The irony of the State of Play format is that generally it’s been better suited to single game showcases. Obviously, we know there have been some pretty good multigame broadcasts, but when Sony has used the structure to show off individual games like Horizon Forbidden West or Gran Turismo 7, the reception has typically been better.
That was true of the recent Final Fantasy 16 livestream, which sent sales of the action RPG rocketing up the charts and was slapped with at least a Very Good rating by over 80 per cent of you in our post-show poll. And now it’s probably worth pointing out that the 4K upload of the 25 minute presentation has attracted over one million views.