State of Play | August 6th 2020 [ENGLISH]

The episode is weighing in at 40+ minutes(!). They have got a great lineup in store featuring plenty of new gameplay footage and other game updates.

[darthv72]

braid was always fun. Nice to see it come back. The pathless looks interesting as well.

[ziggurcat]

Loved that game

[GunHoCharlieA1]

Man, couldnt nevah get enough

[Abracadabra]

Sony still waiting for Microsoft to announce price...

[Babadook7]

And vice versa

[robtion]

Sony should focus on quality over quantity when it comes to events and what they show off. This kind of show/event just generates disappointment and that results in ambivalence and generates negativity.

[TechnoGoat]

Sony should do what the hell they want, gamers should learn to read the news posted almost a week prior to an event to know what they are getting into.

[oasdada]

They already cleared this up before hand that theyll focus mostly on third party ps4 and vr games so dunno what ur talking about

[leemo19]

Sony said to really lower your expectation for this, well I'm glad they said that before this event happened cause it was very meh indeed.

[Marquinho]

Not sure why they needed an event to show off what they've shown. GodFall was the main card but man... that game looks random and uninspired.

[sprinterboy]

Godfall looks OK tbh, the usual day1 launch title , but the AI sucked ass. It'll be one of them games like warframe was for ps4 maybe with alittle nice community but nothing more.

[JEECE]

Yeah there were some interesting things but nothing that necessitated an event. It almost makes me wonder if this was supposed to be the PS5 event and then they changed their minds in the last few weeks but decided to keep an event anyway.

[dumahim]

Most State of Plays are pretty "meh." It's only recently that people seem to expect more out of them.

[CaptainHenry916]

Just like a lot of games for example Halo Infinite. Looks so uninspired

[ShadowWolf712]

Because I heard of several games that are now on my radar which I otherwise would probably never have known about?

Seems to me that's reason enough to stream trailers on your channel.

[CobraKai]

It reminded me of that early PS3 game Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom which was also an uninspired launch game

[jznrpg]

Godfall looks like it could be a decent game . I’ll give it a try being a launch game .

[Petebloodyonion]

And why was it meh?

[JEECE]

As much as I hate to defend "meh," because it's one of the most annoying fake words, this event was just unnecessary. There were cool trailers and some interesting info, but certainly nothing that justified an event.

[dumahim]

@JEECE
Sorry to burst your bubble.

https://www.merriam-webster...

[RaidenBlack]

The Hitman VR reveal was the only part I liked that was new.
and other than that obviously ...
Bugsnax.

[hulk_bash1987]

With Ghost of Tsushima already released, Sony should really focus all efforts on the PS5. This State of Play was unnecessary, almost everyone's mind is already on the next generation. People want a release date, price point and confirmed launch titles.

[outsider1624]

Man..damned if you still support games for ps4 and damned if you don't. Make up your minds will ya.

Just the other day i was reading comments about how Sony was ditching its 110 million players and being anti consumers and moving on to PS5. Meanwhile MS is the saviour, the pro consumer, not leaving their players behind.

[hulk_bash1987]

@outsiders
Im done with this gen, I never whined about leaving my PS4 behind. The last release i was waiting for was Ghost. But more power to anyone excited for whatever PS4 games are coming out.

[RamRod88]

How uneventful. Started Strong with Crash and then went downhill from there.

[Silly gameAr]

Not sure what you were expecting.

[caddytrek]

I was expecting this type of comment from him.

[Silly gameAr]

@caddytrek

It would be different if Sony promised a huge showing with blockbuster games, but this is pretty much the show I expected.

The Pathless looks freaking sick, and I'm interested in a few of the games they showed. Godfall still looks meh. I hope it gets a better showing next time.

Sony showed upcoming games, and VR. They did their job. I'm really not sure what people were expecting.

[RamRod88]

I kept hearing from Sony fans after the ps5 event, how Sony is hold back games for the August State of Play so I was expect more news for the ps5. More new games.

Caddytrek
You have no room to talk.

[Silly gameAr]

@Ramrod

Well, there's your problem. You listened to fans and got hyped up. Next time you might want to listen to the people that know what they're talking about. If you were expecting more and was let down, then that's all on you.

[RamRod88]

Even if I wasn't expecting much, I would still be disappointed. I'm clearly not the only one who felt it was lackluster. I don't understand why so close to launch they wouldn't focus more on the ps5.

[Shikoku]

Totally agree

[TechnoGoat]

Guess you missed the memo..

[where-eagles-dare]

I was going to preorder ps5, but after watching this, there is absolutely nothing I want to buy apart from Spider-Man. God Fall Looks very derivative and I much prefer ghost of Tsushima for its gameplay and art style. I am now going to hold off until next year to buy ps5, when there are more games available that are more my cup of tea.

