Sony skipped this year’s E3, leaving a crater in this summer’s video game hype season. While the company has done smaller streams based around big titles every few months, it’s not quite the same as getting a whole presentation full of big announcements. Luckily, Sony just decided to be fashionably late. Today’sPlayStation Showcase streamwas essentially an E3-sized presentation filled with the kinds of giant announcements we lacked back in June.
OK, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. The stream certainly showed a lot of trailers for upcoming games likeForspokenandDeathloop, but wasn’t exactly loaded with shocks until its final minutes — but what a thrilling few minutes they were! We got our first look atGod of War Ragnarok, a shocking Spider-Man 2 reveal, and even more surprising superhero news in the form ofMarvel’s Wolverine. While the show was light on firm release dates, it certainly set the stage for a busy next few years for PS5.
Here’s every announcement from Sony’s PlayStation Showcase in one handy place.
God of War: Ragnarokfootage finally debuts
After being delayed from 2021, we finally got ourfirst look atGod of War: Ragnarok. An extensive gameplay trailer featured everything you’d expect to see in a God of War game: Lots of gods and even more action. We get a glimpse of Kratos using his signature axe and blades. Notably, we didn’t get a release date for the game, which is schedule to launch sometime in 2022.
Spider-Man 2will feature Venom in 2023
Spider-Man 2is coming, butit’s going to be a while. The superhero game is coming sometime in 2023. We got a little teaser trailer for the title that shows both Peter Parker and Miles Morales fighting side by side. The trailer ends with the villainous Venom making an appearance.
Insomniac is making a Wolverine game
Insomniac appears to be the busiest developer in video games today. Not only is the company makingSpider-Man 2, bt it’s also developing a gamebased on Marvel’s Wolverine. The claw-handed X-Man will get his own solo adventure, though not much is known about it yet. A brief teaser shows the character in a bar about to beat the snot out of someone.
Uncharted 4andLost Legacyare getting upgrades
BothUncharted 4andUncharted: The Lost Legacyare getting next-gen upgrades. The games will come to PC, as well as PS5, and they will be bundled as theUncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. They are slated to launch sometime in 2022.
Knights of the Old Republicis getting a remake
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republicis getting a remake. The project is being developed by Aspyr, which has ported several Star Wars games to other platforms in recent years. The studio brought Star Wars Racer: Episode 1to modern consoles andKOTORto mobile devices. The remake has no set release date at the moment and only got a teaser trailer.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsgets a release date
First debuted at Summer Games Fest, Borderlands spin-offTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsgot a new trailer. It gave a in-depth look at its fantasy gunplay and predictably irreverent humor. More importantly, the gamefinally got a release date. It’ll now launch on March 25.
Project Eve looks like PlayStation’sBayonetta
PlayStation owners are getting a new action RPG currently titled Project Eve. An extensive gameplay trailer shows off a hack-and-slash game featuring a long-haired heroine. It looks quite a bit likeBayonetta, though its not being developed by PlatinumGames; it’s coming from Shift Up Corporation. The game currently does not have a release date.
GTAV’s PS5 upgrade delayed to March
Anext-gen upgrade ofGrand Theft Auto Vhad been scheduled to hit PS5 by the end of 2021. The update has been delayed and is now slated for March 2022. The game got a full trailer during the showcase that confirmed exactly what one would expect from a next-gen upgrade, like updated visuals. The trailer confirmed thatGrand Theft Auto Onlineis also getting a boost -when the game launches on PS5.
