All the biggest news and trailers from PlayStation’s 2024 State of Play – The Verge The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. 2024-02-07T00:17:29+00:00 https://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/23819817 https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1 Sean Hollister <![CDATA[Watch 11 minutes of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth gameplay features — and the final trailer]]> https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/6/24064121/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-final-trailer-gameplay-video 2024-02-06T19:17:29-05:00 2024-02-06T19:17:29-05:00

Cosmo Canyon. Nibelheim. Dolphin racing. Vincent Valentine. A one-winged Sephiroth. Marlene's dad Dyne. Mini-game after mini-game after mini-game to play. "The world will be saved, but will you?" asks the game's trailer, with almost zero subtlety that the events of this game will determine Aerith's infamous fate.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is coming February 29th, and both Sony and Square Enix want to make damn sure that fans know this game is a can't-miss event - even though it's not the conclusion to the remake of Final Fantasy VII and will have another game following it.

But as a huge fan of the original PS1 title who initially held out …

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]]> Sean Hollister <![CDATA[Sony just let slip a Final Fantasy VII Rebirth playable demo is imminent]]> https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/5/24062927/sony-final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-demo 2024-02-05T19:43:25-05:00 2024-02-05T19:43:25-05:00

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is nearly here. It's coming February 29th, and yes, we will find out what happens to Aerith unless the game's producer was playing us. But we won't have to wait that long to get a taste, because Sony will release a playable demo as soon as tomorrow, February 6th.

That's the word from Wario64, who spotted a trailer for the demo on PlayStation Network, one you can watch below - and the news that the demo will let you "step into the shoes of either Cloud or Sephiroth during the Nibelheim episode."

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]]> Ash Parrish <![CDATA[Konami just stealth launched a Silent Hill game]]> https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/31/24057338/silent-hill-2-trailer-short-message-state-of-play 2024-01-31T18:01:16-05:00 2024-01-31T18:01:16-05:00

Silent Hill, the town in desperate need of a city council or something, showed up during PlayStation's State of Play in a big way with two new trailers and a stealth drop of a new free-to-play game.

The first game was the debut of Silent Hill: The Short Message, an all-new entry in the Silent Hill franchise. According to PlayStation's blog, The Short Message is a short, experimental free-to-play game meant to introduce newcomers to the joys of that idyllic foggy city. Though the name was only just revealed, details on The Short Message including screenshots and the names of the main characters - Anita and Maya - were leaked in 2022. Based o …

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]]> Andrew Webster <![CDATA[Death Stranding 2’s new trailer is delightfully disturbing]]> https://www.theverge.com/24055773/death-stranding-2-ps5-trailer-2025 2024-01-31T17:46:21-05:00 2024-01-31T17:46:21-05:00

The sequel to Death Stranding is shaping up to be just as strange as the original. At its State of Play showcase today, Sony showed off a new trailer for the game that… starts out with a particularly disturbing bit of surgery. The lengthy clip features a whole bunch of new locations outside of the US, as well as the return of a villain who has been given a Joker-esque makeover. And yes, the baby makes an appearance - along with a new talking doll.

The sequel also has an official title now: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. It's due to launch in 2025. Here's the premise:

Embark on an inspiring mission of human connection beyond the UCA. Sam …

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]]> Andrew Webster <![CDATA[How to watch today’s PlayStation State of Play showcase]]> https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/31/24055732/playstation-state-of-play-time-date-live-stream 2024-01-31T09:30:00-05:00 2024-01-31T09:30:00-05:00

Sony is ending the first month of the year with a big ol' livestream full of gaming news. The next PlayStation State of Play kicks off this afternoon, and the company is promising 40 minutes that will cover quite a few video games - more than 15, in fact.

Only two titles have been confirmed, with Team Ninja's Rise of the Ronin and the anime-style adventure game Stellar Blade. But with Sony saying the event will include "other titles coming to PS5 and PS VR2 in 2024 and beyond," it's not hard to guess some of the games that could make an appearance. There's Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, which is launching very soon; the remake of Silent Hill 2; …

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]]> Andrew Webster <![CDATA[Sony’s next PlayStation State of Play streams this week]]> https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/29/24054261/playstation-state-of-play-february-2024-date-stream 2024-01-29T12:10:55-05:00 2024-01-29T12:10:55-05:00

Not long after Xbox kicked off the year with a showcase featuring the first look at Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Sony has announced that it's holding a State of Play livestream later this week. It'll be 40 minutes long and will take place on January 31st at 5PM ET. Sony says that the event will include more than 15 games that cover "titles coming to PS5 and PS VR2 in 2024 and beyond."

The last State of Play was in September, which featured a release date announcement for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and a lengthy trailer for Spider-Man 2 (which launched one month later). We'll likely see more of Rebirth at the upcoming livestream, along …

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