They really do go hand in hand at this point, don't they? Where there's an upcoming PlayStation Showcase, the internet is littered with fake leaks in the days leading up to it. It happened in the lead-up to the 2021 event, and tweets claiming to have the complete rundown of Wednesday's livestream are popping up again. These are honestly just a bit of a laugh at this point — we don't think anyone really believes them anymore — so what do we apparently have in store this year?
Well, this first fake leak is a bit of a special edition as it attempts to give off the impression it's a burner account with just three tweets to its name. That is despite the fact the profile was set up in July 2022. Nevertheless, A vg fan must have an uncle working at PlayStation as they've managed to get their hands on a full list of the show, complete with the developers and exclusivity status attached. Just ignore the inaccuracies and grammatical mistakes for now.
The fake leak says The Last of Us Factions will be in attendance and is "ready to be launched this year", and the Twisted Metal reboot will also be there alongside Capcom title Pragmata. Those three games appearing all seems reasonable, but then the poster says the Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater remake will have "Subsequent" at the end of the name and the now officially confirmed Mortal Kombat 1 is actually dropping the "1" from the title just days later. Unlucky, A vg fan, you were so close!
Elsewhere, Team Asobi is apparently making a PSVR2 exclusive called Astro's Conquest, the recently acquired Firewalk Studios is making a Killzone game, and the new IP from Santa Monica Studio is named Darkside. What's now our favourite prediction is Ghost of Kamakura, a sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, which has just been pretty much ruled out by Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb. Better luck next time, A vg fan.
Having received 13,000 views so far, it's funny to see how these fake leaks can spread so quicky. Should more appear in the coming days, we'll be sure to have a comedic poke at them and debunk anything for you.
[source twitter.com]
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It’s real. My uncle works at Nintendo.
Got to love all the "leaks" before the showcase.
This idea that Sony puts together a big list of all the things in its show has always been hilarious.
Astro’s conquest ❤️❤️
EDIT: and half life: Alyx … please don’t toy with me
I would explode with happiness if The Dishwasher Collection was real.
@ShogunRok I was just picturing a pile in a Sony office with documents marked "Do NOT leak to press."
God I love these fake leaks. Sometimes they can just make my day for the wrong reasons lol
Even the fake leaks fail to joke about series like Gravity Rush.
Are there no fans out there for minor Sony series? 😂
@Shepherd_Tallon Do NOT take weirdly angled pictures of this list.
@Grimwood if even this fake list doesn't excite you then yeah, you probably will be disappointed...
After 2 years, if that leaked list is accurate (its not) , the show would be pretty dissapointing.
Sony will need to do alot better than that fake list for the showcase to be a sucess after the long silence
Hopefully Astrobot isn't fake news lol 😆
I don’t believe that a Ghost of Tsushima sequel would adopt a different name. Marketing executives would probably shout obscenities if this was attempted.
@SoulChimera my Dad works for Avon ☹️
@BusyOlf Any chance of a discount?
I really hope if there is a new Astro game it’s not VR. Just give me a full length Astro game!
Killzone Reboot would be great but its probably never happening.
Funny how on r/gamingleaksandrumours, Disney Domination (fake Disney smash-like) was just blurry AI images with poor grammar implying Peter Griffin was gonna fight Thanos.
If that were to be the actual announcements, aside from Ghost of Tsushima 2 and maybe Twisted Metal, it's severely disappointing.
Ah yes Twitter, the armpit of humanity
Any list without Bloodborne PS5/PC is fake. I mean clearly it exists right, this showcase is the one right?!
Aside from everything else, I love the typos and other errors in the text. Really lends some credibility.
See this would've been convincing if they didn't put Disney Domination and Hades 2 on here LMAOOOOO
Killzone's comin' back?!?!?!?! SWEET!!!
LOL (although that would be really cool if it were ever to happen)
Yall blow off any leaks that aren't Grubb or Bloomberg, but I've seen these random leaks like this end up being right from time to time in the past.
I doubt the last of us mp game will be named factions , so that should easily tell you it’s fake
@DETfaninATL with the new studios I’m sure it could be possible , not saying it will happen but it’s not impossible
What I know was fake about it was the fact the guy said Kratos is guest character in MK1
Kratos was already in an MK game lol
My man Silva dropping Dishwasher on PS5 but not PS4? That don't sound right.
Hades with an é. Nope.
Firewalk working on a Killzone? I thought they meant "new IP" when they said "original" AAA multiplayer. That don't sound right neither to me.
And this is why I try not to put any faith into leaks, sometimes they are just flat out lies or guesses.
Not a bad list if it was true, which i am sure it’s not. I would love to see Half life hit PSVR2, not sure that it will. But that would make me buy one, beat the game and return it as i have very little use for VR. I wish Sly Cooper was getting a game but i am sure that is low on the list of things Sony is looking to do. I really just want to know as much as possible about Last of Us Multiplayer and anything else is a bonus.
@Vacuumator It wouldn't make sense to still have the Tsushima name though. The sequel will most likely take place somewhere else. Either in mainland Japan or another island, maybe it might be "Ghost of Okinawa". Who knows.
lol Astro's Conquest, has to be my favorite. That's like the Jedi getting revenge.
Such great fake leaks. I mean MK having Kratos aka like they did with a PS3 entry sure..... Killzone I doubt it. DS2 I mean I think it's clear or it's something else when ready to have the full name, subtitle whatever. Interesting Astro title would be cool if it had that.
I mean sure you get references in their games but old IPs really being revived I'd doubt it, My expectation of any past IPs is low. But people can keep having fun fake leaks they are always fun to read.
@Ausertoo
I agree, I’m just wondering whether from a name change is a good idea from a marketing/brand recognition perspective.
I’d prefer a new name also, but going with 2 or a subtitle is sadly safer.
I’m trying to think of notable examples of sequels where the name of the game changes, rather than being given a number or a subtitle. Are there any prominent ones?
@Vacuumator "Ghost..." is kinda the main name when you think about it. In the game Jin is referred as the "Ghost" all the time. So there's part of the name still there. "Horizon Zero Dawn" to "Horizon Forbidden West" might be a recent example of the name being altered for the sequel. Remember when Forbidden West wasn't announced yet, a lot of people called it "Horizon Zero Dawn 2"? I knew they had to change the name a bit because keeping the "Zero Dawn" part wouldn't make sense.
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