The last few weeks have been surprisingly busy in terms of video game news, with Microsoft delivering their first Xbox and Bethesda Developer Direct in late January, which was then followed by a big Nintendo Direct this past Wednesday. Sooo, what about Sony? They don’t want to let Microsoft and Nintendo grab all the early-2023 headlines, right?
Well, according to incorrigible leaker Jeff Grubb on the latest epidose of the Game Mess Decides podcast (how many shows does that guy have?) Sony does indeed have some irons in the fire. Per Grubb, we can expect a new PlayStation State of Play sometime soon (likely within the next month) although that will be fairly “low-key.” Thankfully, there’s apparently a reason for that, as Sony is said to be holding stuff back as they have plans for a full-on E3-season PlayStation Showcase this year.
“There’s going to be a [PlayStation] State of Play pretty soon. There’s going to be even more games announced now! Don’t get your hopes up too high, because apparently, it’s going to be a pretty low-key State of Play, but soon. […] Let’s say, in a month or so, or maybe a little sooner.
Again, a little bit more low-key, because apparently, they’re saving […] stuff for an actual PlayStation Showcase that will likely come before E3 time. So, there you go. […] It seems like Sony is going to be reloading and re-launching their marketing campaigns very quickly. It will be like a one-two punch.”
Of course, take this with a grain of salt for now, but Grubb has a good track record when it comes to leaking/predicting the timing of various gaming showcases. Sony’s upcoming release schedule is pretty empty outside Spider-Man 2 and third-party stuff, so some updates are definitely in order.
What do you expect to see from the PlayStation team over the next few months? Perhaps most importantly, following the release of Hi-Fi Rush and Metroid Prime Remastered, what is Sony going to shadow drop?
