'Smaller' PS5 Exclusives Still Reportedly Coming Later This Year

I'm most interested to hear from Bluepoint and Housemarque. Feels like a slim chance.

I've been waiting for a full Astro Bot game ever since I got my PS5 at launch date. That demo challenged Mario for the crown of best platformer.

I'll take anything at this point, but astrobot is one I've been asking for since ps5 launch. Hopefully they have some remasters from ps2 lined up. Wouldn't mind playing the God of War Greek saga right now. A surprise uncharted remake would make my year too. Seems pretty clear that anything important from ps3 including ps2 remasters should be up for consideration these days.

They may need to keep a list going into 2025 as well if marvel is all we have to look forward too.

I really want to see what bluepoint and housemarque are up to. Bluepoint are the remaster/remake masters so even though the ps4 and ps5 eras have been mostly about saturating the market with remasters etc I'll take anything bluepoint release especially if its bloodborne. Housemarque are awesome but I wish they would make another alienation game in the same style as helldivers 2 because it would be flipping epic..

I mean, there MUST be something first-party for PSVR2, right? Right?! I‘ll take Astro Bot 1 Remaster and Astro Bot 2, thank you.

I had a déjà vu or these news were already out a couple days after saying there were no big games until march of the next year? Maybe the guy said it back then and now said it again in a different podcast.

I mean if they were to the extent of saying "No MAJOR tittles" one could think that they have something small in hands for this year. Even Concord is still in plans for this year, they just didn't count it as major (actually the right decision, we don't want another days gone situation, not everything is gold lol).

Astro Bot will be an instant buy for me. The PSVR and PS5 launch games were excellent as they were imaginative. They might seem like standard platformers but they're so much fun and full of charm.

Give me the BOTS
Finally something for me and my PS5 to get excited about this year.

So Astrobot, Silent Hill 2, Concord, and Until Dawn Remake, potentially decent lineup. Couple exclusive indies and Lost Spul Aside could make for a strong year

I was more thinking experimental new IP when I read that title. Silent Hill 2 and new Astro Bot weren't exactly what it had in mind... (Astro Bot cool, though)

@gymratAmarillo Yeah with major games they clarified from existing franchises e.g. (Ghost 2, Horizon 3, LoU3)

They probably banked on Factions for this year shame that Neil didn't let the folks go through with Jak&D since he felt they outgrown that. Would'v been cool to have that this year along side Concord & Silent Hill 2..

Looking forward to both. I really hope that the next astro bot will be flat and vr since barely anybody has a psvr2 and I want team asobi to be successful, as they are practically team Japan.

@RenanKJ couldn’t agree more and Astrobot on PS5 felt special, almost like Nintendo had made it

Still waiting for some ps2 remakes/remasters, where is Champions of Norrath?
Wouldn't mind a god of war collection, bundling even the psp games.

@Shadcai god of war collection already exists with psp games

Hell yes, I'll get them both day one!

Astro's Playroom is definitely a unique game, even if it was supposed to be a Tech Demo. It may share some DNA as a platformer, but if you try to search for another exactly like it, you won't find it.
No story, no dialogs, no quests other than finishing the levels, and no drama... just a joyful, fun to play and easy-going game.
My 5 year old son likes it a ton too, and a big part of it are the PS artifacts. Every time he found a new one he asked " Dad, what is that, what does it do? Did you ever have one?". After he found the PS4 Pro in the game, I showed him the PS4 Pro console I still keep around in a drawer - he was simply overjoyed, that he could touch it, and see it's real, not just on TV!
So yes, bring on another Astro game, we're eagerly waiting!

Silent Hill 2 was my first SH game oh so long ago, played it on PC. What I loved about it most is the fact that, even if it's a horror game and whatnot, you can pick up a damned stick and strike back. It may have had clunky combat, but you were able to fight, not just run and hide like a scared little mouse.
Then there's the puzzles, the atmosphere, etc.
I love the "map" idea where you take an ordinary building plan, and simply write on it, which doors are blocked, which worked, where items are etc.
None of the sequels captured me as much as this title did.
Can't wait to go back for another "city break" in Silent Hill!

What about MGS 3 ?

Sweet, can't wait for more Astrobot, fingers crossed its got a VR mode included.

A new Astro Bot game is at the very top of my wishlist for PS5, the included game is still my favourite exclusive on the PS5

Good I'm about ready for some smaller games not everything needs to be a giant AAA project that takes half a god damn decade to make 😑

@hypnotoad it is a multi platform release

@Max_the_German Blood and Truth remaster would be awesome too. Even though London Studio is no more.

And Iron Man. It's on Quest so can't be that tricky to port.

@RenanKJ A great demo but it was nothing close to being as good as a Mario game.

I got my Astro *Not fix with Max Mustard on Quest 3. But I'll be happy as heck to see a PSVR2 Astro Bot.

Pancake version, not so much.

About damn time. I'm totally burned out by all the boring cinematic AAA games.

Love Astrobot, so I hope the rumours are true.

Wanna see ghost of tshushima 2 more than anything

I'll pay $70 for a new Astro Bot game as long as it's done right.

Astro playroom would be a 10 with more levels and multiplayer

They're already close

I'd love a longer Astro Bot game. Playroom was the best freebie I've ever played. Loved every minute of it

New Astrobot > every other PS exclusive

I'd love a proper Astro Bot game, the short demo included with the PS5 was a blast and the best use of the Dualsense so far.