[-Foxtrot]

I mean...in all fairness they even said this wasn't a PS5 focused event.

[where-eagles-dare]

Fox, the only thing that has wowed me so far, that looks next generation in quality, has been the Unreal engine five demo.

So far, neither Microsoft nor Sony has given me a reason to upgrade to a next generation system this Christmas.

[nirwanda]

@where-eagles-dare ms flight SIM looks next gen 2000000gb of textures, horizon 2 although only a trailer looks next gen.
Forza and GT7 look good.
Ratchet looks like a Pixar film.
And bright memory has really good ray tracing.
Edit hellblade 2 and project mara look good too same as horizon 2 just a trailer at the min

[jznrpg]

This wasn’t a PS event but they did show 2 PS5 games . The first one looked decent don’t know much about it though . The other was a Pokémon clone . But yeah . This event wasn’t to show why to buy a PS5 . Anyway , Sony always delivers , if you aren’t going to buy one at launch just one more for someone else .

[tombfan]

This wasn't a PS5 event... they said it was PS4 - PSVr mostly...

[where-eagles-dare]

I knew that the event was not ps5 focused, I am just stating that neither company has shown me anything that makes me want to upgrade before Christmas.

[tombfan]

Then, wait, no-one's making you buy it on launch day.

[AnotherGamer]

They already said like 3 days ago not to expect any major ps5 announcements and this was gonna focus on ps4, ps vr and existing ps5 games. Its like people don't even bother to read.

[sprinterboy]

The most stupid comment of lockdown goes to "where eagles dare"

[where-eagles-dare]

You are all misinterpreting my point, which is that for me, neither microsoft nor sony, has at any of their recent events shown, in my opinion, a must have system seller that will get me to pre order before chistmas. I will just wait a few months. I know great things are coming. If on the other hand they show spider man gameplay and it looks awesome, then i will preorder.

[blackblades]

Stop trolling

[RosweeSon]

Until the rumoured event at end of the month. PS5 haven’t revealed half of what’s going on yet I’m not saying rush out Day1 but maybe less dramatics they literally said this isn’t a ps5 focused event they still have a very popular current console that they aren’t gonna drop over night 🤓✌🏻😜

[where-eagles-dare]

I'm not in any way, shape, or form being 'dramatic.' I am just, very simply expressing disappointment that I have still not had that 'wow' moment from any show so far. I'm loathe to criticise, but God Fall, to me, looks generic and most of the other stuff, apart from Miles Molares Spider-Man game, along with Ratchet which both look awesome, some titles still look like current generation. As I stated, I knew this wasn't primarily PS5 focused.

Look at the personal attacks that are calling for the moderators, my comment is 'the most stupid of lockdown' and that i'm trolling or that I have multiple accounts, which I most certainly don't, all because I'm going to wait a few months to upgrade. I'm already passed fed up commenting on this any further & wish I never bothered now.

[Knushwood Butt]

@ where

I could believe it when you said you haven't seen any system sellers (even though launch lineup hasn't been announced yet) but you shot yourself in the foot by saying you are going to wait until Easter 2021. Are some cool system sellers coming out at Easter 2021, or something?

[SurgicalMenace]

I'm going to buy 3 PS5s on day one, not because of the games but to support the industry. I am not so naive to believe that they have to give me every advantage upfront. Experience has shown that Sony is a company that aims to deliver no matter what. To each their own.

[sprinterboy]

3, good luck/S

[SurgicalMenace]

No luck needed, sir.😁

[outsider1624]

Care to you send me one...:-)

[Gamerking82]

I feel the exact same. I will be waiting until some time next year.

[where-eagles-dare]

Cheers Gamerking82. That put very simply is all I'm saying as well, is that I'll wait until next year when more games are available that I want, hopefully by Easter such as Resident Evil which are system sellers to me (A point knushwood butthole above fails dismally to grasp) & I'll have more money saved up by then to get the 3d headphones. If however Sony or Microsoft show me something that blows me away in the meantime, then I'll pre-order.

[anubusgold]

God fall looks like another Too human lol.

[dietis_h]

this wasn't ps5 focused but okay.

[where-eagles-dare]

If you read what I said on 'multiple' occasions, I knew the event was not PS5 focused, even though Sony chose to show multiple PS5 titles in Godfall, Bugsnax, Hood & Pathfinder.

This perfectly illustrates my point, which is that none of these titles are 'jaw droppers' which will get me to part with my cash before Christmas and I'll simply wait a few months until games are available that are more my cup of tea such as Resident Evil.

