop but hopefully there will be some other cool surprises.

Hollow Knight changed my perception of indie games. I won't watch the livestream given how poor these State of Play have been whenever they shared info on multiple games, but hopefully some great indie games will be displayed.

death loop = cycle = spinning = kratos's axe = God of war 2 reveal. you guys gotta read between the lines

To quote Jeff Dunham: “HUH?!”

After all of the silence and waiting this is what we get lol I’m still gonna be there for it, but i can’t say I honestly like the direction Sony is going with communication, PR, and marketing.

Not that saying that is anything new

@Juvenlast Yeah on that I agree but since bethesda is bought by microsoft there’s nothing sony could do beside that’s already on agreement (with bethesda). The whole mbl shows fiasco is so stupid though, that make sony looks so bad.

Sony already has me dozing off. I couldn't give less about deathloop and I'm sure many feel the same.

But here’s hoping that this tread of bad communication from Sony is only a result of Covid, and when the pandemic is truly, officially over (that and the semi-conductor shortage gets sorted out) things can get a little more exciting this generation.

There seems to be so many videos of games that are not out yet. It seems to be the way that developers release gameplay videos, story videos etc. Before long you wont need to play the game as you will have seen it all.

It's good they are not forgetting about Deathloop right before it launches.

Thanks for the heads up warning about this being a Nindie Direct.

Going to pass, but I would watch if it was Kena rather than Deathloop.

After Nintendo's miniscule upgrade and Sony prepping expectations for SOP, this day was filled with letdowns for gamers.

Don't care in the slightest about deathloop & Indies dont excite me so I'll be giving it a miss

It feels like Sony made a decision to not care to communicate as soon as they realized the overwhelming demand for their the new hardware.

We were hyped up, sold a console and it's exclusives, with a lot of issues, and now dripfed small bits of information along with taking away nearly all exclusivity to that new hardware.

I feel hustled

Dammit when’s the E3 extravaganza state of play?! 😤

This will be a very uninteresting watch.

yeah I'm gonna echo what most have been saying, this game looks cool but I've seen too much. I'll still tune in cause it's a State of Play, am I right?

@sajoey I really liked the look of Little Devil and Stray so hopefully there will be some news on both of them.

Footage and a release date for Ghostwire Tokyo would be great.

Just give us Final Fantasy XVI updates or don't bother coming

Don't worry guys, I'm sure they'll dedicate a nice chunk of it talking about the PS5 version of GTA 5 as well!

I don’t want to be disappointed so I’m not gonna watch it.

Already sold on Deathloop; don't need to see any more for it & definitely don't need another(?) State of Play where it's the focus.

Disappointed, to say the least. Excited for everything but the main course. PS has been pushing it since the new year started - give the spotlight to something else.

@KundaliniRising333 how were you hustled? no one forced you into buying a ps5. people just love to complain about everything these days.

@KidBoruto i'd say that the problem is people go out and read so many rumors online and then when none of those things happen they get upset. they pretty much tell people what's going to be in these events , and then after people are like why wasn't god of war there or no god of war news disappointed. even though they said it wasn't going to be there in the first place.

I actually jumped from Xbox this generation and I am really starting to regret this. Ok no announcements on games but the complete lack of communication from Sony is laughable!

Poor old Deathloop, everyone knows it's going to be a good game, but we also know it'll be on sale for £20 in a few months too. It's funny, if they had waited to announce it and this presentation was the first time I'd heard or seen anything about the game I'd probably be more likely to buy it on release. As it is, it already feels like an old game that I'm a bit sick off hearing about.

@Ward_ting

Ah, I didnt know it was revealed as a HFW focused State of Play. I just remember mention of it being included. Looks like I was wrong.

I still don't like the idea of a State of Play being focused on any one game.