Cool.more PlayStation games is always welcome.word up son

I'd love some smaller titles. Games like fat princess or journey were really fun and interesting and it seemed like sony were taking risks with these titles.
I really miss that era of playstation, now it's all very predictable.

Astrobot is a far more significant exclusive than any of the "cinematic blockbusters" to me. Don't toy with my emotions.

@Max_the_German Remember Jim saying they're waiting for someone else to make VR happen and are just along for the ride? Yeah.....I guess we should be grateful we got CotM. At this point just make nice with Bethesda and get us enhanced Skyrim VR again. MS makes PS games now. PSVR is already associated with Skyrim due to the VR1 bundles. It would be fitting if PSVR2's exclusives came from Xbox.

@NEStalgia You‘re right, Grounded would be a good fit for PSVR2. And Sony supports this with bringing PSVR2 to PC. I ask myself what Sony was thinking back then: „Let’s bring a new 500 $ accessory plus a small title from a support team plus a GT7 update. That should do it.“

We better get Astro on PSVR2!

@Max_the_German Based on how things were announced back then, that pre-PS5 interview where Jim more or less said they're not interested in doing VR anymore and will wait for someone else to do it and then "they'll be there" (to cash in), and then a few days later Sony Japan released shaky cam stills of PSVR2 ("we're not dead yet!") and then it released the way it released, I think basically the way it went was Jim's vision had no room for PSVR2, Sony Japan declared they were going to make it no matter what and Jim was going to sell it no matter what, and he pretty much threw a tantrum, did the minimal he was required to do and declared none of HIS studios were going to lift a finger to support it. Instead they were all going to work on mass market service games that were going to bankrupt the company and get cancelled.

And now that PS is in austerity mode under the finance office running the company to rebuild the main product I doubt they have any room for their "other" platform at all now.

But yeah, Grounded, anything Bethesda, heck even the crummy vampire game would be good on PSVR2. FO76. Microsoft should buy PSVR2!

PSVR2 sold worse than New Coke, there's no way a new Astro Bot game would be VR only. They would improve their cash flow simply by not bothering to develop something like that.

Astrobot would definitely be Cool!

Happy Gaming ✌!

@NEStalgia OK, didn’t know that PSVR2 was Sony Japan driven. Fortunately, SIE is now under a stronger control of Sony Group, and what I‘ve seen so far is a „We must clean up here“. This can have good or bad effects on their VR activities. I‘d hope for the better.

ASTRO BOT? Don't get my hopes up..

PSVR2 PSVR2! Give me those exclusives.

@Max_the_German Yeah, the hardware in general, especially the add-on hardware is pretty much always Sony Japan. The good stuff is always Sony Japan.....

It definitely felt during VR2 pre-launch that there was a sort of internal war between Japan/hardware wanting to push the new tech, and SIE/Jim rejecting anything but the trend. Had we had SGC controlling PS from Tokyo instead of Cali-based SIE when VR launched, I think we would have had a very, VERY different PSVR2 environment today. VR1 was well supported, but VR1 came from the Kaz/Andy/Shaun/Shu management when SCE/SIE was still SCE in Japan.

Unfortunately, where we are now, my fear is that based on the "we must clean up" agenda for a very Jimageddon damaged core business on PS5, plus Sony history even outside gaming of launching hardware and then neglecting it if it's not their most popular product (even features on TVs that didn't go mainstream despite the marketing), I suspect they'll brush VR2 further aside and put 110% attention on righting the pancake ship.

One can say VR never took off, but Meta has sold almost as many headsets as MS has Series X|S, albeit over more than one generation timespan. It's not that dead.

I have tons to play, so it’s fine

@MidnightDragonDX but people w a PSVR2, apparently, do not.
...lol.

I’m very critical of what they’ve delivered on the PS5 so far, but if they can bring some fun games like Astrobot I’ll be happy.

If Nintendo isn't willing to make a Mario Galaxy 3, then Sony might as well do it.

@Vivisapprentice You forgot phantom blade zero. Apparently we're getting a demo later this year according to the latest trailer and the release is supposed to be 2024

Would love a new Astro, or gimme one of Sony’s narrative-driven single player games. I do NOT need it to stretch on forever. I’d be super happy with a ten hour game done well.

Little Devil Inside. I know... You can leave the comments about vapourware now.

As long as the new Astrobot is VR2 exclusive or compatible I don't care!!

@koverby likewise

This show will be much smaller than what a lot of you are expecting...
The Final Shape...
The final Destiny expansion will be the main highlight.
They are going to try their best to give that ***** a big push n actually make some money off Bungie.

Is Silent Hill 2 really a “smaller” title? There has been a lot of hype surrounding this game, it’s been teased and trailed for a protracted period - it seems like a reasonably big release. Even if it doesn’t meet expectations (particularly with fans of the series), surely the pedigree alone is enough to deem this title anything but “small”?

I understand that exclusives can be important industry wise and maybe pushsquare wise. But player wise who cares? Is it for the pleasure to tell your Xbox neighbor he won’t be able to play your game? A good game is a good game and I really don’t care if it’s exclusive…

How "small" are we talking about?
Scope, budget, campaign time?

Because the last couple of RE remakes and Sony's own Ratchet & Clank are "smaller" in scope and campaign time if compared to most AAA games but they aren't exactly small when it comes to budget.