I utterly despair at what this website has become & gamers reading , attitude & lack of comprehension. This site in the old days of the bubble system & open zone was the go to place for a wonderful touch of humour. Now this site is just laden with angry little people who cry foul if you dare to have the temerity to criticise anything whatsoever regarding their console of choice.

[-Foxtrot]

No matter how much they show off Godfall, I just....I just don't care

I don't know what it is and it even has that "next gen launch game" element going for it.

[BrianOBlivion]

It's especially difficult to even regard it as "next-gen" when all the gameplay footage they show is always slightly blurry.

[caddytrek]

Well duh you're watching a streamed version of the game.

[BrianOBlivion]

@ caddytrek

Did you watch the same presentation that I did? I streamed the State Of Play over a 1000Mbps connection to 4K TV. Everything was a crisp 1080p (the stream's max bitrate) EXCEPT the Godfall content which looked like garbage.

[BrianOBlivion]

edit: resolution, not bitrate.

[RaidenBlack]

Even Outriders is starting to look better than this.

[I_am_Batman]

Personally I don't care because it's a looter slasher. I think the combat looks cool, I just can't get excited for the gameplay loop of loot-based games.

[tombfan]

After watching the game-play it just feel bland and imprecise, also their excuse of "Being aggressive" sounded more like a "Prepare to button mash" from a showing that's supposed to have an amazing gameplay there where just a lot of errors of slashing and camera.

[sprinterboy]

Game looks interesting but the AI sucked balls

[rainslacker]

Probably would have helped if the person playing it for this showing didn't look like a button masher who didn't care about learning the mechanics that well. Watching the guy back up all the time on the extended fight with the big guy was not all that exciting, and is the kind of thing I do constantly in games where I'm unsure of how to do the fight. Other random times it seemed like he'd be in the middle of an attack, but not really trying to do cool stuff with the combos.

I also felt when they described the combo system, they tried to sell it pretty hard, when it seemed mostly kind of typical of hack and slash games, just with different features to various button presses.

[Petebloodyonion]

Well I feel that the game try to hard to be a GOW clone.
Is this a PS5 showcase title ?
Probably not but can this be fun? yeah sure.

[sprinterboy]

Exactly it'll be fun, but it'll be a launch title which does just OK which we get all the time at launch. It'll do well and get a small following like warframe did etc imo
I'm gonna buy it but won't go hyping it up, it'll be a enjoyable game but nothing new or amazing

[sprinterboy]

Not every game is made for you, you know?

[-Foxtrot]

It's called voicing an opinion...my comment was directed at you....you know

[darthv72]

Personally... Id rather GB work on remaking alien colonial marines than this game. Actually make it like their initial reveal back in the day but in glorious 4k 60fps.

[dumahim]

Gearbox is only the publisher.

[dumahim]

I think it just looks incomplete. If this is to be a looter slasher, why not show the loot springing off the dead corpses? It has a nice framerate and textures, but seems kind of sterile.

[BenRC01]

It'll sell millions because it'll be one of 3 launch games that look even remotely next gen (although it really doesnt) who the frik is buying that p.o.s food bug Island thing.

[ocelot07]

Didn't go into this expecting much considering Sony sis hype it to the moon. However, Crash looked decent and the big surprise for me. Hitman in VR!!!!! That's amazing and I can't wait to try it.

Also bugsnax looks alright surprised it was a first person.

[Elda]

For me the show overall was lackluster which Sony basically stated but I saw at least 4 titles that I thought were interesting.

[YourMommySpoils]

Playstation killing it with one good show after another.

[Petebloodyonion]

Really enjoyed the event
Hitman 3 VR was a big suprise for me
I really mark for Aon must Die. Is it me or this game has a huge 80's Carton vibe to it.

Really loved also that they showcase a lot of indies games (Spelunky 2 baby)

And why console maker need to showcase chess? (lol)

[GoodGuy09]

Was an ok showing. If you expected anything more then its on you. Sony basically told everyone to not overhype it lol. Bugsnax looks pretty cool, godfall no mcts is a win.

[DragonWarrior19]

I completely agree with you. Only thing I was hoping for but not expecting was at least an announcement of a proper state of play next week focusing on PS5 (the actual system; UI, custom panel rumors, things we don't know about yet, an in depth look at the actual physical system itself) so we can finally get the damn date and price. Not shocked it didn't happen.

[sprinterboy]

More gameplay shown though which is always good and some nice indies in there and vr support for hitman 3.
Was expecting some more vr title on show though which was the only disappointment for me tbh.. Other than that a nice showing for indies and what's in the pipeline for the ps4 still.

