PlayStation State of Play September 2024: all the biggest news and announcements – The Verge

Sony’s pearlescent new PS5 colors will jazz up your gaming station

2024-09-24T19:22:43-04:00

Sony is launching shiny new "Chroma" console covers for the PlayStation 5 Slim that come in pearl, indigo, and teal. And if having an iridescent console isn't eye-catching enough, you can also get new DualSense controllers to match.

The Chroma console covers will cost $64.99 USD, while the DualSense controllers will cost $79.99. Sony is launching the Chroma pearl and indigo accessories on November 7th, followed by teal on January 23, 2025. The new colors look neat, but they're quite intense - I'm not sure I'd want to swap out the sleek blue, red, or gray of the PS5 Slim for these.

You'll be able to preorder covers and controllers from the …

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PS5 Pro will enhance Stellar Blade, Jedi: Survivor, Metal Gear, and Resident Evil

2024-09-24T18:50:10-04:00

Sony has just revealed seven additional games that'll get enhanced by its PS5 Pro, coming November 7th, on top of the games it previously revealed. New titles include Stellar Blade, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, F1 24, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, both Resident Evil Village and Resident Evil 4, and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Additionally, developers confirmed a number of extra games in an official PlayStation blog post, including the new Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, The Last of Us Part I, Spider-Man Remastered and Spider-Man Miles Morales, and Rise of the Ronin. Insomniac suggests Marvel's Wolverine will get enhanced for the Pro cosno …

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Ghost of Yotei is the next entry in Sucker Punch’s Ghosts series

2024-09-24T18:43:52-04:00

To close out Sony's State of Play presentation, Sucker Punch debuted a first look at the next game in its award-winning Ghosts series. Dubbed Ghost of Yotei, players will inhabit a new female protagonist named Atsu, who wields a shamisen in addition to a samurai's traditional sword. According to the trailer description, Atsu will travel the wilds around Mount Yotei accompanied by a mysterious wolf companion.

Sucker Punch Studios, the developers behind the Sly Cooper and Infamous series, released Ghosts of Tsushima back in 2020. The game was praised for its quiet, contemplative moments as much as it's Akira Kurosawa-style samurai action. Ear …

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Horizon Zero Dawn is getting a remaster for PlayStation 5 and PC

2024-09-24T18:34:30-04:00

Sony is releasing a remastered version of Horizon Zero Dawn. The company announced the news during its State of Play event on Tuesday and says the game will be available on PlayStation 5 and PC starting October 31st with "stunning new visuals and enhanced features."

Rumors about a potential Horizon Zero Dawn remaster first emerged in 2022, but several news outlets spotted an ESRB rating for the remaster on the PS5 and PC just last week.

Launched in 2017, Horizon Zero Dawn puts you in control of Aloy, a hunter who lives in a postapocalyptic world overrun by mechanical creatures. It tasks you with taking down enemies using your bow, spear, a …

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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 are getting a remaster

2024-09-24T18:27:13-04:00

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is one of those series of games that has always felt unjustly left behind to me, and at Sony's State of Play today, it's finally getting its due, at least a little. The two classic Crystal Dynamics games, which I enjoyed in their penultimate form on the Dreamcast, are getting a remaster courtesy of Aspyr Media.

The remastered games will appear on December 10th on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and PC (Steam or Epic Games Store).

The two Soul Reaver games were supernatural action puzzlers with a heavy Lovecraftian bent released first for the original PlayStation and Windows PCs in 1999, then for the Sega Dreamcast …

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How to watch the September PlayStation State of Play livestream

2024-09-24T13:59:34-04:00

It's time for another PlayStation State of Play livestream where Sony showcases its next big game and hardware announcements. Sony has promised we'll see "more than 20 upcoming PS5 and PS VR2 games from studios around the world" during the 30-minute-plus presentation.

Sony announced Astro Bot during its May State of Play stream, and the game racked up "Game of the Year" nominations once it launched earlier this month. Now, September's showcase will try to present strong follow-ups that keep the momentum going.

The new State of Play comes just two weeks after the company announced a new beefed-up PS5 "Pro" model, which will be open for preo …

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PlayStation’s next State of Play will cover more than 20 PS5 and PSVR 2 games

2024-09-23T12:46:34-04:00

Get ready to see more PlayStation games. Sony is hosting a State of Play presentation tomorrow, September 24th, and the company says it will feature news and updates on "more than 20 upcoming PS5 and PS VR2 games from studios around the world." Sony says the State of Play will be more than 30 minutes long, and you'll be able to watch it at 6PM ET / 3PM PT on YouTube and Twitch.

The show is taking place just two days before preorders for the PS5 Pro are available. Sony's initial presentation about the PS5 Pro was a little lacking, so hopefully we'll get some better looks at games that will be enhanced by the new console.

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