[DafunkyRebel]

Genshin Impact looks really good imma have to get that. I didn’t care about Godfall at first but now I’ll try it, looks like a service version of Dark Souls

[phoenixwing]

I want genshin impact as well even though it's coming from a Chinese developer

[Battlestar23]

What is wrong with a Chinese developer phoenixwing?

[phoenixwing]

@battle I don't like China as a country or communism

[Shikoku]

Another waste of time Sony event.

[blue88]

That state of play was kinda bad.

[danny818]

If this wasn't supposed to be a PS5 event then why were there ps5 games present?

[pwnmaster3000]

Sony themself said it wasn’t but they wanted to show a little bit of the games showed during the PS5 event. Main focus was PS4 and VR.

[danny818]

I see. I also see that is still no release date or Pricing. SMH 😪

[SamPao]

It was EXACTELY said before what it was going to be

[moriarty1889]

not much of a show.......what happened to the rumored big PS5 exclusives reveal for August? did it get canned?

[Ron_Danger]

“What happened to the rumored...”

You answered your own question before you were done asking it.

[IRetrouk]

Was an ok show, designed to show ps4 will still be supported into next gen, some good stuff on show, next up, ps5 blowout!! Lets go!!

[VTKC]

I was not excited about any of it. I own a PlayStation 4. 3. 2. 1. Was always excited in what was coming. But this time I was just not excited at all. None of the games got my attention. That's really sad as it seems I may of got bored of videogames or I am no longer their target audience anymore because just because I ain't excited it don't mean other people feel the same.

[thesoftware730]

Where did Sony say dont overhype the event? Did I miss that? Are people referring to what they said about it focusing on PS4 and PSVR? Or did they actually say dont be hype?

If they did that is in poor taste for the games shown ..if I was a developer I would feel slapped in the face..like "hey we gonna have this event to show you a bunch of mediocre games from our 3rd party partners

after 2 events where PS5 titles were present, I really dont see what spectacular Next Gen game Sony has shown that make them have a "Lead in hype" over MS..both have been standard looking gen transitional games..nothing great, nothing that shows 12 Treaflops or super duper SSD Power.

People need to stop pretending like Sony is wowing them just to feed their fanboyism.

[Sunny_D]

Sony specifically mentioned that this show wasn’t going to have any news from PS studios or any new announcements for next gen. Most people with common sense (that’s a thing you know) can realize that this isn’t going to be an event that needs to be hyped up. They literally spell it out for you and people like you still want to complain.

[thesoftware730]

@ Sunny_D

So no news from Ps studios means dont get excited for a 40 min event that we are streaming? You sure I'm the one who lacks common sense.

You sir, are a Sony spin artist..they didnt spell out anything . what you are doing is twisting something that they didnt say to fit your narrative because of a boring showing. Listen to yourself, read between the lines? You are imagining fictitious meaneaings from a company that did not say, "dont get hype for what we are about to show you" it's just ok.

I game on PS a lot and I can clearly see the bias..2 shows, both having PS5 games and no ones impressed, you/sony Soilders clean it up, with a BS , nonsensical excuse that they warned you that they would waste 40 min of gamers time for you not to be excited? Your logic is so flawed it's sad.

I dont complain, I call a spade a spade.

[rainslacker]

I don't think Sony stated "don't be hyped". That was forum interpretation.

But, is it really in bad form? Consider the last time that something got hyped up really big, and then the show came around and failed to deliver. What was talked about? It certainly wasn't the games, but rather, how MS overhyped it, and failed to deliver.

So, if MS said, "don't be hyped", then people wouldn't have been as hyped, and despite the people probably still be disappointed, at least they would have still gone on and talked about the games.

Just this thread alone has much fewer comments than MS first show, but already, more games are being mentioned from the show than I recall being mentioned from the one at MS show.

If I was a developer, or publisher, that would mean more to me than Sony inadvertently downplaying the hype factor of my game.

[MEGANE]

This one was so boring... state of the indie.

[TheColbertinator]

Sony always has been boring with presentations

[thesoftware730]

I love how I get downvotes but not one person answers the true question that Is being asked.

What have they shown for the PS5 that screams next gen? 2 events with PS5 games , was it mind blowing, did any game look like a true Gen leap?

Let's skip the name calling, or comparisons to xbox or Nintendo and someone answer me that question.

I hear more about a revolutionary controller and a magic SSD than any game they have shown.

Let's talk facts for a min and not feelings, because I game on every major system and like my PS..I'm just keeping it 100% on what I'm seeing..please show me otherwise.

[SamPao]

do you watch them with your eyes closed?

[rainslacker]

R&C showed off the SSD tech, GT7 showed showed off RayTracing. horizon will probably be a visual masterpiece at the least given GG habit of delivering on visuals.

Beyond that, who cares? Sony has a tendency to deliver, and the last thing i worry about from them is bringing something that will show off the capabilities of their hardware. They have earned that faith from me because they have done it for four generations in a row now.

I want to see more as much as the next guy, but you seem to be trying real hard to imply that Sony is not going to bring anything to PS5 to make it worthwhile. You say you want to talk facts, but seem rather dismissive of any and everything they have shown when it comes to games.

[thesoftware730]

RainSlacker
That was a very well said case. I am not trying real hard(kinda easy to see the bias), I just tend to challenge the bias that I see on N4G when I have time cause I like games and talking, debating with other gamers.

With that said, I could mimic what your points are but for some reason people make Sony's valid and MS doomed. Ray Tracing will be on both systems, and possibly better implemented on Xbox due to its specs. They both have really fast SSD, and I have yet to see the specia-lness of it, R&C looked cool, but I would imagine what was show would not be impossible on XbsX if a hair slower. Ninja Theory Is know for great graphics as well, I'm sure Hellblade 2 will be a Graphical showcase for the system. I think what we saw of Hellblade 2 and Horizon, Hellblade definitely looks better graphically.

None of Sony Conferences have been anything above MS Conferences, game choice I understand, but pretending that MS havent shown anything next gen and Sony has, is laughable.

What you said about about being dismissive of anything they have show thus far is true only in the face of it not being Technologically better than what MS has show, but people carry on as if Sony has been "Killing it" and MS is failing. I mentioned numerous times that we have not yet seen the true capabilities of either system, knowing whats under the hood of both, we will 100% see some spectacular looking and playing games. This is the most I have been interested in new consoles coming out in a few gens now. Make no mistake I am not a hater of any Console, I buy them all and enjoy them all, my discussion is only due to the surreal comments I see on here when both companies look to be doing the same thing and not truly setting nest gen standards as of yet.

I would like to know the prices as well.

[rainslacker]

I'd suggest if you want to make it a discussion about next gen, then don't worry so much about what people are saying, and respond to those who are discussing what you say you want to discuss. People say all sorts of things. you asked a question, I answered, and offered my opinion on you seeming to just ignore what's out there to form your argument.

If you feel what has been shown isn't enough, that's fine. I can understand that. But your comments seemed geared more towards saying that nothing has been shown, instead of saying not enough impressive stuff has been shown.

Does it matter if RT is on Xbox as well? I pointed out that it was shown in R&C. I can't point it out on any Xbox title, because I'm not aware they've shown it. I know they talk about it, but if you're talking about what's been shown, why now bring up that it's going to be better on Xbox? That seems like trying to steer the conversation in a different direction.

What was shown in R&C is indeed possible on Xbox, albeit slower and probably through some other form of segway, but MS hasn't shown that, and MS wanting to release their games on PC is going to hinder their own first party. But is this about what is possible, or what's been shown?

Not sure how you can compare HB2 and Horizon at this point in time. Horizon has what I feel is some in game play footage, although not from the viewpoint you'd see it in game. HB2 has shown a CGI teaser showing off their motion capture tech. Two completely different things, and while i'm completely confident in NT to create a good looking game, they are still not on the same level as GG, and never have been. GG has always been masters at great visuals, they just usually don't get recognized for it.

I'm not pretending MS hasn't shown anything. I have said that what MS has shown isn't all that great, at least not to sell a next gen system. Sony is a step ahead of them there, but I will agree that I'd prefer they show more.

[SamTheGamer]

The Pathless looks very interesting, especially the boss fight.

[BrettAwesome]

Godfall looks like a total "Darksiders" clone

[chiefJohn117]

What was the point of this? 🥱
Sony must've scrapped plans after MS didn't reveal price. Pure snooze fest

[Vetalka83]

i think i could have more fun watching fly try to F another fly for 45 minutes than yesterdays sop.I said i realy want a reason to buy a new xbox,a game that would make me wanna do it but at the moment i see no reason to buy ps5 either,probably gonna wait for 6 month at least

[plmkoh]

State of Play is seriously such badly done segment. It's on randomly and every time it show cases the worst things.

[anubusgold]

LIke microsoft no next gen graphics it all looked like it could be done on ps 4.

[LucidIllusion]

It was simply a show for the smaller games to be debuted. Anybody expecting something spectacular needs to listen when information about something is given. Too many people jump into everything without thinking and examining what's in front of them. Having that matured could set your expectations much better. So many people RUIN their own experience by having super huge expectations of future happenings.